Screen is supposed to be bigger than the 8+, but if you take a photo with the phone it is much smaller than if taken with the plus. The phone shoul doa better job of re-sizing to an aspect ratio to take better advantage of the iPhone X screen size.
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The display is a different aspect ratio than the 8+ (taller, but skinnier). You can’t alter the aspect ratio of a viewed photo without stretching it, or cropping it.Screen is supposed to be bigger than the 8+, but if you take a photo with the phone it is much smaller than if taken with the plus. The phone shoul doa better job of re-sizing to an aspect ratio to take better advantage of the iPhone X screen size.
I think the camera app should display the aspect ratio of the iPhone X screen so then you can frame the subject and fill the screen. The aspect ratio is 18.5 x 9. It’s not standard. It was more pleasing looking at photos on the plus.