Apple goes for aesthetics, Samsung adds symmetry: display engineer explains why thin chins are bad

A recent brouhaha over the broken screen of a Pixel 3 XL has brought along the most illuminating explanation on why some manufacturers go with thick over thin chins in their phone designs. The Pixel 3 XL in question got a few permanent pink lines running from the bottom of the display which it allegedly received from a short foot-long drop. 

I’m not about to make an entire video, but RIP this Pixel 3 XL. My screen just got this permanent pink line of dead pixels down the middle out of nowhere. Wtf pic.twitter.com/CcbyEmE2G8— ...