They were a good indicator for notifications that are missed when you were away from phone.

  • masterspace@kbin.social
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    1 year ago

    I’m pretty sure it’s just to cut costs / complexity / part counts in lower end phones, and higher end phones will use an always on display.

    Though worth noting that the Nothing Phone 1 & 2 include pretty snazzy LEDs on the back that are used for notifications amongst other things.