The full screen design craze has gotten to the point where displays have covered all the blank bezels and are now pushing up against functional elements like the front camera. That's the case for the Essential phone, the upcoming iPhone 8 and - going by this patent - the future Galaxy S and Note devices. The patent drawings show the display coming right up to the edge of the phone with a small cutout to leave room for the front camera, earpiece and assorted sensors. The cutout doesn't seems as extreme as Essential's or even the iPhone's. Samsung patent drawings showing a cutout...
Source: http://www.gsmarena.com/samsung_patents_bezelless_design-news-27121.php
