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While the phone may look beautiful to a lot of people, that notch is horrible to design a UI around. Even the screenshots in the article look terrible after the

by osrec 8y ago

While the phone may look beautiful to a lot of people, that notch is horrible to design a UI around. Even the screenshots in the article look terrible after the suggested adjustments. I really hope the notch eventually goes away.

justwalt 8y ago
When Apple finally revealed the first image of the new iPhone during their event, the background on the phones didn’t reveal the notch at all, so I thought they’d done away with it. I wonder if it was on purpose.
- johnhenry 8y ago
  https://gizmodo.com/apple-magically-makes-the-notch-disappear-1829056511 https://gizmodo.com/apple-magically-makes-the-notch-disappea... It's super long-winded (like many things from gawker) but essentially, the photos are black around the notch specifically to hide it.
bhauer 8y ago
It will inevitably disappear in time. Once we have the necessary technology to have these sensors work reliably below the display layer, that will be done. I am more concerned about the non-functional but (to me, at least) similarly bothersome design quirk of these iPhones and some other modern phones: rounded corners that mask the display edges. I worry rounded corners may not disappear any time soon because there's little technical reason for them to exist; the rounded corners are aesthetic. For me, I prefer the appearance of phones with shorter corner radii—sharper lines—such as the Razer. But the popular preference for large-radii corners is undeniable (e.g., Twitter's conversion from square to circular avatars). I just want a plain rectangular display, thank you.
apple4ever 8y ago
Absolutely agreed. The notch is just terrible. I'd much rather there just be a little bit bigger bezel up at the top. I think it will go away eventually, but then I said that about the camera bump too (another terrible design choice).

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While the phone may look beautiful to a lot of people, that notch is horrible to design a UI around. Even the screenshots in the article look terrible after the

by osrec 8y ago

justwalt 8y ago
When Apple finally revealed the first image of the new iPhone during their event, the background on the phones didn’t reveal the notch at all, so I thought they’d done away with it. I wonder if it was on purpose.
- johnhenry 8y ago
  https://gizmodo.com/apple-magically-makes-the-notch-disappear-1829056511 https://gizmodo.com/apple-magically-makes-the-notch-disappea... It's super long-winded (like many things from gawker) but essentially, the photos are black around the notch specifically to hide it.
bhauer 8y ago
It will inevitably disappear in time. Once we have the necessary technology to have these sensors work reliably below the display layer, that will be done. I am more concerned about the non-functional but (to me, at least) similarly bothersome design quirk of these iPhones and some other modern phones: rounded corners that mask the display edges. I worry rounded corners may not disappear any time soon because there's little technical reason for them to exist; the rounded corners are aesthetic. For me, I prefer the appearance of phones with shorter corner radii—sharper lines—such as the Razer. But the popular preference for large-radii corners is undeniable (e.g., Twitter's conversion from square to circular avatars). I just want a plain rectangular display, thank you.
apple4ever 8y ago
Absolutely agreed. The notch is just terrible. I'd much rather there just be a little bit bigger bezel up at the top. I think it will go away eventually, but then I said that about the camera bump too (another terrible design choice).