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SteveJUAE

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I'm not saying it won't be unuseable, I'm saying that Android pie was design with the idea of a central notch, on my Pixel 3 there is no notch but there is nothing appearing where a notch would be, it's spread out, and even when I pull down the notification panel the top center is clear. You can even see it behaving like that on Samsung's one ui.

Sure, they will probably modify it so everything shifts over to make space for the top right hole, but now thing will probably look messy as the two areas get closer together. Will have to see how they handle it in the final product.

Also, regardless of where the hole is, the notification bar at the top will be thicker than normal and the icons will be larger, that's why we were discussing too about just going all the way to the edge to minimize that.
I was not commenting on your post :) just the way it had been expanded on by others to imply the central notch was hard coded
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Who’s suggesting a large central notch? My point is that hole is a less efficient design vs. moving it up a few mm against the top bezel border. Using a hole makes a larger area of the corner unusable, purely form over function, and in my opinion, a form more distracting than if they’d used a small corner notch.
I'm not overly fussed if it's a notch or a hole, but I err on the side of hole :) as I doubt with curved edges they can get that close to an edge to make it more efficient

I just do not want it in the middle :D
 
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Lava Lamp Freak

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The FCC listing for A8s has an attachment document that has a screenshot. In the screenshot you can see that there is an empty area at the left corner, so that's how they're handling the notification icons.

https://www.sammobile.com/2018/11/30/fcc-confirms-infinity-o-display-galaxy-a8s/

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Ralfi

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Anyone else think the infinity display works against this design, in that it accentuates the bottom bezel more? If the sides were framed as the bottom is, it may look more uniform/balanced?
 
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Lava Lamp Freak

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I noticed in the screenshot I posted that it appears the notification bar is quite tall to compensate for the large cutout. It may not be as large as the one on Pixel 3 XL, but it's considerably taller than the current Galaxy devices.

IMO this is going to look bad -- seeing the notification bar icons not proportionately displayed, and then the bar itself being quite tall. It's going to take away so much space that the space gained from smaller bezels is taken away by the increased height of the bar.
 

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mi7chy

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Seems backwards that the more premium the model the bigger and uglier the floating notch is. If I pay more I expect the notch to disappear or at least get smaller.
 
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Shanghaichica

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Seems backwards that the more premium the model the bigger and uglier the floating notch is. If I pay more I expect the notch to disappear or at least get smaller.
Isn’t this what huwawei do with their p20 and mate 20 series.
 

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jamezr

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I'll take one of each, please.

I assumed that after the S9 Samsung would ruin the Galaxy S series of smartphones. It's hard to improve on perfection. If the above renders turn out to be accurate, I could happily be wrong about that.

Neither notches nor floating notches bother me. They bring symetry to the design and maximize screen size.
My thoughts too......i sure hope they end looking like these leaked images. Then I hope they offer a flat screen version too :)
 

5105973

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Looks good. I’m not super picky anymore. Notches, dots, ovals...It’s all good. The super notch of the Pixel 3XL broke my brain. I don’t care anymore as long as the phone works well and has a damn good camera.

I really at this point just want a flat display so I don’t have to deal with reflections no matter what angle I aim the phone. The S9+ is much better for that than previous curved design Samsung’s, but perfectly flat is still my ideal.
 
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