I mean, I don’t hate it.
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
That’s why I like screens that can handle arbitrary 22° rotations to maximize code space
What color are your programming socks?
Details are crucial for programming, not just socks, I think dressing up as different gender helps boost productivity
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.
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.
I like the dimensions of the hand holding that phone.
Clearly it’s Jeff Goldblum’s hand.
I was the proud, frustrated owner of one of these beauties
oh my God, it’s real!
Okay, that’s actually fucking cool
One of many true smartphones obliterated by the iPhone.
Tim Apple presenting it like it’s a portal [to a new era of mobile computing] is exactly what would happen lol
I can’t believe they even bothered making rectangular phones.
Make it egg shaped
Ring, ring.
That looks really nice as like a desktop device.
Oh hey, Wall-E scored.
iCarly called… On this thing
Looks really easy to drop and break. Yeah Apple will probably do this then.
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.
Actually, I kind of dig it.
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.”
Many people here like it, and it honestly seems fine until you try to watch any full screen video.
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.
please God no
It’s better than The Notch.™
Please god no! I barely tolerate rounder corners
