Samsung Galaxy Z Fold3's Eco2OLED display saves energy, improves the UPC cam

16 August 2021
By removing the polarizer layer, Samsung improved the light transmittance of the display, which helps the Under Panel Camera and battery life.

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Anonymous, 16 Aug 2021Screen hole cam can spy on you as well. Also microphone t... moreExcept that the false sense of privacy caused by not seeing the camera is worse than no privacy at all.
The same way, IP68 rated phones often dies from liquids, because people think their phones are submarines and use them how they shouldn't.

Yes, and so what?
You are bleeding out, but you won't do anything about it because you already have a deadly disease that can still be cured?
Or because we have airbags in cars, you don't need to use your seatbelt?

And if privacy was ONLY about targeting ads, I wouldn't care at all, in fact I would play along, so I only receive interesting ads.
But it actually is far, far, far worse and critical than this, people have been killed, other have had their life ruined because of the lack of privacy.
Literally, it is the open door to let any government turn into a dictatorship, a lot of smart and important people have warned about it already.
Or maybe worse, think what will happen when brain-computer interfaces become mainstream and even mandatory in certain conditions...
Do you really want to let those doors open and help at making an ever worse dystopia than we already have?

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    Anonymous, 16 Aug 2021It is 4MP, give a discountThen, ask yourself WHY it is only 4Mp.
    UDC, regardless the sensor resolution, is still a UDC and still have the same downsides, poor quality being one.

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      Berserker, 16 Aug 2021many of us want square weels then😅 To keep your analogy, I have absolutely no issues with people wanting it.
      I have an issue with people and the side of the industry wanting that all cars suddenly get ONLY square wheels and to change all roads to jagged ones to make it more compatible, even if everything beside cars still use normal wheels and things like trucks and motorbikes, because of their heavy and light weight respectively and wheels sizes, can't implement such thing.

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        AnonD-762416, 16 Aug 2021That is pure nonsense. This display type was invented by Sa... moreThe display itself may be good, I never said otherwise, but would it is one of the many things that UDC force to implement, ready or not.

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          dbjungle, 16 Aug 2021It's also more expensive to make. The hole-punch is m... moreUnderdisplay camera is indeed more expensive, more so than people realize, and when the real cost of these years of R&D will get to the phone costs, once the tech is well installed on the market, everyone will regret it...
          Disappearing camera on the other hand is quite simple and non-expensive.

            Anonymous, 16 Aug 2021So you have never seen people here demanding non-chinese co... moreI'm trying to figure out how that's linked to my comment.

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              Mat, 16 Aug 2021I don't think UDC is best against privacy. so there�... moreScreen hole cam can spy on you as well.
              Also microphone that is accessed by social media to find out what you like and send you ads.

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                dbjungle, 16 Aug 2021It's also more expensive to make. The hole-punch is m... moreCutouts also increase price of panels.
                The way Deposition of organic materials of oled happens need to be changed.

                Curves increase price as well. I have heard this can be up to $20-30.

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                  dbjungle, 16 Aug 2021I don't recall arguing that they could complain someth... moreSo you have never seen people here demanding non-chinese companies to sell their products for same price of chinese products?

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                    I don't think UDC is best against privacy. so there's no way to stop sniping using UDC if someone hacked the device

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                      dbjungle, 16 Aug 2021It's also more expensive to make. The hole-punch is m... moreEverything new is more expensive

                        Anonymous, 16 Aug 2021If I create something that demands tons of money and time. ... moreI don't recall arguing that they could complain something is more expensive.

                          AnonD-909757, 16 Aug 2021There are better, cheaper tech which works well first gen t... moremany of us want square weels then😅

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                            NBMSCH, 16 Aug 2021yeah .... that's shit background looks dirty What do you mean?

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                              dbjungle, 16 Aug 2021Personally I would say mass producing something good enough... moreIf I create something that demands tons of money and time.
                              Then you just copy it. Which is way cheaper.
                              People cant complain my product costs more than yours.

                                This people are crazy their own world don't even have brake

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                                  brick, 16 Aug 2021it's 1800 dollars, they should be giving me a discountI'm still shocked that anyone would sell a cell phone for 1800 and even more shocked that they sell..

                                  I can get a laptop, cell and a twp3 for that kind of $

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                                    AnonD-909757, 16 Aug 2021There are better, cheaper tech which works well first gen t... moreThat is pure nonsense. This display type was invented by Samsung to get around the limitations of having a polarized layer between the display layer and the glass, to take away the glare it otherwise creates. So this, if it's half as good as they say, will change how displays are made. Not only OLED but also LCD, as all displays up to this date needs a polarized layer to make text readable in sunlight.

                                      AnonD-909757, 16 Aug 2021There are better, cheaper tech which works well first gen t... moreIt's also more expensive to make. The hole-punch is my preferred solution. No camera quality is lost.

                                        Anonymous, 16 Aug 2021Creating is betterPersonally I would say mass producing something good enough is better than making something great that is prohibitively expensive.