News & Reviews:   under-display camera

It was rumoured that we will see more of the under-display camera technology from smartphones that are going to be released later this year. Today, a leaked prototype of an OPPO smartphone has appeared showing not just the highly-anticipated technology, but also other interesting stuff that we seldom see on current smartphones.

There are plenty of rumours going on about the iPhone 13 and it's still early in 2021 before the September annual launch. Here, we found some new leaks about the device with some images, video and it may not come with a notch.

Finally, it seems like the time for Samsung to launch its first under-display camera is getting closer. Today, it has been spotted that the Korean tech giant has trademarked "UPC" a.k.a Under Panel Camera with the Korean Intellectual Property Office.

After ZTE Axon 20 opened the way for the under-screen camera, we think this year will certainly have more models coming with the exciting technology. One of the smartphone brands that is highly possible to launch one is Xiaomi. Earlier, it was reported that the Xiaomi Mi 11 Pro could come with an under-screen camera but the same tipster has later pulled back the rumour. Now, it is said that the device arriving with the technology would be the long-awaited Mi Mix 4.

While there are only a few more days until the Samsung Galaxy S21 series launches, the company just filed a new patent to the USPTO (United States Patent and Trademark Office). Spotted by LetsGoDigital, the patent is named Display Device and seems to be a phone with an under-display camera technology.

This year, we have seen smartphone manufacturers proposed some ideas on how to make their own under-display camera. As we've heard, the feature is a challenging one to put on smartphones considering photo quality and some other technical problems. That's why we have to wait this long for it to become a mainstream feature in the smartphone market. Now, Samsung has been spotted with an idea as well as it involves a sub-display to hide the camera.

The under-display camera is probably the most sought-after smartphone feature in 2021. After ZTE led the industry by presenting the Axon 20 5G that comes with an under-display camera earlier this year, we believe others might have already started preparing theirs as well. With that said, a patent of Google Pixel 6 has been spotted and the device could come with one.

Although the under-display camera (UDC) is a highly-anticipated technology for smartphones next year, it looks like Samsung won't be bringing it to their next flagship series. It is reported that the tech giant has scrapped the idea off for the Samsung Galaxy S21 series. Therefore, we won't be seeing the technology on Samsung's smartphones until mid-2021.

In no time, ZTE will be launching the world's first commercially available smartphone with an under-display camera. The under-display camera is a technology that many of us would like to see on the market. Although there are a lot of challenges to make one, it looks like ZTE has overcome them with the release of Axon 20 5G. Now, the brand shares with us about how the technology works on the upcoming smartphone before it launches on 1 September.

A smartphone with invisible cameras? How does that work? Well, the first thing that probably comes to your mind is using an under-display camera but this only works for the front. So what about the back? Let's find out.