Benco V80s is a privacy-focused phone without cameras and GPS

12 January 2022
It still sports a waterdrop notch for some reason.

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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?

      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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          • 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.

              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

                    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

                        thank you Benco you made me laugh today.

                          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👌👌👌👌

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                                        • Magnificent Suleiman
                                        • PH@
                                        • 12 Jan 2022

                                        So, it doesn't come with GPS or cameras but does come with a microphone, 4G and Android which likely means it will have GMS.

                                        The whole idea of this device is dumb, it's like putting a steel door (and only that) in a grass field as means of protection.