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[–] miss_brainfart@lemmy.ml 0 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I really like the longer aspect ratios. My current phone with a 6" 18:9 display is just minimally wider than my old 5" 16:9. Same comfort in the hand with more screen.

The only gripe I have with completely edge-less displays is the front facing camera. Small teardrop notches or holepunch cameras make it harder to cover them without it looking bad and/or obstructing part of the statusbar.

[–] tal@kbin.social 3 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (2 children)

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.

[–] miss_brainfart@lemmy.ml 2 points 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.

[–] HidingCat@kbin.social 1 points 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.