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Everyone is doing the notch now, there were notch androids out there before the pixel 3 photos leaked.

• distances 8y ago
  Essential showed their notch what, one and a half years ago? Apple is good at making features user-friendly, but rarely are breaking completely new ground. Perhaps it's easy to miss that if one doesn't follow tech that closely.
  • s73v3r_ 8y ago
    Apple's notch came out like 3 months after the Essential phone had one? I don't think it's possible for them to have seen the notch, and then reengineered the phone in that short of a time.
    • distances 8y ago
      Yes, they were likely developed simultaneously. Point stays though, that was the trend phones were going to adapt and Apple was just one of the devices doing the same thing. "Nokia had that ten years ago" is a common quip during all Apple launch events for a reason. And there's also a good reason why Nokia's phones didn't survive the market pressure despite that.
      • jpamata 8y ago
        That's one of the reasons why Apple is still one of the most innovative in the phone market. Every time they add something to the iPhone, it eventually becomes the new standard in the industry.