Weekly poll: where to go after the notch?

22 July 2018
The notch design trend exploded in popularity, but alternatives have already appeared. What's the future of smartphone design?

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  • Anonymous
  • FX8
  • 21 Dec 2022

they went to the dynamic island

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    • AnonD-731363
    • SH3
    • 25 Jul 2018

    Having notch its a really problem but maybe they add notch to top and bottom also on left and right side of the phone and on its back so it should look tottaly unique.
    Othervise i love good old clasic look.

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      • Alien
      • 3RM
      • 24 Jul 2018

      Fulljack, 24 Jul 2018today's rooting are easy. every phone with unlockable bootl... moreYeah, one more reason NOT to ever buy a huawei.
      It's like huawei doesn't want any SMART users..

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        • A good Human
        • XNt
        • 24 Jul 2018

        Anonymous, 23 Jul 2018They gonna put Notch on both Top and Bottom next... ZTE has already done that.

          Alien , 23 Jul 2018Well I have a list of things that I always go through when ... moretoday's rooting are easy. every phone with unlockable bootloader could easily get rooted.

          oem's take? they make the bootloader locked, without any way to unlock it. just like what huawei did recently

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            • Anonymous
            • thg
            • 23 Jul 2018

            They gonna put Notch on both Top and Bottom next...

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              • Alien
              • 3RM
              • 23 Jul 2018

              Anonymous, 23 Jul 2018If a notch is why you won't buy a phone, your line of think... moreWell I have a list of things that I always go through when buying a new high-end flagship:

              - SD card slot.
              - the ability to root that phone.
              - 3.5mm jack (but I think I can live with a dongle).
              - waterproofing.

              If any of those features are missing, I'm simply not interested in that phone anymore. I don't care how many cameras it has or how many GB.
              NEXT!

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                • The Nix
                • Sg6
                • 23 Jul 2018

                Nope.
                Rounded corners are nice, I read tons of books on mine; this helps with the grip.
                Small bezels are stupid, for the above mentioned reason.

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                  • Moj
                  • a3i
                  • 23 Jul 2018

                  pelmido, 23 Jul 2018You can't have cameras under display, larn how sensors works... but we do have them under display!
                  if pay attention an finger print is sort of camera like device and if we could have it under display we certainly can have camera under display!

                    nathanjo18, 23 Jul 2018It's okay to have thin bezels. I like my S9+. The rounded c... moreyeah, rounded corner is stupid, it is not a standard resolution anymore.

                      It's okay to have thin bezels. I like my S9+. The rounded corners are sh*t though.

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                        • Kettzy
                        • KS6
                        • 23 Jul 2018

                        I still wish the phones keep some bezels on top and bottom. Exactly like Galaxy S9 lineup or One Plus 5T. At least that can allow me to hold the phone from sides without worrying about "accidentally" touching the display.

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                          • Anonymous
                          • KAx
                          • 23 Jul 2018

                          Anonymous, 23 Jul 2018If a notch is why you won't buy a phone, your line of think... moreWould you buy a phone with a few dead pixels? Because a notch is exactly that. How is that even remotely related to the 'fashion crowd'? The notch hinders basic functionality, I can't use the complete screen because a notch hinders rendering a rectangular image, you know, the shape most displays come in.

                          Next up, are you going to put people asking for headphone jacks amongst the same 'fashion crowd'?

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                            • Anonymous
                            • sxn
                            • 23 Jul 2018

                            Alien , 23 Jul 2018If a phone has that disgusting notch, I'm never going to bu... moreIf a notch is why you won't buy a phone, your line of thinking won't be much different from the fashion crowd.

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                              • what?
                              • PxV
                              • 23 Jul 2018

                              the screen on the back option clearly doesn't have any link to the issue about front screen and selfie camera, unless, there won't be any selfie camera or sensors in front..

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                                • Anonymous
                                • ppS
                                • 23 Jul 2018

                                Anonymous, 23 Jul 2018Notch is fine if you go full edge to edge screen. No way ar... moreNo, notch is not fine.

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                                  • PKC
                                  • 6u2
                                  • 23 Jul 2018

                                  Actually the slide out camera option can be used as a reversed mechanism. e.g. Instead of camera popping out for taking pictures or face unlock, let the screen be with the minimal top bezels. The top bezels can be slide out upwards (like Oppo Find X) instead when we want to watch Videos or Web browsing to make the screen bezel free. It take cares of everyone's problem.

                                  Samsung, contact me if you need more aesthetics!!!

                                    Anonymous, 23 Jul 2018keyword search 2018 quantum computer 2018 fully optical c... moreas long as the device has no working prototype, it's all theoritical. besides, it's usually used as marketing term

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                                      • Alien
                                      • 3RM
                                      • 23 Jul 2018

                                      If a phone has that disgusting notch, I'm never going to buy it, no matter how great the specs are.
                                      Also, might I add that except for a Pixel, all the notch phones are replica brands.
                                      The notch is a bs trend that is already so last year and a dying niche.

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                                        • Anonymous
                                        • PRW
                                        • 23 Jul 2018

                                        I am just ordinary fans of phones and mobile technology, and yes of course the future is the camera under the screen, with whatever technology in the near future which is putting camera under the screen we will have 95 -100% screen to body ratio, and also keep the phones thin and slim. The notch should extinct and wipe out from the face of