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Would you buy a selfie-less all screen phone?

Would you?

  • Yes

    Votes: 505 67.1%

  • No

    Votes: 248 32.9%
  • Total voters
    753
nanskee

nanskee

Prophet of Truth
Member
Oct 31, 2017
5,069
I can't remember the last time I took a selfie, so yes

I don't care for a full-screen phone or bezel-less either, my phone got a big ass bezel lol
 
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Oct 25, 2017
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I don't care enough about the greater screen ratio to lose a feature.

It's like people going crazy for thinner phones at the expense of battery life or the people that celebrated the removal of the 3.5mm jack for...huh, I don't remember what the supposed gain was there...

I'll never understand why folks want to have features removed for bullshit that doesn't matter.
 
nanskee

nanskee

Prophet of Truth
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Oct 31, 2017
5,069
Gattsu25 said:
I don't care enough about the greater screen ratio to lose a feature.

It's like people going crazy for thinner phones at the expense of battery life or the people that celebrated the removal of the 3.5mm jack for...huh, I don't remember what the supposed gain was there...

I'll never understand why folks want to have features removed for bullshit that doesn't matter.
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I'm guessing some of the people saying yes don't care about bezels either. My phone got full bezels, I just don't use the front-facing camera
 

Gyro Zeppeli

Member
Oct 27, 2017
5,289
Fucking hell yeah I would. The number of times I have taken selfies I can count on two hands. It's because of the distracting notches and screen holes that I'm going to get a Note 9 when the Note 10 releases, as the Note 9 will get a price drop. Note 9 is one of the last phones that will have slim bezels. Fairly sure Pixel 4 will use a screen hole, as will Note 10. I'm out of options.
 
Steel

Steel

The Fallen
Oct 25, 2017
18,220
Yes, please.


Then again, I don't really like all screen phones in the first place. It's an "innovation" that I never really wanted. That and stupidly thin phones with 3.5 mm jack are the worst gimmicks.
 
Tobor

Tobor

Member
Oct 25, 2017
28,413
Richmond, VA
Voted no. I don't care about selfies but I use FaceTime a ton.

I couldn't care less about the notch either. It looks fine to me.
 
Tapiozona

Tapiozona

Avenger
Oct 28, 2017
2,253
Already have that with my Mi Mix 3...

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mAcOdIn

Member
Oct 27, 2017
2,978
I voted yes because I don't give a shit about selfies, that said I also care about damn speakers and totally don't mind bezels for speakers either.
 
DBT85

DBT85

Resident Thread Mechanic
Member
Oct 26, 2017
16,251
Just wait 2 years and buy a full screen phone with the camera behind the screen and no mechanisms or anything else.

And no, because my wife and I send each other photos of us and our kid all the time.
 
Biske

Biske

Member
Nov 11, 2017
8,255
No, one of the key ways I talk to lots of friends and families so without selfies and selfie videos it would be weird as hell
 
onpoint

onpoint

Neon Deity Games
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Oct 26, 2017
14,923
716
I hate selfies so yes. I never take them or use the front facing camera at all. It would be an awesome "feature" if they could leave that out.
 
rhindle

rhindle

Member
Oct 27, 2017
368
I don't see why anyone would want no cam over a pop-up. There's zero downside having one.
 
Tezz

Tezz

Member
Oct 27, 2017
2,269
I'm waiting for an all screen phone all the way around. Zero bezel, all glass, no buttons or jacks. Can only charge wirelessly and can only play audio over Bluetooth.
It would be a nightmare. But it'd also be a neat novelty!
 
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ZeroX

ZeroX

Banned
Oct 25, 2017
21,266
Speed Force
Hell no. I use my front facing camera and Face ID plenty, I don't take selfies but there's plenty of uses beyond that.
 
williamthegoat

williamthegoat

Member
Oct 27, 2017
699
A year ago I would have said yes, but not now. My 8 month old daughter looooves when I point the selfie cam at us so she can see her face next to mine.
 
Smurf

Smurf

Member
Oct 25, 2017
26,529
I don't use selfie cams a lot, but I would rather have a notch or a punch than a phone without one.
 
Smurf

Smurf

Member
Oct 25, 2017
26,529
Doctor Shatner said:
I'd be curious to see a phone with a "pop-up" front camera that comes out the top when needed. Probably wouldn't work (or would take up too much space or look ugly as sin, etc.), but losing the selfie functionality entirely is worse to me than having the notch/blocked screen portion.
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there are actually more than a few phones with that already.
 
Tathanen

Tathanen

One Winged Slayer
Member
Oct 25, 2017
6,030
I think characterising the front facing cam as "for selfies" is maybe skewing the results here. There's incredible utility in that cam for video calls, it's indispensable.
 
karnage10

karnage10

Member
Oct 27, 2017
5,499
Portugal
I would really enjoy a phone without cameras with a big screen and a good enough gpu/cpu which I could play my PC games .
The touch screen can also be removed.
 
Accoun

Accoun

Member
Oct 25, 2017
1,905
I don't care for all-screen, bezels are OK. I'd 100% prefer no front camera over a notch, tho.
 
SupremeWu

SupremeWu

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Dec 19, 2017
2,856
Yes please make a phone for those of us that are just trying to live and not become youtyube instragram porn queens or whatever.
 
Rory

Rory

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Oct 25, 2017
3,159
I dont really need it for pictures, but other functions...

...video chatting
...brightness adjustment
...sensor
 
DBT85

DBT85

Resident Thread Mechanic
Member
Oct 26, 2017
16,251
There are really people that never take a group selfie with mates just out at the pub or the beach or some shit?
 
Lucreto

Lucreto

Member
Oct 25, 2017
6,631
Yes,

I never used the front camera for anything. Never took a selfie before and never used any form of video chat.
 
Lunchbox-

Lunchbox-

Member
Nov 2, 2017
11,866
bEast Coast
front cameras are used more than just selfies

facetime calling, facial unlocks, knowing you're looking at it for screem dimming etc. it's too ingrained in the modern smart phone design. Like trying to build a modern controller without a second stick
 
Protome

Protome

Member
Oct 27, 2017
15,677
No, I use it for video calling sometimes and I'm too used to the speed and ease of use of faceID, I'd hate to downgrade to a fingerprint scanner or something.
 
Fliesen

Fliesen

Member
Oct 25, 2017
10,253
Sacrifice a bunch of capabilities for minor aesthetic benefits. Y'all are crazy.
Removing the front shooter just to get 5 square millimeters of screen real estate is worse than removing the headphone jack for whatever bogus reasons ...
 
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