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A lot of the arguments complaining about the iphone's notch are missing two points: 1. The notch is necessary to house faceid sensors that no current android p
by prions 9y ago
A lot of the arguments complaining about the iphone's notch are missing two points:
1. The notch is necessary to house faceid sensors that no current android phone with a notch has
2. The notch isn't cutting into the screen, the ears of the notch are actually cutting into the bezel.
A lot of hate towards Apple (justified or not) has been towards their preference of form over functionality. It's ironic to see Android handset makers taking a functional compromise from the iphone X and making it a completely cosmetic feature.
- mastax 9y agoSome non-screen area at the top of the phone is necessary for the proximity sensor, front facing camera, earpiece, and yes FaceID sensor. (Phones like the Mi Mix and Sharp Aquos Crystal tried to move such things to the bottom, but this was impractical) I don't see how having a FaceID sensor justifies the notch any more than the other components do. In fact, since the lack of FaceID sensor decreases the necessary width of the notch it makes even more sense to expand the screen up to the edge of the device.
- bitmapbrother 9y agoThis is especially ridiculous when you consider the Galaxy S9 has a screen to body ratio that exceeds that of the iPhone X. In the words of one of the most egregious iPhone X copycats - Asus: Well, it’s quite simple. Some people will say it’s copying Apple, but we cannot get away from what users want. You have to follow the trends. I'm going to guess those users don't reside in North America or Europe.
- sundvor 9y agoYep, the S8 / S9 has really nailed the design as far as I'm concerned: Just one massive screen with no intrusions. And they retain the headphone jacks as well, with a fairly decent DAC, so you can keep on using your high end wired headphones if you want.