I have never taken a selfie in my entire life. The feature is entirely pointless for me. Are there any smartphones that don’t have a front facing camera?

  • Domi
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    101 year ago

    Not exactly the same but I bought a used OnePlus 7 Pro when they started cutting holes in my display.

    It has a pop up selfie camera so you can a) see when it is active and b) don’t have any notches on your screen.

    Also makes for a great party gag.

    • ZeroTemp
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      51 year ago

      I miss my OnePlus 7 Pro for this and for just being an all around amazing phone. It’s a shame OnePlus didn’t continue with that pop up selfie cam on their devices.

    • @[email protected]
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      41 year ago

      I wish the popup feature went mainstream, I too dislike a peephole in my screen.

      I wonder if they didn’t catch on because it made spying on people more difficult.

      • Domi
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        21 year ago

        I assume most people don’t care about a notch for the front facing camera so OnePlus didn’t continue it since it adds complexity.

        • @[email protected]
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          21 year ago

          You are most likely correct, it’s a mechanism that can fail. Apple normalised notches and people buy them no matter what, so the others follow.

    • @[email protected]
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      31 year ago

      I’m typing this on my Xiaomi Mi9T which also has a popup camera. This phone is on its last legs, I’m not looking forward to having to get a new one with a typical selfie camera. A popup camera just makes so much more sense.

      • Domi
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        11 year ago

        Maybe get one used? I replaced the battery and backplate on mine and it’s like new.