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The shape of the smartphone is changing as a fad turns into a long-term trend, a business analyst has noted.
Analyst outfit IHS Markit said it expected wide aspect ratios – either 18:9 or 18+:9 – to make up two-thirds of new device sales in Q3 of this year. At the start of 2017, the "traditional" 16:9 ratio display was seen on over 95 per cent of phones sold.
The taller, narrower shape is no longer a flagship feature, the company noted.
"Smartphone makers are now aggressively applying 18:9 aspect ratio of TFT LCD to their 2018 models even for mid-end and entry-level smartphones, instead of using high-priced flexible AMOLED panels," said IHS Markit's Hiroshi Hayase.
Still no slide-out keyboards. Lame.
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Max told his friend that he'd just as soon not go hiking in the hills.
Said he, "I'm an anti-climb Max."
[So is that punchline.]
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Thursday July 19 2018, @01:26PM (3 children)
My half-decade old Nexus 5 that cost $350 new has a 16:9 display.
(Score: 2) by kazzie on Thursday July 19 2018, @02:23PM
And my Blackberry KeyOne (2017) has a 3:2 ratio display.*
It probably would have been 16:9 if not for the physical keyboard below the screen.
*Matches my DSLR camera.
(Score: 1, Insightful) by Anonymous Coward on Thursday July 19 2018, @02:38PM (1 child)
What's with the "to 9" (18:9) designation? This new shape looks like 2:1 to me.
It also looks like a great way for the manufacturer to save on screen cost, since they can accurately measure it as a "6 inch diagonal" screen* right on down to an array of 2 pixels x 6" of pixels. Was going to write 1 pixel, but then the measurement wouldn't be diagonal...
[*] Or ~150mm for the rest of the world
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Friday July 20 2018, @01:39AM
Pixels aren't zero-dimensional...