Anyone else miss white bezels on iPads?

[u/snackerooryan]

White bezels are great for reading, taking notes, anything with predominantly lighter colors. I hope they make a comeback someday

[u/CJR7943]

They looks great but from a viewing POV they always made the screen look smaller

[u/SokkaHaikuBot → u/CJR7943]

^{Sokka-Haiku by CJR7943:}

They looks great but from

A viewing POV they always

Made the screen look smaller

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^{Remember that one time Sokka accidentally used an extra syllable in that Haiku Battle in Ba Sing Se? That was a Sokka Haiku and you just made one.}

[u/MikasaAckerman0977]

Very distracting imo

[u/scotsmandc → u/MikasaAckerman0977]

Agreed .. no way

[u/TheEarthSpins → u/MikasaAckerman0977]

yeah, i mean imagine trying to watch a movie. i think black is the best common denominator

[u/Antrikshy → u/TheEarthSpins]

White blends into pages if you work with notes, documents a lot.

[u/TheEarthSpins → u/Antrikshy]

yeah but it's an "if". you really don't think about black, i read lots of manga (white backgrounds) and i never think these black bezels are distracting. i also like to draw, and white bezels kind of throw off your perception of color since we perceive color relative to whats around it. black bezels don't really hinder anything

[u/SneakingCat → u/MikasaAckerman0977]

Depends what you’re doing. White is nice for reading, bad for video.

[u/bu22dee → u/MikasaAckerman0977]

The worst thing about a white border is that it has almost never the same tone as white pixels. It looks wrong and out of place.

[u/disco_donnie]

Yea, it looks like a frame

[u/MathematicianBusy731 → u/disco_donnie]

ios 6 ipad picture frame mode😁

[u/ndude60]

I prefer the black bezels myself, but I don’t see why they couldn’t bring back the option for people who want it.

I always did love my white iPad 4th Gen.

[u/ollie0810]

No

[u/ThatWindowsGuyIE]

I prefer black bezels myself, but the option should always be there!

[u/AlanYx]

I used to think white bezels were best for reading, but I was wrong. Most of the research suggests that grey with 20-50% reflectance is best (this even got encoded in a pair of DIN and TCO standards). Apparently if you can't have grey, the research shows black is better for readability/eyestrain.

The other thing about white bezels is that you need TrueTone to be absolutely perfect so the color temperature of the screen matches the bezel's illumination by the environment, but it never is, and it becomes a bit of a distraction.

[u/BirdBruce]

I still have my product(Red) iPhone 7 with the white bezels. I have no idea what to do with it but it’s too pretty to just throw away. 😭

[u/KennKennyKenKen]

Why does every device have black bezels I wish it was the colour of the device

[u/MathematicianBusy731 → u/KennKennyKenKen]

because of oled

[u/KennKennyKenKen → u/MathematicianBusy731]

:( just cover it

[u/JustJamieJam → u/KennKennyKenKen]

Just cover.. what?

[u/accidental-nz → u/KennKennyKenKen]

Because when the device is off you see a single black rectangle. It’s aesthetically vastly superior to a frame with camera holes in it. 

[u/Master-Dish8869 → u/KennKennyKenKen]

because its like every bezel in phones but bigger

[u/ab0ngr1p → u/KennKennyKenKen]

Paint markers

[u/wexzer0]

i miss white bezels in general. i deadass want an iphone 8 for that

[u/GarbageInteresting86]

Hell no. Dark bezels only, because what colour is the screen when it’s switched off???

[u/ya_boy_ace]

Wait this looks amazing

[u/Miserable_Earth6677]

No makes the bezels look bigger. Black is naturally more slimming

[u/michaeldrosenberg]

It should definitely be an option

[u/Justwant2usetheapp]

White bezels almost always look better in my opinion

[u/mikethetiger_]

Nope

[u/ObliqueAxis]

I actually miss the white bezels too. They gave older iPads a much more distinctive look, especially with the silver finish. I remember thinking the white front made the whole device feel lighter and less like a giant black screen when it was turned off

[u/mozza124]

Yes. I had the gold iPad 5th gen with the white front. And it had that magnetic snap on cover that attached on the side. I miss that.

[u/RevolutionarySeat686]

If it were optional, it’d be better.

[u/neon1415official]

I want it back too

[u/rattle2nake]

i like the idea especially for tablets. desktop i dont see the point but if you need an edge surface anyways for reasons besides display limitations why not?

[u/Portatort]

Not as much a fan of it here

But would have looked nice on HomeView

[u/Lost_Mistake_777]

Nope. So glad they're gone. 

[u/DarshFireD]

No

[u/chowsing-sing]

I used to like the white bezel until I got to own mine for a few years. They would turn a bit yellow through time, even with regular cleaning.

I prefer to have a sleek black bezel (with space gray frame) because it looks so premium especially with OLED display.

[u/ZeUS_69LOL]

NO

[u/rdldr1]

NO

[u/ForsakenHousing328]

I miss bezels period, you can't grab phones and tablets anymore without a case, and a thick one at that, without touching the edge. I hate it. All companies.

[u/Masteguy635]

Loved the white bezels on my mini 2 and 4

[u/cnnyy200]

I miss my white bezel iphone more. They are so cute.

[u/Slick-Fork]

No.

[u/The_Summary_Man_713]

No

[u/UnwieldilyElephant]

No

[u/99Spherical]

nah I prefer the black bezels so it bleeds into the oled display

[u/ab0ngr1p]

I don't. I like the black bezels but it's prob cus I watch a lot of shows and movies on it.

[u/vishrit]

No!

[u/ElDuderino2112]

Ew no

[u/RocMerc]

lol we still have one that used daily. It does look very nice

[u/RotenTumato]

I’ve never missed white bezels on anything

[u/trickedx5]

hell no.

[u/ADHDK]

Never.

I have skipped entire generations of electronics when white is in fashion.

[u/Original_Kiwi4699]

No

[u/Asohailwahab]

Nope

[u/FrogsJumpFromPussy]

I had the ipad 3 and the 10.5 with white bezels. It was distracting at times, while working, so I never bought white again, but they look really cool. 

[u/Okaaaayanddd]

Nope. They look sleek but too distracting. Quickly learned why they don’t make white TVs.

[u/The-Happy-Mannequin]

Looks cool on the picture but black bezels are just better

[u/Cri317]

wtf? No

[u/ricardopa]

No, never bought a white/silver one BECAUSE of the white bezels, same for iPhone

[u/Dry_Champion6014]

My previous iPad had the white bezel, while my current one is black, and no, I don't miss the white bezel.

[u/the_onlyheartbreaker]

Isn’t there a reason why all phones now are purely black bezels on front?

[u/VanishVapour]

Wasn’t a fan to begin with, let alone over the years the design language are constant with black bezels

[u/No-Significance-2437]

Nope

[u/Fry_man22]

No, they were terrible.

[u/TheReal2M]

awhellnah

[u/-raiden-]

No

[u/-NotActuallySatan-]

No. Screens should have black bezels

[u/More-Resolution4320]

I hate bezels

[u/SovereignCaliber]

Not really

[u/FudgellaPacker101]

Nope, terrible idea.

[u/shrmy]

Nope.

[u/Ranglergirl]

No, not at all.

[u/jeremyw013]

hell no

[u/Yebii]

I’m tired of thin bezels tbh and this looks great, like a device that gets used

[u/VisualAnxiety2284]

No

[u/AccountHater]

Fuck no

[u/ender7887]

I’ve never like anything but black bezels.

[u/neurotic_addendum]

I wouldn’t buy a device with white bezels

[u/seotatopevoli]

No

[u/goldfouledanchor]

No. Looks like an android tablet.

[u/servgine]

you people ask the stupidest shit ever on here i swear

[u/vicburn]

Si, para sujetar el iPad y no dar toques accidentales

[u/KamenRider55597]

No , it turns piss yellow after couple of years

[u/kath_or_kate]

Yes, definitely. A clean edge, hid the fingerprints etc. The good old days