Apple: The King of the Notch

[jeremiah256]

So let's cut to the chase: yes, Apple could have compensated for the Notch, either by hardware design or using software. But after years of slamming Samsung for copying from Apple's design, do you think Apple was going to walk into the crap storm Samsung would throw at them for copying their edge to edge look? No, that was not going to happen. Apple, one way or another, was going to differentiate itself from Android phones, specifically Samsung.

Previously, Apple had the Home Button. Many complained and wanted it gone, but it made an Apple phone instantly recognizable in a world of same-same Android clones.

In a few more years, Homey will be gone. He had a good run, but whether or not Apple could have included TouchID under the screen, he knew his days were numbers. He'd already been converted to a haptic feedback area on the iPhone 7 and 8 models.

The new king is the Notch. And it probably ain't going away any time soon. Come the quarterly sales report that will include the iPhone X, we'll see if most consumers bent the knee or not. I think they will if FaceID is as good a version 1 product as it was on the iPhone 5S.

 

[WiiDsmKR69]

Totally agree.

Every new iPhone release has this kind of scepticism. 3GS switching to plastic, 4 antenna breaks, the 5 glass “windows”, the 6 antenna bands etc.

Each seems to become “the pinnacle” of design and what everyone wants most when the idea of changing the design is leaked.

Apple know what they are doing. These phones will be fire

 

[Geert76]

still funny, to read all the comments in the several topics how people justify The Notch in every single possible way.

luckily Android users can now also experience the absolute beauty of The Notch
link Google Play Store: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=pl.damianpiwowarski.iphonexscreen

 

[T'hain Esh Kelch]

I don't mind the notch personally, but I do think it is a genious PR move from Apples side. In the years to come, all smart phones will be all screen on the front. The only differentiator on the market, will be the visible notch on iPhones, easily recoigniceable and a show off.

 

[cableguy84]

To accept the notch, is to accept bad design

 

[The-Real-Deal82]

I like the notch so much I’ve stuck a piece of black electrical tape across the top of the screen on my 6S.

 

[Patriks7]

I don't mind the notch personally, but I do think it is a genious PR move from Apples side. In the years to come, all smart phones will be all screen on the front. The only differentiator on the market, will be the visible notch on iPhones, easily recoigniceable and a show off.

This. My favorite are all the posts saying they’re waiting for Apple to remove or next year. Yeah, right. The notch is here to stay for a few years at least.

 

[MEJHarrison]

So...if I can unlock and get to my home screen faster....follow me so far? I can get to my apps faster... so the task I was going to do on my phone is completed faster.

How does that translate into real-world benefits? What I mean is, you say you're saving time every time you log in. So how many spare minutes do you have at the end of the day? How many extra hours do you get each month? How many days does that save you over the course of a year?

There's "saving time" and "saving time". Even if your method actually does save time... Heck, let's just say you actually do save time and avoid that argument altogether. How has that extra time enriched your life? It hasn't. While the time savings might be measurable, you can't really add them up and store them up for a rainy day. Faster or not, that time is lost and shall never return. All it really bought you was bragging rights if you can find anyone interested enough to listen.

I fail to see how saving a few milliseconds while logging in changes my life in any recognizable way. So the argument that you can have your phone unlocked while it's still in your pocket is really falling on deaf ears here. Honestly, who cares? If the main purpose of my phone was besting previous unlock scores, I'd be more interested in shaving a little time here and a little there. But that's not what I do with my phone. I don't care if I'm on the home screen when I glance at my phone, if it's still coming up when I glance at my phone or if I need to begin the entire procedure when I glance at my phone. I care about running that app that caused me to reach for my phone in the first place. And if I get there half a second after you do, I'm fine with that. It's not like I could have put that extra half second to any real use.

Let me know when your login method is minutes faster and then I'll be more interested.

 

[spooky23]

A Game of Phones

 

[Geert76]

To accept the notch, is to accept bad design

To accept the notch, you must be a King to simply justify everything Apple throws at you

 

[Cordorb]

I sleep better at night by just thinking of the notch area as thousands of dead pixels !!

 

[iapplelove]

I don’t mind the notch at all. It truly is the closest edge to edge screen on the market.

If they some how could put all those little sensors under the screen that would be great too.

But for now the notch isn’t a big deal at all. 99% of people who hate the notch don’t even own the phone nor have they used one for an extensive period of time.

 

[44267547]

I'll be getting the new iPhone X that comes out in the Fall, but a few of my co-workers have the iPhone X. The notch, to them, is a non-issue. It faded into the background long ago and the beautiful screen real estate is the main thing that draws the eye. It was much less traumatic to them then losing the audio jack when they upgraded. And with other manufacturers now knowing it's a viable option that the average consumer will accept, it is here to stay.

To be honest, the only time the notch is ever discussed is on a tech form. I have never heard anyone around me that owns the iPhone X mention the notch whatsoever. The main thing I have heard others discuss is the high price point and rather they think the iPhone X is worth it.

 

[44267547]

Totally agree.

Every new iPhone release has this kind of scepticism. 3GS switching to plastic, 4 antenna breaks, the 5 glass “windows”, the 6 antenna bands etc.

Each seems to become “the pinnacle” of design and what everyone wants most when the idea of changing the design is leaked.

Apple know what they are doing. These phones will be fire

I know many don't like the notch, and I can understand reasons why. But that does not affect me, and I like to think that Apple has some of the best engineers in the world, which may or may not align with other peoples views of the design of this new iPhone. But the amount of technology that is incorporated into that notch with all the sensors, speakers and Camera is absolutely incredible to me.

 

[DNichter]

I have no issue with the notch, but can see why some don't like it. It will be here until they can put the sensors under the screen.

 

[honglong1976]

still funny, to read all the comments in the several topics how people justify The Notch in every single possible way.

luckily Android users can now also experience the absolute beauty of The Notch
link Google Play Store: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=pl.damianpiwowarski.iphonexscreen

Have you seen the reviews? Are they fake or are some people really super stupid?

1 star
This app is stupid the only thing it does is add a little bar on the top of your screen

1 star
ABSOLUTELY HORRIBLE! All this app does for me is block out a bit of the upper screen. Don't waste your time with this app.

haha

 

[stevemess1234]

This. My favorite are all the posts saying they’re waiting for Apple to remove or next year. Yeah, right. The notch is here to stay for a few years at least.

Can you explain to me how the notch will be gone on phones? Its impossible.

Some people say that the Galaxy S9 Plus has symetry but at a huge cost (the phone is way to tall). All phones in the future will have the Notch. There is no way around it. Otherwise you will get phones that are too tall and phones that don't maximize the screen to body ratio (both of those things are very very important). Get use to the notch, its a thing of beauty. Let go of the need for symetry. If you look at anything in nature, its not symetrical. Symetry is not natural but man made/created. Let it go.

 

[Superrjamz54]

Can you explain to me how the notch will be gone on phones? Its impossible.

Some people say that the Galaxy S9 Plus has symetry but at a huge cost (the phone is way to tall). All phones in the future will have the Notch. There is no way around it. Otherwise you will get phones that are too tall and phones that don't maximize the screen to body ratio (both of those things are very very important). Get use to the notch, its a thing of beauty. Let go of the need for symetry. If you look at anything in nature, its not symetrical. Symetry is not natural but man made/created. Let it go.

It’ll eventually go when they can put the sensors underneath the screen without reducing the functionality of them.

 

[Danoc]

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[BenTrovato]

I don't get how people say the notch is okay. I get the "it doesn't bother me" comments - totally agree. From a completely neutral perspective, the notch does not look great; i.e. It would look better without the notch.

 

[kdarling]

The notch will be gone just as soon as they can work out how to conceal that camera array under/within the screen or in the thinnest of pieces in the body of the phone.

The iPhone X notch is similar to the "flat tire" on that first round all-display watch... the Moto 360. Its notch was seen by Moto engineers as a necessary evil at first to allow a frontal sensor and drivers without pushing the body past the display boundaries.

 

[MEJHarrison]

Overreact much?

Perhaps English isn't your primary language, so let me be of assistance. What I did was called a "reply", not an "overreaction". You can Google it if you need more help (maybe you can use some of that time you've got saved up from logging in faster?). Someone said something, I said something back, or "replied" if you will. When two people go back and forth like that, it's known as a "conversation".

An "overreaction" would be when someone says something and the person replying goes well above and beyond what would be considered a "normal" reaction to the original comment. There's no evidence of an overreaction in my reply, so for now I'll just assume you got your terminology mixed up.

 

[PhoneMe1]

I can have my 8 Plus unlocked almost before i have it out of my pocket with TouchID. I can have my thumb on TouchID scanner while it is in my pocket and it will be unlocked and at my homescreen all in one gesture. So I guess I am good at gestures after all.

lol, are you quick draw macgraw?
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Perhaps English isn't your primary language, so let me be of assistance. What I did was called a "reply", not an "overreaction". You can Google it if you need more help (maybe you can use some of that time you've got saved up from logging in faster?). Someone said something, I said something back, or "replied" if you will. When two people go back and forth like that, it's known as a "conversation".

An "overreaction" would be when someone says something and the person replying goes well above and beyond what would be considered a "normal" reaction to the original comment. There's no evidence of an overreaction in my reply, so for now I'll just assume you got your terminology mixed up

you are flogging a dead horse

 

[jeremiah256]

still funny, to read all the comments in the several topics how people justify The Notch in every single possible way.

luckily Android users can now also experience the absolute beauty of The Notch
link Google Play Store: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=pl.damianpiwowarski.iphonexscreen

I don’t think this helps Android’s case:

https://imgur.com/gallery/t3I1l

 

[bambooshots]

That's right.

Hail to the King.