Smartphones without a notch (without a cutout in the screen)

No bangs (no cutouts)

— smartphones with a classic location of the front camera — in the upper bezel of the screen, which occupies the entire width of the case. In other words, this category includes all devices that do not use “bangs”, a teardrop-shaped cutout and other non-standard options for placing the front camera.

For all their advantages, unusual form factors are not always the best option. Firstly, they have quite objective shortcomings (for more details, see the individual items of this list). Secondly, the specific placement of the front camera affects the cost of the entire device (sometimes quite significantly). Thirdly, some users may not like it purely subjectively. So the most preferred option is often a smartphone with a front camera in a traditional form factor; such models are included in this section.