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0 pointspowersnail6mo ago0 comments

I sincerely hope that apple will consider making a phone with a worse camera that is flatter. As someone who rarely takes photos, and never photos of importance, the bump is just a dead weight to me. My dream phone has a body like iPhone 12 mini (which I currently use) without the protruding camera. As long as it runs all the common communication apps reliably, I'm happy. I'll pay $100 more than the standard body version even. But it doesn't seem like apple (or any notable phone brand) thinks this is worth doing.

It's the peril of being a niche customer. I can and have voted with my wallet, but it doesn't nudge the needle anyway.

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bjarneh6mo ago

> As someone who rarely takes photos, and never photos of importance

Even people who do take photos often would probably gladly sacrifice some image quality to loose that massive thing on the back of the phone. The thinness of the phone almost make it look worse as long as that camera sticks out like that; like a huge watch with a thin strap or something...

conductr6mo ago

> My dream phone has a body like iPhone 12 mini (which I currently use) without the protruding camera.

Sounds similar to the iPhone 4, still my favorite of all the form factors in terms of "hand feel". It was the right thickness for me, just a bit heavy for it's size. If they refreshed it to reduce weight and extended the screen to the borders I think it would be amazing

aziaziazi6mo ago

Have you tried the iPhone SE 1st gen ? Lighter, better processor and screen but almost same design. It’s only 9.5yo and still works perfectly, you can find plenty second hand for 100€.

knubie6mo ago

I still have my SE 1st gen that I pull out from time to time because I use it as the 2FA for my other Apple account, and I am always struck by by how much better it feels to use than even the 12 mini. It is such an ergonomic size for single hand use, and it surprisingly still runs very smoothly.

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conductr6mo ago

No, I haven’t. I guess the feel isn’t my most important feature. I usually buy the latest high end model but keep it for a while. Using a 12 pro still and it’s already starting to feel sluggish so I might upgrade to this 17 version, it’s different enough to spark my interest but I think I’ll need to hold the Air before deciding if I like it. It looks comically out of proportion in the marketing pictures. I also don’t use cases and I feel like this is begging for one.

nxpnsv6mo ago

Agree, the 4 was great (except the home button which broke).

liamwire6mo ago

If you take Apple's presentation at face value, most of the iPhone Air hardware is within the plateau, with the rest of the body being almost entirely battery. So it's not immediately obvious that even if they did do away with the bump, that there'd be a useable phone left over once considering the necessary reduction in battery size.

flashyhuckle6mo ago

You might want to check the 16e. It has 16 insides (without magsafe and uwb chip), with screen from 14 and not very protruding (although still) but good camera. Its also cheaper than base model iphone.

jjcob6mo ago

16e with a skinny case, and you have a completely flat phone

aprilnya6mo ago

it looks like the bump doesn’t have just the camera but also some other stuff like the processor ?

Mistletoe6mo ago

I agree with this so much. I recently upgraded to the 13 Mini and had to go back to the 12 Mini because I hated the big camera thing on the back. I actually like the 12 Mini camera more than the 13 Mini also. It felt like the 13 Mini couldn’t take close up photos worth a damn.

darren06mo ago

Pixel 9a is the closest to a no bump phone out of the major brands.

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bjarneh6mo ago

> As someone who rarely takes photos, and never photos of importance

conductr6mo ago

> My dream phone has a body like iPhone 12 mini (which I currently use) without the protruding camera.

aziaziazi6mo ago

Have you tried the iPhone SE 1st gen ? Lighter, better processor and screen but almost same design. It’s only 9.5yo and still works perfectly, you can find plenty second hand for 100€.

knubie6mo ago

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conductr6mo ago

nxpnsv6mo ago

Agree, the 4 was great (except the home button which broke).

liamwire6mo ago

flashyhuckle6mo ago

jjcob6mo ago

16e with a skinny case, and you have a completely flat phone

aprilnya6mo ago

it looks like the bump doesn’t have just the camera but also some other stuff like the processor ?

Mistletoe6mo ago

darren06mo ago

Pixel 9a is the closest to a no bump phone out of the major brands.

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