Natural progression

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idegenszavak@sh.itjust.works · 46 pts · 248d (2 replies)

When the iPhone 5 was released in 2012, it looked nearly identical to the previous iPhone 4, but it was taller. 4 had 3:2 aspect ratio, while 5 had 16:9. (Do I have to explain this? Some of you should be young enough not to remember this, as it happened 13 years ago)

We got similar memes extrapolating this lengthening:

Even videos like this, I totally forgot about this: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XNBP18nrRdw

Broadfern@lemmy.world · 19 pts · 248d

Oh Christ I feel so old. I remember that meme 😭

Korne127@lemmy.world · 15 pts · 248d

Yes, I remember when what the iPhone 11 would be was this meme

otacon239@lemmy.world · 28 pts · 248d (1 reply)

Reminds me of the Light L16. It was a terrible camera that barely worked.

anomnom@sh.itjust.works · 3 pts · 247d

Similarly annoying to use Lytro:

ryedaft@sh.itjust.works · 21 pts · 248d

Be not afraid

tacosanonymous@mander.xyz · 10 pts · 248d (1 reply)

Reminds me of media in the 1930s-1960s guessing how future tech would look.

QuinnyCoded@sh.itjust.works · 12 pts · 247d

xbox 720

qevlarr@lemmy.world · 9 pts · 247d

Biblically accurate

Xkaliber@lemmy.world · 7 pts · 247d

Triggering my trichophobia

mech@feddit.org · 6 pts · 247d

I wonder if at some point their sales numbers drop suddenly, and the marketing research team finds out the new phone triggers tryptophobia.

NorthWestWind@lemmy.world · 4 pts · 248d

the forest spirits from Princess Mononoke by Studio Ghibli

SantasMagicalComfort@piefed.world · 3 pts · 248d

Grant us eyes.

Proprietary_Blend@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 248d

Yup. Cellphones are stupid.