We don't need that hunk o' love: here are the current flagships that don't have a protruding camera

We don't need that hunk o' love: here are the current flagships that don't have a protruding camera

If you are one who only uses their smartphone camera for the very occasional social media share, and could care less about your Instagram portfolio, you are probably not a huge fan of the current trend of smartphone cameras being accompanied by a design balance-throwing bulge on the phone's chassis. Having a protruding sensor is definitely not a new thing – handsets have been getting thinner, while manufacturers have been persistently trying to make their snappers better – but the topic became hotter than ever a few months ago, when Apple unveiled its iPhone 6 and 6 Plus handsets.

The reason why it caused an uproar (and a number of videos and messages poking fun at it, both from users and competitive manufacturers) is most probably a complex one, but we'd wager that the main ingredients involve – users being shocked that a company, so highly acclaimed for its product designs, would allow for such a disbalance in its newest smartphone; Apple initially photoshopping the bump out of its promo materials; and the fact that, while other competitors try to mask the bulge, by building a gradual hill around it, the iPhone 6 has a ring, directly slapped over the camera sensor, making it stick out more than usual.

Of course, the camera hunks are not as bad as the Internet makes them out to be – especially if a protective case, which usually wraps around it and makes it flush, is involved. Still, it may be just that we've learned to live with them for now. The fact remains that phones with protruding cameras do not sit even, when placed on a table, and will keep some users paranoid about the safety of the sensor's glass.

So, if you are not a big fan of a phone's back having a camera-housing dune, fear not – there are plenty of flagships out there that prefer to keep a flush back. Here they are:

LG G3

The G3 is a pretty impressive handset all around – it was the first worldwide-available phone with a QHD screen, it has packed its 5.5” display in a very screen-to-body efficient chassis, its laser-assisted autofocus makes picture snapping fast, and its interface was flat before it was cool. Its camera has a 13 MP sensor, which sits flush to the body like it's nobody's business.

Motorola DROID Turbo

The DROID Turbo was launched at the end of October, 2014, as a Verizon-exclusive. It is jam-packed with the most powerful hardware available at the time, and holds a 3,900 mAh battery for some extreme longevity. Its 20.7 megapixel camera is nicely ducked inside a metal ring, which sits almost flush to the body. Source