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| james_s:
--- Quote from: PlainName on October 26, 2022, 06:57:07 pm ---Does it? Oh, OK, that would annoy me too! But so would having the notification bar visible as well... One would think they could just blank that bit and suit most people, but perhaps the bar can either be shown or overlayed but not blanked. --- End quote --- Maybe there's a way to change it, but this is what it looks like on my friend's iphone, I was in disbelieve that Apple would do something like that, I'm quite confident that Steve Jobs would have put his foot down and never let that happen. The latest Macbooks fixed almost everything I don't like about the one I have for work, but then they ruined it by putting a stupid notch in the screen. I know it doesn't bother a lot of people but I'm kind of OCD and it drives me crazy, I can't stand it. I really dislike the lack of a physical home button in the latest phones too. |
| PlainName:
That's where you put your thumb when holding the phone :) |
| Bud:
The problem is the ambient light sensor is in that area. If covered with your thumb, the phone will think it is dark and will dim the screen. |
| eti:
--- Quote from: PlainName on October 26, 2022, 06:57:07 pm --- --- Quote ---But that's not how it ends up working. When you play full screen video part of the video is obstructed by the notch or hole --- End quote --- Does it? Oh, OK, that would annoy me too! But so would having the notification bar visible as well... One would think they could just blank that bit and suit most people, but perhaps the bar can either be shown or overlayed but not blanked. --- End quote --- You just have to accept that you bought that device knowing of the design, and where the obstruction is (or you'd have done due diligence and researched, pre-purchase). Personally, my brain doesn't care a hoot that a TINY percentage of a video is missing - I bought the thing, and tbh, you soon adjust to it, there's more important things in life for me to get hung up on (and then we have the "pixel-peepers" who obsess that something "isn't high res enough" - like it actually matters) One thing I used to do, and subsequently forced myself NOT to do, years ago, was to make a purchase/pre-plan a purchase, and then actively seek out, via Google, "<name of product X> known defects"; if you want a needless anxiety and frustration rabbit hole to disappear down for a day or so, DO THAT, lol. Life is too short. I am speaking from one who has wasted a fair bit on complaining, and I see it in myself as something I try to minimise (and before anyone says, yes, I think, by now I might JUST BE AWARE of my posting habits, and am attempting to change them when I can.) I do not mean the above as a "put up with it!" response, but I'd try and ignore it - it really ISN'T that huge an issue; it only is if you obsess over it, and is it REALLY worth it? |
| Halcyon:
Define "better". If you mean overall durability, the answer is both yes and no. I think there is a greater variation of products these days, compared for say, 30 years ago. Everything from the cheapest, nastiest Chinese garbage through to premium high quality products. If you mean in terms of performance and capabilities, then the answer is a resounding "yes". Technology has come a long way and is only getting better. I'll take a 4K OLED over "not being able to play football inside the house" any day. |
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