Apple isn't having a hard time. They are milking it and stretching it out to sell the next 3 iphone iterations because they are a scumbag greedy company with a scumbag greedy CEO.
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New Images Show Smaller iPhone 13 Notch Compared to iPhone 12
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Apparently, you're the only one, along with hlfway2anywhere.
If Apple simply shortened the name kr ditched the provider name from the left space altogether ... there’sd be room for the cell signal and a few other icons to reside there.
( I nate the fact that on the right side, I can never see vpn, alarm ... )
( I nate the fact that on the right side, I can never see vpn, alarm ... )
What constitutes a significant improvement for you?
It would be pretty significant if Apple can shrink it down to half of the notch's current length. People don't know how much engineering is involved even in shrinking it by ⅓. Being able to shrink it down means they are either able to reduce the size of the sensors and cameras, use one sensor for multiple functions, or move the speaker and microphone to somewhere less obtrusive, neither of which is easy to do.
Hole punch design is a real possibility. Two holes for the photo and infrared cameras and the sensors will be either placed on the top bezel or just beneath the screen. If Apple is able to do it by 2023, and it's highly likely that they will, that's pretty significant by any standard.
A notch less iPhone is coming. They just haven’t done it yet.
This is really a minimal improvement. The iPhone won't be cool again until they give us the hole punch camera and Touch ID on the screen in 2023.
The iPad pro design has the bezel the same size as the iPhone notch all the way around, they wouldn’t be able to fit the camera in the tiny side bezel.
That’s because you only think about one dimensional aspect of making a phone.
ugh, the cynic in me feels like Apple is holding it back to release small increments for every iPhone gen. What’s the point of shrinking it if they aren’t getting rid of it? That being said, I would like the option of both Touch and Face ID.
I always thought the other manufacturers only have a camera and ear piece and didn’t have the tech that Apple has with all the sensors and what not?
I honestly believe they do that.
When the X was released, they could’ve released a max version but instead they saved that for the XS. Last year it was ProMotion.
I’m holding to my XS Max until that notch less iPhone comes. Hopefully with Face ID & under display Touch ID.
I rarely notice the notch except when I read an article like this and I check to see if it is still there.
Precisely!
Make a bezel whole way across the top and put all the information like carrier ID, wifi strength, battery percentage etc and be done with. I don't understand the philosophy behind the notch.
Your conclusion is wrong. If Apple hadn’t extended the screen to the edges of the phone, they wouldn’t need a notch. My old phone had a much larger portion of the glass permanently black.
There’s a total of eight sensors inside the notch, not just the faceID camera. You complain about the notch because you can see it. I’d complain more about a bezel that takes more screen space, or about the absence of eight sensors.
It's patently obvious that these companies are capable of eliminating any kind of notch while at the same time have face identification. This hardware "feature" has been present since 2017. Actually 2015/2016 if you consider when the First FaceID iPhone would've been R&D'd. that's 5-6 years ago.
It's pretty obvious that they already have a fully functioning notchless version as well as other companies. Since 2017 we've made huge advances in ML, material design, chip design etc. Elon has rockets returning and landing and yet we still the same notch?
You've got to be pretty naive to think that this is still a limitation due to the requirements of Apple's "advanced and unique" FaceId.
As new features get more difficult to implement (what else is there to add?), they have to hold back on releasing new features with every new phone release. You can't just rely on a new SoC to attract customers.
It's pretty obvious that they already have a fully functioning notchless version as well as other companies. Since 2017 we've made huge advances in ML, material design, chip design etc. Elon has rockets returning and landing and yet we still the same notch?
You've got to be pretty naive to think that this is still a limitation due to the requirements of Apple's "advanced and unique" FaceId.
As new features get more difficult to implement (what else is there to add?), they have to hold back on releasing new features with every new phone release. You can't just rely on a new SoC to attract customers.
So it's slightly deeper yet significantly narrower... Great, so it's going to feel like it's eating into videos even more conspicuously than before.
Well done Apple!
Well done Apple!
It’s marketing. Makes it clear it’s an iPhone still. Apple isn’t stupid.