The black area with the HTC logo on the One M8 isn't just "empty" space, says exec

When the HTC One M8 was officially announced (and launched) last month, quite many people complained about the bezel size around its screen, and about the apparently unused space just below the display, where the HTC logo is positioned. Since the new handset comes with on-screen buttons, why is there need for that space (which included capacitive buttons on the 2013 HTC One)?

Well, there may not be an actual need for it, but Jeff Gordon, Senior Global Online Communications Manager at HTC, is making sure that you know it’s not just “empty” space there. He recently tweeted that underneath the “black area with the HTC logo on M8” there's "a huge amount of circuitry, antennae, etc.” He also mentioned that "stretching the screen" to cover that area "would destroy the aspect ratio."