Do you think that viewing video looks awful on phones with the notch? Probably not since the default is for the video to play within the safe area under the notch. You have to zoom and crop the video to get it to extend into the notch area. I expect the dynamic island to work basically the same with videos defaulting to the safe area. I know that Apple showed some videos playing in a zooming in mode on the demo but that is unlikely to be what you see by default.
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A Walk Down Memory Lane: Evolution of the iPhone Display Bezels and Notch
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Of course people are talking about it. Not only is it a clever, classic Apple design, but its also the only thing which wasn't leaked months ago. Genuine surprises are far and few between.
Front facing speakers isn't a wild concept. HTC did it back in 2013 and LG did it in 2005.
That makes sense. I for one, am putting in my vote for "Dynamic Isthmus" on iPadOS. Who's with me?
Yeaaaah but I use it for the software and ecosystem not vanity - I know, lots do though...
Ironically, they have done it before... just not on their phones. Back before smartphones were even a thing, Apple did something that practically nobody in the industry had done before, and included front facing stereo speakers... on a computer. (Egads! Such an innovative concept!) Bizarrely, the vast majority of the computer industry still made you buy a separate set of speakers and a separate monitor!
Anyway... that's just my tongue in cheek way of pointing out that not every "innovation" is nearly as interesting or applicable as people might assume. It only just barely made sense on that old iMac, because the speakers were still only about twelve inches apart; anyone who wanted to really experience stereo sound still bought external speakers, and they set them a good deal further apart. Or they just used headphones... much like many people do with their smartphones, iPhone or otherwise. Thus, I would suggest that maybe front facing stereo speakers on phones isn't such a common thing simply because it's not nearly as useful as it (ahem) sounds like it should be.
I got you. However it’s not like you had a choice in buying a phone with face id with a notch or not.
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Yeah, it's funny since Apple is still selling at least one model of phone that utilizes every iteration on this list.
Idk why I’m annoyed now but just wait for google and all of the other oems to copy’s apples “dynamic island” with tacky software esque solutions. Mark my words. You’ll see it android 13. 100% they don’t rush around and it’s pathetically hilarious how fast they get to copying how blatant hahaha
In my opinion it’s time to drop the ‘dynamic nothing’ gimmick, since the X we always had an obtrusive big black splodge distracting us from our digital content.
Dynamic island may be cool idea. But it has come to late, many users are still using iPhones with notches including myself, there may be not a lot of demand for it. It also it raises the question will it ever make its way to MacBook Pro.
I believe it’s decoy as Apple is finding difficulties to move the cameras under the display and is buying time. Also much like MacBooks Pro Touch Bar it will never be utilised to its full potential by 3rd party developers and users may never take to it.
I can wait patiently for the iPhone 16 pro and max. Which I believe will be the first evolutionary steps to a full screen iphone & probably the next iPhone with major design changes. It will also make displaying video content more pleasing to the eye.
Dynamic island may be cool idea. But it has come to late, many users are still using iPhones with notches including myself, there may be not a lot of demand for it. It also it raises the question will it ever make its way to MacBook Pro.
I believe it’s decoy as Apple is finding difficulties to move the cameras under the display and is buying time. Also much like MacBooks Pro Touch Bar it will never be utilised to its full potential by 3rd party developers and users may never take to it.
I can wait patiently for the iPhone 16 pro and max. Which I believe will be the first evolutionary steps to a full screen iphone & probably the next iPhone with major design changes. It will also make displaying video content more pleasing to the eye.
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Disagree, it's advertisement. That's why Mercedes has their emblem all over their cars. Why do you think Apple sue Samsung years ago?
The design language turns every user into a walking advert for Apple.
Much like AirPods and why they offer any colour as long as it’s white. Remember those ads with the dancing silhouettes? You can spot AirPods a mile off.
It’s not a gimmick, and since there has to be some portion of the screen blacked out to accommodate FaceID, this is a really nice and creative use of the space.
How many people we are talking about here ?
Some people want 10 gbps ethernet connection on laptop, and every one starts complaining about Apple not including 10 gbps ethernet port on MacBook air.
I am convinced that most people don't care about file transfer speeds.
Face ID would need this pill, there is no way to get rid of the notch/pill unless we move away from face ID.
iPhone X was fantastic and now the 14 Pro with dynamic island is beautiful.
I'm still impressed with what they have done with the dynamic island.
I don’t think you understand what “innovation” means. Android phones across many brands have been using a hole-punch design for years. In all of those years, why didn’t one of them do what Apple did? Though you may see it as subtle, it is the very definition of “innovation”. Some of the most innovative ideas can be subtle.
