The era of the 'hole punch' smartphone has begun

Get the Full StoryThe end of the controversial display notch is nigh... for Android at least.

Samsung kickstarted the death of the cutout with no surprise another type of display cutout on its newly announced Galaxy A8s. Instead of the typical notch, the A8s sports an "Infinity-O" display with a "punch hole" cutout for the selfie camera located in the upper left corner.

The A8s marks the first time Samsung's released a phone with a new display without a symmetrical top and bottom bezel and beats Chinese rivals like Huawei from claiming first for yet another mobile innovation.

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