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Iv on Sept 13, 2017 | parent | context | favorite | on: iPhone X

I stand corrected. A depth sensor on the user-facing camer. That one of the weirdest design decision I have seen yet.

soylentcola on Sept 13, 2017 [–]

It's been done one some laptops via Intel RealSense depth cams or similar hardware. Not sure if any other phones have featured this, though. The ones I've seen typically add the depth cam on the back for niche stuff like 3D scanning.

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