[HN Gopher] Apple announces the iPhone 16 with a faster processo...
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       Apple announces the iPhone 16 with a faster processor and camera
       control button
        
       Author : fraXis
       Score  : 23 points
       Date   : 2024-09-09 18:06 UTC (4 hours ago)
        
 (HTM) web link (www.theverge.com)
 (TXT) w3m dump (www.theverge.com)
        
       | segasaturn wrote:
       | We had a dedicated camera button on Nokia Windows Phones back in
       | the day, great feature and I miss it dearly every time I have to
       | take a picture using my phone's touch screen.
        
         | fraXis wrote:
         | I still miss the shake-to-open camera feature from my MotoX.
        
         | jerlam wrote:
         | My Pixel had a power button double-tap for camera, but that
         | wouldn't work for iPhones since that's reserved for Wallet.
         | 
         | I never got the "karate chop" camera shortcut working for the
         | Moto phone I had, and felt quite silly doing it at all.
        
           | Kirby64 wrote:
           | Single press and swipe right on the iPhone seems intuitive
           | enough to me. The issue I have with the current shortcuts
           | (using buttons) for photos in every phone I've tested is that
           | the pressing of the button is 'stiff' enough it involves
           | jerking the camera slightly, leading to blurrier photos than
           | using the screen tap. Also, obviously, volume button (which
           | tends to be the shortcut key...) is on the wrong side of the
           | phone, generally.
           | 
           | Hopefully this special button is a lot less 'stiff' compared
           | to the other buttons.
        
             | gorbypark wrote:
             | Most likely it is capacitive and doesn't actually move and
             | they are using the haptics engine to make it feel like a
             | button. It works surprisingly well on the iPhone SE with
             | Touch ID. You can't even really tell that it's not actually
             | moving when you press it.
        
               | Kirby64 wrote:
               | In the side shot cutaways you could see an actual
               | physical micro switch. Their cutaway shots tend to be
               | accurate, so it looks to be an actual physical switch.
        
         | WorldMaker wrote:
         | I was just missing that Nokia button the other day, especially
         | as I was having a hard time finding a grip that didn't leave
         | fingers in the way the iPhone cameras but still let me easily
         | tap the picture button. That button on those Nokia's made it so
         | easy to point and shoot with a simple grip, even sometimes one-
         | handed. Glad to see Apple adding it this many years later.
        
       | fsflover wrote:
       | Another discussion: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=41491896
        
       | ChrisArchitect wrote:
       | [dupe]
       | 
       | Some more discussion:
       | https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=41491896
        
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