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I can think of quite a few things to fix just they are extraordinarily difficult engineering problems versus 10-20% improvements on existing features or random
by jdprgm 1y ago
I can think of quite a few things to fix just they are extraordinarily difficult engineering problems versus 10-20% improvements on existing features or random tweaks:
- novel approach to camera optics that can completely flatten them into the phone
- front camera hidden behind the screen removing the island or inset
- dramatically better battery tech density leading to like week long usage
- way more ram (100gb+) and processing power for powerful local llm and other ai
- significant reduction in thickness and weight. like this air with no bump but also under 100 grams
- maybe some stuff with projectors
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- Liftyee 1y agoNote that hidden front cameras have been available for a while - for example, the Samsung Z Fold 3 (2021). There are some engineering tradeoffs involved with light transmission and image quality that maybe Apple doesn't find favorable. Interestingly Chinese manufacturers seem to be the main adopters of this tech. For example, the article below has Samsung, Xiaomi, ZTE, Oppo, Vivo (actually, this may just be due to there being many more large Chinese phone manufacturers in general.) https://www.smartprix.com/bytes/under-display-camera-phones/ https://www.smartprix.com/bytes/under-display-camera-phones/
- tumdum_ 1y agoSamsung is not Chinese.
- tempestn 1y agoSamsung is Korean.
- jajko 1y agoBasically nobody cares about front camera performance since its never stellar and always over-ironed digital meh, especially compared to look of display that's constantly in-your-face. The photos taken with it are never taken for highest picture quality, rather just catching a person being somewhere. The motivations of Apple to keep things as they are for so long, despite strong criticism from all over is one of business mysteries. A little middle finger to its user one may say, not big enough to stir things too much, just a bit.
- theshackleford 1y ago> The motivations of Apple to keep things as they are for so long, despite strong criticism from all over The only relevant criticism is their sales figures and revenue numbers. Everything else is just noise.
- WatchDog 1y agoThey could fix the camera bump and improve the battery life, just by making the phone thicker. With the introduction of the iPhone Air, it would have been a great opportunity to do this on the normal model. Those who care about phone thickness could buy the Air, and the rest of us could have our large battery flat phones.
- perilunar 1y agoThis. I don't want a very thin phone — I want one that fits in my pocket smoothly, and the bump ruins that. Give me a thicker phone, with a bigger battery and rounded edges like the original iPhone.
- leeoniya 1y agoit's like that Mach 20 razor. keep adding more! https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=m6GpIOhbqRo https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=m6GpIOhbqRo
- gleenn 1y agoYou know, I forgot my razor and was on vacation in a very touristy place which only had expensive, "luxury" brands of everything just to pump up the price. So I got stuck buying one of those Mach 4's. I have to say, it was actually a very nice shave. I'm usually a total skeptic and this is obviously Mad did a great job with this commercial, but there is something to be said for that product. I haven't bothered paying the higher price for it in general, but I do kinda miss it.
- chipsrafferty 1y agoFirst time I'm seeing an ad on hacker news, well disguised.
- taco_emoji 1y agohttps://theonion.com/fuck-everything-were-doing-five-blades-1819584036/ https://theonion.com/fuck-everything-were-doing-five-blades-...
- layer8 1y agoWe had flush cameras the last time in the iPhone SE 2016. That camera was good enough for my modest needs. It's just that Apple has a different opinion.
- Spooky23 1y agoYou’re both unusual and unprofitable.
- bogantech 1y agoUnless you're a pro photographer who really cares about the camera improvements in the last couple of years?
- kube-system 1y agoPeople who routinely take photos in social situations. Camera phones don't have features that appeal to professionals, they do things that appeal to casual photographers.
- rkomorn 1y agoSeconded. Pictures of my dog are the main reason I upgraded from a 13 mini to a 16 Pro. The difference was noticeable and I wouldn't go back.
- eviks 1y agoAnyone who has a good desktop monitor to watch photos on?
- klabb3 1y agoA pro photographer is unlikely to care about their phone camera. Or at least those that are also hobby photographers and bring a camera regularly.
- readbeard 1y ago
- pants2 1y agoWhile we're at it, here's my smartphone wishlist: - Novel radios that enable true Starlink connection in your pocket for gigabit internet globally - multi-spectrum imaging for spectroscopy and FLIR-like cameras to get temperature info in images - Light field camera system for true 3D imaging and synthetic refocusing - Air quality sensor that can also act as breath analyzer
- jdpage 1y agoI, also, would like a Star Trek tricorder. I was going to come in with a set of reasons why these wouldn't sell, but... I think they could! Air quality fits neatly into Apple's health push, though I could see them making that a Watch feature rather than a phone feature (since your phone lives in your pocket, and quality sensors need time for the readings to stabilize). 3D imaging and synthetic refocusing both have a wow factor that would be easy to get people excited about. The only one I'm unsure of is multi-spectrum imaging; while I suspect pretty much anyone on this forum would jump at that, I don't have a good idea of whether the general population would get excited about temperature data. At the very least, it'd be handy for some kitchen tasks where you need a surface temperature.
- jonah 1y agoThe Google Pixel phones have a temperature sensor (1x1 though, not a full camera). I use it a couple times a month... We also have a Seek phone attachment camera. It's cool but again, don't use it in daily life that much.
- silisili 1y agoMan, the Oneplus 8 I believe had an 'xray' camera that was super cool, until people realized you could use it to 'see through clothes', and so it was disabled. I have to imagine cool camera tech is being held back to some degree by that still today.
- SergeAx 1y agoWhy do you need a gigabit connectivity on the phone? Aside question: can you tell the difference between 4K and 8K video on the phone without actually checking?
- Voultapher 1y ago> novel approach to camera optics that can completely flatten them into the phone - front camera hidden behind the screen removing the island or inset - dramatically better battery tech density leading to like week long usage The thing you are looking for is meta lenses, not the company. They could cover the entire back-face of the phone and provide some pretty incredible capabilities. We are not there yet, but I'd expect to see them in the next 20 years.
- thewebguyd 1y agoAt some point you run into physics limitations with the camera though. Cameras are a weird bit of tech. In almost all other areas of tech, as we get more advanced, things get smaller - the opposite is true of camera sensors, they get better the larger they are. More light, less noise, better/more pleasing bokeh, etc. Same is true for lenses as well, and as the sensors get bigger, the lenses also must get bigger. I love the idea behind the pro phone and going all out on cameras, but practically I want the air more. I wish it had an ultrawide, but it is what it is - I have and frequently carry around an actual camera with me most places I go where I'd want to take photos.
- chipsrafferty 1y agoAlso, expand existing capabilities for NFC/RFID/Sub-Ghz/Infrared and add new. I want to use my phone to control my TV, door, office badge, etc.