The Notch. Will you commit to it?

[Rehmanpa]

The notch is useless. I see no reason to have it, it decreases the amount of screen space I have on my phone and it looks ugly. I will definitely skip a phone with it (rocking my oneplus 5 and I don't plan on changing for many years). Same goes for any phone which removes the headphone jack...

 

[Nuckles56]

I'll pass on having a notch, I don't see the value of it

 

[Vayra86]

 

[Atomic77]

Everything has a purpose but I don't see what this is for.

 

[TheoneandonlyMrK]

Hell no, it'll be gone in two years.

 

[rtwjunkie]

so, where does phone speaker go without the notch people don't want?

 

[silentbogo]

so, where does phone speaker go without the notch people don't want?

The next thing you know is that the notch is gone on the next gen, and the price has gone up another $200 cause they've listened to complaints and added expensive planar speakers which use Touchscreen glass as a sound actuator
I'd better patent this $#1T before Apple uses it in an iPhone XXX.

 

[Disparia]

I probably won't experience it as I use cheap phones; on a Samsung J7 2017 now.

Judging by the photos alone, I wouldn't mind it though.

 

[theFOoL]

I think the next thing is the wonderful finger print scanner under the screen which will be a great feature unlike the Notch no one asked for

 

[Papahyooie]

so, where does phone speaker go without the notch people don't want?

In the bezel, same place it's always been. It's just that people want bezel-less phones, and it ain't gonna happen yet, so the geniuses at apple and others decided to make this ridiculous notch thing.

 

[John Naylor]

Notch / no notch ... I care as much about the notch as I do about RGB. It facilitates a purpose, end of story. Can I make calls ? Can I run apps ? ... I'm done. I didn't buy a phone to show my coworkers cat videos in "full screen" at work on the boss's dime. If I'm going to comment on a feature... can we go back to 2008 when a phone could make calls, fit well in ya hand, have replaceable batteries wasn't so thin it bends and require charging only once a week rather than being unable to get thru a single day

 

[remixedcat]

the notch is dumb and I hate this "all screen" fad. can't use rugged cases, your fingertips get in the way, and feels too delicate and the notch , like said above ruins the status bar.

 

[las]

Looks pretty bad and annoying. Especially when viewing fullscreen video in landscape mode.
Maybe you get used to it tho...

 

[lexluthermiester]

Still rocking my Nokia 5230 so nope XD .

I used to have one of those. Upgraded it to the E73. Man I miss that phone, should have kept it.

To weight in on topic, the notch thing is unneeded. It's a purely "style" thing and serves no real logical use or advantage.

so, where does phone speaker go without the notch people don't want?

Build a slightly larger bezel?

I'd better patent this $#1T before Apple uses it in an iPhone XXX.

Apple is a spent force without Jobs. Cook isn't even close to being good enough at filling the shoes left behind by Jobs.

 

[hat]

I don't see the purpose myself. Seems like a gimmicky thing that will (hopefully) die out. I feel the same about the phones with the curved screens/edgeless design as well. I also feel the same way about the ever increasing processing power packed in these phones. I need to make calls, send texts, occasionally use a GPS, and it's handy having some apps that let me check my email, browse the net, see my bank info, etc... I don't need to run Crysis on my phone.

 

[Space Lynx]

I don't see the purpose myself. Seems like a gimmicky thing that will (hopefully) die out. I feel the same about the phones with the curved screens/edgeless design as well. I also feel the same way about the ever increasing processing power packed in these phones. I need to make calls, send texts, occasionally use a GPS, and it's handy having some apps that let me check my email, browse the net, see my bank info, etc... I don't need to run Crysis on my phone.

They are just running out of ideas, lol. The next big thing is going to be the folding OLED phones and price tag will be around $1500. lol it's all so dumb. In the mean time, I will be enjoying my movies and shows on my $350 shipped / used Galaxy Tab S3 HDR OLED 9.7" screen. /flex It feels good to be a king of deals ~

 

[Divide Overflow]

You can ditch a headset jack for a "notch". I'll keep my 3.5mm jack and avoid the notch!

 

[Space Lynx]

You can ditch a headset jack for a "notch". I'll keep my 3.5mm jack and avoid the notch!

I have no need for a front based camera. I hope someone comes along like the Razer Phone, gives me high refresh OLED infinity screen, no notch, no bezel, pure glory eye candy. Doubt it ever happens though, companies rely on the narcissism of the industry for its yearly minor upgrade turnovers, hence a front camera.

 

[Upgrayedd]

I think the next thing is the wonderful finger print scanner under the screen which will be a great feature unlike the Notch no one asked for

Why do we feel the need for the fingerprint scanners? Its a VERY personal bit of your information, a bit you can NEVER change. You can get a new SS or new pin code at your bank account but you cannot get new fingerprints. It's not like it is really that much safer with how glossy phones are and how your prints stick straight to it.

Highly against bioscanners, Alexa, AI assistants.

It used to be a thing where people would wonder if the government has bugged their house somehow or is listening to their phone calls. But now they just go out, buy the useless half brained AI assistants set them up all over the house and just trust it. Didn't old gangster movies teach you techies anything?

 

[Vayra86]

Why do we feel the need for the fingerprint scanners? Its a VERY personal bit of your information, a bit you can NEVER change. You can get a new SS or new pin code at your bank account but you cannot get new fingerprints. It's not like it is really that much safer with how glossy phones are and how your prints stick straight to it.

Highly against bioscanners, Alexa, AI assistants.

It used to be a thing where people would wonder if the government has bugged their house somehow or is listening to their phone calls. But now they just go out, buy the useless half brained AI assistants set them up all over the house and just trust it. Didn't old gangster movies teach you techies anything?

Perhaps people have just given up, there's no stopping it anyway...

 

[Space Lynx]

Perhaps people have just given up, there's no stopping it anyway...

I actually think the phone companies are in trouble, Apple and Samsung both are starting to see a decline in sales with every new launch of the last two generations. I have a feeling its going to be a compounding trend. I hope it is anyway, will create innovation on top of lowering of prices a few years from now.

 

[Vayra86]

I actually think the phone companies are in trouble, Apple and Samsung both are starting to see a decline in sales with every new launch of the last two generations. I have a feeling its going to be a compounding trend. I hope it is anyway, will create innovation on top of lowering of prices a few years from now.

I was referring to how easily we give away information. Not the innovation bit, but you're absolutely right I think the same. Phones are getting overloaded with questionable features and innovations that get hyped to infinity by the usual suspects on the web, but in reality, what's really so exciting here... I don't see it. So we have bent screens and full screen phones now... who cares? Does it add functionality? Does it help you in any way?

For some a phone is also a (fashion) statement and I think many of these innovations cater to exactly that. But fashion or not, repeatedly using a feature that really isn't very useful just doesn't last for many people. It's quite easy to predict what will and will not provide a real advantage in the real world... and most of it simply doesn't.

The basic components of a phone are still the vital ones and realistically all you really need: a decent camera and flashlight, access to all the required frequencies/bands, a screen that is pleasant to look at and can be read in sunlight, good battery life, smooth operation (ie any midrange SoC or better, these days) and reliable software. Beyond that, its just paying for nonsensical marketing, and solutions looking for problems with this 'notch' currently leading the race to ultimate idiocy.

 

[theFOoL]

I was just saying the finger print scanner under the screen was a *Cool Idea that's all. It's probably the next new trend for phones to get Into and copy each other

 

[lexluthermiester]

Why do we feel the need for the fingerprint scanners? Its a VERY personal bit of your information, a bit you can NEVER change. You can get a new SS or new pin code at your bank account but you cannot get new fingerprints. It's not like it is really that much safer with how glossy phones are and how your prints stick straight to it.
Highly against bioscanners, Alexa, AI assistants.
It used to be a thing where people would wonder if the government has bugged their house somehow or is listening to their phone calls. But now they just go out, buy the useless half brained AI assistants set them up all over the house and just trust it. Didn't old gangster movies teach you techies anything?

Right there with you.

Perhaps people have just given up, there's no stopping it anyway...

What?

I was referring to how easily we give away information.

Not everyone does that. In fact there is a growing trend about people becoming wise about privacy.

The basic components of a phone are still the vital ones and realistically all you really need: a decent camera and flashlight, access to all the required frequencies/bands, a screen that is pleasant to look at and can be read in sunlight, good battery life, smooth operation (ie any midrange SoC or better, these days) and reliable software. Beyond that, its just paying for nonsensical marketing, and solutions looking for problems with this 'notch' currently leading the race to ultimate idiocy.

Could not agree with you more on this point.

You can ditch a headset jack for a "notch". I'll keep my 3.5mm jack and avoid the notch!

Again, could not agree more! USBC is great for many things. A headphone jack it is not.

 

[John Naylor]

Like the RGB fad, it's the kiddies driving the market ... it's no longer about how functional anything is, it's about "ooh ooh look at me, isn't this cool ?" driving the market. Using multimedia on a phone is the technical equivalent of a marriage prosal in a paper cut while eating a meal that came out of a vending machine.