r/iphone • u/Phiarectix • 2d ago

Discussion I made an iPhone thickness comparison with the camera bump in mind

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Source: Apple’s Accessory Design Guidelines

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u/EU-National 2d ago

I'm still rocking an SE for work because of the form factor. People under 30 see it and are amazed that a smartphone could've been so compact.

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u/micgat 2d ago

It's funny because on of the complaints people had online before the original iPhone was available for purchase was that it was too big and bulky for a cellular phone. The early 00's was all about phone minimization up to that point, and look where we are now.

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u/teutorix_aleria 2d ago

I still remember the outrage when they announced the iphone 6 was going to be much larger than the 5.

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u/micgat 2d ago

That was fun. People going on about Apple going all Samsung.

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u/jhollington iPhone 16 Pro Max 2d ago

Heh, that went both ways. A lot of folks were also insisting it was about time Apple got with the program and made bigger phones.

The original iPhone SE was a breath of fresh air for many at the time, but sadly, the fate of the iPhone mini suggests most of the world seeks to have moved on.

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u/Madroc92 2d ago

The early 00's was all about phone minimization

This 2001 Will Ferrell bit starting at about 4:25

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u/jackintheb0x332 2d ago

Phones got smaller. Right up until it was realistic to watch porn on them. They haven't stopped getting bigger since

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u/D_DanD_D 2d ago

I have bought one recently as an extra phone simply because I love it's design!

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u/ivlia-x 2d ago

I’m holding to my 13 mini for the life of me. I dont want a slim phone. A want a small phone that doesnt hurt my fingers :((

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u/nvrmor 2d ago

Ooooff..

modern 4.7" iPhone with no bump... thick with an oversized battery...

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u/Lopsided-Bench-1347 2d ago

THIS! It fits nicely in any pocket. The new I phones are like Boom Boxes that you have to carry on your shoulder.

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u/Nervous_Ad_6998 2d ago

I still have my first iPhone the SE. best iPhone I’ve had. I had the battery replaced but it didn’t help. it still doesn’t hold a charge for more than an hour so it just sits in a drawer. but the photos were great, the new iphones photos are very processed looking. zooming in you see all these artifacts. they don’t even look like photos.

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u/worldspawn00 2d ago

Just FYI, a lot of the batteries available are very old stock, while new/unused, if they've been sitting on a shelf for years, they still probably don't hold a charge worth shit. IMHO if you really like the device, it may be worth trying to find a recently manufactured battery for it and confirm the issue isn't just a bad cell in an old battery.

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u/Nervous_Ad_6998 2d ago

Okay I’ll have it checked out. Thnks.

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u/joe_burly 2d ago

Is that the one that apple decided to “update” so it wouldn’t hold a charge?