| ▲ | scblock 6 days ago |
| That is the dumbest side profile I have ever seen. The camera bump and camera together are thicker than the rest of this thing. By its design it now demands a massive case or just won't ever sit even reasonably flat on a table. Ridiculous. |
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| ▲ | apparent 6 days ago | parent | next [-] |
| It will arguably sit flatter than the prior iPhones, which rock diagonally. This will be tilted a bit, but at least be stable. |
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| ▲ | layer8 6 days ago | parent | next [-] | | It won't be completely stable, when used without a case. The geometry is such that on the side of the lens it's the lens that is touching the surface where you put it, not the bar-shaped bump. Meaning, it won't sit on the long edge of the bar. | | |
| ▲ | apparent 6 days ago | parent [-] | | Is this confirmed by journalists who were at the event today? It seems true for the Pro models, but I can't tell for the Air. | | |
| ▲ | layer8 6 days ago | parent [-] | | Yes, see for example the hands-on video of The Verge. You can also tell from the side profile images on the Apple website. Drawing a straight line from the lens to the bottom edge of the phone doesn't cross or touch the edge of the "plateau", by a good bit. | | |
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| ▲ | HarHarVeryFunny 6 days ago | parent | prev | next [-] | | I've got an iPhone XR with a chunky (highly protective) Speck Presidio case that's comfortably thicker than the camera protrusion and therefore lays 100% flat. Gotta say it would drive me nuts to have a phone that didn't lay flat and couldn't therefore be put down safely on the edge of the sink etc. | | |
| ▲ | xp84 6 days ago | parent [-] | | It is really freaking obnoxious, I can attest to that. I think they either don't want to be mistaken for a Pixel for vanity reasons, or it's easier to do the magic camera switching if the 3 cameras are closer together. But for whatever reason, I hate not having the cameras in a row with a plateau that is symmetrical. |
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| ▲ | OsrsNeedsf2P 6 days ago | parent | prev [-] | | Apple is always one step back, two steps forwards. |
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| ▲ | JBiserkov 6 days ago | parent | prev | next [-] |
| "Just" put an magsafe battery on the back. 1. Create a problem. 2. Sell the solution. 3. Profit. |
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| ▲ | dmix 6 days ago | parent | next [-] | | If it runs all day like they claim that probably won't be a big seller. | | |
| ▲ | paxys 6 days ago | parent [-] | | They very conveniently left out a number from "all day". | | |
| ▲ | sophiebits 6 days ago | parent [-] | | Website says "Up to 27 hours video playback", which is apparently 7–8 hours more than the iPhones 13–15 and 4–5 more than the 13–15 Pro. Also normally their battery estimates are conservative. | | |
| ▲ | lostmsu 5 days ago | parent [-] | | These days the question is more about continuous use of Gmaps. |
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| ▲ | ManBeardPc 6 days ago | parent | prev [-] | | But hey, at least the battery is (partially) replaceable that way. |
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| ▲ | lnrd 6 days ago | parent | prev | next [-] |
| Why should a phone sit flat on a table? What's the advantage of that? I seriously don't understand this (common) complaint that I see. If anything a slight tilt makes the screen a bit more readable. |
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| ▲ | joshjob42 6 days ago | parent | next [-] | | I don't want/need the whole thing to be flat but I do prefer it to be stable. For instance if the plateau were a bit thicker so that the camera lens was flush with the surface (even just an extra bar sort of inside the plateau) it would mean that when I put it down it would never rock back and forth when I'm tapping at it on a table. | |
| ▲ | ricardobeat 6 days ago | parent | prev [-] | | The problem with the one-sided camera bump is that the phone is unstable. It wobbles when you touch it, making using it while lying “flat” on the table incredibly annoying. |
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| ▲ | 1970-01-01 6 days ago | parent | prev | next [-] |
| The camera bump is there for the same reason the wireless mouse has the charge port on the bottom: Apple want you to hold it. |
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| ▲ | altairprime 6 days ago | parent | prev | next [-] |
| Right now I have to lean my phone on my purse to get a nice reading angle, because the lens block is lopsided and my phone wobbles around otherwise. The Air bump is still a better angle than flat, and I bet the lens doesn’t keep it from resting stably on the lower edge of the chin (?) rather than the lens edge. |
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| ▲ | layer8 6 days ago | parent [-] | | No, it wobbles and doesn’t rest on the lower chin. Look at the Verge hands-on video on YouTube. | | |
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| ▲ | b_e_n_t_o_n 6 days ago | parent | prev | next [-] |
| It will tilt towards you which would actually be more ergonomic than lying flat. |
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| ▲ | aurareturn 6 days ago | parent | prev | next [-] |
| My iPhone 16 Pro with a case doesn't shit flat. I don't see why this is a problem. |
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| ▲ | jacquesm 6 days ago | parent [-] | | > My iPhone 16 Pro with a case doesn't shit flat. I don't see why this is a problem. That would definitely be a problem. |
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