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Re:Apple iPhone 16 Pro and iPhone 16 Pro Max by spicymaki on Monday September 09, 2024 @05:27PM (#41494133)
They would if they could. Optical physics is one factor that prevents the lenses from being flush with the back. If you want to support advanced optical features the lenses need depth.
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Re:Apple iPhone 16 Pro and iPhone 16 Pro Max by stroupwaffle on Monday September 09, 2024 @05:33PM (#41494207)
Makes sense. Instead of having a flat back, it might be kind of neat to have it slope like a “wedge” shape.

It would actually make the phone more comfortable in the hands too because they could improve the weight balance.

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Re:Apple iPhone 16 Pro and iPhone 16 Pro Max by sfjailbird on Monday September 09, 2024 @06:08PM (#41494611)
Always wondered why they don't do this. Just a subtle sloping of the edge around the lense, so the phone is flush with the table it is lying on.
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Re:Apple iPhone 16 Pro and iPhone 16 Pro Max by 93po on Monday September 09, 2024 @07:33PM (#41495470)
it's ugly and 99% of people dont care
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Re:Apple iPhone 16 Pro and iPhone 16 Pro Max by Zee2 on Monday September 09, 2024 @06:45PM (#41495024)
The original Google Pixel (2016) was exactly this shape. No camera bump with a wedge profile.
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Re:Apple iPhone 16 Pro and iPhone 16 Pro Max by alpaca128 on Monday September 09, 2024 @06:39PM (#41494969)
But they could at least make the bump symmetrical so the phone doesn't wobble when used on a table.
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Re:Apple iPhone 16 Pro and iPhone 16 Pro Max by kjkjadksj on Tuesday September 10, 2024 @01:20PM (#41503205)
I’d be happy if they sold little furniture feet already the correct height
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Re:Apple iPhone 16 Pro and iPhone 16 Pro Max by actionfromafar on Monday September 09, 2024 @05:39PM (#41494272)
So put a periscope in there. Or synthesise the image from 48 tiny cameras in a grid.
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Re:Apple iPhone 16 Pro and iPhone 16 Pro Max by foobarian on Monday September 09, 2024 @06:02PM (#41494535)
I vote for a fatter phone with extra space used for battery
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Re:Apple iPhone 16 Pro and iPhone 16 Pro Max by sroussey on Monday September 09, 2024 @06:34PM (#41494906)
The really should do that with the “plus”.
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Re:Apple iPhone 16 Pro and iPhone 16 Pro Max by andrewla on Tuesday September 10, 2024 @09:42AM (#41500677)
Sure -- but they could make the phone thicker so that the bump is flush, and fill the rest with batteries.
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Re:Apple iPhone 16 Pro and iPhone 16 Pro Max by kjkjadksj on Tuesday September 10, 2024 @01:19PM (#41503191)
Thats the thing, I don’t care about the optical features they rolled out. I have an interchangeable lens camera that is the tool for that job, 10 years old and still works great.
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