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?

  • @Mane25
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    3911 months ago

    I don’t think of it as a selfie camera, I think of it as a camera for video calls.

      • yunggwailo
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        711 months ago

        look, if you cant figure out what to do with holes thats your problem

        • Bob
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          111 months ago

          Instructions unclear, dick stuck in charging port

      • stebo
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        411 months ago

        It has purpose. The billionaires use it to spy on you

        • Hyperreality
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          311 months ago

          It’s often also used to detect if you’re holding it to your ear, which allows the phone to switch off the screen when you’re in a call.

            • onepinksheep
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              11 months ago

              ~~Not always. More and more phones in the budget range utilize a “virtual” proximity sensor which actually uses the camera for the same function.~~

          • stebo
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            011 months ago

            i thought that was just the gravity sensor (holding the phone vertically vs slightly tilted)

            • onepinksheep
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              511 months ago

              You’re thinking of the gyroscope, but no. Some phones have a dedicated proximity sensor for things like detecting if you’re in a call and have the phone up to your ear, but more and more phones (especially the budget ones) these days use a “virtual” proximity sensor which utilizes the front camera to perform the same function.

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                111 months ago

                that’s interesting… wouldn’t that kind of sensor consume a lot of battery? turning the camera on and off every time you use it, and to determine the distance I assume it’s autofocus?