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@feddit.ukEnglish
    33•2 years ago

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

      • yunggwailo
        7•2 years ago

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

        • BobEnglish
          1•2 years ago

          Instructions unclear, dick stuck in charging port

        • Hyperreality
          3•2 years 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
              4•2 years 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.~~

            • Hyperreality
              2•2 years ago

              Painting a small black dot over the front facing camera caused me issues on my previous phone, so I suspect some cameras cheap out on the proximity sensor and use the camera instead.

            • onepinksheep
              5•2 years 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.