No, unless:
- There’s an unexpected breakthrough in camera engineering.
- Suddenly, people start to ignore camera quality.
- Suddenly, people start to accept super-thick phones.
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Revealed: Entire iPhone 17 Lineup's Striking New Camera Designs
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The air is the only decent looking one of this lot. The rest are awful. Did they have their eyes open when they designed those pro models?
I suspect they don’t do that so they can sell more iPhone cases which effectively flatten out the bump.
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Good catch. I wonder if they could make the front facing speaker at the top loud enough?
These designs are almost certainly correct. There have been too many reliable leakers confirming it.
Hopefully the larger camera bump will allow for a better telephoto lens. I envy the zoom capabilities of Samsung and other android phones.
Imagine instead of a patch of glass it's a patch of leather, kind of like a camera grip
(or a patch of FineWoven
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(or a patch of FineWoven
)That’s what gets me most. There’s a camera lens bump in addition to the raised camera bar. The definition of bad design. I’m glad I picked up a 16 Plus. It looks like I’ll be hanging onto it for several years.
How about just a nice small phone?
I don't need a supercomputer in my pocket.
I don't need a supercomputer in my pocket.
Ensign, Lieutenant and Commander. No Captain though
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I'm definitely in the minority here, but... I don't hate them.
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Judging by those cads, It doesn't look like the Air has wireless charging at all.
Anyway, I can't be without that so looks like I'm going Pro Max this year as I want a larger display.
Anyway, I can't be without that so looks like I'm going Pro Max this year as I want a larger display.
The 17 Pro Max looks so heavy, hopefully they reduce the weight.
I might look at buying the 17 Air due to the heavy weight of the 17 Pro Max.
I might look at buying the 17 Air due to the heavy weight of the 17 Pro Max.
If the drawings are real and the standard iPhone 17 gets 120hz that's what I'll get! It's the only one that has a decent design
I thought the sarcasm was obvious.
That’s basically what they say in the keynote every year, isn’t it?
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Wedge shape concept... exactly as Apple did when they wanted an ultra thin edge on an old iMac, MBpro and OG MBair. Where they needed more space, that area was thicker. Where they needed less space, that end is thinned. Since camera optical physics demand "thicker" but Apple Marketing wants "thinner" for 10 seconds of "ooooooooh, ahhhhhhhh", give both what they need/want in a wedge-shape phone. I have towards zero expectation of the wedge but share it as a tangible Apple "solution" that they've already used a few times in the past.
Modern Apple seems to be more about "subtraction" while retaining "same great price." So my guess at an Apple solution is to subtract the rear cameras entirely... and the battery too, selling the much thinner "the rest" for the "same great price"... and then offering a line of (good-better-best) essential accessory cases which incorporate the battery and camera options. I would guess this will use some kind of proprietary connector(s) so that only cases from Apple and/or only those willing to pay an expensive license from Apple can be the source of camera + battery cases.
This phone then becomes ultra-thin(nest) for "same great price" while demanding a significant additional fee to be able to use it to jack up the average transaction cost. Fans will help spin how "99% need a good case anyway" and average transaction will take a big leap higher.
Those who do not worship at the Apple alter will likely gripe & complain about the subtraction and obvious money play... but then buy anyway, rewarding the decision in the most tangible of ways... just like so many readily accepted ejecting the whole iMac computer + keyboard + case from the ASD box but paying "same great price" and gushing about it to others... even making it out to be the one and only monitor for any Mac ever since.
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Ok outside of eliminating the camera bump wobble...which could be eliminated by making the phones thicker, adding a much better battery, cooling and space for more stuff...this obsession with being as thin as possable is stupid if you ask me, what does this gain us?
I much rather have a thicker, more sturdy device thats not going to wobble or bend, then a thin delicate device that looks beautiful from a design perspective, but practically in the real world is going to break sooner or later just from normal use.
Thinner isnt always better people. And this new camera layout...unless there is a reason for it beyond "It looks different' makes no sense to me in the slightest!
I much rather have a thicker, more sturdy device thats not going to wobble or bend, then a thin delicate device that looks beautiful from a design perspective, but practically in the real world is going to break sooner or later just from normal use.
Thinner isnt always better people. And this new camera layout...unless there is a reason for it beyond "It looks different' makes no sense to me in the slightest!