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iPhone 14 Pro Max Canceling 14PM
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I have never been a fan of the notch. Perhaps if the edges had blended better or something, but I have always disliked how the corners of the phone looked on either side - reminded me of horns or something.
I don’t know what I’ll think of the Dynamic Island (geez I can barely make myself type that, much less say it - they really could‘ve done better with naming it), but I like it better than the notch because I like that the edges/border of the screen are uniform all the way around.
I’ve toyed with keeping my 13 mini because honestly, I love it, but I have waited for a notchless phone since they introduced the notch, so I think I’m all in at this point.
I don’t know what I’ll think of the Dynamic Island (geez I can barely make myself type that, much less say it - they really could‘ve done better with naming it), but I like it better than the notch because I like that the edges/border of the screen are uniform all the way around.
I’ve toyed with keeping my 13 mini because honestly, I love it, but I have waited for a notchless phone since they introduced the notch, so I think I’m all in at this point.
It‘s either this : ¯\_(ツ)_/¯
or
this: (____)
probably next year for the IPhone15 we will get this:
¯\_(ツ)_/¯
…..(__)
…../\ /\
It would be hilarious if they release an update with the ability to fill that dead space above the pill thus making it a notch 😂.
OK let me try to fix this for you. First of all it gets a little much when you see duplicate posts about the DI getting in the way of video/gaming content. It can, much like the notch did. But no one is going to argue that you’re going to get the best video viewing and gaming experience on a laptop, tablet, or dedicated console. So the focus, I think, should not be making your phone be your dedicated media experience but something that’s going to just be a convenience when you’re on the road or on the go. You have to see it for what it is. Theres nothing out of touch about me. I got my first apple II computer back in the 80s And been walking hand in hand with tech before many were born or entering grade school.
And even if you did invest, you could still just finance the phone and pay each month from the investment money and still possibly still have the principal or more in the end
Asthetics wise the pill looks worse to me, at least it's useful but seeing complaints it's obtrusive in video v notch.
If you really hated the notch can't imagine you would like a pill lol.
Agree on the island never seen one shaped like that haha
That's literally the same as the notch, if not a little less. I do agree I thought the new design would be better but when I saw a side by side, its almost the same as a notch except for the features of the island.
Yes, but it's not like it's 1/3 of the way down the screen. It's really not that big of a difference - certainly not a deal-breaker imo.
Like I said I think, for me, it’s having the uniform edges around the screen - just looks more finished to me than the notch. I’ll see how I feel about it here soon I suppose since my 14 pro arrived about an hour ago.
Do you notice your nose at all in your peripheral vision?
Now you do? Well, that's what's happening with the Dynamic Island with you. The more you put importance to it, the more distracting it will seem.
Now you do? Well, that's what's happening with the Dynamic Island with you. The more you put importance to it, the more distracting it will seem.
I thought the notch was annoying until I saw the "island". It's such a distraction when you're watching a video and that damn "island" is right there! Meh I suppose I'll get over it it just like I did for the notch.
Not the full story.
Yes, the DI sits about 20px lower from the top of the screen, but the screens on the 14 pro/max are about the same number of pixels taller. The result is the same size safe area as before.
Videos should fit within that safe area just as they do for the notch, but apps may need to adjust for the new screen aspect ratio to fit properly and that will require a software update. It is possible to manually zoom a video to use the full width but doing so crops the top and bottom of a 16:9 video and that is what has been done on some early images I have seen. It makes it look like there is more impact than there really is..
That is not the default view for video. Normal video view is to fit to top and bottom and show letterbox on the sides. That is the safe are. That way you avoid the notch and the island. You have to manually zoom the video to fit the width to engage outside the safe area. Then the notch and island stand out. Your choice. Of course you are then cropping the top and bottom of the video when you do that.
On old TVs there was a thing called overscan. People didn’t like it when the video didn’t fill the TV screen edge to edge. The broadcasters used overscan mode which scaled the video to larger than the screen so there was never any black. It chopped things off near the edge of the video but at least there were no bars! 😆
Well, as a new 14 Pro Max owner. I can say all the fears about this dynamic island or whatever you wanna call the black spot on the screen that replaces the notch is the big nothing burger.
It doesn’t block video content. At least this is on YouTube and Amazon prime. If it does on some other app, then that sounds like the app is zooming in because with the dimensions of the screen, the notch or dynamic island depending on what phone you have is outside where the screen would be.
As to how it looks, I can’t really say yet. I think it’s more noticeable but that could be because it’s different and I’m noticing it. I got to the point where I never noticed the notch, so maybe this will be the same. I can’t say yet.
I have complaints but they’re all related to iOS 16 and not some hardware feature of this phone
It doesn’t block video content. At least this is on YouTube and Amazon prime. If it does on some other app, then that sounds like the app is zooming in because with the dimensions of the screen, the notch or dynamic island depending on what phone you have is outside where the screen would be.
As to how it looks, I can’t really say yet. I think it’s more noticeable but that could be because it’s different and I’m noticing it. I got to the point where I never noticed the notch, so maybe this will be the same. I can’t say yet.
I have complaints but they’re all related to iOS 16 and not some hardware feature of this phone
I think this is the issue. People are zooming in so then the notch or dynamic island is blocking part of the screen. At that point a good chunk of the top and bottom of the screen is missing as well, so why would you watch it that way? I don’t know 🤷♂️
That’s for your use case. Many various types of users and scenarios. Don’t fall foul of thinking you speak for everyone.
Personally for you is fine. But you don’t speak for everyone. So many usage cases you need to let go of your myopic view of how an iPhone is used.
Of course it’s in the way and sucks for video. But there is a chance the black hole is even worse for video due to the space above it. Time will tell.
At least you got the last sentence right. Everybody has a different situation. You shouldn’t assume for others.
It’s possible it’s the opposite. Because of the space above showing content it may be even worse. Time will tell.
I posted a pic of the differences between the 13pm and 14pm on another thread basically on the same topic. 13pm has more vertical space as DI eats deeper into screen but 14pm has more horizontal screen as it’s wider. Interesting if you’re interested in this topic. Not interesting if you’re not. If you’re not, don’t assume everybody is you. This is such a common theme on so many threads on MRs. Expand your world!
I think it will need some side by sides to compare to get the full picture (hehe). If you’re not interested in this aspect then that’s fine, but some are.
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Apple itself is advertising with fullscreen video, and thats what was shown in the keynote. You can defend it all you want but as soon as you use it in fullscreen, the DI looks way more intrusive than the notch. It reaches further out into the screen.
Apple itself is advertising with fullscreen video, and thats what was shown in the keynote. You can defend it all you want but as soon as you use it in fullscreen, the DI looks way more intrusive than the notch. It reaches further out into the screen.
I don't know if I should buy the iPhone 13 PM with 1tb for $1050 or the 14 PM with 512gb for $1500 including tax.