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[–] LazaroFilm 35 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I mean, I don’t hate it.

[–] Ledivin 39 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (5 children)

I don't hate how it looks, but I don't like it, either. What makes me hate it is the complete lack of functional benefit and the honestly-kind-of-huge loss of functionality. Good luck on basically any website when ~20% of your screen is missing

[–] [email protected] 25 points 1 year ago (1 children)

That's why I like screens that can handle arbitrary 22° rotations to maximize code space

[–] SkyezOpen 8 points 1 year ago (1 children)

What color are your programming socks?

[–] boblemmy 10 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Details are crucial for programming, not just socks, I think dressing up as different gender helps boost productivity

[–] LazaroFilm 5 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Phones right now have holes in the top part of their screen. You s have a decent rectangle in the center. The top and bottom can be used for buttons and video controls. Can be used to place gamepad for games. And so on. It would actually move a lot of the overlay off the video. And it would be a more organic shape in the pocket. Also corners are fragile break points when falling down. It would have many benefits.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 year ago (1 children)

If you can't see the difference between a tiny front camera hole vs straight up removing the corners of the device, idk what to tell you.

[–] LazaroFilm 4 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Here is why I think it would work:

Also, Most video have a ratio that is wider than the phone in landscape.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (2 children)

I think you may be a bit behind on how large the notch is on new phones. It's literally just the front camera hole on new phones, including Galaxy, Pixel, and iPhones. I'm fairly certain that's also the case with the majority of other Android manufacturers such as OnePlus, but I can't be bothered to check.

[–] LazaroFilm 1 points 1 year ago (2 children)

iPhone is pill shaped. Regardless as long as there is a space with the ratio of 16:9 in the center it doesn’t matter the shape of the edges. It would give you more real estate on the screen when doing other things than watching videos, plus the corners are not even touch friendly when held vertical.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

The videos would be smaller, or the phone would have to be huge. I can already multitask on my phone, an oval shaped phone would be incredibly impractical. A notch/cutout isn't a big deal, it just sits in the notification bar and phones didnt even used to have screen there anyway.
Phones getting too big is why they are harder to use one handed, not because they are rectangular.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

An oval shaped phone is simply far more impractical than a rectangular one. Sure, the far corners are a pain if you need to use it one handed, but that's a significant amount of screen space you're giving away for simply browsing things.

So sure, if you do literally nothing but consume video content on your phone, fine it could work. But who does that

[–] III 2 points 1 year ago

There's a test. They can paint over the corners of their current phone and see what life will be. Now, they won't admit they were wrong and that they hate it but they will quietly remove the paint and probably shut their mouths on the subject. That's a win for them and us.

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[–] boblemmy 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

this is the way, we have enough space for more distracting widgets

[–] LazaroFilm 2 points 1 year ago

Or, clear the main display from all overlays depends on how you see it. I hate that overlays cover the video as soon as you do something.

[–] Donkter 1 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

I would guess it would keep any standard rectangular thing (videos, websites, apps etc) in the square part in the middle. The bottom could be reserved for app short cuts or home buttons, keyboard or something. Top could be for easy access notifications (you could read a full text and respond without closing the main thing you're doing) or maybe a readout from an AI assistant.

Otherwise there are some benefits, it's aesthetically pleasing, I bet it's ergonomically nicer to hold, and the curved edges would make it structurally more sound, less prone to breaking.

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[–] [email protected] 27 points 1 year ago (3 children)
[–] [email protected] 10 points 1 year ago

Awaken awaken awaken, take the calls that must be taken

[–] FinalRemix 8 points 1 year ago

You have 67 new telephone answering machine digital phone wireless fidelity Dethfone messages. To hear the messages, press "1" on the keypad located on the front of the phone. Preparing to play answering machine number message number one. After this message, would you like to save, or delete, or replay this message, please listen to the directions that will follow the message...

Nathan: Oh man, this thing's just designed to eat up minutes. It's brutal.

[–] MsPenguinette 6 points 1 year ago

Still my ringtone to this day

[–] fidodo 16 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Looks really easy to drop and break. Yeah Apple will probably do this then.

[–] III 1 points 1 year ago

Apple suggests that instead of using a case and screen cover you should instead slather your oval phone with protective lube. Phone cases and screen covers might rub against the finish of your phone, completely ruining the phone, making it unusable. The protective lube won't do that and will make your phone shiny when others look at it. And remember, if you haven't dropped your phone in the last week, Apple experts suggest juggling your for a few minutes after applying a new layer of lube to scare off the invisible drop trolls that commonly plague Android users.

[–] [email protected] 15 points 1 year ago (2 children)

I like the dimensions of the hand holding that phone.

[–] FinalRemix 4 points 1 year ago

Clearly it's Jeff Goldblum's hand.

[–] [email protected] 13 points 1 year ago (2 children)

I was the proud, frustrated owner of one of these beauties

[–] boblemmy 5 points 1 year ago

oh my God, it's real!

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

Okay, that's actually fucking cool

[–] [email protected] 10 points 1 year ago

I can't believe they even bothered making rectangular phones.

[–] [email protected] 10 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Tim Apple presenting it like it’s a portal [to a new era of mobile computing] is exactly what would happen lol

[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 year ago

Then Samsung would make fun of it, then release oval phones 2 years later.

[–] Gigan 9 points 1 year ago (3 children)
[–] dephyre 16 points 1 year ago (2 children)
[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 year ago

Oh fuck, I want that. Gimme gimme.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 year ago

That looks really nice as like a desktop device.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago

Coo-coo-ca-choo

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago

iCarly called... On this thing

[–] ohlaph 8 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Actually, I kind of dig it.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Until you need to adhere to standard formats for websites and what not.

[–] ohlaph 2 points 1 year ago

Who needs standards anyway.

[–] morgan_423 7 points 1 year ago

Bottom right

"It's the only phone that grows to twenty times its original size, and then transforms into a gateway to another dimension. You're not going to find that if you stick with Android or Apple."

[–] jenny_ball 6 points 1 year ago

please God no

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Image is not real. It lacks black bars on top and bottom of the screen.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago (2 children)

What year is it? Now the black bars are at either side

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[–] tacotroubles 2 points 1 year ago

Please god no! I barely tolerate rounder corners

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago (2 children)

It would be an actual argument to buy their proprietary, anti consumer hardware. Smartphones dont change much anymore. They’re pushing these finnicky folding displays at samsung but otherwise its the same brick, just more power, more energy consumption and more bigger cameras. There is barely any innovation compared to the first couple of years. Not to speak of the unrepairable, buy for the landfill airpods.

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[–] UsernameIsTooLon 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Many people here like it, and it honestly seems fine until you try to watch any full screen video.

[–] boblemmy 5 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

This is a feature, not a bug. Oval phone shrinks your full screen size, and your normal videos and apps are surrounded by useful widgets. Adapted oval videos and apps will get real full screen.

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