You don't seem to understand how face ID works. Check it out in the video on Apple's site or something, smiling or frowning aren't going to change the way face ID works.
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Other Would you prefer notchless w/In-Display TouchID? Or FaceID w/Notch?
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This isn’t even close. I’d buy an X with TouchID under the screen with no notch, but as it stands, the X notch is as ugly as hell, and I’m not feeling FaceID (yep, I’m knocking it before I’ve tried it 
). The X is just bad bad design, it’s actually quite embarrassing for Apple. Fanboys will argue that the X is the second coming, but if Samsung had designed a phone like the X, they’d be the first to slag it off.
). The X is just bad bad design, it’s actually quite embarrassing for Apple. Fanboys will argue that the X is the second coming, but if Samsung had designed a phone like the X, they’d be the first to slag it off. So what do you gain by not having a notch? You still need a notch it just happens to go across the entire phone.
I think it's part of the human condition to resist change from what we're used to.
I agree that the notch is different and some may find it offputting, but the question is, does that one feature detract from all the other improvements of the iPhone X.
I agree that the notch is different and some may find it offputting, but the question is, does that one feature detract from all the other improvements of the iPhone X.
The notch is completely ridiculous. It is about as ugly as a hairless cat.
I will take the option with no notch please. Till then I am keeping my 8 plus or shopping elsewhere.
I will take the option with no notch please. Till then I am keeping my 8 plus or shopping elsewhere.
Of course you do. Otherwise people might not notice you. How else would you get attention?
See? Feel pretty silly now, eh?
Not necessarily. I think eventually they can fit. Camera into the frame and make it very minimal so basically all screen
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Why do you need the notch? With components getting smaller and smaller. They will eventually have it built into the top frame with minimal frame to glass. Next few years phone manufacturers will be going this route I think
Considering the 8 and 8 Plus are the same phone as the X but with a different body and therefore have the same improvements the iPhone X has, yeah, it detracts. It detracts it by a ton.
You can only make a lens so small if you want to keep quality so I wouldn’t be so sure.
The notch is really a non issue for me. I’m celebrating the removal of those top and bottom bezels I’ve been staring at for the past 10 years. Cmon. The X is flat out beautiful. And it’s going to be even more beautiful when ur actually holding it in ur hand.
I cant see this taking that long. Look at this phone and the little cutout for the speaker. Apple can make a frame slightly bigger and fit everything into it in a way kind of like this. If not now I dont see it being longer than 2 years
I really want to see a teardown of the X. We can see how much room over the cutout they really have.
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But what’s the difference between having a larger frame and having a notch?
A notch allows for more functional screen space.
Oiii. When manufacturers have the ability to make things small enough that having them in the frame/top of the glass like the picture I showed them you’ll have a full face screen phone.
The frame really isn’t much if at all bigger than it is now.
A notch is taking away screen and ruining the experience of what a screen should actually look like. It’s bad design sense.
The way youre saying it is your ok with an hdtv with a notch that cuts off the picture you want to see. If it has tech behind that it’s ok? No it’s not
i would get used to notch but touch id means bigger bar than notch. I have used face id on many devices and it’s reliable and little bit faster but it has its own downsides. If i buy x it would be because of its overall glass & stainless steel design and not because i am drooling about face id
I look at the S8 and it just has a larger frame. I prefer the notch as there is less wasted space. I don’t know why you are comparing a HDTV to a phone as they are clearly not the same thing.
No, you would still need bezel for the camera. There were 2 choices have a top bezel with all of the camera stuff and then waste an entire row of screen for the regular phone notifications or put the notifications on the same line as the camera. They would have been better off using a black background with white lettering then the opposite.
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Yep and then you lose screen space and usability with the icon row of notifications.
I compared it to a hdtv because you said "A notch allows for more functional screen space."
Which in reality it doesn't give more FUNCTIONAL screen space.
You wouldn't say any screen is more functional with information physically missing from it...
Have you looked at the borders apple says are the areas to stay within for developers?
The S8 is still not technology I see in the future and other phones have made smaller top bezels.
The notch is pushing technology to a limit that it creates bad design which apple shouldn't of done. They should of waited till there was small enough tech to build a new frame around the components it needs so there isn't a gap in the display cutting of what should be a perfectly even screen.
The only way to do that would be by removing the front facing camera and the sensors from the phone. Otherwise you have 2 choices and both have choices.
Im saying it "could" be done in the future...
obviously I know whats available with current technology. I dont see it being far off with what I imagine.