"Whole" Punch Makes a Notch Seem Good

[rushmore]

Re: Whole Punch Makes a Notch Seem Good

Glass = crack magnet

 

[ThrottleJohnny]

You can't grip the sides if the sides are responsive to touch. And if your second claim is true, why do so many of these videos exist?

https://youtu.be/4ANPcmIPiaM

And if your recording video, the phone should be turned sideways (thus gripped by the sides to balance the weight) anyway. Unless you're one of those that record vertical video, in which case I hate you.

Again... That's why the screen should be OFF if you're moving.

And let's get real. This is the ONLY thread where someone is complaining about holding the sides of their phone. That hardly constitutes a problem, as most Samsung users have adapted to how to hold edge screens.

 

[JHBThree]

Re: Whole Punch Makes a Notch Seem Good

Thinner = More fragile

Lighter = easier to drop (a heavier phone sits more securely in my hand).

You may want a phone that is paper thin and 100% screen, but many of us do not.

Thinner and lighter=/=automatically equal more fragile

 

[JHBThree]

Re: Whole Punch Makes a Notch Seem Good

Glass = crack magnet

I've had glass phones since the iphone 4 and never managed to break any of them, including several nasty drops on concrete.

 

[Mooncatt]

Re: Whole Punch Makes a Notch Seem Good

And let's get real. This is the ONLY thread where someone is complaining about holding the sides of their phone. That hardly constitutes a problem, as most Samsung users have adapted to how to hold edge screens.

It pops up with regulatory, especially when discussing upcoming devices with curved screens (not just Samsung).

 

[tobegone]

my simple take on the whole hole/notch thing: if it's a choice btwn a slim S9+ size bezel and that (wretched) S10/S10+ hole.. i'll take the S9+ size bezel 7 days a week (and twice on sundays!). hence i emphatically will NOT be taking advantage of my yearly galaxy trade-in and will be holding onto my S9+ until, hopefully, samsung sees the light (through the 'holes'- lol) with next year's release.

 

[waveuk]

Re: Whole Punch Makes a Notch Seem Good

my simple take on the whole hole/notch thing: if it's a choice btwn a slim S9+ size bezel and that (wretched) S10/S10+ hole.. i'll take the S9+ size bezel 7 days a week (and twice on sundays!). hence i emphatically will NOT be taking advantage of my yearly galaxy trade-in and will be holding onto my S9+ until, hopefully, samsung sees the light (through the 'holes'- lol) with next year's release.

Somehow for similar reasons is that I am going from a S9+ to an S10. Two holes is too much but one with almost same battery/screen but smaller/lighter seems a good balance.

 

[Johnston212]

Re: Whole Punch Makes a Notch Seem Good

If they removed the led notification from the punch, then the notch is better

 

[tobegone]

Re: Whole Punch Makes a Notch Seem Good

There always seems to be people who are resistant to advancements in design. I'll gladly be hopping on the Infinity-O display train with the S10 before it's the norm. This could end up being the nicest phone design ever for me, from the polished metal chassis (possibly stainless steel) to the always scrumptious Samsung display, this time as bezel-less as they come for popular US flagships.

but THIS is NOT an "advancement in design". it's a stopgap, so-called 'shiny thing attention grabber' to propagate this whole "bezel-less" hype/trend- until technology catches up and the notch/hole is no longer necessary. in other words, it's samsung riding along with this industry created "selling point" in order to generate buzz and revive flagging phone sales.

 

[Almeuit]

Re: Whole Punch Makes a Notch Seem Good

Personally the notch of phones and now the hole punch don't bother me. I get some people just can't stand them but I am not going to get that hung up on something that I won't notice after a bit of use since my mind will naturally not focus on it.

 

[ThrottleJohnny]

Re: Whole Punch Makes a Notch Seem Good

but THIS is NOT an "advancement in design". it's a stopgap, so-called 'shiny thing attention grabber' to propagate this whole "bezel-less" hype/trend- until technology catches up and the notch/hole is no longer necessary. in other words, it's samsung riding along with this industry created "selling point" in order to generate buzz and revive flagging phone sales.

It absolutely is an advancement in design. That's what a stop gap is. It's getting smaller and smaller with each iteration. If you chose to wait for a complete notch less design, that's great for you.

 

[Johnston212]

Re: Whole Punch Makes a Notch Seem Good

Well there's nothing wrong with gripping the sides. If you're moving the screen will likely be off anyway.

Um... I don't know many people who don't walk and use their phone at the same time

 

[Johnston212]

Re: Whole Punch Makes a Notch Seem Good

The notch gang is over

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xTdWxwtqcYA

Watched it.

So not looking forward to it.

 

[Johnston212]

Re: Whole Punch Makes a Notch Seem Good

It absolutely is an advancement in design. That's what a stop gap is. It's getting smaller and smaller with each iteration. If you chose to wait for a complete notch less design, that's great for you.

I think that we end up having to split hairs with this. Is it an advancement in design? Yes. Does that mean that it is an improvement? Not necessarily.

Is it an advancement in functionality? Not sure really. I can say that this eye candy advancement does come at the cost of two features that I value considerably more than a slightly improved screen.

 

[ThrottleJohnny]

Re: Whole Punch Makes a Notch Seem Good

Um... I don't know many people who don't walk and use their phone at the same time

That's not what I was referring to.

 

[ThrottleJohnny]

Re: Whole Punch Makes a Notch Seem Good

I think that we end up having to split hairs with this. Is it an advancement in design? Yes. Does that mean that it is an improvement? Not necessarily.

Is it an advancement in functionality? Not sure really. I can say that this eye candy advancement does come at the cost of two features that I value considerably more than a slightly improved screen.

And luckily that's why we have so many choices

 

[Johnston212]

Re: Whole Punch Makes a Notch Seem Good

And luckily that's why we have so many choices

Unless you are using Next on AT&T. My current options are Samsung and Samsung

 

[ThrottleJohnny]

Unless you are using Next on AT&T. My current options are Samsung and Samsung

Why? I mean, technically you can hold off on a new device until the notch ceases to exist.

 

[Johnston212]

Re: Whole Punch Makes a Notch Seem Good

Why? I mean, technically you can hold off on a new device until the notch ceases to exist.

Why would I want to wait for that?

 

[Mooncatt]

Re: Whole Punch Makes a Notch Seem Good

And luckily that's why we have so many choices

Let's see, do I want Samsung, or a Samsung clone?

Yeah, we HAD choices, but the current trends seem to be cookie cutter designs. There's few phones now with anything special. Those that do exist have one really cool feature, but mid-tier performance specs.

Why? I mean, technically you can hold off on a new device until the notch ceases to exist.

If by "cease to exist" you mean giving us a full screen with no cutouts and bezels I can hold it by, I think we'll be holding off a long long time.