Poll results: the Pixel 3 XL notch is an eyesore

4. master-mkk (Posts: 132; Member since: 27 Aug 2014)

is it really?
I mean I'm the kind of person who don't dislike notch nor I like them but the pixel 3 notch is so big so horrendous i can't stand it and for me it is a deal breaker

7. Atechguy0 (Posts: 509; Member since: 03 Aug 2018)

This is Pixels and Android. You can easily hide or use the notch. That is up to the user. So if you are a lover of Pixels and hate notches, then you can still buy the Pixel 3 and easily hide the notch. If you are unsure or want to try it one day with the notch, and another day to hide the notch. Then it's your choice. This isn't another platform that doesn't give you any options.

8. Sakeem (Posts: 816; Member since: 05 Sep 2012)

I went VZW yesterday to finally see it in person. It wasn't that bad. That's my opinion of course. I think this is why Google is pushing dark themes so much. Nothing that a good background, or an app from XDA can fix.

10. sirohunter (Posts: 130; Member since: 23 Sep 2017)

Absolutely. I rather go with the smaller variant than seeing that horrendous thing covering almost half of my screen xD

29. strategic_developer (Posts: 780; Member since: 17 Jul 2018)

Really? Because it's smaller than the one on the iPhone X's.

18. worldpeace (Posts: 2369; Member since: 15 Apr 2016)

Who knows? People keep forgiving iPhone's huge notch, maybe they'll do the same for pixel, and 3XL's notch is like 40% smaller compared to XS Max (and probably just 1mm taller).
https://i-cdn.phonearena.com//images/articles/332762-image/google-pixel-3-xl-notch-size-comparison.jpg

5. piyath (Posts: 2349; Member since: 23 Mar 2012)

If the iPhone notch is a small boat, Pixel 3 xl notch is Titanic. It's just U G L Y. It's shape is abysmal, it's depth is insane and it's overall massive footprint is a curse to the entire man kind on earth.

13. Atechguy0 (Posts: 509; Member since: 03 Aug 2018)

iPhones don't give you any option to disable the notch. The Pixel 3 gives its users the option to use the notch, or not use it, including hiding it all together. Even IPhone developers are forced to support the notch or your app will be rejected.

17. mrochester (Posts: 838; Member since: 17 Aug 2014)

Good, that’s the way it should be.

20. worldpeace (Posts: 2369; Member since: 15 Apr 2016)

While they use mostly black background to hide that notch, lol.

22. midan (Posts: 1574; Member since: 09 Oct 2017)

Hiding a notch is just a stupid idea, especially with pixel 3 size notch :D

32. srgonu (Posts: 434; Member since: 13 Feb 2012)

Ture. Atleast in Android world there is option to hide. But am sorry for iphone folks. They don't have an option if they want the latest flagship. The only way to hide is in their pockets.

33. RoyalMike (unregistered)

Well we have bigger pockets

14. Atechguy0 (Posts: 509; Member since: 03 Aug 2018)

Piyath, you need to open your eyes. But I guess you can't because your a blind Apple sheep.

19. worldpeace (Posts: 2369; Member since: 15 Apr 2016)

He's right, because that small boat is much bigger than Titanic, lol..
https://i-cdn.phonearena.com//images/articles/332762-image/google-pixel-3-xl-notch-size-comparison.jpg

30. strategic_developer (Posts: 780; Member since: 17 Jul 2018)

They are all ugly. But you must be blind and stupid, because the one on the XL is smaller than the one on the S Max. By quite a bit. You trying to kill the ant on Googles for head, while Apple has a praying mantis on theirs. You guys are really complete worthless waste of space.

23. jove39 (Posts: 2128; Member since: 18 Oct 2011)

May be someone leaving organization approved it :)

31. strategic_developer (Posts: 780; Member since: 17 Jul 2018)

I dunno. Apple did the same with an even bigger notch and it will cost you $1000+. So does that answer your question?

15. kanagadeepan (Posts: 1125; Member since: 24 Jan 2012)

Because most of the Android users does not blindly accept whatever is given to them for the money they pay.

24. mrochester (Posts: 838; Member since: 17 Aug 2014)

Yes we did. We asked for minimal bezels and that’s what we got.

26. Kloak (Posts: 13; Member since: 27 May 2018)

Sadly that's true, most people it's obsessed with small bezels even when it have no advantage at all, notches only have the disadvantage of cut a part of the picture, video or whatever you're watching, if you hide it you have a bezel so what is the point? Bragging rights for screen size and body to screen ratios, how easily people it's manipulated with marketing that they not only buy things that not simplify things but make it worse, and not only buy it but they ask for it.