I would prefer bezels however the iPhone would then resemble the Galaxy S8, which I still consider to be one of the best looking phones ever made.
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Other Notch versus Pill+Hole
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There’s so much information displayed at the top of the phone along with no obstruction when viewing videos. I know Apple would never do it but I am definitely in the “bring back bezels” camp. The S8 also looks so much cleaner and more aesthetic than the X.It really is nice to have an unobtrusive viewing area.
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I find the top and bottom bezel widths (or heights, I guess) on the S8 - in comparison with the width of its side bezels - very unnerving...It really is nice to have an unobtrusive viewing area.
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What is the image on the Galaxy desktop? It looks like the hiking path from the Paradise Lodge to the peak at Mount Rainier.It really is nice to have an unobtrusive viewing area.
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The iPhone screen is wider than most videos, which is why there are black bars on either side, so if the notch is obstructing the side of your video that means that you are voluntarily obstructing the top and bottom of the video by zooming in.
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I have grown accustomed to the notch because well...that is all we have had for the last handful of years. Once the pill actually becomes just that...a pill minus the Tylenol PM next to it then it may look better. But to have two cut outs, you might as well just have the notch.
Long live the notch!!!
To be completely honest, if it wasn’t for the 120hz I would go for a base model in order to keep the notch over the new and improved i-hole 🙄
To be completely honest, if it wasn’t for the 120hz I would go for a base model in order to keep the notch over the new and improved i-hole 🙄
From now on I'm calling it i-hole. Thanks.
With the pill design, battery % should return right? That's a big plus for me, even if it's on the left side.
they are going to make the time and status bar icons bigger /s
Tim comes out and says, "We removed the Power Icon because we stand by its All-Day battery life and I think you're going to love it that way."
before long it might just be a giant clock and 5G in either corner
To get back on topic.. notch and pill hole won’t be that intriguing for me (and I imagine a good segment of those using notched iPhones) because Apple just isn’t doing anything with the extra real estate
All this talk of no masks, but you have to take the country into account. In Japan, I rarely -- if ever -- see someone outside without a mask on.
For vending machines (that use transport cards, credit cards, etc) I've been using the actual card instead of the card in the phone's wallet; as prior to the pandemic, using FaceID on those machines was troublesome at best. So I'd be up for touch ID making a return in some form.
I've taken a look at some of the Sony Xperia devices and I also prefer the bezel to a notch/pill. Of course, the Sony won't have as advanced of a camera array on the front. I actually feel like Apple should seriously consider the Xperia tall aspect ratio at some point.
For vending machines (that use transport cards, credit cards, etc) I've been using the actual card instead of the card in the phone's wallet; as prior to the pandemic, using FaceID on those machines was troublesome at best. So I'd be up for touch ID making a return in some form.
I've taken a look at some of the Sony Xperia devices and I also prefer the bezel to a notch/pill. Of course, the Sony won't have as advanced of a camera array on the front. I actually feel like Apple should seriously consider the Xperia tall aspect ratio at some point.
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I will agree, as far as chin and forehead bezels go, this has been the most appealing design. I just wasn’t a fan of the curved edges.
Totally agree. Make Bezels Great Again or just move camera and sensors array to the top to lose as less as possible of screen…
Also I just wait for people with all these hardened glass protectors aligned wrong over holes. It already looks funny
Me neither. I did like it though back in 2016 when the curved edge design was new and somewhat a novelty. I’ve never owned a Galaxy but I hear that the curved edge caused more problems than it solved.
This is my gripe. The sliver of screen above a hole is useless and I think it looks ugly AF. At least in the renders I've seen. I'm just surprised that Apple is removing something that identifies their product and copying an android design. I guess it'll make the phone blend in with other phones out there but I don't think that's good for marketing.
Maybe this would work with some other vowels as well 🤣From now on I'm calling it i-hole. Thanks.