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Samsung's Upcoming Galaxy S10 Smartphone to Feature Infinity-O Display With Hole Punch Cutout
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Just for the record, will that be the same word you use to describe an iPhone with the same design?
The phone on the left isn’t an iPhone. The notch isn’t great but at least with iPhone we know why it exists. When I find hilarious is all the hot takes that Apple’s problems in China are because they are being out-designed by Chinese competitors....the competitors all copying the notch...that is supposedly a terrible design decision.
This off-center punch hole is stupid. There’s nothing immersive about seeing a little camera hole on the side of the screen. Last year everyone said Samsung did it best with the small top and bottom bezel. Now the punch hole kills the notch? LMAO.
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And yet if Apple released a new phone with amazing new software features but the physical device looked like the XS the tech crowd would say it’s boring.
never said it was.
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the samsung phone looks like it was designed by an intern.
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i already did the last time Apple made one.
Didn't say, or mean to imply it's an iPX Max. Thought it would be obvious that it's a Mate 20Pro. Nonetheless, my point was, a punch hole display with such a tiny bezel on top, and a bezel on the bottom the size of the iPX Max or possibly less, translates to a more immersive experience.
Don't know for sure why, but I feel the same. Could be because we read from left to right, Korean might be 'ambidextrous' in that regard if I understand this excerpt from Wikipedia correctly:
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It's far from mandatory but it usually is better than slight asymmetry (although in some situations slight asymmetry can be better).
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The Note 9, S9 designs are fine. So this is yet another phone I will have to bypass until these companies knock off these awful design choices. (Notches, cut-outs etc...) Currently on the Note 8 and can at least still get the Note 9 in the future. Just keep the bezels until they can figure out a better design.
I really did think that the current Galaxy S design with thin,symmetric top and bottom bezels were the best form we have currently. No notch. No asymmetrical bezels. The only thing I did not like was the curved side display.
This cutout and unequal top and bottom bezels is literally the worst of all options.
This cutout and unequal top and bottom bezels is literally the worst of all options.
This "chin" that so many are commenting about doesn't look any larger than the bottom bezel on the XR. It's just because it isn't uniform around the whole device that it stands out more. Of course if it as uniform all around, people would be moaning about the "huge" bezels. People need a reality check. You can't have a completely bezel-less phone. I bet for all the people that buy this phone they won't even notice the bezel sizes after a day or 2 of use, much like the notch on the iPhones.
I usually like Samsung products and designs but this looks much worse than the notch.
no question about it.
no question about it.
Irrespective of my own views I can tell you one thing with 100% certainty.
If Apple had a small camera cut-out in one corner of the latest iPhone's, and Samsung had the large notch.
99.9% of Apple supporters here would be saying how ugly, stupid, intrusive and total abomination Samsung s notch was compared to Apples single small camera hole.
If Apple had a small camera cut-out in one corner of the latest iPhone's, and Samsung had the large notch.
99.9% of Apple supporters here would be saying how ugly, stupid, intrusive and total abomination Samsung s notch was compared to Apples single small camera hole.
This isn't a bad idea prima facie... especially if the phone doesn't get too bulky because of it. FoD on the font perhaps for unlocking.
check out the nubia x. wouldnt expect apple fans to know about other phones haha.
I would have thought the hole completely disappears with video playback especially movies on widescreen because of the letterboxing. For the games most of the time the way we hold our phone the lower part of the thumb naturally covers the hole. If people manage to forget about the notch then I would assume this would be the same.
Samsung lately seems to get the right ideas but fail at the first implementation. They had a great idea extending the display from S7 to S8 but when moving the FP sensor to the back placed it in the wrong place.
The S9 sorted it out and considering current technology is the best (in my opinion) hardware design for as large as possible screens, no notch, SD card, jack, water proof, FP sensor, best OLED screen in business, etc...
S11 should follow the same pattern. If I was in the Samsung phone buying business I would wait this one out.
I’ve never understood how people can hate the notch so much but be so okay with an off-centre hole. I stopped noticing the notch after about a day of using my X because stuff blends in around it. This is so far in the corner that you can’t do any UI work around it, it’s just gonna sit there being asymmetrical and ugly.
Short answer: Yes
Long answer, I just don't like the overall design of Samsung, especially the back sides, and then there's this huge name on the phone itself, I don't like (name) branding on almost everything, Logos are ok and much better recognisable.
If "Apple" was on the iPhone instead of the logo I would certainly dislike them more.
Apple's design is IMHO far better than Samsung, there are other mobile phone brands which do a much better job than Samsung.
