Smartphones without a selfie camera?
Smartphones without a selfie camera?
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?
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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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Maybe get one used? I replaced the battery and backplate on mine and it's like new.