Alphane Moon@lemmy.worldM to Hardware@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 months agoHonor is making a phone with a flip-out camera on a robotic armliliputing.comexternal-linkmessage-square8linkfedilinkarrow-up121
arrow-up121external-linkHonor is making a phone with a flip-out camera on a robotic armliliputing.comAlphane Moon@lemmy.worldM to Hardware@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 months agomessage-square8linkfedilink
minus-squareSPRUNT@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·2 months agoI’d like to see a phone with the camera aimed out the top, bottom, or side so we can lose the optics wart on the backs of current phones.
minus-squareAlphane Moon@lemmy.worldOPMlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·edit-22 months agoI believe one the Chinese OEMs made a phone exactly like that. The camera extended from the top when needed. Unfortunately, I don’t remember the name of the OEM or even the model brand. EDIT: Another poster linked some models: https://www.deepspecs.com/top-pop-up-camera-mobiles-in-world/
minus-squareLifeInMultipleChoice@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·2 months agoI would think the downside to this would be water resistance. (Obviously the original post as well).
I’d like to see a phone with the camera aimed out the top, bottom, or side so we can lose the optics wart on the backs of current phones.
I believe one the Chinese OEMs made a phone exactly like that. The camera extended from the top when needed.
Unfortunately, I don’t remember the name of the OEM or even the model brand.
EDIT: Another poster linked some models:
https://www.deepspecs.com/top-pop-up-camera-mobiles-in-world/
I would think the downside to this would be water resistance. (Obviously the original post as well).