Under-display cameras are still pretty much in development and so far, the ZTE Axon 20 is the only commercial smartphone that has it. Currently, ZTE is working on a 2nd Gen under-display camera and we got a first look at the prototype thank to leakster, Digital Chat. 

Based on a statement by gizchina, it seems that ZTE and Huawei will take the lead in the development of 6G technology in China. While not much is known in regards to when the technology will be officially available for use, estimations suggest that it should be ready somewhere around 2030.

When we talk about the under-screen camera, we must not forget that ZTE is the first smartphone maker to bring the technology into the market with the Axon 20. After making such a brave move, the company is reportedly working on the next-gen under-screen camera.

As if HUAWEI hasn't suffered enough consequences from the trade ban, a new issue has come with the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) made an official announcement to order telecom providers in the United States to remove all equipment from HUAWEI and ZTE. The announcement was posted by FCC's official Twitter account on 11 December.

Based on a statement by androidheadlines, it seems that ZTE could be the first smartphone manufacturer to unveil a smartphone to come equipped with an under-display selfie camera. While not much is known in regards to the exact release date of the smartphone, our source did mention that the device was spotted on TENAA with the codename ZTE A2121.

For several months now, the tension between the US government and Huawei have not been going anywhere. This of course led to a ban on using Google Mobile Services on their smartphones, but the smartphone brand have been adapting well with their own Huawei Mobile Services (slowly). However, it seems that their fate has been sealed by the US Federal Communications Commission (FCC) as the company along with ZTE are considered national security threats.

The HUAWEI Ban was signed in May 2019 declaring a national security risk emergency that banned U.S. companies from using telecommunications equipment made by Chinese firms has not come to an end yet. President Donald Trump has just announced another year of extension on the ban until May 2021.

Earlier today, we saw Qualcomm announcing its latest Snapdragon 865 and 765 chipsets. At the same time, many brands have confirmed that they will be offering smartphones equipped with the new chipsets. Looks like 2020 will be a year filled with Qualcomm 5G-powered phones.

In an apparent U-Turn from US President Donald Trump’s earlier supposed intervention, the US administration has released an early publication of a rule that will ban all new contracts or buying of equipment from Huawei, ZTE and a number of other Chinese companies starting from 13 August 2019. The rule further states that these companies are still allowed to service previous infrastructure (the old US networks in various rural towns) as long as they provide full disclosure but only until August 2021, so it’s not a complete ban, but just one that benefits the US government (how surprising, lol).

So far, in the quest for 100% screen ratio, smartphone brands have gone for pop-up cameras and top sliders, but a new ZTE design indicates that we could soon see a ZTE smartphone with 100% screen ratio AND a side slider with triple front cameras and a Xenon flash. Other rumoured tech specs includes dual rear cameras and 5x optical zoom, support for 5G and since there's no fingerprint sensor anywhere else, it is also assumed that it will have an in-display fingerprint sensor.