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I assume jokoon's point wasn't that he(?) needs a phone without a camera, rather that the camera is completely superfluous for him(?) and would like an option t
by georgemcbay 12y ago
I assume jokoon's point wasn't that he(?) needs a phone without a camera, rather that the camera is completely superfluous for him(?) and would like an option to get a phone without a camera for a cheaper price, even if only marginally cheaper.
I actually wouldn't mind that myself. I'm never without a 'real' camera without at least an APS-C sized sensor, so the camera on my cellphones might as well not exist. If I could get even a couple dollar discount on a phone with no camera I'd take it.
Having said all of that, I realize that it makes no business sense for any phone maker to cater to me considering the costs of having a separate camera-less SKU would far outweigh any additional sales they might get by catering to the extreme minority of people like me, and having a phone with no camera option at all is just too niche to bother with.
- rahimnathwani 12y agoIt would be pretty inconvenient for me to have a phone without a camera now, even if I were happy to carry a separate camera. Even though I have an eye-fi card and can therefore wirelessly transfer photos from my camera to my phone, there are many use cases where it's too clunky or too impossible: 1. Scanning a barcode (e.g. a product bar code or a QR code to add a contact). 2. Sending time-sensitive photos over WeChat, e.g. my wife sent me some photos as she was standing in a fabric store in another continent, and I was instantly able to pick the one I wanted. 3. Video calling using Skype/Hangouts or similar 4. Adding a payment card to the Uber app