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solution is not to buy it.

And if invested in iOS, buy what instead? The same old 3 year old phone? Or wait until Apple catches up?

When you sell your experience on the complete UI experience you need to make sure your input method is acceptable to all who invest.
 
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Why stop there? Lets put the Apple logo right below the notch. I mean its the true Apple signature. It will remind us how its better to not a have a uniformed screen. Maybe the next iPhone screen can be in the shape of an outline of a apple.

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And if invested in iOS, buy what instead? The same old 3 year old phone? Or wait until Apple catches up?

When you sell your experience on the complete UI experience you need to make sure your input method is acceptable to all who invest.

Good point, since i am in Apple ecosystem now going to new ecosystems is not that easy. I am tech savvy but most people needs lot of help learning & catching new environment. I seriously wants apple to stay ahead of competition not behind. Face ID is integrated in surface pro 2015 and apple brought it now. Plus in many other things Samsung and google are leading.
 
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Good point, since i am in Apple ecosystem now going to new ecosystems is not that easy. I am tech savvy but most people needs lot of help learning & catching new environment. I seriously wants apple to stay ahead of competition not behind. Face ID is integrated in surface pro 2015 and apple brought it now. Plus in many other things Samsung and google are leading.

When it became certain the X was going to have that notch I went ahead and jumped to the S8 Plus. Yeah, I don't like some of the UI differences, but others I do on Android. I wasn't interested in another iPhone 6 remake and after having this OLED screen I just can't go back to it. Here's hoping Apple gets it right for everybody next time.
 
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When it became certain the X was going to have that notch I went ahead and jumped to the S8 Plus. Yeah, I don't like some of the UI differences, but others I do on Android. I wasn't interested in another iPhone 6 remake and after having this OLED screen I just can't go back to it. Here's hoping Apple gets it right for everybody next time.

Lol i also bought s8 plus midnight black and since then loving it. Way too cooler than iphone X. I have used android phone time and time again but apple is my first choice. After using & looking s8 plus i can say iphone x is not edge to edge display. Really disappointed design by apple, hopefully they will correct it soon.
 
Can't apple just do a software update and make the ears of the notch black to blend it and still have status bar info???

Simple Solution. Don't buy it if you don't like it.

The notch doesnt bother me, its got the sensors so its meant to be there. I prefer its design over the S8 which I had for 3 months.

The OLED screen is the win here and the tiny bezels all around.
 
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They didn't do it because they wanted to. They did it because they had to put the sensors/camera/speaker somewhere and do not have the tech to do it under the OLED panel making it invisible to the naked eye.

They would not have included a notch if they had the technology/choice. It's not making its way elsewhere unless they face similar limitations and goals to go E2E
So you think face id won't be coming to any other Apple product?
 
So you think face id won't be coming to any other Apple product?

Pretty sure we were talking about the Notch and not FaceID.

I have no idea if faceID will move to other products, but someone has extrapolated that it will based on apples quote "...the future of..."

It would be great for laptops, actually. It actually makes sense for laptops.
 
Pretty sure we were talking about the Notch and not FaceID.

I have no idea if faceID will move to other products, but someone has extrapolated that it will based on apples quote "...the future of..."

It would be great for laptops, actually. It actually makes sense for laptops.

The notch exists because of Face ID.

If Apple are moving to a bezleless design and want Face ID to become the ubiquitous way of unlocking Apple devices, then we'll have notches on out MacBooks and iPads, too.
 
The notch exists because of Face ID.

If Apple are moving to a bezleless design and want Face ID to become the ubiquitous way of unlocking Apple devices, then we'll have notches on out MacBooks and iPads, too.

Please Apple, no more notches
 
The notch exists because of Face ID.

If Apple are moving to a bezleless design and want Face ID to become the ubiquitous way of unlocking Apple devices, then we'll have notches on out MacBooks and iPads, too.

No. We have a notch because they had no place else to put the cameras, sensors and speakers. On a MacBook Pro, or an iMac, unless they are going for a bezeless screen, they can put it elsewhere.

Might want to reconsider the reasoning there.
 
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iPhone X is all about the notch. It reminds you have facial recognition and not fingerprint recognition.

It's silly to hide the notch when it's Apple's signature. Without the notch, it's just a rounded rectangle like an LG or Samsung.
it reminds you in the most idiotic and unfinished way
 
The notch does not bother me at all and after using it for a day or two we will not even notice it as it will be a part of the experience. I have an Essential phone and after a day of use the notch did not bother me.
 
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I dont understand the people that actually say they prefer the notch or it doesn't bother them at all. In landscape video or games it doesn't bother you?
I feel like those people have no design understanding or sense of design in their normal life. When it comes to how they dress or their interior design choice. I picture all these people owning brown couches because it doesn't show dirt easily and looks OK(everyones owned a brown couch), owning a Hawaiian shirt, having horrible style with clothes, cars, music, artistic ability, food choices.. ect...
ITs those people that set up an flat screen hdtv on a wall and let the cable dangle because well its good enough and it doesn't bother them.
The perfectionist and the people that understand how things should look not just in phones but in everything understand it is a horrible design choice.
 
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I dont understand the people that actually say they prefer the notch or it doesn't bother them at all. In landscape video or games it doesn't bother you?
I feel like those people have no design understanding or sense of design in their normal life. When it comes to how they dress or their interior design choice. I picture all these people owning brown couches because it doesn't show dirt easily(everyones owned a brown couch), owning a Hawaiian shirt, having horrible style with clothes, cars, music, artistic ability, food choices.. ect...
ITs those people that set up an hdtv on a while and let the cable dangle because well its good enough and it doesn't bother them.
The perfectionist and the people that understand how things should look not just in phones but in everything understand it is a horrible design choice.

This is an honest question:

What percentage of the population fits into those two camps?
 
I'd rather have the notch! IMO that looks worse.
thats how it should look
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This is an honest question:

What percentage of the population fits into those two camps?
the majority of the population doesn't care about design that is true.
 

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Going to upload all my youtube video's in the future with a black notch.
Imagine buying a brand new gaming monitor with a black notch on the side will you be happy I definitely will not be.
 
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