We are pushing further toward a future where
there are no bezels on our smartphones, no
notch, no punch hole nothing, just a clean
display from top to bottom.
The best solution for that is under-display
camera technology and companies are racing
to be the first to implement this tech in
a mass-produced handset.
ZTE announced that they will be the first
to introduce a working smartphone with this
technology on September 1.
It will be the first commercial under-display
camera phone you can buy but the problem is
we don't know whether or not the front camera
on this ZTE phone is able to produce good
photos.
Under display camera phones right now produce
photos that are washed out in nature.
So we don't know whether or not the selfies
takes from this ZTE phone will be able to
match the quality of a traditional camera
setup but what we do know is that Xiaomi's
under-display camera phone may very well take
good selfie photos.
Xiaomi announces today that they are going
to mass-produce the under-display camera phones
starting next year.
They even shared this video showcasing the
under-display camera tech they are working
is technically the third generation although
the first and second versions it produced
have yet to find their way into a mass-market
consumer device.
Xiaomi even said that the quality matches
the imaging performance of conventional front
cameras which is a bold statement.
They even shared this image on Weibo showcasing
the difference between their first and third
generation of this camera technology.
The one on the right looks really impressive
with proper colors and sharpness, Xiaomi explained
they have made new pixel arrangement so that
enough light can pass through these pixels
in order to minimize any glare.
If this image is any indication then they
have done a pretty great job at it.
This new Pixel arrangement also helped them
to minimize the appearance of the front camera.
The current implementations albeit in the
prototype stage show that you can see the
camera sensor in certain lightings or in certain
backgrounds.
But in Xiaomi's phone, you can barely see
it which is impressive.
Xiaomi is so confident that they said they
will mass-produce this as soon as next year
which means at some point in 2021 you can
own a phone with under-display camera tech.
The ZTE one doesn't count because they will
probably not launch it outside of China.
This could also mean Xiaomi could beat Samsung
to this technology.
The last time we heard Samsung may not include
this tech on the Galaxy S21 according to Ross
young due to production difficulties.
The camera parts are costly and right now
have low yield rates.
So that could mean Samsung is sticking to
the punch hole camera system, although they
have gotten smaller and is not as intrusive
as they were before but a clean display with
absolutely no interruption improves the user
experience even more.
Anyway, do let me know what do you think about
this down in the comments and as always I'll
see you tomorrow...Peace out
