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iPhone X 'notch' not noticeable
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It’s there, but you don’t really notice it as much as you might think in normal usage. It’s mostly background noise unless you go out of your way to stare at it.
Yes, I felt the same way. I think the pictures made it more prominent, but after picking it up Friday morning, it did more or less fade into the background, except for Mail and other apps that have a white background. But on the home screen, I don’t really see it at all. And the Face ID has been very reliable and darn quick.
I use the Twelve South Journal wallet case for iPhone.. It has my bank cards, ID, a few other odds and ends.. I use a money clip for cash. That's kept in a different pocket.
https://www.twelvesouth.com/product/journal-for-iphone
Agreed. When I started up a Netflix video, it filled from top to bottom, and left a bit of the sides black. It looked perfect. Not an issue at all. Unless someone zooms in to fill the corners for some reason.
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Nobody is disputing that. What we’re saying is it’s not as noticeable during actual usage. Unlike looking at photos I’d the phone, where it sticks out like a sore thumb.
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Yep, exactly.
It's always been the 'S' version that came the second year of a new design that made the phone everything it should have been in the first place.. I'm looking forward to see what they'll do next year
I’m guessing they’ll improve FaceID speed and angles. Well, hoping. Just like how TouchID v2 was much faster than v1.
My hunch is that Steve Jobs would have gone that route. Just call it 'iPhone'. Only tech support would need to know the version.. and of course you would know.
I agree doesn't look uniform. I returned mine just kept pretending it was a glass screen protector but I just couldn't get used to it.
Do you like it ? I had several BookBooks for iPhone 6s but the stitching unraveled already of 3-6 months. Does the Journal for X support wireless charging ?
It's the same way people didn't see the ridiculous chin and forehead on prior iPhone models.
At least the "notch" is full of sensors, cameras and a speaker. It's actually useful.
But there were HUGE amounts of useless wasted space in the chin and forehead.
I'll take the iPhone X and its "notch" over the literal dead glass on the previous iPhones.
Can this forum please have a feature where if you drill into a thread you can be alerted if you have already commented/been in it before.
I'm sure I've seen this type of thread once before or a hundred times.
Look, I'm sure a guy who tragically loses his leg in an accident wouldn't notice that he only has one leg several years later, but that doesn't mean it's ideal. The notch is a shocker, maybe not in portrait mode but it is in landscape mode. And lest we forget, a significant reason why people want big screens is so they can watch movies/videos/live streams in landscape mode. The notch simply eats in content when in landscape mode. Say what you like, justify it to your hearts content, dice it anyway you want, and seriously I hope you are genuinely not bothered, but it just does. And it bothered me enough not to get the X. Bad enough the X has a disjointed aspect ratio and a narrower screen, but the notch is the straw that broke the camel's back for me.
There is nothing you or anyone else can say which can justify a trillion dollar tech/smartphone company putting a black mark, or a cut out, call it what you want, sitting smack bang on your content. I mean if the notch was smack bang in the middle of your screen, would it bother you then? Because if it would, what's the f.a.r.k.i.n.g difference? Whether the notch is on the edge or whether it is in the middle, it's still blocking content. Seriously!
Not good enough from a company with nearly a trillion dollars in reaources. Quite **** if I can be brutally honest. But each to their own.
I'm sure I've seen this type of thread once before or a hundred times.
Look, I'm sure a guy who tragically loses his leg in an accident wouldn't notice that he only has one leg several years later, but that doesn't mean it's ideal. The notch is a shocker, maybe not in portrait mode but it is in landscape mode. And lest we forget, a significant reason why people want big screens is so they can watch movies/videos/live streams in landscape mode. The notch simply eats in content when in landscape mode. Say what you like, justify it to your hearts content, dice it anyway you want, and seriously I hope you are genuinely not bothered, but it just does. And it bothered me enough not to get the X. Bad enough the X has a disjointed aspect ratio and a narrower screen, but the notch is the straw that broke the camel's back for me.
There is nothing you or anyone else can say which can justify a trillion dollar tech/smartphone company putting a black mark, or a cut out, call it what you want, sitting smack bang on your content. I mean if the notch was smack bang in the middle of your screen, would it bother you then? Because if it would, what's the f.a.r.k.i.n.g difference? Whether the notch is on the edge or whether it is in the middle, it's still blocking content. Seriously!
Not good enough from a company with nearly a trillion dollars in reaources. Quite **** if I can be brutally honest. But each to their own.
Apple put the rumor about the notch out there months ago to prep everyone
So it wasn’t a big surprise and yes after a while you really don’t notice it
So it wasn’t a big surprise and yes after a while you really don’t notice it
I honestly don't know about that, but wireless charging is no big deal to me. I'm in no hurry to get a wireless charging pad.. it's not that hard for me to plug in.
I notice the notch every single time I use the phone. Every single time. It doesn't bother me or i'd have returned it, but to say I don't notice it every time I use it would be a lie.
I don’t notice it at all, except for the lack of vpn badge which is the only inconvenience, imo.