iPhone 14 Pro Camera bump FAIL

[Cod3rror]

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Cool comparison. That should get even bigger because there is a trend towards 1" type sensors in phones and the iPhone doesn't have a periscope camera yet.

 

[BanjoDudeAhoy]

A phone that fits in my pockets without problems and isnt noticeable. A simple way to protect the screen from damage in pockets. Easily controlling media and other things without firing up a display and interact with the whole thing. Having a red notification dot on the closed phone so I can know at a glance if I need to check something. It's just a much better experience all around. It makes the phone more like a phone and keeps me from having to engage with it all day long. Being able to slam it shut when angry is a plus lol.

Thanks 🙂 While none of those would be arguments for me personally, I can see how they might benefit others. I remember having a pre-smartphone Nokia that lit up around the outside as a reminder of text messages and missed calls. That was kinda neat - especially at work when I couldn't take calls/read messages right away and would eventually forget about them.

I love the slamming it shut, though 🤣

 

[usmaak]

Personally, I would argue that goes for just about any smartphone these days.
One could argue there are folding phones now, but I consider that a gimmick. I don’t feel like folding phones really solve a problem.

I would argue that Samsung has had four iterations of the flip and that puts it beyond a gimmick. That and I see people discussing the possibility of a folding iPhone. Not always seriously but I have seen enough to know that there would be a market for such a device. People can hate Samsung all they like, but they did hit on an idea that seems to resonate with people with their foldable devices.

 

[doxielover]

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Any bigger will look like 3 camel bumps

 

[joeptp]

Yea got my iPhone on Friday and quickly noticed the camera bumps... not sure how I feel about it yet. Will give it a week and decide to keep or send back.

 

[I7guy]

Forgive me if this would be more appropriate somewhere else - I have scoured most of the 14 reaction threads and haven’t found any meaningful discussion on this…

The camera bump on the 14 pro is one of the biggest fails I have ever seen from Apple and I can’t believe no one is discussing it!
The phone see-saws on every surface when it is set down

Vehicle wireless charging pads are rendered entirely useless! What is the point of wireless CarPlay now - it only made sense with the massive battery drain so that you didn’t have cables cluttering your console WITH wireless charging - but the giant gap caused by the camera bump doesn’t allow contact anymore! Is this Apple quietly forcing MagSafe charging as the only wireless charging option?

For my wife’s pro max I bought the clear apple MagSafe charger case. It is very slippery and slides around on the cars wireless charging pad making the use of it hit or miss.

But right above the pad there are two usb a connections, so it’s not terrible.

 

[usmaak]

An idea for some enterprising inventor (if it hasn’t already been done). A case that encloses the camera and then extends at the same thickness across the width of the phone. That way it would not wobble when laid flat. And it would prop up the top of the phone a bit to make it easier to see! 😂

 

[AppleB]

I use a charging disc in my bedroom. A Spigen MagSafe car charger that attaches magnetically of course to the phone. Other than that I use a lightening cable.
No wobble baby wobble baby wobble baby.

 

[PirateP]

I’ve been going back and forth on whether to get this iteration of the iPhone or wait until next year to see what they give us, and the monster sized camera is one of the biggest reasons. I understand that Apple probably puts the entire camera outside so that they have more room inside for other things. I haven’t seen it in person yet but the pictures I have seen make it look ridiculously large and out of place. It just looks silly and I don’t know if I could get used to it. I never thought about it’s effect on wireless charging on standard chargers. If I did get it, I wasn’t going to go the magsafe route because I have quite a few non MagSafe chargers that work just fine. I have a normal, non charging holder in my car because I generally don’t do much driving, and I am not sure how it would handle that camera bulge.

For the record, I have a Samsung Galaxy Note 20. This too has a camera appendage that is not flush. It is a weird rectangle and not a square. But it has a lot less depth to it. It doesn’t sit flat, but it only wobbles a bit. I really wanted this to be the year that I moved on to iPhone. All of the devices in my life except my phone are Apple. I will be going to Best Buy this weekend to see it in person. I may bring one of my most used chargers with me to see if it would fit.

Works on all my standard chargers. So nope. Doesn’t bother me in the least.