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[–] 46 points 7 months ago* (last edited 7 months ago) (2 children)

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

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  • [–] 28 points 7 months ago (1 child)

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

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  • [–] 21 points 7 months ago

    Be not afraid

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  • [–] 10 points 7 months ago (1 child)

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

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  • [–] 9 points 7 months ago

    Biblically accurate

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  • [–] 7 points 7 months ago

    Triggering my trichophobia

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  • [–] 6 points 7 months ago

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

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  • [–] 4 points 7 months ago

    Grant us eyes.

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  • [–] 1 point 7 months ago*

    Yup. Cellphones are stupid.

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