That shouldn't mean you miss out on all the animated emoji fun.

Facebook calls them reactions, six little responses in animated emoji form.

Of course, the main thing the front camera can do is take Animoji, which are Apple's animated emoji characters.

In addition, as BBC Click's Spencer Kelly discovered, the Galaxy S9 can turn its owner into an animated emoji.

Apple said the neural engine would power the algorithms that recognize your face to unlock the phone and transfer your facial expressions onto animated emoji.

I even like the idea of sending customizable animated emoji, though inviting your friend to sushi by drawing a fish on your watch is insane.