From what I understood from the very first edge screens, this was simply solved by defining some kind of dead-zones, so that touches on the sides are ignored and it still works regardless of how you hold it. At least, that was already 10 years ago or so.
Imo, the fact that edge screens are not such a success has to do with very practical things. It is expensive, and even more expensive to repair (especially since something like this is also more vulnerable, a fall on its corner is all the worse), but the added value is very minimal. It doesn’t really make the usable screen larger, you don’t want to play video and such over that edge, because then you just miss an edge in your field of view. And you also have to hold it, so if the content is too close to the edge, there is a good chance that your hands will be partly over it. Having a bezel really isn’t that bad.
So it is especially nice to display status things, so that you can read your phone on its side if there is a folding cover around it.
But given how small this edge is, I don’t think it’s the case here. Anyway, more of a gimmick than really useful.
So the disadvantages do not outweigh the disadvantages. Now that it is years later, those screens have probably become cheaper (repairing remains a thing) but the hype surrounding them has already evaporated. The question remains more “why?” what do you really gain from it? It’s purely aesthetic, if you like it, fine. But imo, there isn’t much more to it than that.
All imo of course, if I have missed anything positive, please let me know.
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