A method of a portable electronic device for managing screen orientation, the portable electronic device including a display, a motion sensor and an image sensor, the method comprising: providing an image at the display at a first orientation; detecting a rotation of the portable electronic device at the motion sensor; upon detecting the rotation of the portable electronic device at the motion sensor, determining an angle of the portable electronic device relative to a ground surface; responsive to determining that the angle of the portable electronic device relative to the ground surface is less than a predetermined threshold angle between the ground surface and a predefined position of the portable electronic device relative to the ground surface, activating the image sensor, wherein the predetermined threshold angle between the predefined position and the ground surface is in the range of 20 to 30 degrees; attempting to detect at least one body feature at the image sensor; and upon detecting the at least one body feature at the image sensor, determining a second orientation of an image at the display based on detecting the rotation of the portable electronic device at the motion sensor and the at least one body feature at the image sensor; or upon not detecting the at least one body feature at the image sensor, determining a second orientation of an image at the display based on detecting the rotation of the portable electronic device at the motion sensor. providing an image at the display at a first orientation; detecting a rotation of the portable electronic device at the motion sensor; upon detecting the rotation of the portable electronic device at the motion sensor, determining an angle of the portable electronic device relative to a ground surface; responsive to determining that the angle of the portable electronic device relative to the ground surface is less than a predetermined threshold angle between the ground surface and a predefined position of the portable electronic device relative to the ground surface, activating the image sensor, wherein the predetermined threshold angle between the predefined position and the ground surface is in the range of 20 to 30 degrees; attempting to detect at least one body feature at the image sensor; and upon detecting the at least one body feature at the image sensor, determining a second orientation of an image at the display based on detecting the rotation of the portable electronic device at the motion sensor and the at least one body feature at the image sensor; or upon not detecting the at least one body feature at the image sensor, determining a second orientation of an image at the display based on detecting the rotation of the portable electronic device at the motion sensor. upon detecting the at least one body feature at the image sensor, determining a second orientation of an image at the display based on detecting the rotation of the portable electronic device at the motion sensor and the at least one body feature at the image sensor; or upon not detecting the at least one body feature at the image sensor, determining a second orientation of an image at the display based on detecting the rotation of the portable electronic device at the motion sensor.