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I will be upgrading again this year because its what I enjoy.
O2 are offering £560 for my Xs Max so I will be spending about £600 on my new phone.

Some people spend £600 a year on football, golf or perhaps smoking, all a waste of money for me but they enjoy it so let them enjoy.

One of my pleasures in life is having new tech and I am sure I will enjoy my new phone like every other year as well as all the chatter on here!
 
I think Apple should start bundling a case with the iPhone 11 Pros, just to save peoples eyes.
 
Agreed. They are hideous. And the colors are super dull. The camera bump looks like the phone has a cheap plastic case. I like the camera bump of the X, it looks elegant with a modern touch.

I kind of hate the guy, but is this what we're going to see post ive?
 
An iPhone is a practicality device, not a piece of artwork that needs to be displayed on a wall for everybody to look at. No one cares what the back of an iPhone looks like, because it’s in a case anyways for the majority of customers. It’s really interesting to see how frantic others fret over the little things about how an iPhone looks, but everybody else in the real world just uses it as a tool every single day without issue.
RP…have you missed my camera bump rants here on MR since, oh I don't know, September 2014 (the launch of the iPhone 6/6+)?

I care. And I don't use cases.

But you knew that already… :D
 
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I think this was the ugliest. The antenna lines never grew on me, though the overall phone was very good. Also loved how thin it felt. But that back is still not very pretty.
 
You need a camera that just happens to have smartphone features. If the camera manufacturers ever figure out how to make their cameras do that Apple is in big trouble with you guys that only care about the camera.
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Looks matter when function is already achieved.

Not all of us need a bazillion MP camera that can take perfect pics from space. Some of us just use the camera on our phone so our wives can see what item on the shelf at Walmart they want.

99% of the pics in my camera roll are that. And any old phone can call, text, surf and email.
I use the camera in my job so it is very, very important to me. My iPhone Xs does a better job now than my $1K Canon lens, so having an even better camera is thrilling to me! I don't care what the darn phone looks like .. function over form.
 
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It looks fine and I don't care how ugly you think the back looks....just like 99% of people in real life won't care.

Here on MR people argue over the minutiae of camera bumps, but I bet when DXOmark gets their hands on one to test, the 11 Pro will be one of the, if not the top performing phone camera.
 
I use the camera in my job so it is very, very important to me. My iPhone Xr does a better job now than my $1K Canon lens, so having an even better camera is thrilling to me! I don't care what the darn phone looks like .. function over form.
You have a use/need for this because of your job and Apple gives you that. Great.

My point is that not everyone (myself specifically) has a need for this, but in the past Apple has been able to provide both.

Lately, they are more aligned with your opinion.
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It looks fine and I don't care how ugly you think the back looks....just like 99% of people in real life won't care.
It's funny though. This sentiment gets brought out a lot.

No one will care, or variations of that.

Yet most people lay their phones face down (I don't). So you see the back. A lot. Unless you have a case of course.

But even the major news media has commented on the camera bump.

I'm not sure this argument is going to hold water for too much longer.
 
So that means you do care! I appreciate your honesty!


Looks are equally as important as function. If design and aesthetics weren't important, we'd all still be using something like this:

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Exactly, the camera housing on the X/XS is more consistent and aesthetic. It's probably more robust too. Now that the 11 Pros have FOUR (4) camera bumps (including the camera housing itself), that whole area is more prone to build up but worse, damage. Four bumps means four times the chance of it catching or brushing against something and potentially breaking.

Also, four times the eye sore. The camera area of the 11 Pros look really cheap and something that looked slapped on. They seem so obtrusive and out of place. Not very Apple in my honest opinion.


Interesting theory and very believable!
People only defend it cause it’s apple.

The same people trash other phones for their looks, but when it’s apple “I don’t care how it looks.”
 
I agree the back is ugly. I was surprised when I first saw it, but it isn't a deal breaker. It'll be in a case and I'll never think about the camera bump again.

I am disappointed in the colors. Does anyone know if the gold is the same gold from the Xs? I normally hate gold, but loved the look of the Xs gold.
 
I use the camera in my job so it is very, very important to me. My iPhone Xr does a better job now than my $1K Canon lens, so having an even better camera is thrilling to me! I don't care what the darn phone looks like .. function over form.

Well, I don't know if its better than a DSLR. You can't subistute software tricks for the pure larger size and better light collection of a CCD.
 
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You have a use/need for this because of your job and Apple gives you that. Great.

My point is that not everyone (myself specifically) has a need for this, but in the past Apple has been able to provide both.

Lately, they are more aligned with your opinion.
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It's funny though. This sentiment gets brought out a lot.

No one will care, or variations of that.

Yet most people lay their phones face down (I don't). So you see the back. A lot. Unless you have a case of course.

But even the major news media has commented on the camera bump.

I'm not sure this argument is going to hold water for too much longer.

Yes, many people lay their phones down. And? Are you saying you'll take a glance at the iPhone 11 in public and look away in disgust like you just saw vomit? That's more on you, as, like I will reiterate, 99% of people will not care one way or other about the camera bumps.

They major news media needs to report on SOMETHING, and since they can't find anything else about the phone to complain about, well, they had to pick something subjective in order to complain about.

Really puts things into perspective, people are suffering in the Bahamas after Dorian and here people are complaining about a coupe of camera bumps.
 
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