Huawei patents phone design with a hole in the display for the earpiece

09 November 2018
No, not the selfie camera - though the company is considering that too. Pretty soon displays may look like Swiss cheese.

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Anonymous, 11 Nov 2018No patents no cry No patents no cry Remind you it is so... moreA notch on the top of the display just like the peninsular which is a gimmick, while a isolated earpiece on the display just like an island, which show extreme gimmick. Your every picture video will have a black hole just like stain can not be wipe off.

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    • AnonD-365420
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    • 12 Nov 2018

    yee, 11 Nov 2018earpiece one thing but where's the jack?! ;)It's back there in the '90s...

      Anonymous, 10 Nov 20182018: Year of the Ugly Notches 2019: Year of the Ugly HolesBiggest question: Which is uglier - an Ugly Notch or an Ugly Cutout?

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        • Anonymous
        • uRD
        • 12 Nov 2018

        Good, no more ugly notch.

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          • yee
          • n5C
          • 11 Nov 2018

          earpiece one thing but where's the jack?!
          ;)

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            • Anonymous
            • xhm
            • 11 Nov 2018

            A smart Shooter, 10 Nov 2018That's why China patent is grow fastest in the world. Every... moreNo patents no cry
            No patents no cry

            Remind you it is song. Just like the jbrand, no patents, no innovations.

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              • Anonymous
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              • 11 Nov 2018

              Anonymous, 11 Nov 2018Like really the problem is not on the notch nor jack, the m... more2.and chinese phone is Far cheaper than note 9 regardless of the phone design.

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                • Anonymous
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                • 11 Nov 2018

                Anonymous, 10 Nov 2018Then why note 9 and S9 didn’t sell well even Samsung admit that?!Like really the problem is not on the notch nor jack, the masses of people DO NOT care about that, as long as the trend goes people will buy into it. THIS applies to everything.

                So to answer your question,
                1. Note 9 is premium flagship, designed for business people that slightly better than Note 8 so people who have note 8 thinking it's not worth enough to upgrade to note 9
                2.

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                  • Optimizer
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                  • 10 Nov 2018

                  Anonymous, 10 Nov 2018The whole Huawei UI looks like iPhone UI, notch with 3D Fac... moreI guess I should've put punctuations to my comment. Apologies mate. I mean that Huawei and other Chinky brands like Oppo and Xiaomi do copy Apple. Especially Xiaomi from laptop to Apple TV to Tablets they copy the names of it and even the Mi store they copy Apple's layout. like wtf. lol

                    That's why China patent is grow fastest in the world. Every little thing can patent.

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                      • Anonymous
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                      • 10 Nov 2018

                      Optimizer, 10 Nov 2018Oh Apple got the notch and the dual camera set up plus they... moreThe whole Huawei UI looks like iPhone UI, notch with 3D Face ID all copied from iPhone X excpet the desgin copied from Samsung Galaxy S9 plus.

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                        • Anonymous
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                        • 10 Nov 2018

                        Samsung Galaxy, 10 Nov 2018No, Chinese phones would have sold more if they didn't adop... moreThen why note 9 and S9 didn’t sell well even Samsung admit that?!

                          Anonymous, 10 Nov 2018You got it wrong. Nobody wants a bezel. Bezeled phones had ... moreNo, Chinese phones would have sold more if they didn't adopt the 'notch + chin' design and just stick to symetrical thin bezels

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                            • Anonymous
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                            • 10 Nov 2018

                            Samsung Galaxy, 10 Nov 2018Better to be never than late, nobody wants a notchYou got it wrong. Nobody wants a bezel. Bezeled phones had their sales slip as compared to notched phones.

                            You are a strong minority, you are wrong. Get over it.

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                              • Anonymous
                              • 39x
                              • 10 Nov 2018

                              [deleted post]Sits in the way of the display , kinda makes me it’s pointless , this will flop on impact.. it’s worse than the notch at least you can cover the side with your thumb it’s doesnt defeat the purpose of making its smaller it still impedes the screen making its a pointless design no befenfits.. you would have to be dumb to think it has a point where it’s located..

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                                • AnonD-804996
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                                • 10 Nov 2018

                                Dumb. How about placing ear piece ABOVE the screen, like a thin crevice on top between glass and frame?

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                                  • DevEng
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                                  • 10 Nov 2018

                                  Do people understand that when a patent is available for everyone to see, it was registered at least 2 years ago? Patents that are visible now are not indicators of future devices, but most likely of devices that are already on the market... Also, companies try to cover everything they can in patents, it doesn't mean they will built a device like that. They probably have patented the notch with camera, earpiece, camera+earpiece, camera+earpiece+whatever, just to have all designs covered... once they decide they won't be doing it (like they probably wont be doing the cutout just for the earpiece), they just drop the patent (stop paying for it), and it becomes available to everyone...

                                    Palirudin, 10 Nov 2018Huawei non stop to copy Lg ideas https://www.gsmarena.com/l... moreYep and LG started the 18:9 trend.

                                      Huawei non stop to copy Lg ideas https://www.gsmarena.com/lg_just_patented_a_full_screen_display_module_of_its_own-news-29857.php

                                      Notches ideas comes from Lg.