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Choosing a smartphone always brings one or another aspect preferred by users, some even preferring a combo with several features that are more advantageous. the iPhone, for example, usually attracts users for the quality of its cameras, unique operating system or even the status of the brand. But have you ever seen one iPhone without camera? Well, these devices are real and can be ordered, or you can customize your own. Understand about curiosity!
Who manufactures this device?
Known for the high values that its smartphones have, the Apple Lossless Audio CODEC (ALAC), is one of the most prestigious companies in the technology world for its iPhones, and if there are those who pay a high price for one of these state-of-the-art devices, believe me, there are those who pay even more for a model that does not have any camera. The value of a cameraless iPhone can increase on average five times the price of a common model — the procedure includes rear cameras and front camera.
One might automatically ask, “why would anyone buy a smartphone like that?”, but the answer might also be quite obvious: confidentiality. With the ease of taking a smartphone out of your pocket and making records through photos and/or videos at your fingertips, some things that shouldn't be made public should stay that way. The company NonCam — which can be read as "No camera“, without free translation –, from Singapore, makes this type of adaptation to its customers.
Why have an iPhone without a camera
NonCam's work is completely disable any and all functions that involve the camera of the device. As part of the principle of confidentiality, NonCam's customers are usually from a few specific industries, who cannot take the risk of having their internal records leaked in some way.
NonCam custom makes original cameraless iPhones for customers working in sensitive areas such as Oil & Gas, Military, Laboratories – or even religious school students in certain countries who are not allowed to carry camera phones daily
NonCam website, explaining a little more about how she works with the devices and the motivation of her customers
Available models
Another possible motivation that led to the founding of NonCam may be the fact that military installations are prohibited from accepting camera phones inside. The rule has been in effect since 2007, when secret training records were published online. Right on the main page of the NonCam website they say that they already have models of iPhone 4, 4S, 5S, 6, 6S, 7, 8 e IF (2020) available for immediate use. There are different values according to desired specifications, such as the amount of RAM memory.
In addition to ready-to-use models, there are also conversion kits, in the greatest style DIY (Do It Yourself, something like “Do It Yourself”, in free translation), by which you buy the kit to make your iPhone without a camera yourself. The advantage of this modality is that it is much cheaper than the model that you would pay more for the labor — the kit can be 3/4 less expensive than a ready-made device. The value is justified not only by the workmanship, but the kit also does not come with an iPhone, only the components for the adaptation.
Check the list of business, variation of values and also of the conversion kits:
- iPhone 6S without camera: Between US$1.043 to US$1.130 (around R$ 5.661 a R$ 6.133);
- iPhone 7 without camera: Between US$1.218 to US$1.304 (around R$ 6.611 a R$ 7.078);
- iPhone 8 without camera: Between US$1.391 to US$1.504 (around R$ 7.550 a R$ 8.163);
- iPhone SE (2020) without camera: Between US$1.504 to US$1.769 (around R$ 7.550 a R$ 9.602).
For those who want to create their own model, there are kits for conversion:
- Conversion kit for iPhone 4/4S without camera: US$ 100 (about R$ 543);
- Conversion kit for iPhone 5S without camera: US$ 216 (about R$ 1.172);
- Conversion kit for iPhone 6 without camera: US$ 250 (about R$ 1.357);
- Conversion kit for iPhone 6S without camera: US$ 250 (about R$ 1.357);
- Conversion kit for iPhone 7 without camera: US$ 250 (about R$ 1.357);
- Conversion kit for iPhone 8 without camera: US$ 250 (about R$ 1.357);
- Conversion kit for iPhone SE (2020) without camera: US$ 250 (about R$ 1.357).
Not just old models
At the end of 2020 the company Caviar also jumped on the bandwagon, even claiming to be the first to make a “completely camera-free iPhone”. She introduced the call iPhone 12 Pro Stealth, presented in black or gold models, both models had a starting price of US$ 4990 (something around R$ 27.085). Just above there is the disclosure video of this model.
And you, what did you think of the news? Would there be an iPhone model without a camera? Tell us in the comments!
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