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Samsung's Upcoming Galaxy S10 Smartphone to Feature Infinity-O Display With Hole Punch Cutout
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What is with all this concern over such trivial things like hole punches and notches? Are they of such importance that people would get so upset about them? Come one folks, these are nth degree first world problems. It's just a #$%@ phone.
I guess there’s no point in having the MacRumors forums since it’s all just first world stuff.
If you don't eat your meat, you can't have any pudding. See? I can make comments that don't apply to this topic, too!
Eh, still not feeling the corners and the different chins. It would look better if there was a uniform thin bezel all the way around. In terms of the hole punch, it’s the same as the notch, which is no big deal, but I’m not sure I prefer it. I’d rather have Face ID and if that’s the case, Apple would need 3 hole punches. Could look okay, but software wise it’s the same. Overall, this feels the same as the S8 and S9. It’s all about software now and Android hasn’t done anything innovative in years. Not to say Apple has either, it’s just that that’s usually the counter. I’m not very excited about phone hardware anymore, both Apple and Samsung/Google need to innovate more when it comes to software.
If Apple were to produce a phone that looked like this both the press, Joe public and tech enthusiasts alike would slate the overall design as smacking of desperation, and would simply view it as a last ditch attempt to reinvigorate the company's perceived loss of innovation.
Whilst Apple is by no means perfect, the phrase 'Becoming a victim of your own success' springs to mind when considering Apple's apparent design conundrum, particularly when such little criticism is levelled at a world leading company like Samsung against the backdrop of what is a botched attempt at bezel-less design.
Whilst Apple is by no means perfect, the phrase 'Becoming a victim of your own success' springs to mind when considering Apple's apparent design conundrum, particularly when such little criticism is levelled at a world leading company like Samsung against the backdrop of what is a botched attempt at bezel-less design.
Why doesn't anyone complain about lack of innovation and greed when Samsung announces a new phone?
Is there some mass selective amnesia I missing out on ?
I seem to recall the iPhone X has 3 different bezel sizes with a notch and an asymmetric rear camera
May be I have the wrong goggles on
I seem to recall the iPhone X has 3 different bezel sizes with a notch and an asymmetric rear camera
May be I have the wrong goggles on
Go to gsmarena. There's already a few phone that had been released that's truly edge to edge without the notch or punch hole.
I’m sorry, but not a single one of those is an edge to edge display with a front facing camera in the display, which is what’s being talked about. Three of those phones have a sliding camera that comes up from the back and one of them doesn’t have a front facing camera at all. So again ... we’re still waiting on someone to make an edge to edge display with a camera built in that doesn’t require a hole or a notch. Yes, those have an edge to edge display with a workaround for a front facing camera because they haven’t figured out how to do it with it built into the display.
Keep waiting then but bet you Apple won't be the first to release it.
If not Apple then I’m sure someone will figure it out. It is a waiting game though.
I guess there’s no point in having the MacRumors forums since it’s all just first world stuff.
For most people phones and computers are a necessity in this day and age, so I'll grant MacRumors license to exist.
But I just don't get all the angst about notches. Do they really bother people that much?
It does bother people. Hence the countless threads on this topic.For most people phones and computers are a necessity in this day and age, so I'll grant MacRumors license to exist.
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I wasn't aware. That's how I would handle that. I guess someone beat me to it LOL. Now, I would pay for something like that. A nice, clean full front screen, no distractions.