Apple is hiding an embarrassing iPhone 6 camera bulge(theverge.com)

12 pointsby jbrooksuk12 lat temu8 comments

Apple is hiding an embarrassing iPhone 6 camera bulge

http://www.theverge.com/2014/9/16/6209759/apple-has-an-embarassing-bulge

4 comments

Even with a "bulge", it's thinner than the iPhone 5s. But I don't think thickness was the problem. I'm sure that, given the choice of a thinner 4.7" phone and an even thicker 4.0" phone with improved battery life, quite a few people would choose the improved battery life.

I'm surrounded by people who complain about running out of battery. I've never once heard anyone say anything like "this phone is too thick, if only it were 0.7 mm thinner!".

I do agree that many people wanted a larger screen. And having a 4.7" phone that kept thickness at 7.6 mm would have probably made the new phone too heavy. Oh well, life is full of compromises.

xavierxf-12 lat temu

I don't think the "camera bulge" is really a cause for panic. From the picture they showed on their website of the camera, it looks like it barely sticks out.

jbrooksuk12 lat temu

Some of their pictures/renders are slightly misleading. The cameras protrusion probably isn't that much of a worry.

dmux12 lat temu

You're right, probably not a cause for "panic," but would the phone rock when placed on a flat surface?

yourad_io12 lat temu

Ugh.. am I the only one that can't see it?

yourad_io12 lat temu

I think I see it. TheVerge and I have vastly different definitions of "bulge".

delimited12 lat temu

With a case (that I assume most people will have to protect their precious device), this shouldn't be a big factor at all.

jbrooksuk12 lat temu

I've ordered myself a leather case, so it shouldn't make a difference inside it.