Sure, some of the View 10's software is quirky (Face Unlock is approaching pointless, for example), those dual
camera bumps look plain weird, and the fingerprint scanner is poorly placed - but fix up these minor issues and Honor has a true five - star affordable flagship on its hands.
The rear camera is a 13 MP one with a single flash, most probably brought over from the Honor 5X, as even
the camera bump looks exactly the same.
Not exact matches
This system is the key to the suspension's ability to tackle
bumps large and small, and it uses
cameras to literally
look at the road rolling beneath it.
A nice
camera with more megapixels means your photo won't
look grainy after editing, you can crop the image and still have a decent quality photo, and you have more options — like taking the photo in RAW instead of JPG and
bumping up the ISO for night shots.
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.
The
camera bump from the OnePlus 5 remains on the 5T, but this time around the edges of the protrusion have been more lovingly sculpted into the main body of the device for a more uniform and slick
look.
Plus, the original phone's enormous
camera bump is now completely gone and the aperture values have improved to f / 1.7 from f / 2.4, so low - light photos
look even better.
If you're
looking for huge spec
bumps in the
camera department, you won't find them.
For example, the extra storage should please those discontent with the lack of microSD, the sapphire
camera glass will ease the concerns of those critical of the
camera -
bump by reducing the glass» fragility, the front
camera is a welcome improvement and the faster processor and bigger battery are both aspects that people
looking for OnePlus phones universally appreciate.
The general consensus here is that, while this is a nice smartphone with some forward -
looking features and design elements (bravo for ditching the
camera bump!)
Its back panel lacks any sort of pattern that could help to obscure the inevitable fingerprint smudges and the rectangular rear fingerprint sensor, accentuated by a stark silver outline,
looks awkwardly dissonant in size and length under the square
camera bump.
From the front, the Redmi Note 5 Pro
looks just like the Redmi Note 5, but at the back, there's a vertical dual -
camera setup with a noticeable
camera bump.
Second, the
camera bump has been enlarged and more artfully curved into the rear casing, which
looks particularly handsome on the smaller phone with a single
camera.
ASUS managed to stuff a 3X optical zoom in this somewhat awkward -
looking camera bump, but even when fully zoomed - in you'll never see the lens leave its protective housing.
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.
The rear
camera bumps out of the body which
looks to be a metal surface.
Looking at the Oppo R9s in its naked form, it'd be easy to mistake it for an iPhone 7 — its thin, rounded aluminium body, slightly - protruding
camera bump, matte finish and similarly - placed buttons seem clearly modelled after the Apple flagship (though its pill - shaped capacitive home button gives its Android status away), as does its new iOS - aping ColorOS 3.0 software.
The
camera bump might
look odd to some, but we can't say that bothered us.
Also, it
looks like the
camera on the Xperia XZ1 Compact won't be the same as that of the Xperia XZ1 since there is no noticeable
camera bump.
For instance, perhaps it's just my mind playing tricks on me, but after
looking at the
camera bump on my 3T, I'm convinced it's not perfectly aligned.
There are a couple of problems though: the two protruding
camera bumps to the rear
look poorly considered and aren't especially tough either - we've scratched their outer edges from constant use in and out of our pocket.
Google was quick to boast that there's no unsightly
camera bump, but the result is that the Pixel's
camera just
looks like any other smartphone's
camera.
They spun the
camera bump 90 degrees and other than that it
looks almost identical to the last 2 generations and their patients.
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.
In appearance, it
looks like a hybrid of the Z and G series, with its oblong front - facing fingerprint sensor and circular
camera bump.
The black
camera bump seems out of place, and the white front
looks particularly distracting, especially since it's surrounded by a kind of golden edge.
The shell will
look mostly the same, and the
camera and processor inside might be getting small spec
bumps.
GSMArena has just published a set of leaked pictures that show us the Galaxy Note 4 up close and it
looks as though the device will be thinner and flatter than the Galaxy Note 3, as it features a harder -
looking plastic rear shell compared to the Galaxy Note 3's pleather exterior and it's also completely eliminated the
camera bump that we've seen in past Galaxy Note models.
I personally think it
looks and handles better than the iPhone 6 — it's equally refined, without the slippery curves or the
camera bump.
The
bump's a bit of a disappointment, as some rumors suggested that the
camera on the iPhone 7 would be flush against the phone's back for a sleeker
look.
What holds them together is the switch to Motorola's «3D Glass» design, the Moto X4's odd circular
camera bump (that
looks like a robot's face), and not surprisingly, an 18:9 Full HD + screen.