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The previous camera bulge was questionable but this one looks horrendous
by Rastonbury 2y ago
The previous camera bulge was questionable but this one looks horrendous
- blackfawn 2y agoCases have helped on past pixels but agreed, this one looks pretty terrible!
- urda 2y agoIt's a really ugly phone, and for sure it's a combination of Google playing "catch up" but not wanting to invest in Industrial Design like Apple.
- mcphage 2y agoIs it? Maybe I've spent too long using iPhones—I look at that, and think "yep, that's a phone". It looks very vanilla.
- TwentyPosts 2y agoI think the much rounder corners, as well as the round camera bulge look terrible. These were significantly better in the previous iterations.
- Someone1234 2y agoAll camera bulges are a poor design. Just make the battery thicker. Either way people are throwing a case on to make the back straight again.
- vundercind 2y agoI think the bulges are because everyone’s using a case anyway, so they may as well bump out. Unless someone’s doing the “I care so little about protecting several hundred dollars that I use an expensive phone without a case” thing.
- vel0city 2y agoI never use cases and I haven't had a phone break from physical damage in over a decade. Phones these days are pretty dang durable. I really don't want a giant brick in my pocket.
- layer8 2y agoI never used a case and know a number of other people who don’t.
- kingofthehill98 2y agoI never used a case in my life, owned like 6 phones since my first Galaxy back in 2012. Much rather deal with a few scratches than touching some cheap case instead of the premium metal/glass. My reason is that I never sell phones anyway, after 2 years I get a new one and give the old one to a cousin or something like that.
- Kiro 2y agoIt's not about selling them. It's about protecting it when you drop it etc.
- fullstop 2y agoHave you held a Pixel 7 Pro? They are _way_ too smooth without a case. It's like trying to hold a wet bar of soap.
- gtirloni 2y agoI have dry hands and can't hold my Galaxy S23+ with glass back at all. It slips out of my hand all the time. No way I can use without a case. It'd break on the first day.
- aembleton 2y agoI have a leather case for my Pixel 7 [1]. Much better feel in the hand. 1. https://www.etsy.com/uk/listing/1303285181/leather-google-pixel-7-pixel-6a-case https://www.etsy.com/uk/listing/1303285181/leather-google-pi...
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- layer8 2y ago> Just make the battery thicker These devices are already rather heavy. I wish there were more options for people who don’t care that much about the camera in their smartphone. I remember the non-bump camera in the 7.6 mm thin 2016 iPhone SE was perfectly fine for many situations, I took some impressive vacation photos with it.
- Veuxdo 2y ago> I wish there were more options for people who don’t care that much about the camera in their smartphone. Just get a cheap phone? If you're paying $500+ for a phone, I'd estimate most of that money is going into the camera. Judging by the marketing, anyway.
- izacus 2y agoThere's a whole market of 250-400$ Android phones that are targeting exactly that. Every brand makes phones in the cheap with average camera segment.
- roshin 2y agoUnfortunately those come with extremely weak hw. I got one of those phones (there are no high end, small, 3.5, rootable phones). I struggle to use background apps.
- ajross 2y ago> Either way people are throwing a case on to make the back straight again. Alternatively it's just exploiting "everyone uses a case" to get a mm or two of space for the camera lens that can very productively use it. Thickening the whole device only makes sense for people who don't use a case, which is basically no one (well, me, but most people love their cases).
- Freak_NL 2y agoI love the camera bump on the Pixel 6. I made a leather belt pouch¹ for it for use on trips and hiking, and the camera bump sits neatly on the edge of the front of the pouch (the back part curves around as a flap over the top). It gives my fingers exactly the right grip to grab it and get a solid grip on the whole device as I lift it out of its pouch. Never used a case for any phone I've owned. 1: Using the wet moulding technique.
- freedomben 2y agoIndeed, at this point my workflow is pretty mature. The camera bump ends up unnoticeable to me because I'll throw it into a Spigen case anyway. Seems like a lot of people are doing that.
- asadotzler 2y agoNo one wants that weight. A thicker battery puts the phone out of comfort for everyone. A thicker camera bump puts the phone out of comfort for only a few.
- jaderobbins1 2y agoI really liked the "visor" style of camera bump since the Pixel 6. I like symmetry so the square corner bumps always bothered me, plus it didn't give it a corner wobble when sitting on a table. I wish they would have gone full width on the new Fold :/
- Freak_NL 2y agoAt least the non-folding Pixel 9's have the symmetry in tact for the outline of the bump, but agreed, I do like the full-width visor on my 6 better.
- samketchup 2y agoI hated the camera bulge and in display finger reader on the 7 so much that I downgraded to a 5
- jocaal 2y agoMobile phones are a mature technology. There aren't any opportunities to differentiate designs. For cars, they all look the same and differentiate brands with headlights and grills, phones only have the camera bump to differentiate brands.
- jerjerjer 2y agoI thought the same before I bought it (Pixel 8) but with a case it's okay.
- babl-yc 2y agoMy main criticism with the camera bump on the Pixel 9 are the sharp edges. It makes it difficult to slip into pants without catching, and also collects dust. I was hoping they'd chamfer the edge in future models but it doesn't look like that's happening. Using a case solves this, but it shouldn't be required.