The Galaxy S10 lineup is all the rage these days and as we saw in our review, the hype is not without reason. One of the biggest is that gorgeous Dynamic AMOLED panel on the S10 phones, which looks simply amazing in the S10+, despite the wider pill-shaped hole in the panel for the front camera. These displays are a sight to behold.
Android Q Notifications Panel Redesign
The Android Q beta shows us a slightly revamped notifications panel drop-down where you will also find the Quick Toggles. The redesign to the toggles themselves is interesting, but what grabbed my attention was the gaping empty space above the new battery life estimate, which has been added in Android Q.
However, a double-sized punch-hole camera cutout would explain this weirdness. Look at all that wasted space. Certainly doesn’t look great on the Pixel 3 and Pixel 2, but could be ideal with a double punch hole like on the S10+.
This is what the notifications drawer looks like when placed in our mockup of the Pixel 4, which illustrates why we think Google will go with this design:
Here’s the S10+ under a Pixel 2 XL, and you can see that the empty space just above the estimated uptime is ideal for a wide punch hole. It would also look more symmetrical.
What’s more supposed schematics of the Pixel 4 also show a punch-hole cutout on the front like the S10+. Here’s what those alleged schematics leaked by Slashleaks look like:
