I thought 3G video is calling has died several years ago until Apple tried to resurrect it with FaceTime; though I still doubt a lot of people use it regularly even if you can do it over WiFi. But going back to smartphones — when was the last time you used the front-facing camera?
Is 3G video calling really something that’s important for the front-facing camera to be a deal-breaker? It’s just that for every review of a handset that I do here, I always get comments from readers that a front-facing camera is a must.
As for me, the last time I used the front-facing camera for 3G video calling was back in 2007. I’ve also tried Face Time earlier this year but that’s using an iPad 2.
So how about you guys?
When I still have my Nokia N97 mini, I used it with Fring… Pero, inaway sila ng Skype kaya nawala yung feature na yun… Science! Tsk, tsk, tsk…
Cheers!
I use it almost everyday. With Facetime. :)
I use it regularly thru skype app, for video calls with love ones abroad, and for video conf. calls at work.
The last time I tried using the front-facing camera was when my N82 was still alive. That was 2009 I suppose.
the last time i used that was on nov 2006 with my k600i for just a minute or two.. not to see who i was talking to but to show where i am o_O
Used it when I need to use Skype thru my iphone4
back then when my flip top Samsung phone was still alive… i’d love to take a video, watching my face posing on any “angle” and lip synching over the music… its like… i was addicted by the technology that you can record your self and watch it again and then realized that you were so awkward doing those routines… lol..
i have used on my iphone 4 it two weeks ago to facetime test my brother’s ipad. prior to that, it has been several years back since i used samsung i780 front facing camera to do 3g video call. i see it to be a feature i kind of seldom use, except as an emergency mirror.
A useless feature for phones.
*what if in the next few months someone will make a very cool application that needs a FFC?
*It would be better to have an FFC without any use today than to have none and regret in the future.
*deal breaker for me
The only time I used the front facing camera of my other phone was on the day I bought it, just to check if it was working. I never used it, never needed to.
the last time i used my front facing cam was back in 2007 when it was first introduced by globe as a new service. my mobile back then was a trusty Nokia N70. used to video call my gf back then
TBH, I’ve never really used it, ever.
Should’ve just bought me a Blackberry. :))