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Official: the Shape of the Smartphone Is Changing Forever

posted by mrpg on Thursday July 19 2018, @11:59AM   Printer-friendly
from the ratio dept.

Phoenix666 writes:

El Reg:

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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  • (Score: 4, Touché) by bob_super on Thursday July 19 2018, @05:06PM

    by bob_super (1357) on Thursday July 19 2018, @05:06PM (#709503)

    It's MOAR! than 16/9.
    2:1 is for losers! Our new phone will be 22/11 in ads to geeks, 24/12 in ads for US non-geek men, but 30/15 for men in metric countries, and Size 4/2 for US women.

    And it is 18/9 for those people who can't do math and just need to be told it's MOAR than their puny 16/9

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