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Yet again, Apple manages to make their decisions standards. Good on them, bad on others. Should've waited some time to see if users want that damn notch.

Edit: My only problem with this is that there is copying going on even without general/mass acceptance.

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I mean I'd rather have the unused area on the sides of the sensors at the top be extra screen space than remain unused. Hell if you really want to not have a notch, just use a rom that fills the area with black.

The Android phone OEM's implementing the notch aren't really big players. When Samsung does it then it'll become the standard. And since the S9 already has a better screen to body ratio than the iPhone X I don't see them ever doing it.

The OnePlus 6 is rumored to have a notch almost like the Asus. By some measurements Oppo/OnePlus are now the 4th largest Android platform phone maker in the world.

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