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Notch versus Pill+Hole

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The useless screen space above & between the pill and the hole seem very distracting to me, much more so than the notch.
Looks like there's bugs or debris on the screen.
And....................shouldn't the "pill" be called "the capsule"?
 
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Well, I own a lot of PowerPC and early Intel Macs, so it's relative. :)
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of course it's relative

the oldest system i still own and fire up from time to time is an Amiga 500
in some circles it is, and always will be iconic, while most people probably just see some very old outdated technology
 
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Mr. Dee said:
Might as well make it one big capsule. The tiny gap between the pill and punch hole doesn’t really gain anything. But I think the bigger issue is with the ongoing pandemic, maybe it’s time they add Touch ID to the power button. I am sick of having take my mask off or having to enter my passcode. And no, the Apple Watch unlock only chooses to work when it wants to.
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Huh? I haven’t seen many people, perhaps the odd person every now and again, wear a mask all year. I haven’t put one on since December last year.

Also, Apple pretty much fixed FaceID with a mask as I was using my 12 Mini just fine after the mask update.
 
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unrigestered said:
of course it's relative

the oldest system i still own and fire up from time to time is an Amiga 500
in some circles it is, and always will be iconic, while most people probably just see some very old outdated technology
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The Amiga 500 is definitely iconic. I have the original Mac with an ‘84 serial number which I still use on occasion. It’s the one I have as my avatar. I would definitely consider that to be iconic too given that it’s the first Mac and the grandfather of the iMac.
 
arkitect said:
Absolutely! an iPad style Touch ID in the power button would be perfect.


*shrug*
Each to their own, I guess.

Even though they are no longer mandatory here, I still use one — because sometimes you think about other people.
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The option to use it for 2FA would also be great too, especially for banking apps.
 
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Couldn't care less! 😂
But pin+hole in one piece looks the best. It's somewhat smaller.
 
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Andeddu said:
Huh? I haven’t seen many people, perhaps the odd person every now and again, wear a mask all year. I haven’t put one on since December last year.

Also, Apple pretty much fixed FaceID with a mask as I was using my 12 Mini just fine after the mask update.
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I have an iPhone X and I will continue to wear a mask where I believe its necessary. My work environment also, I need to wear one. No further details.
 
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nintendoswitch said:
I like the look of the notch. I think apple should either keep the notch, or use either pill OR hole instead, not both. I hate the look of both the Pill and hole, IMO
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Pill + hole is pretty busy, especially if the screen is brightly lit around and between them.
That's my dislike of the single "floating" pill as well, it becomes too prominent.
 
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Yr Blues said:
I wish they'd just squeeze all of the sensors into the bezel even if the bezel has to be a hair fatter.
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Absolutely. I get disagreement every time I say it but I absolutely think the notch on the phone, let alone the latest computer screens is such a silly compromise requiring over engineering in the interface/software side of things and is absolutely a visual distraction. It still is for me and some day they don’t even notice it so that’s fine for them but it absolutely bugs enough people Apple is clearly trying to reduce it with a potential redesign.
 
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bag99001 said:
Absolutely. I get disagreement every time I say it but I absolutely think the notch on the phone, let alone the latest computer screens is such a silly compromise requiring over engineering in the interface/software side of things and is absolutely a visual distraction. It still is for me and some day they don’t even notice it so that’s fine for them but it absolutely bugs enough people Apple is clearly trying to reduce it with a potential redesign.
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pill + hole is not (in my mind) a reduction.
 
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lyceumHQ said:
How cool would it be if they released both. Notch for those who want to keep Face ID. Pill with Touch ID in power button for those who prefer that.

They won’t, but it would be cool to have a choice.

I don’t really mind either.

But I do actually prefer the pill + punch hole over just the elongated pill.
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They actually probably will, the 14 will likely have a notch while the 14 Pro will have the pill+ punch
 
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What if the bezel was uniform like the iPad lineup?

Screen Shot 2022-07-31 at 11.49.42 AM.png
 
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