The front facing camera is definitely useful, especially in the work-from-home world, but why do so many tablets still have a rear-facing camera? Even professional/enterprise oriented ones like the Surface line has them. Most tablet cameras are terrible compared to smartphones, with the exception of the iPad, which has a multi-camera setup like an iPhone. Even in the age of ubiquitous smartphones, are there a lot more tablet users who actually take pictures with them than I realize that warrants high end cameras on them? If people don’t use them, then wouldn’t it make sense to save some component costs and omit them? Maybe put an extra RAM or SSD chip in its place.

That’s just my thoughts, but I want to hear what you think. Do people here like or dislike the rear-facing cameras on tablets? Do you think they should be included?

By the way, mods, please let me know if these discussion questions don’t fit in /c/technology.