I wanna know your opinions about the notch.

[J Dubbs]

I love this phone but the notch sucks. it's a bandwagon notch. it has zero reason for existing.

the iPhone notch makes sense. almost bezelless display (save for the notch) and the notch houses face id, which is amazing.

not saying the iPhone notch is better looking, because it isn't. however, its existence is at least justified. the pixel 3 XL's isn't. the pixel 3 has the exact specs and is a much better looking phone. I hate how we have a notch and a huge bottom chin.

Keep your chin up, notchless phones are right around the corner ;-)

 

[ClintRo]

I don't like the notch, but it is manageable with the Natcho Notch app. If we have to have the notch I wish it was the size of the notification shade only. I like the Sammy bezels setup with the Google updates would be great.

 

[EMGSM]

I seriously thought it was Google trolling people and that they'd release a bezel-less phone.. guess not!

That's what I was hoping for. When I saw the leaks about the notch I didn't want anything to do with the Pixel 3 XL.

 

[sulla1965]

The Essential phone and now the oneplus 6t did it right. Samsung still hasn't adopted the notch. So the hideous notch on the 3 XL was certainly a bad design choice.

 

[legion125]

I guess if I saw it enough I would get use to it, butit is the ugliest out of the bunch.

 

[Sullie714]

After using the phone for a few days now I find myself remaining notch-less. The notch is aggressively large and does not play well with a lot of apps. One major peeve is when you pinch to zoom videos full screen THE NOTCH DIGS INTO THE VIDEO! I have also noticed that apps have more trouble moving out of full screen with the notch engaged. For now the notch-less look is definitely better. It would be almost perfect if the status bar remained in the black area above screen instead of supered over the screen.

 

[the_boon]

The notch is proof that smartphone design has become pathetically boring

https://youtu.be/4EmloqU4YMg

 

[Mike Dee]

The notch is proof that smartphone design has become pathetically boring

https://youtu.be/4EmloqU4YMg

What does the notch have to do with that?

 

[the_boon]

What does the notch have to do with that?

Because people make a big deal out of it ever since the iPhone X.

The notch is just a tiny design detail but people lose their minds over it.

To me, that just says smartphone design has more than stagnated

 

[Vega502]

if Google has a notch on the next Pixel, it'll be something they can work on

 

[Mike Dee]

Because people make a big deal out of it ever since the iPhone X.

The notch is just a tiny design detail but people lose their minds over it.

To me, that just says smartphone design has more than stagnated

Now I understand....I thought you were saying that the Notch itself was a result of boring phones. Unfortunately there's not much you can do with a rectangle that has to support external hardware.

 

[Itsa_Me_Mario]

Re: Notches are proof that smartphone design has gotten generic and boring

lol - um, sure.

 

[Rukbat]

Re: Notches are proof that smartphone design has gotten generic and boring

We always had "notches", they just extended all the way across the screen. We didn't "get notches", they removed the dead area from everything but the center.

 

[Almeuit]

Re: Notches are proof that smartphone design has gotten generic and boring

For me it is there until they can find a way to get the cameras and such under the screen.

People screamed for less bezels -- they got it -- and now they cry about a notch that they never used to see because bezels existed .

 

[scionluna]

I agree. That’s why I’m leaning towards a Pixel 3 instead of the Pixel 3 XL

 

[mustang7757]

this still being talked about lol

 

[Robisan]

if Google has a notch on the next Pixel, it'll be something they can work on

This. People are looking at this all wrong. Google has smartly provided us with a little mobile desk area to use while keeping our phone features available. Expect Google to expand this concept next year.

 

[the_boon]

Now I understand....I thought you were saying that the Notch itself was a result of boring phones. Unfortunately there's not much you can do with a rectangle that has to support external hardware.

No, the whole smartphone market is getting boring as hell.

Typed this on the satisfying keys of my KEY2 LE, one of the only devices that stand out in a sea of notched glass sandwich slabs.

 

[PPrism]

The notch isn't as bad as the iPhone's, although if the Pixel had something similar to what the new iPad has, than nearly all opinions would change.

 

[J Dubbs]

This. People are looking at this all wrong. Google has smartly provided us with a little mobile desk area to use while keeping our phone features available. Expect Google to expand this concept next year.

LMAO....I hope they include a good office chair to go with it if they plan on increasing the price any more.