You know, you don’t need to move your finger all the way to the top of the screen. Unlike the unlock slider, you can just flick the camera button up so your finger doesn’t need to move more than a very small amount.
I did like the old button and honestly was super confused when updated my iOS and it didn’t work (had to google it to find out it was a slider ) but now prefer the slider. The flick is very satisfying, like how people love to end a call by closing a flip phone (do those still exist?).
R