Samsung has filed a patent with the US Patent and Trademarks Office (USPTO) for a kind of display that, despite curving down around the sides of the phone, can also have physical buttons. This, in effect, is a new kind of punch-hole that could reconcile many buyers to waterfall displays and their potential drawbacks. Furthermore, the button could also be replaced by other modules or sensors.
https://www.notebookcheck.net/Samsung-patents-its-take-on-the-waterfall-display.454492.0.html
Wow, buttons punching through the screen, what's next, the middle frame punching through the screen? ;)
I honestly think this is stupid. On my S10+, I'm already having issues with my hand hitting the sides of the display and tapping it accidentally bcuz of the stupid curved edges; I can't even imagine what this would be like... What's the point of this? Like, why would I, or anyone for that matter, actually want this?
Seriously. You iphoners won't have a curved screen for 5 years so what are you crying about?
Imma patent a phone cover that adds back the missing side, top and bottom bezels so there's somewhere to hold the phone without accidentally touching the screen.