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'iPhone 8' Renders Offer Direct Size Comparisons With iPhone 7 and Galaxy S8
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No evidence just hypothetical thinking. If Apple releases the 7S with same design what are they going to call the OLED iPhone?
Apple is WAYYYY too in the media industry to allow any cutouts or other weird screen shapes that'll disrupt a native viewing experience. Any phone maker who does it, doesn't care about viewing media.
I THINK I WILL WAIT IPHONE 9 IN 2018 OR WHATEVER IT IS CALLED.
APPLE'S FIRST VERSIONS ARE ALWAYS BAD....: MACBOOK RETINA PROBLEMS, IPHONE 4 ANTENNAGATE...
They just get it right the next year....and screens changes are big....I bet there will be problems.
also it will be hell until stocks settle....and that'll happen only next year, in time for a new phone...so...
APPLE'S FIRST VERSIONS ARE ALWAYS BAD....: MACBOOK RETINA PROBLEMS, IPHONE 4 ANTENNAGATE...
They just get it right the next year....and screens changes are big....I bet there will be problems.
also it will be hell until stocks settle....and that'll happen only next year, in time for a new phone...so...
It wouldn't surprise me if it would work something like this:
Or this:
Either something in iOS 11 changes with the status bar or maybe some new functionality will be introduced to fill up the screen parts next to the camera.
This wil not happen. The patent you are referring to is many years old and is just a theoretical solution. Just look how bad front facing cameras are right now and then try to imagine a screen in front of it. The tech is not ready for this yet. And even if it was, the screen part were the camera is would need to be able to turn transparent, so that part of the screen would be of a lower quality than the rest of the screen. It's not a solution for now or the next year sadly.
For me, it typically the back side that makes or break it (insert joke here).
Since that and the sides are where you can be more creative with materials, cameras etc.
The front not so much, as you don't want to take away from the experience with the screen.
Since that and the sides are where you can be more creative with materials, cameras etc.
The front not so much, as you don't want to take away from the experience with the screen.
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That upper ^^^^^^^^ camera and earpiece grill cutout from display looks ugly to be honest. Hope Apple never make it like that.
Never liked the rear touch id
The rumors seemingly believe Touch ID will be embedded in the display and will not have Touch ID on the back of the iPhone.
Furthermore, most want to see reduced bezels and more display. It seems this will be the year We might see a 5.5 disay into a 4.7 device, which will keep the iPhone in a smaller form factor . This is actually setting up to be a nice iPhone with the home button integration and edge to edge Display.
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I like where these new phones are going with smaller bezels that give us bigger screen sizes in a smaller handset.
Please.
No, we just want smaller bezels - for only 5 years now.
No new cutouts, camera bulbs, antenna bands, or ergonomic abberations.
Anything like this will do: https://forums.macrumors.com/thread...-7-and-galaxy-s8.2047873/page-3#post-24623333
The whole industry has changed, since Apple's last look out of the window
(and oh, if Samsung imitated them in advance, just sueue them into their Korean roofs)
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Why yes, yes it will. Apple always puts their best hardware in their most expensive phone to encourage you to upgrade to the top price point. It's genius, but BS.
they will make the space left and right black and show the status bar like before. You won't see the ledge.
I'm a little confused. Are the rumors at this point that there will only be one size with the 8?
I had been considering going down to the standard size with this next upgrade from my 6s Plus. My only hesitation has been any features the Plus might get that could be left off of a smaller version. I think with the 7 and 7 Plus it was only something with the camera and battery life, unless I am mistaken.
I had been considering going down to the standard size with this next upgrade from my 6s Plus. My only hesitation has been any features the Plus might get that could be left off of a smaller version. I think with the 7 and 7 Plus it was only something with the camera and battery life, unless I am mistaken.
Would it? The content wouldn't be past the cutout. It would still be a rectangle. They could just keep the battery and wireless indicators visible or something. Not saying I think Apple has done that, just that it doesn't seem like a disaster if they did.
The Essential phone by Android creator Andy Rubin has a cutout at the top of the screen. It has had a positive reception to the looks.
Andy Rubin on stage at the Code Conference last night made some decent remarks about the camera location. Also mentioned that when viewing 16:9 video the space on either side of the camera go black and the screen is long enough to display full 16:9 without the top area near the camera.
Agree. Single biggest problem with the current phones, having to have the gigantic plus models to get a 5+ inch screen.
