Well, I can’t really say I disagree with some of your complaints. I use a pop socket on one of my clear cases and it covers the Apple logo. The Apple logo is pretty and I do miss seeing it when it is covered up. On the other hand, now it is easier to know where to center the pop socket! 😆. And clearly, being a barbarian who uses Pop Sockets, I’m the wrong person to critique iPhone design!
But I will say, from a functional standpoint, that my 11 Pro is my first iPhone for which I find it almost impossible to keep the lenses clean. I used to have this problem with my HTC 10’s single camera lens and it was so annoying that I retired that phone earlier than I really wanted to.
I have noticed a hazy look to a lot of the photos my husband has been taking and have to keep reminding him to wipe down his camera lenses, too. And even when I do wipe them down the ring around the lens still often looks dirty. It’s very hard to clean.
So I do think this design could use some refinement. But I do value the versatility that having multiple lenses offers, so I do not want to go back to one lens just so the iPhone looks better. I think Apple can refine the large camera multi-bump eventually.
I’m looking forward to seeing what the iPhone 12 redesign offers. I’m planning on keeping my 11 Pro, though. It is clunky but it works well.
The iPhone 4/4s was my favorite, too, for years. But I recently looked at one my husband kept, and though the back and sides are beautiful, so much of the front is taken up by bezels that it looks so odd to me now. I’m happy to have moved on.
