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:
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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
Oh Christ I feel so old. I remember that meme 😭
Yes, I remember when what the iPhone 11 would be was this meme
Reminds me of the Light L16. It was a terrible camera that barely worked.
Similarly annoying to use Lytro:
Be not afraid
Reminds me of media in the 1930s-1960s guessing how future tech would look.
xbox 720
Biblically accurate
Triggering my trichophobia
I wonder if at some point their sales numbers drop suddenly, and the marketing research team finds out the new phone triggers tryptophobia.
Grant us eyes.
Yup. Cellphones are stupid.