# Next-Generation Bezel-Free Phones The Conceptual Google Pixel 4 by Jonas Dähnert is Notch-Free By Michael Hemsworth | Published 2019-03-18 | Tech Source: Trend Hunter, https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/google-pixel-4 References: [yankodesign](https://www.yankodesign.com/2019/03/15/i-could-really-get-used-to-this-notch-less-google-pixel-4-design/) The conceptual Google Pixel 4 smartphone seen here is the design work of Jonas Dähnert and aims to refine the user experience with a number of subtle but important updates. The device is devoid of a traditional fingerprint scanner, which means that the smartphone either makes use of in-screen fingerprint scanning or has transitioned to facial recognition technology. It's also bezel-free and doesn't have the notch that most mainstream smartphones have come to be characterized by today, much to the chagrin of technology design aficionados. The conceptual Google Pixel 4 smartphone has also been designed in a 4XL model to boot and addresses many of the expected changes users are eager to see adopted in the next generation of the brand's flagship device. Image Credit: Jonas Dähnert ## Trend Insights (Trend Hunter) - Score: 2.2/10 - Popularity: 38% | Activity: 19% | Freshness: 8% - Audience gender: 50% men, 50% women - Primary generations: Millennial - Top markets: Europe ## Categories [Trend Hunter](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends) > [Tech](https://www.trendhunter.com/tech) > [Mobile](https://www.trendhunter.com/mobile) ## Key Themes ### What's Driving This Trend - **In-screen Fingerprint Scanning:** Disruptive innovation opportunity: Develop advanced in-screen fingerprint scanning technology for smartphones. - **Facial Recognition Technology:** Disruptive innovation opportunity: Create facial recognition technology that offers seamless and secure user experience for smartphones. - **Bezel-free Design:** Disruptive innovation opportunity: Design smartphones with sleek bezel-free displays for immersive visual experience. ### Who This Affects Most - **Mobile Technology:** Disruptive innovation opportunity: Explore new possibilities in mobile technology by incorporating in-screen fingerprint scanning and facial recognition technology. - **Smartphone Manufacturing:** Disruptive innovation opportunity: Innovate in the smartphone manufacturing sector by developing bezel-free designs that captivate consumers. - **User Experience Design:** Disruptive innovation opportunity: Revamp user experience design in the smartphone industry by implementing edge-to-edge bezel-free displays. ## Related on Trend Hunter - [Colorful Slab Performance Smartphones](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/pixel-9.md) - [Camera-Highlighting Smartphones](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/google-pixel-7.md) - [Colorful Elevated Mid-Range Smartphones](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/9a.md) - [Deluxe Dual-Screen Smartphones](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/google-pixel-fold.md) - [Large-Screen AI Phones](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/pixel-9-pro-xl.md) - [Visible Component Smartphone](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/nothing-phone-1.md) - [Previous Generation Smartphone Concepts](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/iphone-4-concept.md) - [Ultra-Sleek Smartphone Concepts](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/iphone-16-pro-concept.md) - [Recycled Material Flagship Smartphones](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/google-pixel-7-pro.md)