With iPhone leading the pack, the only phone that has almost the same bezels as iPhone is the Pixel.
Long overdue design change.
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'iPhone 8' Renders Offer Direct Size Comparisons With iPhone 7 and Galaxy S8
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Long overdue design change.
People are gonna be so pissed if/when the next iPhone ends up being just another iPhone 6 look-alike.
Please, pleeeease, let me be wrong...
Please, pleeeease, let me be wrong...
Yes they could put part of the status bar but I don't think they need that space. Fullscreen apps, like games, would need it to be black, and other apps would still need a status bar with a title and maybe the close or back button that would necessary be below the cutout.
Never say never. We thought Apple will never put those antenna lines and protruding camera, yet...View attachment 701629
That upper ^^^^^^^^ camera and earpiece grill cutout from display looks ugly to be honest.Apple will never make it like that.
In comparison with Bezel less model iPhone 7 Plus looks so bulky and outdated with those massive bezels
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"Applesuppliers TSMC confirmed Apple had successfullyintegrated Touch ID fingerprint recognition into the OLED display." :- Macrumors Said
This will be huge win win for me. Never liked the idea of rear touch id
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.
I think the first pic is exactly what we are getting. You'll have the top portion with the permanent status bar stuff and the bottom will be the function area, meaning the device can still have a 16:9 aspect ratio meaning no black bars at the top and bottom for media consumption.
You've been a member of this site for 8 years. If you haven't realised this is a typical MR article by now then I don't think you ever will.
Ugh. The "bunny ears" screen is almost as bad as the hole-punched renders. Very ugly and serves no real purpose.
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.
Yeah, this is definitely the sort of solution to the I would expect to see from Apple were the next iPhone to match this render. They could even borrow complications from watchOS and have them show in that space, although it doesn't seem big enough for those.
I hope we get a sneak peak at WWDC... <--- not at all likely to happen
Want want want want.
Will replace my 7 plus. Don't care how long it will take to ship.
Love my 7 plus but just not ergonomic.
Now if they could do the same treatment to the SE. Dual camera and all.
The 4.7 form factor could just go away. Will not be missed.
Will replace my 7 plus. Don't care how long it will take to ship.
Love my 7 plus but just not ergonomic.
Now if they could do the same treatment to the SE. Dual camera and all.
The 4.7 form factor could just go away. Will not be missed.
View attachment 701629
That upper ^^^^^^^^ camera and earpiece grill cutout from display looks ugly to be honest.Apple will never make it like that.
In comparison with Bezel less model iPhone 7 Plus looks so bulky and outdated with those massive bezels
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"Applesuppliers TSMC confirmed Apple had successfullyintegrated Touch ID fingerprint recognition into the OLED display." :- Macrumors Said
This will be huge win win for me. Never liked the idea of rear touch id
Never say never
. I never thought Apple would put a camera hump either.If Steve Jobs were alive...uhm never mind.
Eh, all of the mock ups we've seen are no more than guesses by "artists" who know nothing about actual product design. I expect, by luck alone, one will be closer than the rest to an actual phone.
But these look unlikely. The most logical design will look something like Samsung's, with both a bottom and a top shelf.
But these look unlikely. The most logical design will look something like Samsung's, with both a bottom and a top shelf.
Edge to edge meant "to the case", not to the actual outside edge of the phone. So, yes, these are edge to edge.
Most recent renders are based on the schematics that have been leaked. We know what the phone will look like besides the front camera portion. The rest is pretty clear at this point with all the leaks.
Why, that's just what I wanted! I bigger phone!
Why not just make the iPad Pro a cell phone and kill the whole market?
Why not just make the iPad Pro a cell phone and kill the whole market?
When's the last time there has been this many persistent "leaks", and rumours and they all turned out to be completely wrong? Also, at this point Apple pretty much has to update their design. It is starting to look a bit stale compared to newer devices, and even the average consumer is starting to notice. No one looks at an iphone with awe and envy anymore. They still sell in the tens of millions, but I think that's mostly people buying them out of habit. Apple needs a phone that will win over new users again, and arguably, they haven't had that since the increased screen sizes with the 6 and 6+. That's the last time I heard a lot of people saying, "now I'm finally going to get an iphone!"
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Why, that's just what I wanted! I bigger phone!
Why not just make the iPad Pro a cell phone and kill the whole market?
Slightly bigger than the current 6/6s/7 with a display larger than the plus models... This is pretty much the best of both worlds. If it's too big for you, that's what the SE is for. But it's become pretty clear that the market in general is fine with larger phones.
Seriously. What a missed opportunity if they don't use this to reduce the overall size of the device without needing to sacrifice any screen space.Why, that's just what I wanted! I bigger phone!
Why not just make the iPad Pro a cell phone and kill the whole market?
Won't happen, try and photoshop location arrow in there, charging symbol, vpn.
Will never fit...
They need the space for the battery ...
Will never fit...
[doublepost=1496244445][/doublepost]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.
Seriously. What a missed opportunity if they don't use this to reduce the overall size of the device without needing to sacrifice any screen space.
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They need the space for the battery ...
Beats me; I've seen all the rumored names. Thought I had missed some intel (and "Edition" seems less likely to me than any of the other rumored options, so I was surprised).