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Sunday debate: Classic 16:9 vs. Taller screen ratios Comments

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  • Truzoo
  • I0b
  • 07 Sep 2020

I went from a 16:9 Nexus 6 to a 16:9 Nokia 6.1. I just bought the OnePlus 7 Pro (new, $450, 8/256gb) and with the huge screen, bezel free, and notch free, I feel it is the best you can but now to substitute for a real 16:9 phone.

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  • Optilux
  • sqb
  • 29 Aug 2020

Pyro, 24 May 202016:9 is great, I'm still on an S7 trying to figure out what to buy from the current pile of b$... moreThe Oneplus 8 Pro I's amazing. ;-)

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  • Anonymous
  • P4c
  • 14 Aug 2020

MUHAMMAD NASIR KHAN, 04 May 2020i prefer 16/9 as it a perfect size / proportion for a mobile screen. qwerty keyboard has more ... moreI agree that it is difficult to digit on keyboards of the wider phones. The keyboard on the 16:9 aspct ratio phones are much easier to digit. The industry is not considering that

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  • P4c
  • 14 Aug 2020

Azure, 06 May 2020I refuse to buy a new phone and have a stock of good 16:9 Xperia xa2 ultras as it is the last ... moreI hope Sony will be able to have a good comom sense and listen to you, and to all of us who understand that more screen area (with a 16:9 aspect ratio) is much more functional.

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  • Anonymous
  • P4c
  • 14 Aug 2020

WiderBetter, 11 May 202016:9 aspect ratio is good for gaming !!!! Most pubg mobile use iPhone 8 plus bcs of the screen... moreYou are right. It's better for gaming and movie, and much better for web browsing, specially for reading, because there are much more screen area (square inches).

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  • Anonymous
  • P4c
  • 14 Aug 2020

Diana, 26 Jul 2020I will never buy anything taller than 16:9. Period. I'll go without a smartphone but I wi... moreWay to go! The industry should stop doing the same thing, like a copycat. Let stop buying this remote controllers and they will start giiving us different ratio options.

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  • Anonymous
  • P4c
  • 14 Aug 2020

Clive, 03 Aug 2020I swear these tall skinnies have destroyed my eyesight. Ever since the first introduction of t... moreI totally agree. I stink to my almost 4 years old Xperia XA Ultra because there are no 16:9 ratio phone available.

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  • Anonymous
  • tew
  • 04 Aug 2020

Diana, 26 Jul 2020I will never buy anything taller than 16:9. Period. I'll go without a smartphone but I wi... moreAgreed

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  • Clive
  • ILK
  • 03 Aug 2020

I've found it almost impossible to find anything as wide as a mate 9 that is fully functional on Verizon. There's tons & tons of gsm options, but GSM isn't an option for me. I'd love a mate 20 x, but again, it's gsm. Anyone know if a Verizon compatable Mate 20 x alternative, IDC if it's a cheap budget phone, just something as wide, that works on Verizon.

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  • Clive
  • ILK
  • 03 Aug 2020

I swear these tall skinnies have destroyed my eyesight. Ever since the first introduction of them I've felt cross-eyed trying to view the screen.

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  • Diana
  • pui
  • 26 Jul 2020

I will never buy anything taller than 16:9. Period. I'll go without a smartphone but I will never move to these remote controllers. The trend is appalling.
16:9 forever!

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  • Pyro
  • ajN
  • 24 May 2020

16:9 is great, I'm still on an S7 trying to figure out what to buy from the current pile of b$ 18:9 and higher ration phones.

Really living sad days in this regard.

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  • WiderBetter
  • tu6
  • 11 May 2020

16:9 aspect ratio is good for gaming !!!! Most pubg mobile use iPhone 8 plus bcs of the screen ratio. It gives you more viewing angle than 19:9 and above

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  • Azure
  • nDy
  • 06 May 2020

I refuse to buy a new phone and have a stock of good 16:9 Xperia xa2 ultras as it is the last one with this aspect ratio

Sony or any other maker in fact should add the option of having the phones with either 16:9, 18:9, 19.5/9, 21:9. THAT would be groundbreaking...

I understand that for facebook, or social media taller aspects are better, but youtube, messaging and websites feel more at home with 16:9... and that's what some of us are interested in

Cheers

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  • MUHAMMAD NASIR KHAN
  • X06
  • 04 May 2020

i prefer 16/9 as it a perfect size / proportion for a mobile screen. qwerty keyboard has more space & as such there is less likely hood of pressing 2 keys at one moment. photos & written words have more horizontally.

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  • Anonymous
  • kUs
  • 14 Apr 2020

poopooracoocoo, 12 Mar 2020So what I said a few months ago still stands except that IGTV doesn't force portrait videos an... moreYou are correct, no doubt, and I repeat, no doubt about it.!

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  • poopooracoocoo
  • 2Tq
  • 12 Mar 2020

So what I said a few months ago still stands except that IGTV doesn't force portrait videos anymore. They stopped forcing portrait videos in mid-2019 (before my original comment) I believe. And I forgot to discuss the fact that One UI and iOS both use large titles and whitespace to aid users because of their tall screens. I think that 16:9 "bezel-less" phones would be much easier to handle but manufacturers haven't given them a chance and therefore prove to us that it's they who dictate the market, not us.

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  • Anonymous
  • Kir
  • 21 Feb 2020

i don't mind tall screen ratio on the phone, it is good for social media and messenger. but i still absolutely want my tablet to be 9:16, it is perfect for watching video and screen mirroring to another display.

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  • Jesus
  • IBI
  • 06 Nov 2019

Anonymous, 06 Jun 2018According your statement taller display ratio have more extensive multimedia entertainment, so... moreactually screen sizes are MUCH much bigger in 16.9 format, u really got brainwashed ... yes scrn size 21:9 is more inch diagnol but with a loss of about 15 % volume of scrn.. wake up!!~!~~!!! oke?

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  • IBI
  • 06 Nov 2019

Anonymous, 06 Jun 2018The only reason why people vote for 18:9 is that they already own a phone with 18:9 screen and... morepeople who believe in 18:9 need Re-education Consent Camps... SAME as 5g-ers' they are losing they Gosh Darn Minds. Can i GET AN AMEN OUT THERE.. geez these people are crazy.. not being rude. just honest.... they have 0 argument Unless they only use there phone for texting .... to be fair :)

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