The what? What's an S8?Look at the pic. It still has significant bezel. Unlike S8. Which is disappointing. The perfect iPhone is still a few generating away!
The what? What's an S8?Look at the pic. It still has significant bezel. Unlike S8. Which is disappointing. The perfect iPhone is still a few generating away!
Ha! Right. More USELESS than BLANK BLACK BARS?
It is NO less useless than the black bars. The difference is that it looks better. WAY better. To argue otherwise is futile.It is useless, If I want distorted **** I can put masking tape on the side of my screen for that.
I'm 100% convinced that the TouchID will be on the back of the phone.
Go pick up an S8. Hold it in your hand and come back here and tell us it's not amazing.
First, it looks incredible with bezeless edges (just like any other screen or device that does the same, like every high-end TV).
Second, without bezels, the phone is more efficient with space; it's either narrower than an equivalent iPhone OR is has a wider screen. To argue otherwise is incredulously "fan-boyish."
Because getting rid of bezels is the only way to deliver a big screen in a small(ish) form factor. Which is pretty much your requirement of a comfortably held phone - unlike the gargantuan Plus models which are an ergonomic flop.Why we need less bezel? Why Apple needs to do everything their competitors do? Why Apple need to play catch up? Where is the point of competition?
I just don’t understand. Bezel means nothing to me. I need a comfortably held phone not an eye candy. Honestly don’t understand some of those obsessions against bezel. Look at those iPad. Easy to be bent, although having thick bezel may not help much.
Ugly. Just ugh.Not sure why people aren't understanding the cut-out at the top. This:
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Why is it ugly?Ugly. Just ugh.
By no way this would ever happen.
^ Look at the huge size of that monstrous bottom bezel!!!
No, you just need an expensive macbook AND an expensive iphone.Are we looking at the same picture?!?!?
Some people are really exaggerating. Bezels should be there to make our lives easier* not having them for aesthetics is dumm.
(*) and by easier I don't mean to have a 5+" screen. I will never have a iPhone Plus, it is ridiculous big, for handling and for having it in the pocket. If I need a "big" screen, thats what the Macbook is for (I don't have the need to overcompensate ;-) )
^ Look at the huge size of that monstrous bottom bezel!!!
I was indeed exaggerating for comic effect - I am a bezel fan myself as indicated in my earlier interaction in this thread.Are we looking at the same picture?!?!?
Look at the pic. It still has significant bezel. Unlike S8.
It has about the minimum bezel I want on a smartphone - the fingers in the pic are already overlapping the image.
I don't disagree with you about the top and bottom - I was just referring to the sides. Either way, I suppose it's all speculation until it's revealed.Of course, but you leave out the upper and lower bezels of the s8 which are much bigger than the rumored iphone 8. Which almost has no bezels. That has an incredible futuristic look. To argue otherwise is incredulously "fan-boyish.
No, you just need an expensive macbook AND an expensive iphone.
No overcompensation at all...
Well then. Good luck when you try not to cover media control on the screen or touch the video player or obstruct subtitles or parts of controls... the list go on and on.Look at the pic. It still has significant bezel. Unlike S8. Which is disappointing. The perfect iPhone is still a few generating away!
Because of the so awkwardly placed clocks and white spaces where icons should be? That clock would better be in one side of those two cut outs rather than below the speaker. But again, extra programming effort for just this version of iPhone.Why is it ugly?
iPhones always had a "forehead" , and now it shows a few signs and it is ugly?
You know, your hand will cover some area of your phone regardless of how you hold it. Previously, these areas are bezels. No big deal, I still can see whatever I need to. Now no bezels. Hand WILL cover parts of screen areas, causing accidental touch. And no, palm rejection cannot be applied here.Because getting rid of bezels is the only way to deliver a big screen in a small(ish) form factor. Which is pretty much your requirement of a comfortably held phone - unlike the gargantuan Plus models which are an ergonomic flop.
I've always used chinky cases on my smartphones because i end up accidentally stuff if I don't. Bezel-free = useless for folks like me that have less than stellar skills required to keep fingers in ideal spots on a tiny slippery screen.
The effect of what? Are you looking for the illusion that there is no phone there at all -- just a screen floating in space?
I completely agree.The S8 pulled it off pretty well so I don't know why Apple can't. Again, this is a big improvement and maybe the real thing will look a lot better -- but based on these leaks and models the S8 is still the more attractive design.
I completely agree.
I can't believe people are defending an inferior design (with bezels)...a bezel-free slate of glass has been Apple's (specifically Jonathan Ive's) goal from day one. Samsung delivered, and it's stunning. If Apple doesn't, it will be perceived as inferior.
So basically from now on, every iPhone (and other brands once they adopt this technology) will look the same. Only software will make a difference
It is NO less useless than the black bars. The difference is that it looks better. WAY better. To argue otherwise is futile.
Of course, but you leave out the upper and lower bezels of the s8 which are much bigger than the rumored iphone 8. Which almost has no bezels. That has an incredible futuristic look. To argue otherwise is incredulously "fan-boyish.
I completely agree.
I can't believe people are defending an inferior design (with bezels)...a bezel-free slate of glass has been Apple's (specifically Jonathan Ive's) goal from day one. Samsung delivered, and it's stunning. If Apple doesn't, it will be perceived as inferior.
An inferior design? Please...
Well, you're 100% wrong.I'm 100% convinced that the TouchID will be on the back of the phone.
Correct, these people don't seem to have any imagination in that regard, so they just fill every pixel with the same image.I don't think this is a good representation of how the software will appear with regard to the bezels, but regardless, this is going to be an amazing phone.