I hate the bumps. The camera in the 4a/5 generation was fine. Hate the new look and feel but had to upgrade because of security updates and not wanting to custom rom because I value NFC payments too much.
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Quill7513@slrpnk.net 4 weeks agoI have the 8 and I find it so frustrating. It makes the phone uncomfortable to hold and pocket
pdxfed@lemmy.world 4 weeks ago
dgriffith@aussie.zone 4 weeks ago
I hate the camera bumps. Just make the entire phone the same thickness and - hey! Maybe then you could then add a bit more structural integrity and put a bigger battery and a SD card slot and a headphone jack in there as well.
sugar_in_your_tea@sh.itjust.works 4 weeks ago
Honestly, I’d be fine with a less substantial camera and a more substantial battery. The “a” models should have thinner cameras and thicker batteries. Oh, and give the back some texture so I don’t drop it; I have a case, so that’s not a hard requirement.
Quill7513@slrpnk.net 4 weeks ago
And There’s some dumbass sack of cartilage that thinks we bought these phone because the aesthetic elevated them over the competition when really we bought them despite them not being designed with human hands in mind
bokherif@lemmy.world 4 weeks ago
They should go back to Pixel 2 design.
Quill7513@slrpnk.net 4 weeks ago
I had a pixel 3a I really liked back in the day. All I want, though, in the world, is a reasonably sized smartphone with decent specs and good hardware security. It bothers me that you have to pick 2/3
bokherif@lemmy.world 4 weeks ago
Yeah I miss small phones. My Galaxy s10e and iPhone 13 mini were great. They just stopped making small phones for some reason. Today’s “normal sized” phones would be considered tablets 10 years ago. But hey, my hands ain’t growing…
Quill7513@slrpnk.net 4 weeks ago
“The market demands” we’re always told. Meanwhile half the people I meet wish phones still came in reasonable sizes. Really makes me think it has less to do with what the market demands and more what the product managers at the tech companies prefer for themselves
Lojcs@lemm.ee 4 weeks ago
I would think the camera bar would make holding the phone easier, is that not the case? I have a note 20 ultra and I find cases with horizontal camera cover sliders significantly more comfortable to hold than those that try to make the camera bump less noticeable
sugar_in_your_tea@sh.itjust.works 4 weeks ago
For me it’s not harder to hold, but it does seem to catch on things periodically. I honestly don’t care much about the camera, and it taking up so much space is annoying. My old phone was pretty much flush (Moto G Power), and the main reason I went with the Pixel is the longer software support and compatibility with GrapheneOS. If a bumpless phone existed that met those two criteria, I would get that instead of the Pixel.
It’s not a deal breaker, but I do find it a little annoying.
Drigo@sopuli.xyz 4 weeks ago
I really like the camera bar, and definitely makes it easier to hold
Quill7513@slrpnk.net 4 weeks ago
It would if it weren’t a sharp corner… I got the pop socket to keep my fingers away from the bump
scrion@lemmy.world 4 weeks ago
Do you use the phone without a protective case? I find that most cases are designed so that the bump is flush with the back of the case.
That being said, I prefer thicker cases like the Otterbox oder Spigen Tough whatever series, so I could see how such a case would be “too much” for someone.
curbstickle@lemmy.dbzer0.com 4 weeks ago
Every phone I use a case. And every case I use, any camera is at least slightly recessed to protect the lens.
I’ve never given the slightest crap about bumps because its going in a case, and the only people I know who don’t use a case are the same people walking around with broken screens and lenses.
So I’ve never understood any review about how a phone looks without a case. That said, I also like 3.5mm jacks, SD cards for expansion, and replaceable batteries. I don’t care about shaving 1mm off the thickness, 1/8th of an ounce of weight, or any of that nonsense.
I hate what Steve Jobs has done to technology (and the world, considering what a piece of total garbage he was as a person and how many people idolize that d-bag).
Anyway. /rant.
scrion@lemmy.world 4 weeks ago
I share all those opinions, so your rant saved me some potential typing in the future.
sugar_in_your_tea@sh.itjust.works 4 weeks ago
I wish mine was. I use the Spigen Liquid Air, which is a pretty great case, but it doesn’t solve the bump issue. I prefer thinner cases, and I specifically avoided the Pro because it’s too big, and a big case would kill a large part of why I got the non-Pro model.
Quill7513@slrpnk.net 4 weeks ago
I have both an otter box and a spigen to try to make the bump more comfortable. The otter box is better. The bump still sits so proud so as to be annoying
scrion@lemmy.world 4 weeks ago
On the 8 Pro, the bump is beneath the Ottetbox case (given the “tough” Otterbox model for the 8 Pro, no idea what it’s called)