Bezel cutout isn't going to happen because not only does it look stupid but you also lose 180 degree auto rotation usability.
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'iPhone 8' Renders Offer Direct Size Comparisons With iPhone 7 and Galaxy S8
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no, it would not look bad at all, but with some people you just can never get it right.
I like the fact that it doesn' t have a curved display, too. Usable screen area will be bigger and it will make the iphone 8 a little wider than the s8, which actually looks like a banana in my eyes.
It us also the perfect way to get rid of those rounded corners of the screen of the s8.
Make a space black one and i am in!
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why?
If you are gonna have it your way, there would be a small black bezel there, so it wouldn't display content either way. If this part is blacked out in landscape, with no status bar/signs, it would not make a difference.
Apple would never release new hw at wwdc, apple would never release this iphone 7, it is fake! Etc, etc.
Sometimes even apple does do things they usually wouldn' t do.
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Didn't any of you read that if you cut the screen out like that there will be issues with the cut out position edges. Even the s8 rounded corners are not cut out but done with overlay.
btw: when did iPhone have curve edges for Samsung to copy.
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There's a difference between thin bezels and no bezels. Look at the S8, that is virtually all screen but has very thin bezels. I mean you need some kind of bezel around the camera and sensors, otherwise it will look like the Essential phone which is horrible IMO.
What are you talking about? You hold your phone by the screen? I picked up my phone several times to check and my fingers didn't touch the screen at any time unless I wanted it to.
[doublepost=1496277634][/doublepost]NOW give me a phone the size of the 7+ with a screen like the "8" and I'll be giddy as all get out.
lmfao, except Apple isn't "letting lose" the only thing they're doing is following the trends already set years ago by other OEM's.
I'll give some some credit though, they're very good at making their fan base drool over years old features.
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Good ergonomics is possible by making the phone less wide. The S8 is a breeze using one hand.
Curvature on the back also helps if you prefer to not go skinny
[doublepost=1496278518][/doublepost]I don't think so, especially if the rest of the phone is pleasing to the eye.
An edge to edge screen with nothing on the front has got to be on Apple's mind. If anyone is concerned about how you will hold it, there is no reason the edges need to be touch capable. All they need to do is keep a thin bezel around the edge that is not touch sensitive. Call it a margin, but you can still display text and video in it. That's my prediction.
This is exactly what I've been thinking. This completely undermines Apple's sales strategy. People have been trained for nearly 10 years to understand that, first there's a number year, then "S" year.
If Apple releases a 7s and 7s Plus, alongside an iPhone 8/Pro/Edition, people will likely just get confused and wind up buying the 7s/7s Plus because it sounds new and it's cheaper, or they'll wind up going to a Galaxy S8 because it's "new" and it has a big screen, unlike the 7s/7s Plus.
My idea is that Apple announces the iPhone 8/Pro/Edition as the flagship, as well as an "updated" iPhone 7/7 Plus, with just an A11 chip upgrade (nothing else). Think of it like a iPhone 7 Series 2. It's not technically an iPhone 7s, just a slightly updated iPhone 7. This way, Apple can just focus on iPhone 8/Pro/Edition in advertising, while still selling an iPhone that is priced for a mass market appeal, as well as a flagship for a premium.
Part of me misses those old phones, if only for the fact that they were awesome to hang up in anger!
Could be.
The next step could also be that the sides of the iphone are also touchscreen with on-screen volume buttons.
There must be a way to make a user feel the placement of an in/on screen button. I thought i saw a patent that with a small energy field/current you can simulate the feel of a button or the feeling of difference in height.
Nope. This is what some highly imaginative fans wishlist. Go back 3 years and you see the same full screen design being brandished. Everytime fans become frenzied about it but at the end it just a big disappointment.
My opinion is more back to reality with just the side edge-to-edge screen. There will be top and bottom bezels. Heck, if the touchID below the screen doesnt pan out, then you may get the same round button on the front. There will be changes to the design of the rim/back.
I would say you're wrong. Production for the iPhone 8 is slated to start within weeks/June. And ultimately is accelerated come July, followed by a mid-September launch. So those final decisions are completely rectified and have been for likely for months now. Manufacturing millions of iPhones does not come at a last minute or changes that Apple decided on long ago before we even heard this rumor.
I am assuming that the OS would use this extra display area, but that other Apps would not have access to use it.
Yes, but there has never been an oled iphone. And with Oled, there are more posibilities than the goold old LCD.
And, around this time of the year, there have always been leaks, dummies, scematics that proved to be right afterwards. So.....
I thought last year nobody expected iPhone 7 to look exactly the same as the one before.
Yes they did, perhaps not in the early stages or the beginning of 2016, but around april/may 2016 there were ample leaks that turned out to be true afterwards. No one could believe it back then, said they were fake, because the iphone 7 almost looked the same as the 6/6s, just the camera and antenna lines were different.
Because of that, no one wanted to believe it, because it was a disappointment.
Let there be justice this year and let the leaks be true in our favor this time.
An example of the iphone 7 leaks in april 2016:
http://www.emirates247.com/business...-ditch-the-headphone-jack-2016-04-15-1.627256
May 2016
http://wccftech.com/iphone-7-cad-factory-video/
Only the smart connector on the 7 plus in these leaks was dropped.
And we were convinced they were not true. Apple would never go with the same designs of the previous 2 years. We all know what the outcome was...
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Eveybody is complaining about the front screen bu it's a really good solution I think. Every movie, TV Shows and YouTube Content is 16:9 screen ratio. When you're watching video this small screens can easily turn off benefit of the OLED and you can use your 16:9 screen.
And the secoınd thing every Mobile OS use this area is battery, wifi, bluetoth etc. indicators and this place is dead area actually Apple use this area like this and this is really good idea.
And the secoınd thing every Mobile OS use this area is battery, wifi, bluetoth etc. indicators and this place is dead area actually Apple use this area like this and this is really good idea.
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If there is indeed that cutout, I imagine in home-screen mode, the battery, time, signal status will be displayed around the cutout. And when Apps open up, they will be displayed below the cut-out.
And edge to edge display with nothing on the front is on every company's mind. Samsung already solved the problem of accidental touches on the edge with the S8.
lol @ everyone saying "No way will Apple do that bezel cut out" as they use their iPhone 6 series phones with super fat and ugly antenna lines, or their iPhone 7 without a headphone jack. Either way, their phones are sitting awkwardly on their desks due to a protruding camera rocking back and forth with each touch, running super bright pastel coloured software, with off colour blurs and awful translucency effects, with a completely inconsistent design language throughout the operating system and each native app. Upon each leak of the above, you can guarantee there were a bunch of posters here saying "no way Apple would release that!".
I'm not saying that this is how the iPhone 8 will look, but it's certainly possible. Apple's design stopped being predictable and of consistent quality upon the release of the iPhone 6 and iOS 7. Nothing should surprise at this point.
I'm not saying that this is how the iPhone 8 will look, but it's certainly possible. Apple's design stopped being predictable and of consistent quality upon the release of the iPhone 6 and iOS 7. Nothing should surprise at this point.
Yes, but I consider the iPhone 4.7" to be unergonomic in width so the S8 is also not ergonomic in my opinion. Neither are used optimally with one hand. Also consider the edges, the machining (aluminum vs a rubberized back), etc. Many other things would make these devices more ergonomic.