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That camera cluster gives me trypophobia vibes. I feel like some sort of robot insect monster is going to hatch and take over my brain. (and/or this iPhone is an infant robot overlord)

Another iteration of "why bother" gadgets which is definitely cool but do we all really need one? I expect the fad to break in the next decade.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trypophobia

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It is reminding of the early 2000s razor blade wars, I think we are on for some fun!

I am visiting from the future - an hour down the Trypophobia rabbithole - to caution against ever viewing any Mango Worm related web content.

Judging from other responses here I am in the minority, but I like the camera bump design. The triangular geometry makes sense if you want to have all sensors equidistant to a central point. This also may result in some simplifications (or even optimizations) in sensor fusion algorithms. Putting three cameras in a line makes less sense to me.

I don't think we're arguing the functionality of the design; this is purely based on the phone's aesthetics. (And, for those of us with trypophobia, our opinion on the design is likely due to a deeply rooted instinctual and evolutionary reaction.)

This was my first thought, and then seeing multiple phones in the mockup didn't help. How did this get approved?

> That camera cluster gives me trypophobia vibes.

I don't suffer from trypophobia, yet that camera arrangement is creepy looking. Poor design choice by Apple.

It's the bug-eye phone.

Absolutely, I found the backside of iPhone 11 Pro horrendous. It's really difficult to look at it.

Some studies show that as much as 16% of people experience some level of trypophobia... My spouse has it pretty bad and confirmed it triggers her. Even to me there's something a little disturbing about it.

Right it makes me vaguely uneasy.

On the other hand, I like the weirdness of it.

Yeah. Feel like neither Jobs or Jony Ive would've let that camera cluster happen. It's the ugliest thing I've ever seen on any smartphone.

Didn't view the page until your comment... definitely approaching lotus seed level. If it gives you a deeply unsettling feeling, you may have it.

Looks kinda like an electric shaver to me.

Indeed. Reminded me of when my brother got Pitted keratolysis. I can't unsee that.

I have that issue with it. The images of the phone make me physically uncomfortable

First the new Mac Pro and now this. I guess Apple is all about circles this year :P

You must hate the Nike+ watch bands... Apple seems to really like the circles.

Reminds me of the brain bug from Starship Troopers

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