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Re:iPhone X by Yizahi on Tuesday September 12, 2017 @04:39PM (#15232351)
Let me guess - it uses 19.5:9 because 18.5:9 and 18:9 were taken already and Apple can't really use a "used" concept? :)
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Re:iPhone X by bichiliad on Tuesday September 12, 2017 @06:13PM (#15233407)
I'd imagine they used that ratio because it allows (fairly standard) 16:9 videos to be displayed without the notch eating into them.
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Re:iPhone X by paulryanrogers on Tuesday September 12, 2017 @06:30PM (#15233539)
Said another way, why didn't they adjust the notch or other dimensions to support the nearest wider standard like 18.5:9?
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Re:iPhone X by oceanswave on Tuesday September 12, 2017 @07:01PM (#15233799)
These go to 19.5:9
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Re:iPhone X by qq66 on Tuesday September 12, 2017 @09:24PM (#15234706)
Is 18.5:9 really a standard? And does it matter? They will sell a hundred million of these things and it will this become a standard size.
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