Because replacing a fixed component with a moving one introduces additional failure points.

The thing is, we're putting cover sheets on all our TPS reports now. I'll go ahead and make sure you get another copy of the memo.

I don't care about much else bút cameras anymore. Screens are solid, speed is solid, batteries are getting pretty good if you choose a device with a solid battery, but cameras are still behind dedicated cameras by quite some margin and that's mostly due to the lenses.

It's the main reason I haven't switched to the Galaxy Fold 4 yet.

I've had one of those optical periscope zoom lenses in my phone for the last 3 years (Oppo Reno 10x Zoom) which has moving parts as well and it's been 100% reliable despite carrying it with me on my motorcycle and in general being quite careless with it.

Maybe I'm the only one, but does anyone else not really care about the cameras? Since like 5 years ago cameras on phones have been good enough for almost every situation. Not sure why they keep going so hard on cameras

How do you think optical image stabilisation works?

Lmao, just two days ago a post said 600,000 dishwashers are bring recalled as many are setting themselves on fire, or like how their washing machines exploded a few years ago or how other of their appliances are prone to fire

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It's pretty much top3 for most people after smartphones. Top1 for some.

I've been using a Mi 9t with the popup camera since August 2019, still works fine. Waterproofing would be nice but I don't have any issues with the thickness or weight. I love the lack of notch/pinhole on the screen.

wish they would make phone same thickness as cameras and increase battery

That's important for some sure, I'm more in the camp of screen, processor, storage space, battery life.

I wonder if the phone will have issues with TPS reports.

That kinda reminds me of the initial suspicions about pop up front facing cameras. Like, did we ever get an answer to whether they were durable enough?

It seems like they fell out of favour due to things like waterproofing, thickness and weight issues, but I can't seem to find much about how they fared in that department other than early predictions.

And you assume the because?

God please bring the headphone jack back

Nintendo had "foldable handheld device with two screens and wireless internet connection" all the way back in 2004; I don't understand why people are acting like it's some big new innovation just because it's officially referred to as a "phone"

Cool - better camera quality and the possibility of a smaller camera bump. Colour me interested.

These huge imbalanced bumps are quite irritating

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Yea, I could see maybe people into photography liking it perhaps... but also I would think people into photography would prefer using an actual camera for that stuff.

If it simply turns out to be a replacement for digital zoom and works out well, robust and clear, I'm down... but if it's something special/fancy; Nah.

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Right but in any phone that small of a manual moving part I feel is going to be prone to damage very easily.

It'll be interesting to see how this would pan out, if at all. I'd try it.

They're only making the camera lense, not the phone itself.

There's still a risk of it breaking because of cut corners - it is LG after all - but there's a much lower risk of having to deal with their call center in Phuket.