The big
camera bump makes the 808 PureView a little top - heavy, and its presence inside your pocket or bag will rarely go unnoticed.
Not exact matches
The
camera is only able to zoom in, not move side to side so we have to
make sure the
camera doesn't get
bumped or moved otherwise we can't see Baby C.
Looking at most of the imagery Apple has
made available on its own site, the iPhone 6 and 6 Plus are clearly depicted with that
camera bump — so long as the phone is being viewed from the back.
That
makes sense — Lenovo will want to ensure that the Moto Mods already available will fit on new Moto Z phones The
camera bump is presumably the same size, and shows a dual - sensor
camera.
Its aluminum back means no wireless charging, and the skinnier bezels have
made the
camera bump slightly more pronounced.
Samsung mostly stuck to the same design this time around, though they did shrink down the
camera bump on the back and
made the device a little thicker to
make room for larger battery.
That
makes it exceptionally good at protecting against falls,
bumps, and scratches, and at resisting fingerprints (thanks to an oleophobic coating), and careful cutouts around the front - facing
cameras and depth sensors let the iPhone X's Face ID facial recognition see you bright as day.
Sony's
bumped the resolution up by 15 percent to 23 megapixels and is proclaiming the new Z5
camera the best mobile
camera that it has ever
made.
The dual rear
cameras are packed into a single module and, in the words of iFixit: «
make it worth the bigger exterior
camera bump — now built into the chassis in another suspected waterproofing / dust - fighting tactic.»
If Samsung did show up with such a protrusion on the back of its flagship smartphone, it would indeed
make us forgive Apple with its iPhone 6
camera bump altogether.
The rear
camera bump will not appeal to a lot of users, given it defeats the whole purpose of
making the smartphone look thinner.
The iPhone 6 Plus is the first iPhone that looks and works better in a case — I've been using Apple's leather sleeve and it
makes the phone easier to hold, evens out that
camera bump, and hides the weird lines on the back.
Huawei also
made a point of noting that the P9 doesn't have the much dreaded «
camera bump», which it noted is a much disliked feature of its biggest competitors, Samsung's Galaxy S7 and Apple's iPhone 6s Plus.
Every single spec that
makes up the Meizu MX4 Pro has been
bumped up from the Meizu MX4 with the exception of the rear - facing
camera which still uses the Sony IMX220 20.7 megapixel 1/2.3 ″ sensor.
The glass insert at the top of the phones is smaller now and inset perfectly, but now marred by a small
camera bump that
makes the taller 2 XL wobble on the table a bit when you're tapping the screen.
All of those enhancements could
make existing OnePlus 5 users a little miffed they didn't wait longer, but there might be one place where original users won't get the FOMO — the
camera (and not just because the
camera bump is much bigger on the OnePlus 5).
I do not see a need for the
camera to be sticking out since the P8 fits the exact same
camera module in an even thinner body without any
camera bumps, so this should be a purely aesthetic decision
made by the design team at Huawei.
In terms of the rest of the details, the Nexus 6P
makes use of a metal unibody design, offers dual front facing speakers, contains the noted
camera bump on the back and weighs approximately 178 grams.
«If Google can consistently produce similar results to what I've already seen, it has
made a big leap over last year's Pixel
camera, and stands a strong chance of contending with the dual - lens /
camera bump system on the iPhone 8 (and presumably the iPhone X),» he wrote.
That's especially true if you look at Nokia (RIP), which
made such great
bumps as those on the the 808 PureView and the Lumia 1020, which are basically two faces on the Mount Rushmore of
camera bulges compared to the little nubs we see today.
There's no doubt that the iPad Pro 9.7 is the best tablet Apple has ever
made, combining the power of the original into the stunning form factor of the iPad Air 2 (with a
camera bump).
For instance, despite the big
bump it apparently adds to the design, the dual - lens
camera could
make the iPhone 7 Pro the best smartphone
camera yet.
When its case is off (Oppo continues its much - appreciated tradition of including a clear gel phone case in the box), it also has a significant
camera bump,
made all the more noticeable by its wide, dual -
camera nature.
Then again, the cutout could just be there to
make the headset as thin as possible and
make room for the
camera bump.
The thinner build
makes the
camera bump a bit more noticeable to me.
Big
camera bumps on the back can be unsightly and also
make a handset sit awkwardly on a desk, as it doesn't lay flat.
In addition, Valuer noted LG
made a smartphone with «a metal frame that wraps around the perimeter» that's «perfectly flat» and does not feature a
camera bump.
As far as the design goes, the rounded back certainly
makes the phone feel more complete, and it's thick enough that the big
camera bump is recessed.
If you're upgrading from the old 12.9 - inch you'll have to
make sure whatever you had fits with the
camera bump on what you have now.
Samsung mostly stuck to the same design this time around, though they did shrink down the
camera bumps on the back and
made the devices a little thicker to
make room for larger batteries.
Still focusing on design, Huawei also
made it a point to show that there is no
camera bump, comparing it to Apple's iPhone 6S and Samsung's Galaxy S7.
The back is curved at the edges, which
makes it feel really nice in the hand, and there is also that
camera bump.