Soldato
If, as I'm assuming, Apple added the notch to reduce the overall length of the handset then surely they haven't considered that most users would prefer no notch and a handset 3mm or so longer?
It's all about screen real estate bragging rights though. If the physical shape of the screen is the same as its display image then that is definitely going to be more expensive to produce than a rectangular one. If they'd gone taller with no notch there'd be no empty space as it would've been designed that way from scratch. One thing is for sure. People either dislike or don't mind the notch, nobody actively likes it.But surely it wouldn't be longer. Surely the alternative is to just not have the ears and slightly less screen? To add 3mm extra to the top of the phone would technically mean some empty space in the device. To fill that is basically a redesign I would think. Then they think 'lets add that little extra screen real estate' and we're back to the same place again. What I'm saying, they're not taking away screen, they're adding screen.
Screen size is measured diagonally, corner to corner. Remove the ears and your quoted screen size is smaller and, as panel size is one of the primary comparison factors, they're not going to do that. It's no coincidence that the note 9 runs a 6.4" and the XSmax runs 6.5". I wonder if anyone has calculated the actual screen area of both phones as the notch looks like it's more than 0.1 inches to me. My point being the point of the ears is to increase screen to body ratio so the better option would've been (in my opinion) to have a slightly taller no-notch design and I do wonder how many X/XS/XSmax owners would've preferred that.Yes, my point being, it wouldn't be taller, it just wouldn't have the ears.
If we'd not seen what they've released with the notch, they'd designed it without, it would be the same height.
I'm unsure of your reasoning behind this. The manufacturer can specify whatever they want. Apple had their panel manufacturers produce notch free displays for years. When they chose to blaze the trail of the current fashion for minimal bezels they specified a notched display. I as a customer obviously cannot change it but Apple (et al) could if they wanted to. They wont though as thin bezels are a priority right now and all of the manufacturers are singing from the same song sheet on that one. All I'm saying is I personally would've preferred no notch and a slightly larger handset. Obviously I don't speak for everyone but mine isn't an isolated opinion either.All I'm saying... repeatedly apparently, is if you can't just take the notch away, you can only take the ears away.
From what I've read, research was conducted and it was shown that the part of the screen that a notch would occupy isn't much of a miss to most users. Some phones have a feature to black out the ears, but then you effectively have a smaller screen.I always though the notch ears where only for displaying the battery level, Signal levels, notifications etc
I never realise it also cut into the main screen display area when displaying things like videos, Games etc
If the note 9 had a notch it would be shorter as they'd fit the sensors that are above the screen into said notch.
That's what a forum is for. You have your opinion and I have mine.I think I give up with you. You don't get it, so I'm not even reading the rest. The ears are added, not the notch. To shorten the device it would all need redesigning as the internals would no longer fit. They add ears, they don't add the notch.
Yes you're mad as the screen would still have a notch so you be no better off...Maybe I'm mad
Yes but you'd never see itYes you're mad as the screen would still have a notch so you be no better off...
Surely the notch is added first so they have somewhere to put the front camera and the other bits in that notch area and then they design the screen around the notch..I think I give up with you. You don't get it, so I'm not even reading the rest. The ears are added, not the notch. To shorten the device it would all need redesigning as the internals would no longer fit. They add ears, they don't add the notch.
I may have to buy a iPhone one day and try it...
I never owned an iPhone before as I was put off them big time due to having an ipod many years ago before the iPhone came out and it was tied to this crap called iTunes or something like that and I could not just drag or copy & paste files from & to It I had to use this nightmare iTunes software to transfer files..
Ha! Don't expect that to have changed!I may have to buy a iPhone one day and try it...
I never owned an iPhone before as I was put off them big time due to having an ipod many years ago before the iPhone came out and it was tied to this crap called iTunes or something like that and I could not just drag or copy & paste files from & to It I had to use this nightmare iTunes software to transfer files..