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iPhone 13 Pro Rumored to Be Thicker and Feature Larger Rear Camera System
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Imo the only way to sell thicker is to make the phone lighter. Thicker and heavier is going to be tough for the average consumer. Whatever happened to that liquid metal acquisition from back in Steve’s last few years? Other than the sim ejector tool did that tech ever pan out ?
I care what it does, not how it looks.
Awfully strange to be buying a $1000 phone because of how it looks.
I hope they'll make the mini thicker, too. I wouldn't mind more thickness for improved battery life. It's crazy thin already …
Since it will likely be the last mini, I'll definitely upgrade out of cadence.
Since it will likely be the last mini, I'll definitely upgrade out of cadence.
exactly. i still use my canon for my pro photo needs. i never considered using my phone for that, but i'd love a good zoom when i'm hiking or whatnot.
I'm going to be so annoyed if they tweak the camera just enough to necessitate a new case. I upgrade every year and have always kept the same case for at least two generations since the "S" cycles allowed me to do so. I'm not excited about the prospect of buying a new leather case for a third year in a row.You know perfectly well Apple will require you to buy a new case with the new phone
A 0.2 mm thicker iPhone Pro Max is quite alright.
Can they make it larger and lighter and give the screen anti-reflection?
Larger cameras is excellente.
Give it a more powerful light (flashlight) and let the user turn-on the light while using the camera.
Can they make it larger and lighter and give the screen anti-reflection?
Larger cameras is excellente.
Give it a more powerful light (flashlight) and let the user turn-on the light while using the camera.
Nice! Fellow Canon fanboy myself (6D MKII). For me photography is a serious hobby so while a phone camera is great for point and shoot (and usually the most handy) I'll never use it for actual photography.
Wow, that camera module is starting to get h-u-g-e. Hopefully Apple can pull off something that looks really nice! Impressive that the lenses are becoming bigger - together with computational photography, how long before these replace professional cameras?
Couldn’t agree more. The cameras are good enough now (and have been since about the iPhone 5 tbh)
The pro is just so damn ugly that’s the main reason why I wouldn’t buy one. The 12 somehow gets away with it and looks nice. I’ll take nicer looking over slightly better camera specs anyway. For people who just want overkill specs with no thought put into the design there’s plenty of Android phones to choose from. iPhones are meant to look nice
One hundred percent. I get the pro name for the phone, but using an iPhone in a pro photography setting is an edge case. Doesn’t mean we can’t want and need the best possible camera you can cram into this little pocket-sized slab of wonders.
My thoughts exactly. The cameras are already really good. I have the 11 Pro and the photos are as good as what my Canon point-and-shoot could take. And the 12 cameras are apparently even better. How much better can the cameras be by making them bigger? Is it really necessary? I get that phones have replaced point-and-shoot cameras but I don’t need them to go beyond that...I’d rather they just refine the cameras they have, improving the sensor and the lenses at the current size.
I thought the same but then you kind of get used to it. They do this incrementally so it does not look 'too' off compared to previous gen. In fact, I remember thinking that the iPhone X lense didn't look as nice as the iphone 7 plus. That the iPhone 11 pro didn't look as nice as the XS...
Now I think it would look weird to go back to smaller modules.
Now I think it would look weird to go back to smaller modules.
I simply don’t understand that all smartphone makers are mostly preoccupied with camera upgrades. There are so many other useful features to invest in. Will the back of the iPhone eventually be a few large lenses
I wish the phones were getting thinner and the camera bumps were getting smaller...I guess this is a “pro” phone and pros are ok with additional heft.
People with giant Neanderthal hands are thumbing you down for some reason, but I agree with you.
Anyone else finding phone releases a little boring?
Same. mobile phones will never replace the quality of a solid DSLR - and I know, they’re not meant to but I wish there would be less focus on camera improvements every year and a focus on battery improvements, etc. It’s handy to have a decent camera with you at all times but I also notice we’re not looking up and enjoying our experiences anymore as we’re so focused on documenting everything.
Why don’t they just make an Apple Camera for people who need all these extra features. Then lower the price of the iPhone. I don’t even use the camera.