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Rumor: iPhone 14 Pro Display Cutouts Could Appear as a Single Wide Pill Shape When Turned On
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So...what exactly is the point of having the "hole punch and pill design to eliminate the notch" when you are essentially going to create another notch that is simply further down on the screen? I don't understand how this is any better - In fact, it strikes me as being worse overall.
This would look better. At least it would be symmetric.
I'm optimistic they will implement this .Because it's much easier to do a big cut than two precise cuts for camera and faceID hardware . You know easier , takes less money and less time ... They choose to do two cuts , they left empty space so I guess it will be definitely for a reason.
Not a fan of notches, cutouts, pills or suppositories...whatever Marketing wants to call them.
I would like the ability to increase greatly the size of the battery life indicator and the charging icon instea of having them jammed high up there in the corner where my older eyes can't see them without readers.
I would like the ability to increase greatly the size of the battery life indicator and the charging icon instea of having them jammed high up there in the corner where my older eyes can't see them without readers.
I think there is a possibility that it would turn the pixels off when consuming media fullscreen but that's just my speculation.
I still prefer the notch (reduced as much as possible), but the symmetry is an improvement.
I never believed apple would ship the uneven pill and hole arrangement. Assumed it would be combined into a single shape in some way. It would be too fussy and bitty otherwise. Very un-Apple.
It's been almost 12 months since rumors first suggested that Apple's upcoming iPhone 14 Pro models will feature both hole-punch and pill-shaped cutouts near the top of the display. While this design detail has since been corroborated by respected analysts, what has remained less clear is how Apple's software will accommodate the cutouts when the iPhone display is active. Today, we may well have been given another piece of the puzzle.
According to information provided to MacRumors by an anonymous tipster, the discrete pill and hole cutouts are not visually separated when the display is powered on, but in fact appear as one contiguous, longer pill shape.
Rather than stick with the uneven aesthetic, the suggestion is that Apple has chosen to turn off the pixels in the "dead space" between the cutouts in order to create the appearance of a unified pill shape that is less distracting when viewing content on the screen.
In another intriguing twist, the tipster also claims that Apple intends to visually expand the blacked-out areas around the cutouts to host content. For example, Apple could make the area slightly wider to fit status icons on the left and right sides, or even extend it downward into a large rounded square when delivering certain notifications.
Image depicts visual difference of cutouts with display off (left) versus on.
MacRumors has discovered chatter across Chinese social media networks, purportedly originating from Foxconn employees involved in iPhone 14 Pro assembly, suggesting the same unified pill software implementation. Like the original tipster, these sources have not been verified and we are only presenting the information up front to our readers with the usual caveats as a topic for discussion.
We'll know for sure whether this last-minute rumor turns out to be true next Wednesday, September 7, when Apple holds its "Far Out" media event, where it will unveil the new iPhone 14 series. We are expecting a 6.1-inch iPhone 14, a 6.7-inch iPhone Max, a 6.1-inch iPhone 14 Pro, and a 6.7-inch iPhone 14 Pro Max. There will be no 5.4-inch iPhone "mini" this year, with Apple instead opting for larger devices.
Article Link: Rumor: iPhone 14 Pro Display Cutouts Could Appear as a Single Long Pill Shape When Turned On
Knowing Apple they’ll just make the icons even bigger like they did on the iPhone 13 pro
You wish Apple had invested the money? So... you know for a fact that they didn't?
People cry about bezels around screens, and "huge notches", but what they are ignoring are the technical reasons for why those exist! The blackness around the camera likely improves image quality just like a [black] bezel around a screen improves colour perception on the screen itself. Take those bezels away and there's a drop in colour perception accuracy.
No! Don't turn iOS into Android! I, for one, leave my phone in silent mode all the time, so I don't need some icon showing up on the screen telling me that.
What's wrong with apple suckers? Why do you constantly compare iphone to android? The silent mode icon 🔕 has existed on every cell phone since they were created for a reason — Nokia, Siemens, Motorolla, Sony Ericsson, etc. Were these also android?
That icon is an important indicator. Without it many people miss calls. Too bad Jobs was too obsessed with minimalism back in the day. It should have been fixed a long time ago.
You're not the only person who uses iphone. Don't be an egoist. This "some icon" is needed for many people to avoid missing calls. It's more important.
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Are we really getting more space though?A pill shape design would be ideal however my money is on the pole-punch design. Whichever one we are going to get. We are bound to receive more space around the screen. Hopefully, Apple will utilize the extra screen.
Because it looks to me like we’re just getting more room for the same status bar icons, and we’re losing the screen space that we actually use.
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The original rumor said that the new screens on the pros would be a few pixels taller to offset for the additional vertical distance for the pill. The net results would be the exact same amount of space below the pill as below the notch. Nothing lost.
I for one would love a silent mode icon. For some reason, the silent mode gets switched on for me all the time and I don't know it -- so I basically don't notice its in silent mode until I try to play something on it. In the meantime, I don't hear it ring. That's another thing, the silent mode switch is way too easy to switch!
I have an android phone too and I've never seen a silent mode icon, but then I don't ever turn on silent mode by mistake either.
I disagree. It just doesn't look like we gain much from that type of design. Yes, you can see a bit of screen space at the top of the "new notch"....But so what? The menu bar still ends up being in the same place. Except now, it's in the middle of the screen and to me, it's much more noticeable and distracting than the old notch.
Eh no, the most secure is the best, FaceID might not be perfect, but the competition equivalent is laughable. As for speed, it’s fast enough for me.
People sure are suckered by the rumours and expectant marketing on this. It’s just a smaller and different shaped notch. It’s not going to be revolutionary or change your viewing experience, it’s just Apple making it look slightly different.
