The camera size is already huge in iPhone 14 Pro that it doesn’t sit well on MagSafe Duo Charger wishing that they figured out a way to at least keep the size to how it currently is but it looks like there’s no getting around it. It looks like it’s gonna be bigger than 45mm Apple Watch at this point.

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    I just don’t understand why they don’t just make the phone thicker and have a flush camera. Does it really make such a difference?

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      The 14P (~200g, if I remember correctly, feels even heavier) is one of the heaviest phones I ever owned, especially compared to my 12 before it, but even compared to my Xs, which already felt heavy at the time. In the past I always agreed with statements of „just make the phone thicker“ for more battery, or to hide the bump. But with the 14P I cannot agree: just make the bump smaller an reduce weight.

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        I mean I agree about not making it thicker to flatten the back, but I have to disagree about making the camera smaller (if that means a sacrifice to quality. This is specifically a pro phone. Now admittedly, it’s not just for professionals and whether it deserves that name is up for debate. But the fact is, this is specifically meant to be the best. So imo, if you want something lighter, buy the lighter non-pro

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          So imo, if you want something lighter, buy the lighter non-pro

          I’d argue being lighter is a feature, and one that I’d personally be happy to pay a premium for. The original MacBook Air was something like a thousand dollars more expensive than the MacBook for example (and I bought/loved that MacBook Air).

          For example professional bicycles are usually hand laid carbon fibre. It costs a fortune and it’s worse than a metal frame in every way (except weight), but people still pay for it, because weight matters.

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            And you’re absolutely correct. Being light is a feature. It’s a feature of the non-pro. The fact is, putting more, better components in will make the phone heavier. And the point of the pro is to have more features and be the better phone. Unlike a racing bicycle which very specifically has to be light. And also unlike the MacBook Air which again, the entire purpose of which was to be thin and light. I completely agree that being light is a feature, just not here.

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          What would you fill all that extra space with?

          Empty air? How is having empty air inside the phone better than having empty air outside the phone?

          A larger battery? So you can charge every second day instead of every day? I don’t think that’d be an improvement, it would almost certainly result in forgetting to charge your phone and you’d be more likely to have it go flat on you. Also batteries are extremely heavy.

          A silicone protective coating? Also known as a phone case. This is really the only one that makes sense, and you can already do it.

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            Bro how tf would a bigger battery result in it dying more often? What u smoking and where can I find

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              If you don’t need to charge your iPhone ever night, then you won’t charge it every night. And sometimes you’ll forget to charge it two nights in a row, and then your battery won’t last the day.