Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 3 Will Reportedly Have An Under-Display Selfie Camera

Nov. 21, 2020

A new report out of South Korea seemingly confirms recent rumors that Samsung’s next-gen folding smartphone,the Galaxy Z Fold 3, will ship with an under-display selfie-camera. According to an industry insider quoted by South Korean publication,ET News, Samsung Display has developed a screen which will support the new technology thathas been demoedby a number of companies but has only been seen in a handful of devices, like theZTE Axon 20 5G.

According to the report,the new display panel will come with wider gaps between pixels to allow light to pass through. The wider spacing, however, will likely affect image quality, which is why it will only be implemented in the area above the camera, while the rest of the panel will use standard configuration. Samsung is also reportedly working on custom algorithm for image correction to mitigate issues created by refraction through the OLED panel.

Apart from Xiaomi, Realme and ZTE, other brands are also reportedly working on the new feature to usher in the era of truly bezel-less smartphones. OnePlus, for example, hasalready received a patentfrom the Chinese IP agency for a technology that hides the front-facing camera in a smartphone when not in use. There’s, however, no word on when the company will introduce the technology in a commercial device, so let’s hope that it happens sometime next year.

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