OnePlus 8 Pro's color filter camera will be disabled only in China
Following the privacy concerns that OnePlus 8 Pro's color filter camera raised, OnePlus made a Weibo post about a future update that would temporarily disable the module and will think of a fix that could fix the issue. In OnePlus' community forums, an official explained that the future update would affect only HydrogenOS, meaning the Chinese version of the phone.
The international variant will keep the feature for the time being, but when a fix has been developed, OnePlus will implement it on the global model as well.
To be honest, the feature works only with super-thin clothes and in specific lighting conditions, so it shouldn't be an issue for most people. It's also a pretty tricky situation with the quad-camera claims. If OnePlus disables the camera, this would mean that the advertising will be misleading for a short period in China. The company will probably be able to share more in the coming weeks as it works on a fix.
Reader comments
Oneplus should have a price cut for the 8 pro in case they actually decide to disable the color sensor. They should even offer refunds to customers who had already bought the device. Even if nobody actually knew what this sensor was here for in the...
- 21 May 2020
- rsk
- JDK 0
It's not just oneplus. Xiaomi, vivo, oppo, every company that brags about their "48MP quad cam" cause they just slapped a 2MP useless macro and depth sensors to the mix.
- 20 May 2020
- ybx
Except it can't really see through clothes in any meaningful way. Maybe you guys should do your research instead of overreacting to everything. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zRJQ8ddvzKo
- 20 May 2020
- 6QD