Instead of a camera in your phone, why not a phone in your camera?

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Instead of a camera in your phone, why not a phone in your camera?
At CES Polaroid showed one of the more original -- if not one of the more eagerly awaited -- products in the form of a traditional format point and shoot (complete with telescoping zoom lens and shutter button) that was also a full-up Android phone (the version at the show was running on t-Mobile). The front of the camera looked just like a point and shoot, while the large back LCD doubled as both camera LCD and phone screen. A very interesting hybrid. I doubt it will make people think about junking their iPhones or even alternative Android smartphones, but as a "concept camera" it'd be fun to play with it and see how much value their is in having a no compromise camera along with a more or less run of the mill phone, all in one. I've attached pix of the front and back.
Polaroid Phone Camera from CES 2012
Front side of Polaroid Phone Camera from CES 2012