It still seems that if you want a large screen the 8 plus is still king. The 5.8" claim is a bit deceptive to me. It's really a little taller iPhone 7/8. And the top and bottom of the screen, due to UI elements are not useable space. Thoughts?
I like the screen size of the plus but the huge bezels made me switch back to the base model. The IPhone X gets most of the screen space back but stays very close to the size of the base iPhone. It’s not about total screen space for me ... it’s about the practical trade off between the two. And the iPhone X does it best.It still seems that if you want a large screen the 8 plus is still king. The 5.8" claim is a bit deceptive to me. It's really a little taller iPhone 7/8. And the top and bottom of the screen, due to UI elements are not useable space. Thoughts?
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Exactly. People are saying that it's the same form factor in a smaller body. Not true. There's going to be black bars under some apps because developers have to start changing their apps for the new ugly aspect ratio. This phone is horrendous aesthetically, and that's the only reason i won't buy itWent with the iPhone 8 plus because of this reason. I rather have a wider screen then a taller skinner one.
Makes sense. I figured this first iPhone X was really intended as a long term replacement for the 4.7" iPhone, especially with the consistent rumours about a larger or Plus version of it coming in 2018. That one will feel like a beast of a phone!
Exactly. People are saying that it's the same form factor in a smaller body. Not true. There's going to be black bars under some apps because developers have to start changing their apps for the new ugly aspect ratio. This phone is horrendous aesthetically, and that's the only reason i won't buy it
If that image is to scale, then it appears that the X has an aspect ratio similar to that of some movies.
99% sure the X has a 2:1 aspect ratio. I think most movies/films that are released are done with 1.85:1 and 2.39:1 aspect ratios?
If the OP picture is accurate, it doesn't look like there is hardly any usable / viewable screen viewing difference between the iPhone 8+ and the iPhone X (as far as I can tell). I rather give the new tech a try and see how I like the new screen, FaceID and there like.It's precisely 19.5:9
There's absolutely no way movies won't be shown in their original AR.
I guess people just have to realize that the iPhone X has a slightly smaller screen than the 8+. I don't think Apple is advertising it as "the biggest" screen of the 3 though. Major selling points are the OLED display, face ID, edge-to-edge, etc, not the screen size per se. What I do find pretty cool is that you get almost the same size as a + on a noticeably smaller phone.
It still seems that if you want a large screen the 8 plus is still king. The 5.8" claim is a bit deceptive to me. It's really a little taller iPhone 7/8. And the top and bottom of the screen, due to UI elements are not useable space. Thoughts?
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