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TranscriptPanel 1: There are 4 phones laid out in a row showing the back of the phones, each one a different model. The first has one camera lens in the upper left corner, the second has two lens in a vertical line on a raised rounded rectangle, the third has 3 grouped together in a triangle pattern on a raised square, the fourth has 4 in a square pattern on a raised circle. (Note that these are based on real phone designs)

Panel 2: (continuing the phone evolution) there are two phones side by side showing the cameras on the back. The first has 5 cameras arranged in a pentagon pattern on a raised circle, the second has 6 cameras in a circular pattern on a raised circle.

Panel 3: There is one phone, a cellphone now with a rotary phone dial replacing the circle of camera lenses on the back of the phone along with a corded handset. A hand has lifted the handset and is dialing out a number on the rotary.

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[–] 48 points 3 months ago* (8 children)

i see we've all forgotten the era of the biblically accurate camera phones

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  • [–] 10 points 3 months ago (4 children)

    WTF is that abomination? That thing was a niche product at best. I've been around since the early days of smartphones and I can tell you that this was never on par with other models. I don't remember them even advertising it.

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  • [–] 6 points 3 months ago

    Not an abomination at all, there were a few of these. I still think the Nokia N95 was the pinnacle of gizmo gadget phones. It looks downright hilarious now but my god that was a thing of beauty in its day.

    Boring black slabs are practical, sure, but has that practicality improved our lives that much?

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  • [–] 46 points 3 months ago (3 children)

    Should have turned into a crab.

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  • [–] 22 points 3 months ago (5 children)

    The nice thing about rotary phones was, they didn't have to be plugged into an electrical outlet, so they worked during a power outage

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  • [–] 11 points 3 months ago

    "Cellphones these days are full of eyes" - My grandmother when casually looking at someone's phone over the table

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  • [–] 8 points 3 months ago

    History doesn't repeat but it rhymes

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  • [–] 5 points 3 months ago

    Laughed more than I should.

    Also I want this phone

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  • [–] 3 points 3 months ago

    One of these phones looks like it can determine your glasses prescription.

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  • [–] 3 points 3 months ago*

    Modern phones trigger my trypophobia.

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  • [–] 2 points 3 months ago

    Fourth one should be more centralized, then you'd have the Realme 12/13.

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