Samsung Galaxy S22 won't be getting an under-display selfie camera

07 June 2021
Quality and yield issues are to blame.

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SMIRNAS, 07 Jun 2021no,, I'll let competitor use it first, so i can trial... moreThat's not necessarily how it works at all. I don't know if you have studied marketing but it's called first mover advantage. It would make no sense to let a competitor bring an innovation to market first as you're losing a potential competitive advantage and a point of differentiation. Being the first to do anything positive in life is something that people want to be associated with. They clearly weren't the first to have the technology ready. If they were, they clearly had done a very poor implementation of it and had no confidence in their version.

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    • Anonymous
    • sUS
    • 07 Jun 2021

    UDC are bad and costly. Pop ups should be revived.

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      • Anonymous
      • xZI
      • 07 Jun 2021

      Anonymous, 07 Jun 2021Xiaomi was the guinea pig, if you didn't know that. An... moreBecause a brand had to suffer. Like Apple, Samsung tends to deliver more accomplished versions of their products.

        Cyberchum, 07 Jun 2021Genius, if you were in Samsung's shoes, you'd def... moreno,, I'll let competitor use it first,
        so i can trial error new technology, improve it, get informations, get profit and even in failure, it won't tarnish my company. you don't need to be Eistein, just don't be Sheep is enough.

        being Sheep means you eat whatever Marketing and Official statements feed you.

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          • Anonymous
          • 8Kf
          • 07 Jun 2021

          Anonymous, 07 Jun 2021As if Sony doesn't charge inflated prices for their be... moreReleased in China for lower price than iphone 12 pro.

            SMIRNAS, 07 Jun 2021what a BS,, Samsung just want to create artificial Value fo... moreGenius, if you were in Samsung's shoes, you'd definitely use your top-of-the-line product as guinea pigs. Einstein.

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              • Anonymous
              • 8Kf
              • 07 Jun 2021

              But Fold 3 is told to have it.

                Anonymous, 07 Jun 2021samsung is not innovative these years , it was the first to... moreGo ahead; tell is how the S9, S10, S20 and S21 has "about same design."

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                  • dM8
                  • 07 Jun 2021

                  And, yes, when tech sites write "S22 will" they probably mean the S22 Ultra.
                  I will be pissed off if S22 and S22+ are once again left without a proper, optical, zoom lens.

                    Why is Samsung even looking at transparent oled rather than implementing the subdisplay solution that they patented? A selfie camera that gets covered by a small internal screen when not in use would not sacrifice image quality.

                      what a BS,, Samsung just want to create artificial Value for more expensive phones

                      Samsung intentionally "playsafe" on Galaxy S series make it plain and boring,, so Galaxy Fold sell can increase

                        Anonymous, 07 Jun 2021samsung is not innovative these years , it was the first to... moreBetter build yes, but not better feeling. Apple's devices feel razor sharp on the edges, it's very uncomfortable to use them, especially bigger ones.

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                          • 07 Jun 2021

                          Aldwin123, 07 Jun 2021It works but not mature enough for Samsung to put it to the... moresamsung is not innovative these years , it was the first to come with new things but now its like apple exactly 1500 dollars phone at launch with very slow 25w while apple is 20 , about same design over and over again ,just like apple , each year a much inferior exynos in Europe and Africa , plastic build in 1000 dollar flagship wich is far from being the best feeling in the hand, even apple gives better build

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                            • rmx
                            • 07 Jun 2021

                            AnonD-940827, 07 Jun 2021Who was so stupid to expect that? Under display fingerprint... morethe 108mpx was created in collaboration and cooperation between Samsung and Xiaomi but Samsung used it nearly a year after and it had a problem of autofocus unlike on mi 10 pro, Samsung was innovative before ,but now its the same phone with a tiny bit better cameras and a new over heating exynos with downgraded charging speed from 40 to 25w in the super expensive s21 ultra,

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                              • rmx
                              • 07 Jun 2021

                              Anonymous, 07 Jun 2021It's no different to the on-display selfie in terms of... moreyeah exactly , I think he has an iPhone with a big notch , so if they just use a punch hole or a smaller notch it will be amazing for him because he still didn't try a full display like in k20 pro or poco f3, he is just a hater

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                                • 07 Jun 2021

                                Putting Under display camera is doable at current tech
                                Putting good under display camera worthy of S-series name? That's a whole different issue.

                                For all its bell and whistle the ZTE underdisplay camera quality is on par with Blackberry era camera.
                                I sincerely doubt samsung willing to tarnish the S-series camera quality for such gimmick.
                                If its quality at least already on par with current midranger selfie camera, surely samsung will quickly install it on its S-series phone.

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                                  • 07 Jun 2021

                                  We had the exact same "leak" last year about the S21 series.. The exact same..word by word. If this turns out to be true - it is just another fake delay of the tech so they have "something to improve" in the next model... and charge more. They are absolutely milking the current tech. It is not a matter of availability and QA..

                                  They are intentionally doing "missteps":

                                  - Placement of the fingerprint scanner on the S8..., so they can "fix" it with the S9;
                                  - The outrageous exit wound on the S10+.., so they can put a smaller hole on the S20;
                                  - The idiotic button placement on the S10.., so they can "listen to the feedback" and fix it with the S20;
                                  - The 4x zoom on the S20 Ultra so they can put 10x on the S21 Ultra(P40 Pro+ had 10x the same year);
                                  - No UPC on the S22 so they can add it a year later on the S23 series.

                                  If Xiaomi puts an adequate UPC in 2021, Samsung has no excuse to leave it out of the S22 series..

                                    Bigmeme, 07 Jun 2021But what about video calls?...and one more cracked screen to worry about

                                      non selfie camera, 07 Jun 2021Why not release a high end phone without selfie camera. Lik... moreBut what about video calls?

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                                        • 07 Jun 2021

                                        I friggin knew it, good thing i bought the s21+ 2 months ago on sale.

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