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I think about this how I think about insects: you can call them ugly, but it's the best form for the job (ecological niche). So yeah, today's phones aren't wha
by eyeofbeholder 7y ago
I think about this how I think about insects: you can call them ugly, but it's the best form for the job (ecological niche).
So yeah, today's phones aren't what you'd call "conventionally beautiful industrial design", but I'd rather have an ugly phone than one which compromises on features.
Here on HN, lots of people complain how Apple sacrifices ports and battery life on their laptops to make them "prettier", but apparently ugly Apple phones which don't compromise aren't loved either. You can't win whatever you do.
- oneeyedpigeon 7y agoIsn’t that the very problem with the iPhone, though? Apple has sacrificed a 'better design' (no camera bump, better battery life) for one that is a fraction of a millimetre thinner.
- eyeofbeholder 7y agoIf you want a flush back and more battery life you can buy a battery case. But you can't do the opposite, if you like thinness and don't care that much about battery, you can't thin a bulky phone.
- oneeyedpigeon 7y agoTrue, but if the iPhone is already “ugly”, strapping a big case onto the back is going to require some superlatives... Note that I’m talking about literally the camera bump, just a few millimetres (the extra battery life would be nominal), rather than doubling the thickness.