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Back when I had a 6 Pro I always hated the curved screens, without a case with a big border it caused a ton of misinputs and I never made any use of anything involving the curved part, I've never really seen the point in them, I'm glad to see the flat screens honestly.
For those who do like curved screens though, why do you prefer them over flat screens? Maybe I'm just missing something about them but they always seemed to be worse than flat to me.
If you swipe over the screen and reach the edge of the display, it just feels nicer.
Only if you don't use a case. It drives me nuts trying to reach the edge of the display but getting blocked by the side of the case, and that's even with a pretty low profile case. I never had that problem with flat screens
Now that you mention it... Yeah, that's why I don't use a case. Just a Popsocket, so I can hold it without holding it at the edge of the screen.
There are some cons. :D
The price of a replacement screen is wild. A non curved screen is objectively better. Bit I still like my curved one. :o
I can do it just fine with my pixel 6 Pro and the case that I have. Still feel the curve sides that is. Exaggerating a bit.
For me, the side swiping seems more smooth on the curved screen. I never really noticed missed or over inputs.
While I'm not sure I "prefer" them, I do think it gave the phone a more premium look and feel. There's something about the side scrolling content scrolling around the curve and off the display, and the device felt...thinner, I guess.
And ever iPhone has a flat screen, so the differentiator on the front of the device was instant.
It's definitely got downsides though, and I totally get it.