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iPhone 8 Concepts Explore How Apple Could Hide or 'Embrace' the Display's Sensor Notch
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I have never and would never claim Jony Ive lost his mind or is past his prime or anything of the like. I laugh at people who claim that. The guy is part of a group of about 25-30 of the best industrial designers in the world. He is in charge, but they work together, they are essentially one when it comes to the designs as Ive has said.I must say that I don't like the tone of your posts. There is no need to be so arrogant, especially as a) you're just guessing and have no more inside knowledge than anyone else and b) seem to have a very narrow idea of design ("symmetry", basically) and no idea at all about what is iconic and what is just bland. We'll see in a few weeks and I look forward to you eating crow. But if your predictions don't come true you will probably claim "Jony Ive lost his mind" or equivalent drivel.
P.S. Please tell us all why the camera on the back of all iPhones so far is in the corner and not in the middle (like it is on several android models). Wouldn't that be more symmetrical?
P.P.S. EMBRACE THE NOTCH
The camera is not in the center for internal engineering and intelligent design reasons. That is an instance of symmetry being compromised for obviously needed reasons. Symmetry as a whole is followed by Apple designs, you can't disagree there. The symmetry on the front will remain.
The notch will not be 'embraced'. If I'm wrong, I'm wrong, we'll see.
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Still not enough room. I do hope they get rid of the cellular branding, but I don't know why Apple wouldn't have gotten rid of it long ago since it's a hideous annoyance there and always has been. There must be reasoning they had for its presence.
So we can certainly agree on that!
Yeah, we'll see. One thing's for sure – the September event/keynote will be super interesting in many ways.
Not sure how or why it would be so much cheaper in the EU, but the S8 retails for $725 in the US vs $649 for the iPhone 7. The Plus models for both are $825 and $769, respectively.
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When I first saw this design I disliked it as it’s asymmetrical, but I have to admit that it’s grown a lot on me after a few days. I’m not against the design anymore but I am 100% against the lack of Touch ID; no fingerprint scanner, no buy. That will be the dealbreaker for me.
They could totally decrease the bezel but still have some. I think leaving the touch ID and camera/speaker in bezel would be fine. There is enough bezel to trim it while still giving more screen retail.
I think at this point, the lack of any "7s" news hints at the new iPhones being the iPhone 8, 8 plus and this special "iPhone pro". But I get what you mean.
