15:9 vs 16:9 aspect rations - who got screwed up?

Metro1088

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I've noticed that WP8 still seems to be designed for a 15:9 screen (800x600 or 1280x768). If you look at the home screen for HTC 8X, which is 16:9 (1280x720) you can see that the live tiles begin a bit lower on the screen even though they should stretch and go all the way up.

I have attached an example photo. (How do I upload images directly?)

I don't see the same blank space on the Lumias. The start screen takes all the space available there. The HTC renders don't have this issue while photos of the devices do have it. Even the 8S which has a 15:9 screen has it which is weird.

What do you think? IS WP8 designed mostly for 15:9 screens? How would the developers design their apps? How do old WP7 games run on 8X? With black bars on the sides in horizontal mode?

I'm full of questions. :)

P.S. I'm sorry for the typo in the title. I can't edit it.
 

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