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[–] thantik@lemmy.world 67 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (4 children)

"The angled corners of the Pixel 7, along with the extended bezel around the entire screen, now seemed dated compared to Google's 2023 stylings."

Fucking designers. This year we have round corners, SO ELEGANT! Wait, now we have SQUARE corners! Round is so drab now! Wait, round is elegant again!!

...Give me back my Nexus 5...

[–] Cris_Color@lemm.ee 15 points 1 year ago (2 children)

I mean, in fairness, this is a reviewer. I think the obsession with everything being different than it used to be is mostly a consumer, marketing and reviewer thing. Designers certainly have a role to play in the problem too, though.

[–] mrfriki@lemmy.world 0 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Nah, we designers only do stuff that help boost sales. If people want changes, we will do them, even if the make not much sense because they’ll sell more stuff. Kind of sad but this is it.

[–] sock@lemmy.world 0 points 1 year ago

designers design based on the context and if the reviewers and people create a context of X style then the designer is going to use X style. blame the designer if you want but throw out everything a designer was required for, too. aka every single thing in your eyeline. its was all designed by a designer.

"but i made this object" congrats ur a designer.

[–] Zeroxxx@lemmy.my.id 10 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Oh dear, someone wrote my beloved old phone name after all these years! You are not forgotten mai gud boi Nexus 5 😭

[–] evident5051@lemm.ee 0 points 1 year ago

Got mine from a friend for $150. It was so good despite its less than ideal battery life.

[–] UFODivebomb@programming.dev 2 points 1 year ago

Damn do I hate zero bezel phones. I liked to be able to: 1. Hold my phone. 2. See the screen while I'm holding the phone.

Wild expectations huh? Yet, some phone manufacturer seem determined to make unholdable delicate slabs. Bring back the bezel.