Weekly poll results: second screens are loved, as long as they don't cost too much
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- Anonymous
- T73
- 11 Dec 2018
Small screens are loved and notches/prices are hated. What do most manufacturers do? Make more notches and keep jacking up the price.
- Nicolas F
- 3Zm
- 10 Dec 2018
Anonymous, 09 Dec 2018So you're saying that to accurately gauge how the public wi... moreOk, I agree that I don't really know how all these processes works; but - I as a customer wouldn't like to buy a device and then discover that it was 'experimental' although I didn't signed on participation in any 'experiment', I just bought a smartphone.
Or, ok, not to buy, but to have less options. It's not like we have plenty of them right now. For example, look at this simple selection: https://www.gsmarena.com/results.php3?nYearMin=2018&nWidthMin=76&nWidthMax=78&fDisplayInchesMin=6.1&chkNFC=selected&nBatCapacityMin=3600&sOSes=2&sDisplayTechs=2 - is there really a choice?
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- Kongfupanda
- uNV
- 10 Dec 2018
What if the I drop my cell?
Second screen will brake and it will be impossible to take selfie.
Donno why companies are putting second screen in the side of the display, I think it will look much better in the top middle corner
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- Anonymous
- UNy
- 10 Dec 2018
These 2 screen phones will price reasonablely compare to XR and XS max.
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- Samarth n8 808
- uuh
- 10 Dec 2018
In addition to my last comment, dual screens have more demerits than I mentioned, like you can't use your best display for video calls, dualfie is impossible (its possible in my proposed design), and it increases width of the phone.
Plus, people won't get used to it soon, and changing people's habits is a tough thing to do.
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- samarth n8 808
- uuh
- 10 Dec 2018
With a double screen, you lose ergonomics & ease of use (always have to rotate phone and swipe screen to take seflie), plus you might have damage/ scratches on screen and to protect from it, you can't even use a protective case..... plus battery life & component cost.
I still stick to my opinion that a motorised, horizontally, internally rotating camera is the best bet. I've explained each detail in my previous comments.
2 mini-motors that spin only 180* at a time, don't increase cost, space or battery drain by much.
Since its internal, and outer body has no moving parts, its very reliable & small.
And provided that you can make a reliable system, my solution is the best there is....
Why aren't the companies reading this comments section?
- Kangal
- RN8
- 10 Dec 2018
Aircrackng, 10 Dec 2018I'm just trying to imagine a reality where two screens actu... moreIt's either that... or we're introducing Scroll Cameras like the Oppo N1, or flip cameras like the Huawei Honor 7i.
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- Aircrackng
- YbZ
- 10 Dec 2018
I'm just trying to imagine a reality where two screens actually uses less then one, i understand one is more energy efficient but that's still less efficient then having the one screen that is less energy efficient off unless you use it, so say you have the more efficient screen always off well then you are back to using a phone with only one screen now say you only use the more efficient screen while this is ideal you are primarily using the interior screen and might as well just use a single screen smartphone with this inferior screen.
As example always on display is not and will never more efficient then the screen literally just being off even if assuming you are checking your phone less the statics battery drain off having an always on screen on is probably parallel and also not so great for the long term health of your screen and will always adversity effect it is measuring whether the advantage matches the consequence.
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- Anonymous
- LEi
- 09 Dec 2018
Alien , 09 Dec 2018You're missing the whole point of the 2nd display : it's ma... moreIt's ok if you're a shut in without much of a social life, but that doesn't mean most companies have you as their target audience.
Most people take selfies, that's why phone companies focus so much on them.
I don't get why it's so hard for you to understand that these companies make phones for a general audience. They're not going to make a phone for the three people with selfiephobia.
- Walter C. Dornez
- qig
- 09 Dec 2018
Anonymous, 09 Dec 2018"That said, a surprising number of people commented that th... moreWhy not both water resistance and MIL-STG?
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- Anonymous
- LaT
- 09 Dec 2018
Next people will want a screen that rotates to the side your holding the phone on , as full screen on both sides embedded camera and mics and speakers , then depending on which way you get the phone out of your pocket or if you rotate it the screen follows round..
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- Anonymous
- B45
- 09 Dec 2018
"That said, a surprising number of people commented that they don’t care about selfies and especially video calls. Well, we guess that should worry Instagram’s management more so than phone makers."
Not everyone's on Facebook/Instagram/Whatsapp GSMArena. Heck, I barely use the selfie cam as well.
But yea, it's not surprising that we just don't want these phones to get so expensive. I mean, $1,000 for a phone that you have to get rid of in 2-3 years because the battery doesn't last (not saying second-screen phones are doing this but still) is getting ridiculous. I remember when the ZTE Axon 7 came out. All the bells and whistles for $400. I'd love that again...even if it's $650, it's at least worth it in this day in age for something like that but with modern specs.
Give me a slight bezel phone with front-facing stereo speakers, 16:9 ratio, dual 2,750 batteries for more efficient fast charging and efficient use (even if it mean thickening the phone; I'm not a weakling, I can take a little weight on my phone), MTL-STD-G (this is more useful than water resistance IMHO), Dual SIM with microSD card slot, IR Blaster, 2K AMOLED display, Headphone jack with a decent DAC, 8MP Front-Facing camera, Dual 16MP wide + 20MP Ultra Wide-angle Rear lenses, USB-C 3.0 w/ QuickCharge 4, Snapdragon 855, 6GB RAM + 128 GB ROM, Cooling vent, Android 9 Vanilla, and Global Bands for like $700 and I'd be all for it.
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- NeH
- 09 Dec 2018
agree with second screen as long as they dont cost too much.
a future for full display without notch/ hole.
a second screen for clock always on display, notice, selfie, etc...
small screen consume less battery than the big one.
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- Anonymous
- s2g
- 09 Dec 2018
Nicolas F, 09 Dec 2018Experiments must be carried out in laboratories, not on cus... moreSo you're saying that to accurately gauge how the public will respond to a new technology I'd have to test it out in a lab and not on customers who will tell me if they like it or not? You sound like you don't know what you're talking about and it shows.
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- Anonymous
- 0vW
- 09 Dec 2018
"loved" are you being serious!? If your wife told you she loved you 20%, would you open up a joint bank account?
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- 09 Dec 2018
Bewildered , 09 Dec 2018Android inventing a solution for the stupidest Apple notch
... morefirst learn to get your facts wright: Apple did not invented notch!
also i can 50-60% agree with rest of what you wrote!
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- Anonymous
- uEy
- 09 Dec 2018
Anonymous, 09 Dec 2018I could also live without front camera, and back screen, bu... moreErr... but you have to pay for the 2nd screen
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- X{w
- 09 Dec 2018
Non bezel full screen phones with a dual camera are a good concept. They cost the same as equivalent specced single screen phones from many companies. As much screen as possible in the smallest footprint possible is also good. These phones have that.
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- Bewildered
- LaT
- 09 Dec 2018
Android inventing a solution for the stupidest Apple notch
Apple invented the notch and Apple will charge its followers for notch removal.
The IPhone X cost more due to Face ID, nothing about fingerprint not working but now ALL iPhones have face ID so automatic price hike.
In 2015 no phones had this non or nonsense issue display screen borders parallel to phone.
Apple then introduced the non symmetry notch which meant some commands were not available where there is no display
Forget about 100% display to body, all we are talking about is at the most 5mm at the top if the phone, the best phone makers can utilise 3mm for selfie camera and earpiece.
Now we have all these stupid tear drop, hole etc to minimize the notch, instead of saying 3mm at the top of the phone is a service area.
Phones display are 7 inches, why
Removing the notch leads to a second display to have a selfie camera why,
Humans like symmetry so Apples decision to have a notch should not have been followed, as ALL Apple did was to artificially increase screen size due to it being the diagonal
Service area is sacrosanct, there comes a time e.g. reducing the time when a green light is shown after the red light at a Junction
All of a sudden the 4mm the top of the phone has been perceived as an infectious agent and has to be removed. Phone displays should have a limit, is there any improvement between 6.5 and 7inch display if s phone maker made the same phone with those displays
You can only cut your finger nails or cut your hair so short
Apple will invent the notchless phone based on a 2015 design essentially the phone will be 4 mm longer and have selfie and earpiece on top
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- Anonymous
- 0Uc
- 09 Dec 2018
Alien , 09 Dec 2018You're missing the whole point of the 2nd display : it's ma... moreI could also live without front camera, and back screen, but you do know that you already pay for that front facing camera, and that is the reason for the stupid notch, and so on.
So, the second screen, which we may or may not use, is the less ugly solution, and since it does not need to be as good as the front one, might not be that expensive, since you do not have to pay for the front camera...