Why ?

History of all my smartphones and not-so-smart phones... And a camerabump rant!

Main channel: @PosyMusic

[utfigyii]

imagine if they just thickened the phone to match the cameras and put a bigger battery and cooling into it

[Atmos_Glitch]

That _"What you doing???"_ in the elevator is golden lmao!

[AL_O]

Because apparently manufacturers decided that customers want thin phones and manufacturing an expensive glass back with a large bump to make the rest of the phone thinner is apparently more important than making it thicker and filling the rest of the space with battery

[junoestro]

hes not complaining at all I dont understand why people are saying he is, because he literally said multiple times that hes not complaining

[Ryleeeee]

now I really appreciate the google pixel's symmetrical camera thing, it passes the desk test :)

[Ulteam]

And then he turned himself into a gnome: 4:33

[iainhunneybell]

Your point about the nice but breakable back, therefore needing a case to stop it being broken, is so PERFECTLY made

[ReclaimerTyphoon]

... So who's going to tell him that wide angle cameras are for people with friends?

Agreed, though - I'd absolutely love a modern phone in the form factor of that SE.

[macktheinterloper]

Scandalous. This isn't lazy at all. This took effort. I was lied to! Alas, as someone who's been using iPhones since the 3G, I fully echo your sentiment. The 5S was my favourite, and while I appreciate the larger screens, the camera bump and the easily breakable materials infuriate me.

[haramaschabrasir]

I H-A-T-E modern smart phones. They all look nearly identical from the front, none of them are usable with one hand and WHAT the hell is this spider-eye contest on the back?

[Space_Reptile]

posy you are a man after my own heart, everytime i handle a glass phone i want to scream "WHY" as all the prettyness of it is lost in the required cheap plastic case

[Brick_Soup]

This is why the pixel's camera bar is nice

[PantaloonTV]

5:24 the way he said "hello apple" got me wheezing 😂😂💀

[redderthanmisty]

I love the way my pixel 6 handles the camera bump issue, it still allows me to use the phone at my desk, while also tilting the phone slightly for a better viewing angle, and doubles as a grip when I'm watching videos for long periods of time.

[swc]

I was hoping the smartphone industry would have moved to optical zoom lenses using folded optics by now, so we would only really need one lens, but that was not to be apparently

[xnopyt]

I think the real reason for bulged cameras is that manufacturers saw that practically everyone uses a phone case, so the might as well use the camera cutout’s thickness to improve the camera.

[harackmw]

I love the barely contained rage over these silly design choices, thank you for being a voice of rage and reason for us all! 😉

[paraphax]

when i heard the music in the beginning i just knew it was your music, the way your voice blended in naturally with your sound as if it was supposed to be
damn that was satisfying

[itsfonk]

I’m not complaining, either, but Apple’s limited options and impractical, unsustainable choices make me want to scream as well. 😅

[octorokpie]

Wide angle lens is a godsend when you're trying to get everything into a picture but can't get further back. Not great for filming, but awesome for getting a picture where you just need to document the whole space. Which is exactly what I want my phone to be- a tool with maximum flexibility for when I need something "good enough". Which incidentally is also why I don't use an iPhone....