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Tecno Shows Off a Phone With (Almost) No Bezels at All

The budget phone maker's concept device revives a design race that stalled a decade ago.

Tecno, the budget-focused sibling brand to Infinix and Itel, unveiled a concept phone called the Bezelless at IFA that pushes screen borders down to a sliver most manufacturers gave up chasing years ago. After bezels shrank to about a millimeter on most flagships, the industry largely settled for "good enough" and moved on to folding screens and camera tech instead.

The Bezelless isn't shipping as a real product, but it demonstrates that further shrinking is still technically possible, likely through refined display lamination and tighter component packing around the screen edge. It's more a statement of engineering capability than a preview of a device you'll be able to buy.

Concept phones like this rarely go on sale, but they often signal features that trickle into mainstream models a generation or two later.

Why it matters: Concept hardware like this is a low-risk way for smaller brands to grab attention and test manufacturing techniques before bigger players adopt them. If Tecno's approach proves durable and cost-effective, expect near-invisible bezels to quietly become a mid-range selling point within a couple of years.

Sources: The Verge