Xiaomi patents smartphone design with reverse-notch and it’s exactly what it sounds like

25 April 2019
This just takes the notch to a completely different level.

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  • 25 Apr 2019

gimm, 25 Apr 2019when i heard 'reverse' notch, i think the notch located at ... moreoh be quiet already no one cares about what you said . all caps and all.

    gimm, 25 Apr 2019when i heard 'reverse' notch, i think the notch located at ... moreWell not a native English speaker. But I think it would be more correct to say that "reverse-notch" strictly is a 'contradiction in terms'. Here used for the fun/pun effect for a "protrusion".

    https://en.oxforddictionaries.com/definition/notch

    (a notch either on the front or back, top/bottom/side would still just be a "notch")

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      • gimm
      • tx4
      • 25 Apr 2019

      when i heard 'reverse' notch, i think the notch located at the back of phone. i mean REVERSE is not correct word for this -_-, take not Mr. writer, It is Protruding Notch, P-R-O-T-R-U-D-I-N-G

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        • cog
        • LH4
        • 25 Apr 2019

        bezels aren't bad actually they help to hold your damn phone properly

          Would be more natural with a soft arc side to side. Oh wait, we got that ten years ago....
          Retro!

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            • Anonymous
            • X}j
            • 25 Apr 2019

            it is one of the worst design I have ever seen.🤢

              It's not that bad looking to me I bet the reverse notch is a slider that can slide up when you need the front facing cameras.

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                • nocturne
                • KLT
                • 25 Apr 2019

                XTR, 25 Apr 2019Why not just make the top bezel a little thicker to house t... moreThe reason they doing this is they want to avoid that design.

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                  • AnonF-844591
                  • U}}
                  • 25 Apr 2019

                  I would use it if it got strap hole in the notch

                    Xiaomi: registered a design patent
                    Also Xiaomi: copies anything else

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                      • Anonymous
                      • Hk@
                      • 25 Apr 2019

                      They should just copy Meizu 16s.

                        I don't know what to say

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                          • XTR
                          • Kg{
                          • 25 Apr 2019

                          Why not just make the top bezel a little thicker to house the camera? Problem solved.

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                            • Anonymous
                            • a0X
                            • 25 Apr 2019

                            Although the reverse notch might look OK on a laptop (Asus Zenbook S13 - where they stole the idea from), it surely looks stupid and ugly on a phone.
                            Then again, if they stretch it along the top it will look much better - but that's Sony isn't it?

                              Are we sure that this is not a pop up thingy? Doesnt make much sense otherway.

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                                • Anonymous
                                • uJD
                                • 25 Apr 2019

                                Just like a noob playing tetris.

                                The block keep growing longer, once you reach the top, game over.

                                  : Hey Xiaomi why don't you extend the reverse-notch right across the entire top of the phone so it doesn't look so bad. Oh wait nevermind, that's a bezel ! Lol...

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                                    • 25 Apr 2019

                                    Whackcar, 25 Apr 2019A far better design than that is the one ZTE has visualized... moreThey're just as bad. Moving parts is a no-no, but so are protrusions. I hate notches as much as most other people do, but if these are the answers they're giving us, I would rather take the notch or the hole-punch display.

                                      madness!!!

                                        A far better design than that is the one ZTE has visualized here: https://www.gsmarena.com/zte_axon_v_and_axon_s_bring_some_fresh_air_in_the_battle_with_notches-news-36080.php

                                        What Xiaomi has patented is just downright distasteful.