iPhone X The Notch - One Year On

[eoblaed]

I really don’t think the notch was all that controversial. I don’t know anyone personally that really cared one way or the other.

I think it was a case of a few loud voices making it seem like it was a thing when, really, it wasn’t.

The results of this (admittedly entirely unscientific) survey seem to bear that out.
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Nonsense. If you're placing your iPad next to your TV set, you have a valid point. But every person I know has the screen considerably closer than they would normal sit with a TV. It's not just the size of the screen that comes into play here. You also need to account for the viewing distance as well. The two work together to determine your field of view.

Let me put it this way. One night I was sitting and watching TV and got curious about which was the "bigger" screen. So I held my 10.5" iPad out where I'd normally have it while watching something (it usually sits in my lap) and lined it up with the 55" TV across the room. From my vantage point, the iPad was a "bigger" screen.

I can guarantee which had the bigger sound, though.

 

[Zaft]

It really only becomes noticeable when watching full screen videos. The X plus will solve this because I won’t have to zoom in like someone earlier has said.

 

[44267547]

Behold the notch. It never gives any issues to the real iPhone X owners. The notch haters generally are the fake iPhone X owners who claim owning it.

The Bolded doesn’t make any sense. So your essentially what you’re saying is that for those who don’t own the iPhone X, and state their skeptical opinion on the Notch must Hate the iPhone? While claiming they own it?

Or, you have those who perhaps _don’t_ desire to own the iPhone X that want to subject their opinion on regardless of the matter, because not everybody likes the same device or the Notch, or maybe they owned the iPhone X and returned it because of the notch, etc.That sounds more logical to me Versus your insinuation.

 

[DNichter]

Don't ever notice it

 

[The-Real-Deal82]

Behold the notch. It never gives any issues to the real iPhone X owners. The notch haters generally are the fake iPhone X owners who claim owning it.

That sounds to me like you’re saying unless someone is positive about the feature, their opinion doesn’t count in your opinion? Nothing like being objective in a discussion eh?

Pretend iPhone X owners? lol

 

[Phone Junky]

This, 100%. I wasn't too happy with the notch, but it was tolerable. 8 months on, the software really does a dis-service to the notch, and between it and the horrible face ID tech causing the phone to turn the screen on whenever you move it, the phone is becoming less and less desirable.

Turn off "Raise to wake".

 

[naturalstar]

It bothered me. I didn’t like it. When I first saw it, I thought the design person should have been fired. I understood why it was done; I’m not tech illiterate. Didn’t mean I liked the design. I didn’t like that it covered content and in order see full content, you had to shrink the screen which made the screen even smaller than what I was used to as a Plus user. To be honest though, the notch itself was a line item on my list of negatives with the X, but it didn’t help it’s cause.

It’s not about games and videos, but I do prefer a clean viewing experience. I don’t have dips and curves on my TV, not on any of my monitors, any not on any laptop/MacBook, and not on my iPad. Others wouldn’t notice, but I did. And I’m only concerned with what’s best for me and everyone else can choose what’s best for them.

Now all that said, Apple is committed to the notch for now... but the Plus version is coming this year. Ears perked. Oh, really now? I am a Plus user, so I’m keen on what the revealed product will hold. The rumors have been promising thus far. It will have a bigger screen which should lead to more viewing real estate. The notch is thinner and the larger screen will make it even less noticeable. My hope is that if I shrink the screen, I still have a good viewing experience.

I’m still waiting for the keynote, but if all looks good, I will get the X Plus and live with the (less noticeable) notch.

 

[Jimmy James]

I don’t have a X, only tried one.

I thought I would dislike it. Seemed like a non issue in actual use.

 

[Xiroteus]

Curious when they will fix the notch issue. The Galaxy S9 Note lines looks much better at the moment. I don't currently own one and it is enough to make me avoid any phone that has a notch because it's too much of a design flaw.