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In Samsung Galaxy Note 4, more face time for selfies (video)

Oh, so your front-facing smartphone camera has a wide-angle lens? That's nice. The Galaxy Note 4 can take your self-portrait will all the megapixels of its rear-facing shooter.

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Watch this: Samsung Galaxy Note 4 ups selfie style two ways

HTC's recently-announced Desire Eye aims to astound with its 13-megapixel front-facing camera, and we agree, that sounds mighty impressive. Yet, Samsung is taking a different tack with a new "selfie" mode that connects up to the 16-megapixel shooter on the Galaxy Note 4 .

It's a pretty neat implementation that surprisingly works. Trust me, I tested it extensively...for, um, research purposes. Yes.

Tune into the video above to get an eyeful, and be sure to learn even more about the camera quality and other phone features in my full Samsung Galaxy Note 4 review .

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