You won't find a notch on Samsung's latest smartphone. The company's new Galaxy A8s has ditched the large camera cutout for a tiny hole in the display.
Samsung unveiled the A8s in China today. The device sports a 6.4-inch screen that covers most of the device, save for a hole in the left corner, which is meant for the front-facing camera.
It isn't clear if Samsung plans on bringing the new A8s to the US, but the company's upcoming Galaxy S10 phone might feature the same design concept.
The A8s is built with Samsung's Infinity Flex Display technology, which promises to minimize the notch in favor of a smaller cutout that can facilitate the front-facing camera. As a result, expect smartphones to arrive next year with screens that feature a hole-punch in the corner, or a far smaller notch that sits at the top.
According to Samsung, the display on the A8s covers 91.56 percent of the phone's display. It also comes in at a resolution of 2,340 by 1,080. Meanwhile, the camera in the display's small hole has a 24-megapixel sensor.
In terms of specs, the A8s has a Qualcomm Snapdragon 710 processor, either 6GB or 8GB of RAM, and 128GB of storage. The company is opening up pre-orders for the A8s later this month in China, but so far hasn't revealed the product's price.
Samsung hasn't been the only company to unveil a new phone with a tiny cutout in the display. On Monday, Chinese vendor Huawei unveiled its own take on the upcoming smartphone trend with the Honor V20; it too features a tiny hole in the left corner.
Huawei plans on holding a launch event for the V20 in Beijing later this month.