Oh hello notch and goodbye iPhone 12. The only way I'd be getting this is if it's our next company-provided work phone.
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The issue is that the sensors cannot yet be embedded in or behind the display in an appealing way yet. Other flagship smartphones still don't have the same sensors that even iPhone X has, so they're at liberty to just put a camera somewhere to make room for an all-screen display. The notch isn't a huge bother, anyway.
Maybe for you, but not only is it a huge bother for several users, it makes the phone look archaic before it's even launched.
As for the sensor placement, I leave it with the trillion dollar company and their lush R&D to figure out a way already instead of making movies and TV shows.
What's wrong with colour matched antenna bands? It makes them less noticeable and not stand out.
Oh but it does buy you the best R&D labs on the planet, if you choose to invest in R&D, that is.
If Apple could release a Retina display in 2010, I'm sure they could make the impossible happen again in 2020. The writing on the wall is that they don't even try because they know it's going to sell anyway.
That notch is brutal. It's the 4th generation in a row they use the same exact size notch.
Apple the trillion dollar tech company, with extremely smart engineers and designers, could have found a way to shrink and reduce the notch this year.
But why should they bother, they know the iPhone 12 will still sell like hot cakes, and save them lots of money by just keeping the four year old outdated notch. It's all about money for Apple not best design anymore.
Apple the trillion dollar tech company, with extremely smart engineers and designers, could have found a way to shrink and reduce the notch this year.
But why should they bother, they know the iPhone 12 will still sell like hot cakes, and save them lots of money by just keeping the four year old outdated notch. It's all about money for Apple not best design anymore.
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2017 called and wants its notch back.
I can’t help but laugh at your post it is so stupid.
I always thought the silver chrome look gave a more premium appearance, personally. If they’re at least glossy on the pro they’ll still look fine color matched but I still always wanted a black one with shiny silver sides.
Your logic appears to be that the only reason Apple have not put the sensors for Face ID into a smaller package or behind the screen is because they haven’t spent enough money to do it.
The actual reason they haven’t done it is because it’s not possible yet. It’ll be done when it’s possible.
Then iPhone is not for you then.Best you stick with Android.
Yea you're right ofc it is worth the risk to break a $1K phone just to show off. You will get scratches at the very least.
"Modern iPhone" as you say are made of glass on the back which is way more fragile than aluminium (6,6S,7). Don't be fooled by Apple's marketing "most durable glass on an iPhone" it not by any means most durable iPhone.
If you like your device, take care of it.
And I call BS. My logic is that they don't make a significant investment in R&D, and instead are spreading their resources thin on tangents like TV shows and movies, or use their profits to buy back their own stock. What more evidence do you need than Apple self-plagiarising their designs for a decade now?
It will be possible when someone MAKES it possible. It's not like it grows on a tree. That someone should be Apple!
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The notch exists to identify the device as an iPhone from a distance. It’s the new circular home button. Remove the notch and the iPhone looks like every other phone out there.
I slapped an iPhone 12 case on my iPhone 11 promax. Problem solved
And just like that, everyone's forgotten about the Orange colour!
I wish there would be one 😢
it's either gonna be a washed out red or Product Red and the image color accuracy isn't good.