I’m seriously considering switching from my Google Pixel to the new iPhone, but I have one major concern: do iPhones not have front-facing cameras? I’ve noticed that almost every selfie I see on Instagram is taken using a mirror in someone’s room or bathroom, and I’m starting to worry that I won’t be able to take selfies anymore if I switch to an iPhone.

Is this just a weird coincidence, or is there something I’m missing? Do iPhones really not have front-facing cameras? If not, why do so many people seem to be using mirrors to take selfies?

  • H2CO3HCO3@alien.topB
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    1 year ago

    u/catgirlishere…yup… i’ve heard of that one too…

    Weird thing is that, I also heard that newer iphones can be unlocked with your face… it’s called face id…

    Then I got thinking… how does the iphone see your face??? hmmm

    I’ve spent many nights losing sleep over it… can’t get an answer … nope didn’t think on a google search on that one… the internet is wrong and I don’t trust it…

    Maybe iphones have Lidar built into them?.. or a wave-lenght-other-radar-type sensor… that constructs an image based on sonnar type signal bouncing of your face back to the phone and builds a face picture from that information???.. still don’t know…

    man this is a mistery and I hope you find the answer to that question… and when you do, make sure you come back and let me know!

    Update:

    yes!!!.. iphones have a front face camera dating all the way since the iPhone 3g (that is the second gen iphone todate) ; )