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My biggest complaint is that the lenses aren’t flush with the back. I hate having cases on my phone, and their design makes wireless charging somewhat useless because it’s not flush with the charging mat.

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They would if they could. Optical physics is one factor that prevents the lenses from being flush with the back. If you want to support advanced optical features the lenses need depth.

Makes sense. Instead of having a flat back, it might be kind of neat to have it slope like a “wedge” shape.

It would actually make the phone more comfortable in the hands too because they could improve the weight balance.

Always wondered why they don't do this. Just a subtle sloping of the edge around the lense, so the phone is flush with the table it is lying on.

it's ugly and 99% of people dont care

The original Google Pixel (2016) was exactly this shape. No camera bump with a wedge profile.

So put a periscope in there. Or synthesise the image from 48 tiny cameras in a grid.

I vote for a fatter phone with extra space used for battery

The really should do that with the “plus”.

But they could at least make the bump symmetrical so the phone doesn't wobble when used on a table.

I’d be happy if they sold little furniture feet already the correct height

Sure -- but they could make the phone thicker so that the bump is flush, and fill the rest with batteries.

Thats the thing, I don’t care about the optical features they rolled out. I have an interchangeable lens camera that is the tool for that job, 10 years old and still works great.

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