>the teenager told his father that he wanted an iPhone or no phone at all.
I knew the kids thought iPhones were more desirable, I didn't realise it was quite this bad.
They get whatever their parents had 1/2 years ago (and loads of people get the most expensive models)
> because their cameras are so freakishly large
But those freakishly large cameras are what makes the tradeoff of a larger device worthwhile for me personally.
This phone’s size is nothing compared to my photography gear. The quality of photo/video I can get means I spend less time lugging the heavy stuff. It’s not a small phone by any means. But then again, I very rarely use it as a phone.
I like to think of it more like a Tricorder/universal computing device than a phone. But that’s just me.
OK I don’t really take issue with it but still. I have a small child, I want photos of said child to be good. I care more about that than a little extra weight in my pocket.