Benco V80s is a privacy-focused phone without cameras and GPS
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- AKW2020
- aXR
- 12 Jan 2022
" Benco V80s is a privacy-focused phone without cameras and GPS
It still sports a waterdrop notch for some reason. "
Along with the comments of others, I consider the following reasons for notch:
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Helps you find the top of the phone.
Can be used for proximity and ambient light sensor, If the camera space is empty.
Split notification bar to two side Which may seem somehow neat.
Waterdrop Notch is better than Punch Hole, Because It's not like a dead pixel (eyesore),
Punch hole may seem stylish at first glance (It depends on what the display shows) but i prefer black of upper of front camera. dead-pixel-like is more annoying. much more than of any notch, I'm not sure but maybe even more than a long notch.
I need to test phones with different front camera position (bezels, notch, waterdrop, punch hole, pop-up and etc.).
Notch is soothing when you work with phone, (except horizontal mode and/or full screen mode) I feel rounded corners with bezel is not good, i don't know about Sony phones' Bezels that are without rounded corners, it is probably like 16:9 phones that were ok and even better [without considering 21:9 aspect ratio].
16:9 phone is good, but a phone around 20:9, is better when with notch because you have more screen instead thick bezels (some may prefer old phones' aspect ratio / style / screen real estate).
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But when you rotate phone you may find notch so bad, i mean on full screen mode, The upper black part that is tangential to the camera, same as punch hole but that may look a bit better than notch, i don't know, i should test (more),
The problem is when it happens, You'll have rounded corners at the bottom while full corners (without cutout) at the top. [=Asymmetry],
* in my case, Around the phone glass protector of the phone is black, So I could not test the notch experience well.
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I instinctively know the notch well when I look at the top of the phone while standing mode,
To tell which is better/best, Despite we do not have many choices nowadays,
I should try phones with different camera replacement: notch, hole, and those without cutout, Given that it also depends on the type of use.
Anyways i want to listen your opinion about mine and why other option is better.
PS: Waterdrop notch is good, In this text, Notch is waterdrop notch most of times, and not long notch, Except when I wrote the notch next to the water drop.
PS 2: A Cutout for single camera has also advantage of finding camera easyliy whle taking selfie or video call.
PS 3: Punch-hole on the left corner is not symmetrical but probably better for gaming.
PS 4: Every Kind of cutout is bad for gaming and also bad for watching videos, Without the black space you lose some of your content.
I'm interested to know why LG used only notch in its flagships.
Please read the comment posted by someone else, Which may satisfy you:
Punch holes look absolutely atrocious. Nothing more disturbing aesthetically than a hole …
https://www.gsmarena.com/newscomm-35143.php
- GAMIR3DH
- Pv2
- 12 Jan 2022
I don't remember his name, but this guy who keeps hating on selfie cameras, here's your phone! 🤣
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- SpecialGuestStar
- JY{
- 12 Jan 2022
The next-gen will be without Wi-Fi?
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- Cyberchum
- Nue
- 12 Jan 2022
Nice. More variety and diversity. Benco is hearing the cries of a particular user here that wants some models without selfie camera. Which is all good and fine, by the way.
Well, Benco even went one step further; answered your future plea by removing both selfie and rear, and also GPS, for better privacy.
Yay!
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- Anonymous
- YUU
- 12 Jan 2022
Notch? My guess is for proximity sensor and privacy?? LoL, as long the phone running android. There's no privacy 🤦🏻♂️🤦🏻♂️🤦🏻♂️
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- Anonym
- Lci
- 12 Jan 2022
It's one idiotic decision after another. Can't wait to see what is the security patch included. From the same guys that claim "the latest" Android 11, leave a notch on the screen despite no front camera, and chose a largely unvetted Unisoc for their "security focused phone", I wouldn't hold my breath...
There is a lot to laugh about this phone, but other comments have already pointed that out. From the fact a microphone is far more powerful than a camera because it's omnidirectional while the camera only captures what's in front of it, to the fact there are other ways of tracking you that don't required GPS but are just as effective, such as WiFi surveying and ultrasonic beaconing for private parties, to cell mapping for state-sponsored parties, and the cherry on top: vanilla Android and the myriad of beaconing it does to Google (by default).
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- Anonymous
- fC6
- 12 Jan 2022
AnonD-731363, 12 Jan 2022Wonder how many will sell and how many people will buy. T... moreThat guy, Demongonort, will buy them all. He hates the selfie camera and wishes it gone.
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- zillion
- Khs
- 12 Jan 2022
rizki1, 12 Jan 2022thank you Benco you made me laugh today. Me too. So, for what using water drop display if there are no selfie camera at all? Since when camera become privacy issue? Is this phone made for president and king/queen?
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- AnonD-731363
- SH3
- 12 Jan 2022
Wonder how many will sell and how many people will buy.
This is the weirdest of the weird since xelibri lines.
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- Nivedh
- DkZ
- 12 Jan 2022
If there's no front cam they could've removed the notch and made it a good one
I would have brought it for watching videos
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- IpsDisplay
- iV%
- 12 Jan 2022
KondriX, 12 Jan 2022Or you can turn on Airplane mode to be offline, or maybe st... moreExcept turning in airplane mode doesn't help with anything
Phone will still send out WiFi pulses
Android has baked in anti privacy features in the OS itself
People really don't understand how near impossible privacy is nowadays
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- Anonymous
- rJX
- 12 Jan 2022
Would be cool if they might have used hole punch display and instead of camera have a keyring in the display hole
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- KondriX
- swf
- 12 Jan 2022
Or you can turn on Airplane mode to be offline, or maybe stop using a phone at all if you are so concerned about privacy.
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- Anonymous
- Lj$
- 12 Jan 2022
2022 and some people still think someone is gonna use phone's camera to watch the user, while the criminal could instead access messages, emails and steal passwords.
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- JayJay
- gNR
- 12 Jan 2022
It will surely 'Fail' in the market
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- Hkt
- 12 Jan 2022
but, but it uses Unisoc chip... what if there's intentional backdoors in it.
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- Anonymous
- fC6
- 12 Jan 2022
Anonymous, 12 Jan 2022There's an even better privacy phone out there. It... moreI use paper cups and string. Very secure and private.
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- Anonymous
- YQC
- 12 Jan 2022
There's an even better privacy phone out there. It's called the NoPhone. It's got no calling or sms features, no cameras to record you, no batteries that can explode, no screen to distract you, nothing. Ultimate safe phone. Check it out
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- gMC
- 12 Jan 2022
great..i was waiting for this type of phone specly without gps...gonna buy 1👌👌👌👌