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Ralfi

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I ask because with the iPhone X, video/games/photos are cropped when viewed in full screen & the only way to see them in their entirety is the double tap & shrink the viewable area, which leaves black bars on all sides (or at least 2 sides).

Correct me if I'm wrong, but if the iPhone were to have square corners instead of rounded ones, couldn't the full screen display a crop-free image (aspect ratio is what I'm not sure about)?

What I'm after is an iPhone that can display a movie/photo/game, full screen & with its original aspect ratio. Or at the very least, if we have a notch to contend with, utilise the area below the notch & all the way to the bottom of the phone where square corners would be.

Edit... Sony's phones are an example of a design I wouldn't mind. The sentimental value of iPhones rounded corners mean less to me than having a more practical use of screen real estate.
 

ultravisitor

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Correct me if I'm wrong, but if the iPhone were to have square corners instead of rounded ones, couldn't the full screen display a crop-free image (aspect ratio is what I'm not sure about)?
Maybe, but I'm also guessing that square corners would cause even more problems when people drop their phones.
 

Ralfi

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What do you mean "is it time?" Every iPhone to date has a screen with square corners. iPhone X will be the first iPhone without it.

I mean square to the edge, as in the phone was a rectangular slab, so that full screen use occupied more of the front face whilst retaining full aspect ratio.

Maybe, but I'm also guessing that square corners would cause even more problems when people drop their phones.

I'd take that over not being able to see the whole/more screen in use as the director intended.
 
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