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iPhone 14 Pro and iPhone 14 Pro Max Schematics Reveal Larger Camera Bump and Thicker Overall Design
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Camera bump has never bothered me, I've always got it in a case that effectively hides it.
But the leaked renders by prosser were just dumb. mobile camera technology didn't magically evolve year over year to shrink that much to be flush - in fact its still getting thicker to get better cameras.
Remember how tiny the bump was on the iPhone 6 and how much of a controversy that was?
But the leaked renders by prosser were just dumb. mobile camera technology didn't magically evolve year over year to shrink that much to be flush - in fact its still getting thicker to get better cameras.
Remember how tiny the bump was on the iPhone 6 and how much of a controversy that was?
Those camera bumps rubbing on your leg in your pocket look painful. Seriously as what point does the camera become good enough that it is accepted? Yes you can keep getting bigger and bigger lenses to improve quality but the trade off is a handheld mobile device becoming unwieldy and 99% of the time you aren't using the camera. The current Pros are far too heavy and uncomfortable to hold (and carry) as it is. It's straight up bad design.
The only hope we have is if they use aluminium this time around to try and reduce the weight.
The only hope we have is if they use aluminium this time around to try and reduce the weight.
And to think I am having a hard enough time to find a case for my 13 pro that will lay flat on the back.
Apple: Challenge accepted.
Apple: Challenge accepted.
To everyone complaining that iPhones are getting too big and/or heavy: you got your chance to make your point by buying an iPhone 12/13 mini. Apparently, too few of you did.
I wouldn’t hide ascetics in a leather case. Those self-depriving religious types prefer burlap sacks.
Yeah, what is Apple's obsession with the camera? Are they trying to run camera manufacturers like Cannon & Nikon out of business?
Apple hasn't done that in years. Aside from 1 or 2 models, phones have mostly gotten thicker since the iPhone 6.
Not really. What if I still want a bigger phone that just isn't as heavy? Hopefully that rumor about replacing the stainless steel frame with titanium comes true some day.
What I meant is that i always had a slim leather pouch -Siena- ...but never a "case".
The iPhone 6 was too thin. Current models are too thick. I think the X was a good balance between the two.
I think the pendulum has swung too much in the thicker direction at this point. I remember when I bought my 11 Pro Max it was starting to feel too thick and heavy and it turns out they've gone thicker with the 12 and even thicker with the 13, and now they want to go even thicker?
There's an ideal middle ground and I think the 11 Pro was it. Good battery life without being too thick and heavy. This worries me a bit because my 11 Pro Max is going to be 3 years old this year and I'm going to want to upgrade and I don't want to lose screen size to avoid a massively heavy phone.
There's an ideal middle ground and I think the 11 Pro was it. Good battery life without being too thick and heavy. This worries me a bit because my 11 Pro Max is going to be 3 years old this year and I'm going to want to upgrade and I don't want to lose screen size to avoid a massively heavy phone.
Well a bigger phone will always be heavier than a smaller phone. Also, the „regular“ (non-pro) iPhone is already significantly lighter than the iPhone Pro. If you say that you‘d like an iPhone Pro but in a lighter enclosure (i.e. aluminium or titanium instead of steel), I would like to see that, too. As premium as the steel feels in hand, it does make the device heavier.
Could be thinner though, tbh. The mini has thinner bezels than the other models, not sure why.
I use a case but what's funny is Apple's own cases for the Pro Max still have a camera bump so the phone can still wobble in the case. It would be a pretty thick case to fully eliminate wobble and still protect the lenses but I suppose they do exist but if you use a MagSafe charger then the options get smaller.
I don't mind a taller/thicker camera bump if that means we are getting a lense with decent mechanical zoom as was rumored before. Improved optics is valid enough reason for such changes.
Because the screens are too small for 90% of people. Most people would rather buy a heavier phone than put up with looking at such a small screen. The X was a great thickness and had a camera bump most people could live with. The mini is in no way a substitute for the Pro or Max models and it's absolutely silly to suggest so.
Can we at least get rid of the steel material on the Pro models and use titanium to reduce the weight? Steel doesn't justify premium prices IMO.