Very simple! Don't drop it
I have never had a case because they make the phone look ugly (what's the use of buying a good looking phone and then covering up the good looks) and I have never had a cracked screen just like millions of other people.
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Very simple! Don't drop it
I have never had a case because they make the phone look ugly (what's the use of buying a good looking phone and then covering up the good looks) and I have never had a cracked screen just like millions of other people.
Wow great point! Perhaps it could identify your palm using touch-ID, assuming it's not limited to a certain area.
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Why can't you use a case? You can use a case on the current iPhones with curved glass?
The reason edge to edge has value to me is because we can talk about lessening the footprint of the phone.
I constantly hear people say they're unimpressed but at the same time almost never really offer a reason for the added bezel. The only response I've seen that remotely made sense to me was watching videos in landscape. I don't personally hold my phone by the bezels, even in that usage situation, so it's not an issue here. But I can see how it's useful to some in that aspect st least.
I constantly hear people say they're unimpressed but at the same time almost never really offer a reason for the added bezel. The only response I've seen that remotely made sense to me was watching videos in landscape. I don't personally hold my phone by the bezels, even in that usage situation, so it's not an issue here. But I can see how it's useful to some in that aspect st least.
An edge to edge screen may look cool, but it can be a pain at times. I have the S7 Edge and the trying to text can be a pain with one hand as your palm will touch some of the letters as you try to type with one hand. Of course a less sensitive screen could fix that. if the glass wasn't curved on the Edge, the issue would also occur less.
Very simple! Don't drop it
This was my philosophy until two OTHER people dropped my phone. It's one thing when you drop it (or don't), it's another for someone else to drop it. I think they're so nice without a case but have changed my stance
Because a lot of cases grip the sides of the phone and rise over it a little to protect the screens in the event of a drop. An edge-to-edge display would most likely be covered by this type of case and usability would be hampered. That said, im not sure how such cases work with the S7 Edge.
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I prefer the regular S7 to the Edge for that reason.
some people here wish iphone has edge to edge screen. look cool but just gimmick, like samsung curve TV.
what is the point of edge to edge screen if you have to program software to disable the edge to avoid accident touch?
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Just needs some thought in the case design, essentially the case itself has to be thicker rather than it just covering the sides of the phone's own bezels. It should not matter for actual usability if it covers a tiny bit of the screen on the sides.
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Reducing the physical dimensions of the phone or alternatively providing a bigger display at the same proportions. It's exactly the issue with the current iPhones, especially the Plus has huge bezels compared to many other phones with similar size screens. On big screen phones the smaller the physical dimensions, the nicer it is to hold and operate with one hand.
You need to keep in mind that Apples edge-to-edge version is most likely taking the current iPhone 6/6s/7 curved glass design and putting a OLED display under it. It won't be like Samsung where the literal side of the phone is a screen.
I'm using a Otterbox Commuter case on my 7+ now. It's fairly bulky and covers the the glass edges.
However, the amount of glass covered by the case is only a few millimeters around edges. We're not sure how 2-3mm might effect usage.
Imagine putting an Apple leather case around this image.
The loss of real estate from a case is minimal. Maybe a few millimeters around the edges might get lost, if anything.
But real estate is still lost right? Take this post by user @AmazingKerem
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