i hope they don't go this route, but if they do, i hope they implement this on the max size only...
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Rumors Persist of Triple-Lens Camera in Square Bump on Higher-End 2019 iPhones
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It is not about flatness but weight. The XS is heavy enough as it is. XS Max even more so. If you make it with a flat back and same camera tech it will be significantly heavier unless the extra size just contains an empty shell.
Thinnest wars?
They removed the analogue headphone port because they said they wanted to make phones thinner, but the iPhone 7 and everything after that has gradually gotten thicker and thicker.
Now,they are also heavier than ever.
That notch, headshakingly stupid design, just as stupid as the corner positioned camera, because can’t rest flat in desk, so painful using it for a calculator.
Vivo and Oppo are onto a good solution with the motorised retractable camera....need to centralise it though.
The notch is not "headshakingly stupid." It was the best initial solution to allow more screen real-estate without bezels. Technology evolves. The steps in between huge leaps aren't perfect, but they're still improvements. If you'd seriously rather have huge bezels on top and bottom instead of having a small cutout, then you're just crazy.
Also, having cameras in the corner is not a poor design decision. It's the best location to ensure that fingers won't touch the lens during normal useage or cover the lens when taking a photo in portrait mode. Most people don't care about their phone lying flat. Most people use cases so their phones do, in fact, lie flat. When using a case, the bulge is actually a benefit. It ensures that the case doesn't extend beyond the lens and prevent light from reaching it.
Ugliness at its finest. Go buy a DSLR if you're that into photography.
Just my opinion. Personally I prefer this large patch design over the pill one. I feel that the pill design is basically just taking the current pill shape of the X and XS and moving it horizontally in the middle of the phone. Also if this design is indeed final and with the possibility of us having dark mode of iOS 13, then the one that will sell like hot cakes will be the space gray color.
Apple, here's a thought... how about a slightly thicker phone with a slightly thicker battery and no camera bump?
You can get rid of the bump by putting the damned thing into a case. Even a thin case.
The battery in my XS Max is just fine but I'd go slightly thicker. After all, it would still fit in my shirt pocket.
There you go again, making sense. Sheesh, squash all these people and their drama some more, willya?
I'm functional about it. I'd rather have an overall better picture and filming experience. If that means we put 4 or 40 cameras on it, then I'm game! Give me that X-Ray camera too while you're at it. I've got some shelves to hang up and I'd really like to see where the wall studs are.
Back in the day you would put it in a case and attach it to your body so you don't leave it on the table at that Denny's you like to go to.
Okay, now that's funny as all hell!
You're right. You win! No, really, I declare you the winner for common sense!
No. Retractable is a poor solution; anything which increases mechanical complexity is.
Let’s see how it all works out in terms of reliability when you make 100 million devices with motorized pop up cameras and people except to use the devices for 4-5 years. Devices get dropped, pockets are full of dust and cruft which gets into the mechanism and so on. It’s just a poor solution.
Well, of course nobody uses Android devices that long, they get thrown into garbage in 1-2 years, but for iPhones this solution is of course no go.
I don’t understand, once again, the negativity in this discussion. The alleged triple camera setup looks ok to me. Maybe not beautiful, but can’t see how an array of cameras could look much different. Function over form. Samsung’s wide horizontal array of cameras isn’t really any better or worse. I think Huawei or someone had a similar square setup.
Complaining about the bump..who cares? Apple can’t change the laws of physics. It only matters if you use your phone while it’s on a flat surface. I basically never do that. Also, I use a case.
The bump could be removed by making the phone 2mm thicker. Then people would complain in a crazy 1000 comment thread that the phone is impossible to use with a case.
Back in the day, when phones were thicker, they were also much narrower. Trust me, they do test these things with all sorts of dummy models.
Sometimes companies need to ”fire customers”. Lots of good candidates in these threads.
Apple should just place cameras in the middle of the back of the iPhone. That way it will resemble a point and shoot camera.
Who cares how it looks never used to be an Apple design philosophy.
Good grief. Just make the case a little bit thicker, use that for more battery capacity, and then make the camera flush with the rest of the case.
The next iPhone XS Max and possibly iPhone XS will feature a triple-lens rear camera system within a square bump like the Huawei Mate 20 Pro, according to Japanese blog Mac Otakara, citing information from Chinese suppliers. The report includes a few renders of what the new design could look like.
Render via Mac Otakara
The renders are largely consistent with earlier ones shared by OnLeaks, who also expects at least one 2019 iPhone to have a triple-lens rear camera. One difference is that the camera lenses are more symmetrically aligned in the renders above, whereas the lenses are asymmetrical in the OnLeaks render below.
Render via OnLeaks/Digit
The Wall Street Journal in January reported that the next iPhone XS Max will feature a triple-lens camera, with the next iPhone XS and iPhone XR featuring dual-lens rear cameras. However, Mac Otakara says there is a high probability of a triple-lens camera on both the next iPhone XS and iPhone XS Max.
Mac Otakara's sources claim Apple is readying official iPhone cases with "large holes" on the back, presumably for the square bump.
Many other sources have backed up the triple-lens camera rumor, including the well-connected Ming-Chi Kuo and Mark Gurman. Apple would be following in the footsteps of Android smartphone makers like Samsung and Huawei by adding a third lens, which should result in improved 3D sensing and other benefits.
Apple is expected to stick with 5.8-inch, 6.1-inch, and 6.5-inch displays for its 2019 iPhone lineup, with other rumored features including frosted glass casing, larger batteries, and bilateral charging of other devices like AirPods.
Article Link: Rumors Persist of Triple-Lens Camera in Square Bump on Higher-End 2019 iPhones
That would get me more excited than any other camera feature.
I'd love an iPhone SE with full screen and no camera bump (with a headphone jack too). I'd even take an extra millimeter if it meant a decent battery.
That'd get me excited about iPhones again!
I'd love an iPhone SE with full screen and no camera bump (with a headphone jack too). I'd even take an extra millimeter if it meant a decent battery.
That'd get me excited about iPhones again!
Can’t wait till there’s 54 cameras on the back so the damn thing won’t have a bulge anymore and it’ll sit flat on a table for once lol
if this is what the new iPhone is going to look like I'll be sticking with my Xs Max.
for a smart phone, how important the camera is? and how often we take photos / movies everyday?