• tal@kbin.social
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    1 year ago

    While I realize that there are people for whom having a camera aimed at themselves is really important, I have to say that I have virtually never used the self-facing camera on a phone.

    Honestly, every videoconference I’ve ever done on a computer for work could have really been done just fine with a audio-only call too.

    I’d be pretty comfortable getting a phone that just drops the self-facing camera. Could just use a USB-attached webcam if I ever ran into a very rare situation where I really critically wanted the ability to videoconference on a phone.

    Now, okay, that’s not true for everyone. For some people’s uses, having a self-facing camera is legitimately important. But at least for my own uses, I’d rather just have the extra pixels.

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      1 year ago

      I don’t have much use for it either, but every now and then it’s nice to actually see the person you’re talking to. A grandkids-living-abroad type situation, for example.

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      1 year ago

      My work needs it every now and then, and due to the nature of it (I’m not office-bound all the time), being able to have it on the phone is useful. I’d rather have a front-facing camera than not.