Huawei engineer explains the advantages of the free form lens on the Mate 40 Pro

04 November 2020
Less image distortion is just one of the perks of having a free form lens.

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  • Shui8
  • KZK
  • 04 Nov 2020

Dear GSMarena, the free form lens only available on the Pro+ variant, not the Pro.

The none distortion image, with no degradation in quality, produced at 14mm focal length. That is indeed incredible.

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    • Shui8
    • KZK
    • 04 Nov 2020

    TheLastOracle, 04 Nov 2020The free form lens hasn't been created by huawei. https://sparrowsnews.com/2020/11/02/explain-the-free-form-lens-huawei/?amp=1

    It is. Designed & engineered in-house at Huawei. But maybe manufactured by 3rd party company (definitely Leica certified).

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      • Anonymous
      • PZa
      • 04 Nov 2020

      TheLastOracle, 04 Nov 2020The free form lens hasn't been created by huawei. No doubt it was. If not, it was created in partnership with Leica.

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        • Anonymous
        • PZa
        • 04 Nov 2020

        EM, 04 Nov 2020If it wasn't for China or their general issues as a se... moreYou mean those made up security concerns? Are you also going to claim free form lens tech was stolen from the US?

          EM, 04 Nov 2020If it wasn't for China or their general issues as a se... moreTruly said. That's causing a problem for the majority of chinese companies and people.

            The free form lens hasn't been created by huawei.

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              • Anonymous
              • 8Kf
              • 04 Nov 2020

              No cellphone uses spherical or aspherical.
              All elements have coin shape, but bit concave on both sides.

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                • AnonD-641645
                • tA$
                • 04 Nov 2020

                Gist, not just

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                  • EM
                  • 56h
                  • 04 Nov 2020

                  If it wasn't for China or their general issues as a security concern, Huawei would've continued with their momentum. It's sad to see worthy competitors going down the way they are...