Google Confirms Pixel 4 Will Feature Square-Shaped Camera Bump

[agsystems]

All joking aside judging from their 1 lens offering, I am expecting Google's phone to have spectacular picture quality

 

[TrueBlou]

Competition is good for the consumer.

That’s all I have to say positively about this design.

I totally agree, competition is not only good for the consumer, but essential.

I just wish someone had the “courage” to make a phone a couple of mm thicker and be done with ugly, impractical camera bumps. Maybe then everyone else would “be inspired” by that design.

 

[alpi123]

I thought they were mocking Apple for their new iPhones.

 

[shanson27]

This is going bizarre !

 

[Darth Tulhu]

I can’t believe they’re copying this design

They copied the notch and no headphone jack, so....

 

[macfacts]

OK, your majesty. We won't talk about Google copying the square camera bump from Apple.

Shall we talk about all the things in Android Q that Google lifted from iOS instead?

Go for it.

 

[AustinIllini]

You havent seen the iPhone 11 leaks?

The two phones are getting developed simultaneously. So no, Google is not copying Apple

 

[Darth Tulhu]

no...no...no...

Why not put in a headphone jack?

I will never understand lobbying for an omission of something USEFUL, unless YOU are the one paying for it.

 

[bladerunner2000]

no...no...no...

Speak for yourself. You know a ton of people want the headphone jack back. Why even deny this?

 

[Defthand]

I really don’t care who copies whom as long as they copy the good parts. It gives us consumers more choices.

Yeh, I don't understand the controversy and outrage. Fanbois in both camps complain that the specs, features, and UI in the other's brand aren't as good as theirs. When the other camp concedes and copies it, they're criticized for not being original, instead of given credit for endorsing better practices. When Apple and Microsoft were polar opposites during the PC era, fanbois on both sides often implored the other to follow their example. I don't understand today's fanbois. You'd think their Life's prospects depended on their favorite toy's popularity.

 

[Darth Tulhu]

OK, your majesty. We won't talk about Google copying the square camera bump from Apple.

Shall we talk about all the things in Android Q that Google lifted from iOS instead?

Personally I'd like to discuss the things that each SHOULD copy from the other, as well as those we wish they DIDN'T.

We're talking about functionality here. If it's good, I wish EVERYONE would copy like crazy.

 

[shanson27]

Looks gorgeous, thank you google

 

[Darth Tulhu]

Why compare to samsung.. Android is a blatant copy of ios .. thanks to Eric Mole ‘Schidth’ ........Monkey see monkey Do..

I used to believe that back in '07 when they were both originally released. I raged against the machine the same way, because I loved the taste of Apple Kool Aid (I still do, by the way, which is why I'm here).

Then I grew up and figured out it doesn't matter unless you're the CEO or major stockholder of either Apple or Google.

 

[Bornee35]

Back in my day you could put a phone down and it would lay flat.

 

[Darth Tulhu]

Looks gorgeous, thank you google

The silver one looks like the Mac Pro's alien eyeballs, so that'd make it consistent design wise.

 

[pweicks]

We now know that the rumor about pixel 4 not having any buttons is clearly false as the picture obviously shows a side button.

 

[abrantes09]

Why not? Apple is too. lol

He means that the Apple square was so bad, anyone would be stupid to copy such a lousy design.

 

[CleverClock]

Google is the new Samsung, copy copy copy, and even worse, copying rumors.

Good artists copy, great artists steal.

 

[Rogifan]

Looks gorgeous, thank you google

Those camera lenses look way too big.

 

[TeamPixel]

Google is the new Samsung, copy copy copy, and even worse, copying rumors.

It's crazy how they copied a phone from over a year ago from another Android phone
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why. copy. disgusting. apple. design. choices. that. havent. even. taken. off.

whyyyyyyyy

It's actually a copy of the mate 20 not apple
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Those camera lenses look way too big.

Bigger lens means better camera

 

[citysnaps]

Speak for yourself. You know a ton of people want the headphone jack back. Why even deny this?

Yeah, the same people crying for USB-A and FW on their laptops.

 

[TeamPixel]

OK, your majesty. We won't talk about Google copying the square camera bump from Apple.

Shall we talk about all the things in Android Q that Google lifted from iOS instead?

Yea like apple adding in street view in maps, 90% of iOS 13 is already an android feature squirt

 

[sinsin07]

Speak for yourself. You know a ton of people want the headphone jack back. Why even deny this?

Is it the same “ton of people” that want back:
5 ¼ floppies
3 ½ floppies
Portable CD players
Portable transistor AM radios
45’s
8 Track players
Reel to Reel
etc.

 

[Darth Tulhu]

Not according to sales. Not enough people care and wireless is better for most applications, particularly in mobile.

Google/Apple have the data and the decision speaks loudly. You guys hanging on to the past are flat out wrong.

How could people express otherwise if everyone stops offering the jack? And what data are you referring to? This is like saying people who use USB-A ports are holding on to the past because Apple decided to use USB-C only on their laptops.

I understand wireless is better...sometimes. Wired is objectively more reliable. That's why wanting both is not wrong; we can use the device tailored to the situation and the infrastructure CURRENTLY available.

And the loss of one feature in comparison with the sum of the rest is subjective when it comes to making a decision with regards to buying a particular device. For me, I chose Samsung BECAUSE they have a headphone jack as it is a deal-breaker in my book. iOS lovers will put up with ANYTHING (no ports, no buttons, intrusive-as-hell-notches, camera bumps, etc) as long as iMessage exists.

Now all that said, I agree that those "hanging on to the past" are futilely raging against the machine. But not because they're wrong, but because there is NOTHING they can do about it. The "bad guys" won, so we that care about such things just have to suck it up...

 

[DVNIEL]

Google is the new Samsung, copy copy copy, and even worse, copying rumors.

Technically, Google isn’t copying Apple because Apple hasn’t even announced they’re doing it.