It could be said that the absolute protagonist of the latest edition of Mobile World Congress was the notch. A large number of manufacturers, including ASUS itself, would have inserted the infamous "notch" on their flagships, offering more or less convincing imitations of the most popular iPhone X, the first device of its kind to have achieved real success on the market - and the first to have been criticized.
Even before Apple and its iPhone X, however, it was Essential to offer us this sort of hardware compromise, in an attempt to offer the user a more immersive experience by reducing the frames that delimit an increasingly large display. It is theEssential Phone, the first smartphone to have integrated the notch - and the first to want to get rid of it.
Essential Phone: for the notch it's Game Over
As the name suggests, theEssential Phone was born from the idea of Andy Rubin - one of the creators of Android - to create an "essential" device, both in software and in design. Regarding the latter, the first feature that catches the eye is undoubtedly the notch of the front camera, set in the upper part of the screen.
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Do you want for the defects related to the photographic or sound sector, the Essential Phone has not achieved particular success, yet it is still one of the most beautiful devices to hold in hand, thanks to the excellent build quality and the materials used (titanium and ceramic). The iPhone itself would disfigure if placed side by side with Rubin's smartphone.
The tale of the notch, however, is destined for a bitter (?) Conclusion.
According to a HotHardware report, Essential would have plans to remove the notch from its next device, opting for a new solution with which the front camera will be integrated into the display itself. This is what we can see in the illustration of the patent filed last February - but dating back to December.
Looking at the images, Essential's idea would be to place the camera under a series of layers that would allow, however, the usual use of the touchscreen in the area that will overhang the sensor. The camera lens will be integrated into the last layer, but it would remain hidden from the user's eyes.
It was only a matter of time, but Essential seems to have finally taken an important first step towards 100% full-screen displays.
What do you think about it? The next Essential Phone will be able to avoid the famous notch?
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