A recent patent application is suggesting that Google is going to replace the notch with an under-display front-facing camera in future Pixel phones.

  • UsernameIsTooLon@lemmy.world
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    1 year ago

    I think it’s a tech that will still need a few more generations to mature, but I don’t mind a worse quality selfie camera since I rarely use it. I personally would enjoy the more screen real estate, but tbh I currently see nothing wrong with hole punches. If anything, I think the Pixel 5 had the best hole punch location off to the corner.

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      1 year ago

      I personally prefer the (extremely ugly) iPhone notch with better sensors, than under the screen. Apple does very well despite of prioritizing this.

      My preference over a notch is still a thin bezel like in the Pixel 3.

      I prefer this over aesthetics. Especially after putting a pretty phone on a case. (The case already takes away all the aesthetics).

      I was never touching the brightness settings in the older nexus/pixels and I really miss that. They were much better catching and distinguishing different low light levels. I also compared the Pixel 4 Vs 5 using devcheck tool to test the ambient light sensor, and the under screen sensor can’t see shit at night.