Does the iPhone X's display notch bother you?

24. submar (Posts: 713; Member since: 19 Sep 2014)

That's your opinion!!
/s

55. Tsepz_GP (Posts: 1094; Member since: 12 Apr 2012)

LOL! You both win the internet!

8. tedkord (Posts: 16756; Member since: 17 Jun 2009)

I still think the Essential is uglier.

21. Nathan_ingx (Posts: 4764; Member since: 07 Mar 2012)

Both are ugly...but the Essential is small ugly, iPhone X is big ugly.
iPX reminds me of my friend with an inch long mole on his forehead.

23. Scott93274 (Posts: 5996; Member since: 06 Aug 2013)

Damn. lol, I think that the phone's display is best left rectangular without any type of obstructions like the two phones listed. I think the Essential phone looks nice, but I imagine that after long-term usage, it would really bug the crap out of me. Bezels are not the enemy people (OEMs), battery life is. Make that the priority. SMH...

32. Nathan_ingx (Posts: 4764; Member since: 07 Mar 2012)

Honestly, you won't see me using any of them...just for the sake of being bezeless, I don't want to sacrifice real estate abnormally.
If it has to be, I would like something like the mix 2.

60. BadAssAbe (Posts: 493; Member since: 22 Apr 2011)

If you want more bezel, just add a case. Plus you get more protection and you can choose the way it looks

19. Sammy_DEVIL737 (Posts: 1335; Member since: 28 Nov 2016)

It's iPA. Deal with it.!!

39. HansP (Posts: 542; Member since: 16 Oct 2011)

It'll be a delightful curiosity to have a physical feature that blocks information on the screen. A+ for playfulness.

9. tedkord (Posts: 16756; Member since: 17 Jun 2009)

The notch is a visual thing, and we've all seen it quite a lot. You don't need to have it in hand to dislike the aesthetic.

11. darkkjedii (Posts: 29552; Member since: 05 Feb 2011)

Well said.

16. Mreveryphone (Posts: 1719; Member since: 22 Apr 2014)

Not for me. Even though we can see it doesn't mean we will like or not like it once we get it in hand and use it. After a while it may become unnoticeable due to the brain getting used to the visually different notch... It's new territory with display form factor... Give it a min and let the people get used to it first, even though it's not as drastic as a fingerprint sensor move, just like it, it will take some time to get used to the new aesthetic...

18. TerryD (Posts: 538; Member since: 09 May 2017)

'Give it a min and let the people get used to it first...'

if you don't get used to it, Apple will claim 'your brain is wired wrong'

22. Mreveryphone (Posts: 1719; Member since: 22 Apr 2014)

I may or may not get used to it, but I'll give it the old college try...

26. Scott93274 (Posts: 5996; Member since: 06 Aug 2013)

Not going to argue with you, but the notch does have the potential to impact the functionality of the device as software has to be rewritten to account for it. So initially, you can say you like it or hate it, but for some people, they choose to reserve judgment till after they drop $1,000 on it and try it for themselves, and I think they have that right.

14. uncle_gadget (banned) (Posts: 1050; Member since: 20 Sep 2017)

Yeah because you need to actually put your hands on fire to know how bad it will hurt you?!

Dude you can look at it and see its ugly. You can see all the UI videos showing how the notch gets in the way of the UX.

You don't need to touch fire and get burned to know you don't want to get burned. You can see videos of things being burned and know you wouldn't want to experience such.

Check this video where Chris Pirillo talks about the UI. He actually shows posts from devs who are complaining about the fact Apple says you have to work around the notch and can't black out the top -https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W0fgYiNQK3c

Think how many apps will be updated, but millions of apps that work perfect on the older models, will look like crap on the X because they won't be fix.

https://www.forbes.com/sites/ewanspence/2017/10/11/apple-iphonex-new-leak-jonyive-design-flaw/#59f9514810a0

You have to use that everyday, before you get a sense of how terrible it would be?

It was a stupid design decision and Apple is gonna find out just how bad it is, in addition to charging $1000 for it too.

I guess once you make an ugly phone (iPhone 6), its hard to break that trend.

The camera array itself is not the issue. It's how it was implemented that is. Now we have a more confirmed factual thing we can show as an example, that the claim that Apple waits and does stuff perfect before implementation is nothing but what it has always been.

17. Mreveryphone (Posts: 1719; Member since: 22 Apr 2014)

All that's fine and dandy but I never use youtube video's as a basis to form an opinion for something... If that was the case I'd hate the placement of my Note's fingerprint sensor, but in actuality it's in a great spot and I have no issues using it like all the youtube videos suggest. I'll form my own opinion once it's in hand and I use it for a bit.

45. cnour (banned) (Posts: 2305; Member since: 11 Sep 2014)

Shut your face Techie.....

51. Xilam (unregistered)

It all depends on if the UI takes adavantage of the extra screen on both sizeds if the notch. Will games put their controls there, will apps take advanatage of the extra real estate that Samsung Galaxy and LG just covers up with blank glass? Will apps on iOS catchup to the X design quickly and make use of the new form?

15. uncle_gadget (banned) (Posts: 1050; Member since: 20 Sep 2017)

What about the millions of apps that won't be updated? You think about that?

30. drunkenjay (Posts: 1462; Member since: 11 Feb 2013)

millions of apps will to be honest since its apple.

33. midan (Posts: 1831; Member since: 09 Oct 2017)

Apple developers actually care that people use their apps, apps will be updated very fast. Just like what happened when 7 plus came when apps had to update to use that bigger screen.

Also iOS11 only support 64 bit apps so all those apps which you can use got update recently. So If devs won't support iPhone X, those app very likely won't work with any iOS device either.

7. Nine1Sickness (Posts: 882; Member since: 30 Jan 2011)

It was a poor engineering decision made by Apple. They wanted a “bezel-less” phone, but took the easy route when it came to the sensors, forward facing camera, etc. Everyone knows Apple users all have OCD, thats why all of their designs are symetrical. That notch will definitely bother most of their users.

12. tedkord (Posts: 16756; Member since: 17 Jun 2009)

I think you're underestimating the militant iPhone fan's ability to love and defend absolutely anything they do.