In what way does having a black notch cutting into part of the screen not break the symmetry?
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I dunno about y'all, but after seeing the new Pixel's display, I love the Apple Notch™ even more now
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In what way does having a black notch cutting into part of the screen not break the symmetry?
The notch is not bezel, hence preserving the overall bezel symmetry. An ingenious design unlike competition.
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It's not perfect symmetry...but the notch has a lot less visual weight than a full bezel does.
the notch is just a marketing loophole to advertise the phone as having a bigger screen than it actually has. get real.
You sound like someone stood in an art gallery looking at at painting of a cat... talking rubbish to try sound smart
The pixel 2 xl has the bottom and top bezel for the stereo speakers. Where else you want them to go?
Hey, walk into any architecture school review and tell me if it sounds any different. Haha
Personally, I have no problem with the notch - it’s not removed screen space in the center, it’s extra screen space at the corners that would normally be taken up by the status bar. Without the notch, the top of the screen would be a bezel, and underneath that a status bar, taking away space from apps.
I’d rather have extra screen space than a pointless bezel. I prefer the look of the iPhone X screen with its notch to the look of the Galaxy S8 screen with its thin bezels.
I’d rather have extra screen space than a pointless bezel. I prefer the look of the iPhone X screen with its notch to the look of the Galaxy S8 screen with its thin bezels.
No. In most cases the notch only interferes with the status bar and they've moved the icons to accommodate it. It doesn't impact the traditionally usable area of a 5.8" display at all. The only time it would is in landscape mode. I don't use my phone to watch movies enough to care.
[doublepost=1507157663][/doublepost]I can't believe people prefer the massive, bulky bezels and overall size of the 8+ to a small, barely noticeable notch. Guess everyone is bothered by different things. The large top and bottom bezels look hideous to me. I also got rid of my last Plus because it was so awkwardly large. Bring on the notch. If it means the most screen real estate possible in a compact size, I'll take it.
The preference for the notch is opinion. Stop being blind to that.
The reason why Apple can’t black out that section is because their ego is too huge and blacking it out would be admitting that they made a mistake with the notch.
The 'notch' holds the most upgraded part of the device... FaceID. It's revolutionary technology, which is years ahead of any android device. Seeing the Pixel 2, its horrible bezels, and its rear finger print sensor... Apple proves again how far advanced they are compared to Google or Samsung.
Wrong. I hate this myth. It’s skinnned versions of Android where this myth stems from, especially Samsung’s phones. Stock adnroid is smoother than iOS these days. iOS isn’t truly smooth anymore, it hasn’t been since iOS 7. Lag in the App Store when scrolling, same in the watch app, when using the app switcher, opening folders stutters, many third party apps stutter and aren’t smooth at all. iOS used to be smooth but now stock Android has take that crown. I heard nothing but praise last year from everyone who used one saying how fluid and smooth the Pixel was. Apart from the camera it was one of its main positive talking points. I haven’t heard anyone gush over how smooth today’s iOS is like that and it’s because it just isn’t anymore. For the most part it is generally smooth, but dropped frames and micro stutters galore.
Proof? Settings > Mobile Data. Scroll down.
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No, just be a man/woman about it and say you “love” the notch because you want everyone to know that you have the iPhone X...
The notch itself isn’t symmetrical though? Not with the bottom or the display as a whole. Kind of defeats your point.
Bezels to the left of me. Notches to the right. Here I am, stuck in the middle with 7+.
I’ve been trying to be optimistic about the notch as it doesn’t look too bad in the hands on videos, but lately I just don’t know...
I take a lot of Snapchat pics and save them to my camera roll, I use it more than the actual phone camera. But viewing them on the iPhone X...
They always fill up the screen and ‘the notch’ will actually cut into and obstruct the view of my snaps. When a phones design gets in the way of viewing one of the main things you use your phone for then it is a big problem.
It will be interesting to see the aftermath of this. It will either be a complete design flaw and spell total distaster for Apple or something you just ‘get used to’. Viewing the above image though, I’m leaning more towards the former being the case. It may force Apple to remedy it in the software by adding a black bar to hide the notch which fortunately they would easily be able to do, and maybe one at the bottom for the home bar which would make it symmetrical, but this would defeat the purpose of getting rid of the bezels and having the whole edge to edge display in the first place. They may have created a solution to a problem but the solution may end up being a bigger problem than the original problem they were trying to find a solution to.
I will still be ordering one and with the 14 day return period in mind I’ll have time to found all of this out for myself with my own experience. I guess we’ll all find out what happens soon.
I take a lot of Snapchat pics and save them to my camera roll, I use it more than the actual phone camera. But viewing them on the iPhone X...
They always fill up the screen and ‘the notch’ will actually cut into and obstruct the view of my snaps. When a phones design gets in the way of viewing one of the main things you use your phone for then it is a big problem.
It will be interesting to see the aftermath of this. It will either be a complete design flaw and spell total distaster for Apple or something you just ‘get used to’. Viewing the above image though, I’m leaning more towards the former being the case. It may force Apple to remedy it in the software by adding a black bar to hide the notch which fortunately they would easily be able to do, and maybe one at the bottom for the home bar which would make it symmetrical, but this would defeat the purpose of getting rid of the bezels and having the whole edge to edge display in the first place. They may have created a solution to a problem but the solution may end up being a bigger problem than the original problem they were trying to find a solution to.
I will still be ordering one and with the 14 day return period in mind I’ll have time to found all of this out for myself with my own experience. I guess we’ll all find out what happens soon.
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The notch is a wonderful representation of the downward spiral of human intellect and the uprise of marketing manipulation.