FWIW I firmly believe that the protruding camera array is a confirmation that they intend for phones to be in cases. There's no way it lies flush on a desk without a case.
It feels like really poor design unless that was the express intent.
The design is fine, if ugly on a phone, but it’s utterly bonkers on an iPad, which you put down on a table to write on and doesn’t even see that much camera usage…
Had the same experience with a 6S, coming from a 4s.
Don’t know if it’s the phone or me but the 11 is fine so far.
I think it’s a mix of the 6-8 design being too thin for rounded borders and the metal back being super slippery compared to glass.
Re:New iPhone SE
by lemoncucumber on Wednesday April 15, 2020 @10:24PM
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The 6/6s/7 had an aluminum back, but the 8 and now the new SE have a glass back, presumably to support wireless charging.
iPhones went downwards as Jobs died.