explain
Explain
Isaac Flores
Justin Parker
Consumers are stupid and the average person makes poor decisions
Parker Hughes
I want to kill myself
Lincoln Turner
Obvious answer: Android was a copycat OS from the beginning so no surprise that low-margin phone makers who can't afford their own research and innovation just rip off Apple.
Android apologist answer: The notch is natural evolution of smartphone designs, elegantly offering more screen real-estate and further reducing bezels.
Liam Brown
Theres one android phone comming from china in a few months with the cumera under the screen so no noch if ur so desperate
Nolan Roberts
>Android apologist answer
I never heard anyone say this desu
Jacob Nelson
the only good thing that comes out of this meme is that it proves manufacturers aren't restricted to square displays anymore (of course), so I expect some real innovation in the future
Austin Ortiz
>The notch is natural evolution of smartphone designs
No one ever said this other than Apple.
It's one of the biggest regressions in the history of cellphones, and some people are willing to pay for these pieces of thrash.
Oliver Parker
I'm curious if the part of the screen covering the camera lens has to be blacked out in order to take a picture/video?
Ethan Bailey
>As bezels are shrinking further and further down, manufacturers are starting to run out of room for the various sensors on a phone, like infrared, proximity, and the front-facing camera. While some OEMs have come to other solutions like retractable selfie cams, it seems that the easiest way to slim down the top bezel is with a notch; ideally one just big enough to house the phone's sensors while still leaving plenty of room to the sides for as much screen as possible.
It cuts into the display, sure, but you're still getting far more real estate to work with than if the screen just stopped before the notch. This means more room for information — you don't have to scroll through a web page as often because there's more vertical space for the content to fill. You can suddenly see more of the app you're in while you're typing.
This is a benefit originally brought on by the elongated aspect ratio craze (18:9 and beyond), but that introduced a new issue: with a longer display comes a taller phone that's harder to hold or fit into a pocket. The notch brings slimmer vertical bezels, which helps cut down on that added height.
It will be the obvious answer soon. Just like Slide to Unlock, the Fingerprint Scanner, and so on