Oppo premiers its first under-screen Camera

26 June 2019
The company is implementing a customized display and customized camera module.

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Zenmaster, 26 Jun 2019Lol... Sony patented it like 6 or 7 years back. It's Samsun... moreYup. Sony patented the under-screen selfie/front-facing camera back in March 2012, not long after Sony bought all Ericsson's mobile stakeholder in Mobile division. Here's link as evidence back from 7 years ago :
https://www.gottabemobile.com/sony-wants-to-put-front-facing-camera-behind-the-phones-screen-to-enable-touch-less-gestures/

The patent was ahead of the time where differentiation of designs was still a thing between OEMs. Now, with the technology already evolved farther and faster in 7 years difference, I could guess 1-2 years from now, feasibly Sony could implement it on their smartphone in the future. But still, I was impressed enough Oppo did the first execution of it, marking the next important thing in the smartphone industry. Great job, Oppo!

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    Anonymous, 26 Jun 2019Oppo Find X = Find 10, not Find Ex :D oppo find its Ex which is Y?

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      • 26 Jun 2019

      Well, Note 10 has a pinhole, and looks like there arent gonna be any good phones soon without a crappy camera gimmick. Guess i'll have to stick with the note 9. Disappointing...

        [deleted post]Alright firstly, Oppo literally did the same thing as Samsung here. "Hey we have the tech, here's how it works". They failed to do it on the S10 because lo and behold, putting a camera under the screen is a heck of a lot harder to do for optimal selfie results with a regular selfie camera. Secondly, we have known about New Infiniti longer than we've known about Oppo equivalent.

          [deleted post]all OEMs have Ideas about UD cameras and flying cars, so sit back and relax.

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            Anonymous, 26 Jun 2019If it is under-screen, why do they put the camera at the bo... moreThe pixels above the camera must be turned off when using the camera, a black stripe on top is tolerable, a black hole or stripe in the middle of the screen is not.

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              • 26 Jun 2019

              This is super dope stuff. Keep it up OPPO!

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                uk7866, 26 Jun 2019Impossible. The fingerprint sensor cannot be seen.he has eye scanner or xray

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                  DantE O2, 26 Jun 2019next year samsung will copy this phone and in 4 years so wo... moreSamsung introduced first and as usual Chinese OEM’s copies ideas and design of other OEM’s .

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                    uk7866, 26 Jun 2019Impossible. The fingerprint sensor cannot be seen.Might be because you’re in UK that’s why there’s no sun lol.

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                      Anonymous, 26 Jun 2019Wasn't, I think, Samsung the one that originally patented i... moreLol... Sony patented it like 6 or 7 years back. It's Samsung who copied from Sony in the first place.

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                        • 26 Jun 2019

                        I don't mind using bezel phone like note 9, Xperia 1, Nokia 8 sirocco. But UD camera, pop up Camera just money making tricks.

                          Samath N8 808 owner, 26 Jun 2019If the image quality needs algorithms to "repair" it, then ... moreNo, it's not better, it makes phone more heavy, thick and rotating camera is much more sensible to damage.

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                            Gyaan Batna, 26 Jun 2019Because in the middle battery is present. Modern phones hav... moreSo they could put the camera at the bottom of the upper 3rd of the screen, so users can finally see each other's eyes on a videoconf.

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                              What a race to the bottom.

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                                DantE O2, 26 Jun 2019next year samsung will copy this phone and in 4 years so wo... moreWasn't, I think, Samsung the one that originally patented it? The hell are you talking about lmao

                                  DantE O2, 26 Jun 2019next year samsung will copy this phone and in 4 years so wo... moreSamsung came up with it though..nice try

                                    next year samsung will copy this phone and in 4 years so would the apple :D

                                      Anonymous, 26 Jun 2019If it is under-screen, why do they put the camera at the bo... morebecause battery is placed there dude,

                                        If the image quality needs algorithms to "repair" it, then its too much wasted effort for a lacklustre result.

                                        Asus 6z's idea is much better, you get all advantages even without a notch... If they could just develop a target to "make it thinner", they can easily achieve best of all worlds.

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