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iPhone 13 Front Glass Reveals Smaller Notch With Earpiece Relocated to Top Bezel
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As ppl have pointed out, it has to do w/ the commitment to FaceID, which takes more than one hole. I'd imagine Apple decided a notch looks better than either multiple punch-holes, or a thicker bezel that goes all the way across the top that doesn't match the other sides. Not sure what the other alternatives are??
I know I am in the vast minority but I really wouldn't mind seeing a white bezel version.
yea, or battery percentage
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you think so? before the x, i always preferred the phones with white fronts. i think a lot of people may like white bezels!
All with super exaggerated shocked faces in the thumbnails.
Still loving my iphone12 Pro Graphite, best iphone I've ever owned. The changes in the notch don't really impress me, and the bezels haven't been slimmed down either. Might just sit this one out and wait another year, especially as the 12 pro still has my admiration. Love story right there!
Where else do they put the Face ID hardware other than in the bezel?!
Hey @Joe Rossignol would it be possible to have a side by side comparison of the old/current notch, and the upcoming iPhone 13 notch? Because I don’t see many differences... Maybe a bit narrower?
Seems like a barely noticeable difference but better than nothing I guess.
I don't really see the big deal with the notch getting smaller. I'm more concerned with getting Touch ID.
I believe Apple has already done deep red with the SE 2020. I would like to see Tangerine Orange.
I doubt Apple are going to go backwards on the biometric authorisation front.
Here's a good article that explains the different types of biometric unlocking - scroll down to "Apple Face ID and 3D scanning" https://www.androidauthority.com/facial-recognition-technology-explained-800421/
There's a ton of tech crammed into the notch area!
Notch notch, go away, don't come back another day.
Please just make the iPhone sightly taller and ditch the notch. Also provides tiny bit of extra space for a larger battery. #IDontLikeTheNotch
Please just make the iPhone sightly taller and ditch the notch. Also provides tiny bit of extra space for a larger battery. #IDontLikeTheNotch
You might as well get as much screen space as possible rather the wasting space with empty bezels as you are suggesting.
How is it backwards if they just add it alongside Face ID? What is "backwards"?
The single feature I want from a smaller notch is for the headphone icon to be always present. Super annoying to have to swipe down control center to see if my AirPods are connected to the phone I'm looking at.
It's less secure and convenient than Face ID. I doubt Apple will make a product with both as one of them would be redundant and tiny devices don't have space for redundancy like that! It's one or the other and it'll be Face ID.
I find it more secure and much more convenient.
The notch doesn't bother me at all. I focus more on what I am doing on the phone than obsessing over a piece of necessary technology.