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Panel 1: There are 4 phones laid out in a row showing the back of the phones, each one a different model. The first has one camera lens in the upper left corner, the second has two lens in a vertical line on a raised rounded rectangle, the third has 3 grouped together in a triangle pattern on a raised square, the fourth has 4 in a square pattern on a raised circle. (Note that these are based on real phone designs)
Panel 2: (continuing the phone evolution) there are two phones side by side showing the cameras on the back. The first has 5 cameras arranged in a pentagon pattern on a raised circle, the second has 6 cameras in a circular pattern on a raised circle.
Panel 3: There is one phone, a cellphone now with a rotary phone dial replacing the circle of camera lenses on the back of the phone along with a corded handset. A hand has lifted the handset and is dialing out a number on the rotary.


WTF is that abomination? That thing was a niche product at best. I’ve been around since the early days of smartphones and I can tell you that this was never on par with other models. I don’t remember them even advertising it.
I would totally buy a phone with a giant zoom lens if I were on the market for a new one.
I’m in my bird-watching phase of getting old.
It’s like the s3 s4 days. We also had the Lumia pure zoom thing with a 48 mp sensor.
Not an abomination at all, there were a few of these. I still think the Nokia N95 was the pinnacle of gizmo gadget phones. It looks downright hilarious now but my god that was a thing of beauty in its day.
Boring black slabs are practical, sure, but has that practicality improved our lives that much?
that’s just the first gen. at least five different companies made them, and i think sony only stopped their “xperia pro” line a few years ago.