Recently I found that many users pay more attention to the screen than the processor when buying a mobile phone. In the past, when it was all about facing the screen, everyone had no choice. But looking at the new mobile phones released now, especially flagship mobile phones, almost all of them have curved screens. Even in the thousand-yuan phone market, many manufacturers use curved screens as their selling point. The coverage of curved screen models is getting wider and wider, while the choice of straight screen mobile phones is getting smaller and smaller.
In fact, whether it is a straight screen or a curved screen, they have their own advantages and disadvantages. Of course, these two screens are not completely opposite. I see that netizens are also very vocal about direct-screen mobile phones, especially gamers, who will pursue the feel of a direct-screen phone when buying a mobile phone. The advantage of a direct-facing screen is that the overall look and feel is more consistent and there will be no marginalized display. At the same time, there is no accidental touch on the curved screen. Including the lower maintenance cost of direct-facing screens, which is also one of the reasons why more users choose direct-facing screens. On the contrary, the disadvantage of the straight screen is that the texture is not as good as the curved screen, and the grip is not as good as the curved screen.
Why are there fewer and fewer domestic mobile phones with direct-facing screens? In fact, manufacturers will conduct market research before releasing mobile phones. I believe that manufacturers have seen your needs. I think a large part of the reason why they choose curved screens is that Apple’s iPhones have direct screens. If the configuration of domestic flagships is not different from that of and Apple's , it will be equivalent to confronting Apple head-on, and the risks involved are also quite high.
Originally, the current domestic flagships are still exploring on their way to the high-end. Only by creating differentiation can they better shape their products. Therefore, when current domestic flagships release mobile phones, they will retain a straight-screen model and a curved-screen model for users to choose from. For example, the newly released iQOO11 series, although it is a mobile phone mainly focused on e-sports, it also retains two options. The 2K E6 straight screen of iQOO11 and the 2K E6 curved screen of iQOO11 Pro are almost identical in the core configuration of the screen. The purpose is to allow users to choose between straight screen and curved screen.
Let’s take a look at the curved screen. In fact, even if the current mobile phones have curved screens, they do not have the exaggerated curvature as before. Most of them are designed with slightly curved screens, which will make the display effect softer. The advantage of the curved screen lies in the difference in form. The visual presentation is more immersive, the workmanship is more advanced, and the slightly curved arcs on both sides greatly improve the grip of the phone. At the same time, another advantage of the curved screen is that it can visually stretch it to make the body look less heavy. After all, the current flagship mobile phones are still very demanding in terms of hardware. Making mobile phones thinner and lighter is also a difficulty that manufacturers are overcoming. Of course, the consequent disadvantages of the curved screen are the possibility of accidental touch, high cost of dropping the screen, difficulty in applying film, etc.
But if you think about it carefully, it seems that these shortcomings can be avoided as much as possible during use. And regarding the problem of accidental touches, the current slightly curved screen is constantly optimized and adjusted to prevent accidental touches, and the accidental touch rate is greatly reduced. On the contrary, with today's direct-facing screens, when pursuing extremely narrow bezels, the plastic brackets are getting narrower and narrower. If the anti-accidental touch optimization does not keep up, the false-touch rate may not be as good as today's slightly curved screens.
Therefore, it is not unreasonable for curved screen mobile phones to become more and more popular in the mobile phone market. If consumers are willing to pay, manufacturers will naturally be willing to continue production. Of course, some "die-hard fans" of direct screens are worried. Will direct screens slowly disappear? Definitely not. Once the sales of direct-screen phones surge, manufacturers may switch to direct-screen flagship phones again. So, do you prefer a straight screen or a curved screen? Everyone is welcome to leave a message and discuss in the comment area below.