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Re:Jony Ive’s Mistakes: When Beautiful Design Is Bad Design by moogly on Monday July 15, 2019 @02:28AM (#20438596)
They released several super uncomfortable phones with sharp edges in the iPhone 4-5(S).
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Re:Jony Ive’s Mistakes: When Beautiful Design Is Bad Design by mstolpm on Monday July 15, 2019 @02:51AM (#20438674)
To be honest, I prefer the "sharp" edges over the slippy rounded ones of the newer models because it gives a better grip. Your mileage may vary but I don't feel that old design uncomfortable.
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Re:Jony Ive’s Mistakes: When Beautiful Design Is Bad Design by josteink on Monday July 15, 2019 @01:05PM (#20442825)
Same here. I just upgraded to the iPhone XR.

Super shiny, glossy and smooth. And ridiculously slippery.

It can fall out of my grip when held with one hand. It can literally slide of a level surface (I have to be careful where I put it when charging). It’s amazing how many annoying things this decision to make it look shiny over functional has caused.

My “sharp” iPhone SE had none of these problems.

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Re:Jony Ive’s Mistakes: When Beautiful Design Is Bad Design by ksec on Monday July 15, 2019 @08:53AM (#20440298)
They are certainly not Sharp as in Sharp that it hurts. And I prefer the iPhone 4 design ( Current iPad Pro Design ) then the current rounded every corner design
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