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Re:New Google Pixel 3, Pixel Slate, and Home Hub by andrepd on Tuesday October 09, 2018 @02:39PM (#18178653)
Notches are hideous, and so are rounded screens (and excessively rounded designs in general -- just look at Chrome). It would be fine, though: more choice for those who prefer it, if were not for the fact that this is how "fads" and "marketing-imposed trends" work: I have no choice to buy a non-notched, square screen phone in 2018.

I pray my current phone holds for another couple years, until this fad goes away.

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Re:New Google Pixel 3, Pixel Slate, and Home Hub by gehsty on Tuesday October 09, 2018 @02:46PM (#18178717)
I find rounded corners on screens to be quite nice. I think they will be one of the big design changes over the next few years. They make screens appear more natural / organic imo.
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Re:New Google Pixel 3, Pixel Slate, and Home Hub by rconti on Tuesday October 09, 2018 @03:16PM (#18178978)
Nah, it's all fine. The only thing better than a notch would if if/when they can go completely edge-to-edge, but short of having a protruding earpiece and not having light/prox sensors, it won't happen.
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