Sunday debate: Classic 16:9 vs. Taller screen ratios

03 June 2018
The tall screens started as a trend, but is there good reason behind it or is everybody just blindly following it?

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  • 04 Jun 2018

social media apps pushed tall screens.. contents are vertical.. u scroll up and down..

    xyrotic, 04 Jun 2018First of all the "more screen estate " is wrong . 16:9 givi... moreCongrats, you just invented new screen ratio 19:8,
    which even narrower than modern 18:9 Lol

      I'm fine with either. Taller screen ratio is alright AS LONG AS THERE IS NO NOTCH, because the notch is deceptive, making it appear that the screen is bigger but in reality the actual usable area is smaller.

        First of all the "more screen estate " is wrong . 16:9 giving more screen area than 19:8 obviously . When the height is same obviously 16:9 give more screen area than 19:8 .

          Domestoboto, 04 Jun 2018Videos for mainstream consumption are still being shot, pla... moreSeriously comparing 16:9 ratio to the wheel? Have you seen all the other aspect ratios that came before 16:9? Yeah, there's a lot of them. And there will be a lot after.

          Some people just have no clue what they're talking about yet they yap on about it. How sad.

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            • 04 Jun 2018

            Anonymous, 03 Jun 2018Its funny that people who never used 18:9 or taller devices... moreI use Samsung note 8 & s8+ that I think has 18:9 ratio, before this phones I use to have Huawei Mate 9 that the screen I believed is 16:9, I preferred this 16;9 ratio instead of my Samsung phones that is so tall/ long. I wish that Samsung make flat screen again like note 4 size.

              Anonymous, 03 Jun 2018There are a lot of noobs who resist change. The very peopl... moreIt's personal preference, and don't try to make such hateful words because some people don't want to adapt on the new changes.

                Sherlock Mix, 04 Jun 2018The only ratio it makes sense is 16:9. EVERY game. EVERY ... moreTrue.
                It takes time for developers to adapt this ratio, especially that other companies going 19:9 ration or higher!

                  Videos for mainstream consumption are still being shot, played back, and distributed in 16:9 format. Because it makes the most sense.

                  Why reinvent the wheel?

                    Its a matter of simple preference, both ratios can coexist as long as content for the two are created, seeing where marketing is going, its not crazy to think that little by little 18:9 content is gonna be more widespread since all flagships and midrangers are getting there.

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                      • Anonymous
                      • pdH
                      • 04 Jun 2018

                      Gauri, 03 Jun 2018Nokia 8 sirroco beats all phones in terms of ergonomics , t... moreYep 16:9 with small besels. When content will get wider than that, the situation change but at this moment most content is still 16:9...

                        18:9 is good for handling, moreover reducing bezels.

                          The only ratio it makes sense is 16:9.
                          EVERY game.
                          EVERY movie.
                          EVERY media you would play at any TV or Monitor.
                          Everything runs at 16:9.
                          If you change the ratio, it will appear black bars when you reproduce content, or the video will appear stretched and horrible.
                          18:9 and higher are just a gimmick for common phone apps, like apps used for work, calendar, camera, tasklist, bank etc. If you want MEDIA content like games, movies or videos, it's a huge step backward.

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                            • Anonymous
                            • StU
                            • 04 Jun 2018

                            Much more content is available in 16:9 than in 18:9. TVs have not switched to a wider aspect ratio, and I don't see it happening because of the horizontal space constraints in a typical living room. Therefore, it is unlikely that 18:9 will become a more popular format.

                            Meanwhile, to achieve an equivalent viewing area for 16:9 content, >= 18:9 phones become excessively tall, making them difficult to fit in pockets. Also, any wasted or unnecessary vertical space is just using up battery life for little benefit.

                            This is a classic move by manufacturers of commoditised products to convince consumers
                            to buy new phones. It is truly incredible to see how new 16:9 phones are so rarely released so shortly after the adventure of 18.9 phones, much too short a time to establish consumer acceptance.

                            The industry is ex growth, and just milking people at this point in a classic example of an uncoordinated cartel driven by mimicry, parallel price rises, and planned obsolescence through non-removable batteries, the lack of repairability of phones, and the appalling absence of security updates after a product has been released.

                              Anonymous, 03 Jun 2018QHD is useless.. 1) you find TVs with resolutions HD, ... morethere used to be many QHD and WQHD TVs, that is until UHD came in late 2016 and every QHD TVs lineup were changed to UHD TVs. while there is only a few content that was exported in QHD format (at most was 2015, but drop significantly in 2016), the extra pixel are still a benefits due to supersampling technology. to be honest, at that screen size (7inch and less), most can't differentiate between UHD, QHD, and FHD, but the difference between FHD and QHD were night and day in VR.

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                                • 03 Jun 2018

                                stfup!!! tall phones are better than wide phones!!! go 20:9 trols wont shut up!

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                                  • Anonymous
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                                  • 03 Jun 2018

                                  Anonymous, 03 Jun 2018There are a lot of noobs who resist change. The very peopl... moreWhat the call WIRELESS CHARGING is gimmick..

                                  1) there is a cable involved, cant be wireless. Unless the base has inner battery and cable is used just to charge the base.

                                  2) it is slower than Qualcomm's QC 2.0. The QC 4.0 is available since SD835.

                                  3) temperature of the device is higher compared to usb.

                                  4) you are not able to do a lot while phone is charging.

                                  5) it will decrease whole life of battery. Less cycles.

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                                    • Anonymous
                                    • LQX
                                    • 03 Jun 2018

                                    Anonymous, 03 Jun 2018There are a lot of noobs who resist change. The very peopl... moreQHD is useless..

                                    1) you find TVs with resolutions HD, Full and UHD. There is no QHD tv.

                                    2) no content is recorded in QHD. What you watch QHD is made 4K but your screen cant play 4K.

                                    3) Difference between UHD and QHD is more than QHD/FullHD

                                    4) android apps dont run 1440p , unless the dev gives support. Sony gives 4K support for their 4K phones, but 3rd part apps still remain 1080p or less. 99% of apps run 1080p/720p on QHD phones.

                                    5) Most phones use QHD because the oled pentile. Which is as sharp as a 1080p rgb screen. Blame on who sell the screens. LG and HTC are just wastimg time with QHD LCD.

                                      Anonymous, 03 Jun 2018Curiosity Except XZ2, all S845 devices have 4K 60fps. B... moreOther OEMs just didn't implement it at all.

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                                        • Anonymous
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                                        • 03 Jun 2018

                                        There are a lot of noobs who resist change. The very people here that think 18:9 displays are a step backwards are probably the same group of people that thought 2k displays were useless and unnecessary at a time when 1080p screens were the norm and now those very same group of people are using phones with 2k screens now and are completely oblivious to how opposed to it they were.

                                        Wireless charging is the other one; people who have never used it dont understand it and think it's a gimmick and those that do you use it don't know how they ever lived without it.

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