iPhone 2027: venti candeline e una svolta totale nel design
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iPhone 18 Pro Series To Reportedly Feature Under-Display Face ID #apple #faceid #iphone #iphone18 #mobilephones #underdisplaycamera
https://www.lowyat.net/2025/350503/iphone-18-pro-under-display-camera/
Foldable iPhone May Feature Under-Display Camera #apple #foldable #iphone #mobile #mobilephones #phones #rumour #rumoursleaks #underdisplaycamera
https://www.lowyat.net/2025/348120/foldable-iphone-under-display-camera/
Lenovo Yoga Slim 9i now available (first laptop with an under-display camera)
The Lenovo Yoga Slim 9i is a 14 inch laptop with an Intel Lunar Lake processor, a 4K 120 Hz OLED display, and up to 32GB of RAM. It’s also the first laptop to feature an under-display camera that’s invisible to the eye when you’re not using it.
First unveiled during CES in January, the Yoga Slim 9i is now available for purchase…. but it ain’t cheap. Prices start at $1760 for a model with […]
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Early Samsung Galaxy S26 Ultra prototype hints at major display changes 📱 Could this mean a future without punch-hole cameras? Read the full article to discover what the latest leaks suggest about Samsung's innovative screen design 🔍
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Lenovo Yoga Slim 9i has a 14 inch OLED display with a camera hidden inside
As expected, Lenovo has unveiled the first laptop with an under-display camera that’s invisible to the eye when not in use. The new Lenovo Yoga Slim 9i is a laptop with a 14 inch, 3840 x 2400 pixel OLED display with a 120 Hz refresh rate and a 98% screen-to-body ratio since the top bezel doesn’t need to be thick enough to accommodate a camera.
The Lenovo Yoga Slim 9i laptop will be […]
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Lenovo Yoga Slim 9 14 (2025) laptop could have a hidden camera
Lenovo may be preparing to launch a thin and light laptop with a hidden camera. WalkingCat has shared a set of leaked pictures and a short promotional video for a new version of the Lenovo Yoga Slim 9 14 inch laptop featuring an Intel Core Ultra processor and what appears to be a 14 inch screen with extraordinarily thin bezels.
Perhaps the most intriguing thing is that in some images it looks like the laptop has no webcam at all.
It’s a little hard to tell what’s happening from the photos and video alone. Some are speculating that the laptop has an under-display camera, similar to the ones we’ve seen on some smartphones in recent years. This would allow you to take photos, record videos, or hop on a video call at any time, since the camera could shoot through the display. That kind of design would allow Lenovo to shrink the size of the bezel above the display while still offering a webcam that’s there when you need it.
In recent years Lenovo has taken to using camera systems that extend upward past the edge of the top bezel, and images of the back and top of the laptop suggest it has the kind of camera bar that this new model might include a similar camera bar. In this case it seems to be on the lid, positioned mostly behind the display. But in some images it appears to extend a tiny bit above the top bezel.
So I’m not ruling out the possibility that rather than an under-display camera, the new Lenovo Yoga Slim 9 14 could have a retractable camera.
Yoga Slim 9 14 https://t.co/K0fxzO1k7X pic.twitter.com/vm9uAYF7h7
— WalkingCat (@_h0x0d_) December 20, 2024
Either way, it sure seems like Lenovo is planning to try something a little different with this new laptop, and that’s encouraging.
While most laptops that have shipped in the past few decades feature webcams, until recently most of them have been pretty awful. Smartphone cameras continue to get better and better, but most laptops still ship with cameras that can best be described as (just barely) good enough for people to see your face during a video call.
In recent years though, we’ve started to see companies start to bring some smartphone-like camera features to the laptop space. A growing number of laptops now ship with 5MP or higher resolution cameras. Many are designed to work in low-light situations. And AI features add support for things like keeping you in the center of a frame or blurring the background.
Now it looks like we’ll soon be able to add “invisible” or “hidden” designs to the list of smartphone-like camera features coming to laptops.
Yoga pic.twitter.com/3SrWyFvTPY
— WalkingCat (@_h0x0d_) December 19, 2024
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Samsung’s First Under Display Camera Appears to be a Mixed Bag
As part of its Unpacked event yesterday, Samsung announced two new folding smartphones. While there was a lot to "unpack" about each, one feature in the company's new flagship Galaxy Z Fold 3 doesn't appear to have flagship performance: its under-display camera.
Under-display cameras, or camera under-display (CUP) as they are sometimes called, are seen as the natural evolution of front-facing cameras in smartphones, as they eliminate the need for a notch or "hole punch" that breaks up a seamless display. The idea of hiding the camera under the display isn't new, but multiple companies have shown different design approaches to trying to solve a consistent problem with under-display cameras: the fact that there is a display in between the image sensor and the object that it is trying to image.
The first consumer smartphone to feature an under-display camera was the ZTE Axon 20 5G. As shown below by Marques Brownlee in January, while the camera is indeed mostly hidden under the display, it is still visible if you are looking for it and the image quality suffers mightily because of its position under the display.
Photos and videos taken with the ZTE's under-display camera are not only notably soft, but the pixels of the display are clearly visible in shots. So while the device was first to market, it was obviously first-generation.
Both Oppo and Xiaomi have recently announced under-display cameras that look worlds better than what the ZTE offers. While Oppo's is still a prototype, Xiaomi's a full-fledged finished product. There is clearly a new bar, which is what makes Samsung's integration of its first under-display camera a bit of a letdown.
In early testing from Linus Tech Tips , results from the Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 3 look very much like what was expected out of the ZTE smartphone, especially in backlit conditions.
However, Samsung seems to have implemented some serious software-based corrections into its device that makes it much more usable when lighting conditions are more favorable. In side-by-side comparisons, Linus found that the Z Fold 3 was heavily sharpening footage in real-time, which was visible when he moved slightly in frame. This does help fix the issue of softness with the under-display camera, and as long as no light is directly visible in the frame, appears to make it much more usable than what the ZTE offers.
Below are two similar shots using a front-facing camera. One uses the Z Fold2's hole-punch camera while the other uses the new Z Fold3 under-display camera. The difference appears minimal in this ideal use case.
Sammobile reports that in its opinion, Samsung did a valiant effort here, but it is undoubtedly a first generation result.
"At the end of the day, it’s the first generation Under-Display Camera from Samsung, and so far, it looks like a very promising and viable, albeit imperfect, technology," the publication writes.
As I said before, we need to face reality. In terms of the display of the under-screen camera, Fold3 is indeed the worst. But I believe the effect of taking pictures will be better. pic.twitter.com/UqTfRY3KST
-- Ice universe (@UniverseIce) August 11, 2021
The Verge also notes that it is quite obvious that there is a camera hidden in that spot, but it happens to be more noticeable in photos than in real life. Still, it's an imperfect solution. While certainly better than what came out just a few months ago, it's still not quite the replacement for the notch or hole punch many are after.
Image credits: Header image is a screenshot from Marques Brownlee's Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 3 Impressions.
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Xiaomi Launches the Mix 4 with its First Under-Display Selfie Camera
Xiaomi has announced the Mix 4, the latest in its Mix series that generally has highlighted cutting-edge technology and sleek design. The latest has an impressive array of main cameras but also features the company's first commercial launch of an under-display front-facing camera.
Xiaomi's Camera Under Panel (CUP) is similar to the one that was launched by ZTE and also the prototype that was recently announced by Oppo and uses a small area of the display panel to let light pass through in a way that Xiaomi describes as "basically invisible." Xiaomi's Mix 4 iteration is a 20-megapixel camera that lives below the 120Hz 1080p curved OLED panel.
As noted by The Verge, last year Xiaomi announced that it intended to start shipping smartphones that would be equipped with its third-generation under-display camera technology. The first and second generations never found their way into a consumer device, and the Mix 4 is Xiaomi's first to feature any under-display camera technology.
Xiaomi describes its CUP technology as one that offers a 400 ppi seamless viewing experience in the camera's zone and matches the pixel density, brightness, and color detail of the surrounding screen.
"While the camera is virtually invisible to the eye, Xiaomi MIX 4 combines its hardware and software capabilities to ensure the resulting photographs and videos captured using the front camera retain true colors and details," the company says. "This is done through Xiaomi’s CUP technology, which minimizes light diffraction through a special circuit design, as well as a new transparent curved wiring Indium Tin Oxide (ITO) material coupled with imaging algorithms."
The main cameras on the Mix 4 are no slouch either. The triple camera array features a 108-megapixel main camera that uses an HMX 1/1.33-inch sensor with an f/1.95 lens and optical stabilization as well as an 8-megapixel 50x periscope zoom lens (120mm equivalent focal length) with optical image stabilization, and a 13-megapixel "Free-Form" ultra-wide-angle camera with a 120-degree field of view and an f/2.2 aperture.
The Mix 4 will launch in China in four storage variants (8GB+128GB, 8GB+256GB, 12GB+256GB and 12GB+512GB) and will retail for 4,999 yuan (about $800) at the low end and 6,299 yuan (about $970) at the high end. No indication of international availability was noted at the time of announcement.
Xiaomi has been growing in popularity over the last year and in July the company overtook Apple in global smartphone market share: Xiaomi had a 17% share of global smartphone shipments, ahead of Apple’s 14% and behind Samsung’s 19%.
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Oppo’s Next-Gen Under-Display Selfie Camera Appears Near Perfect
Several companies have been grappling with the physical issues that come with hiding a selfie camera behind a display, but Oppo seems to have cracked the code. Its next-generation under-display camera appears to have no distinguishable downsides when compared to one in a notch or hole-punch.
Oppo says that its new under-screen camera solution solves many of the technical and manufacturing-related challenges that have plagued manufacturers attempting for years. The company says that breakthroughs it has made have resolved issues like inconsistent display quality in the area above the under-display camera as well as the poor image quality that is caused by forcing a camera to shoot through a layer of display pixels.
Innovative pixel geometry of OPPO’s next-generation under-screen camera
The new technology uses several new innovations in structure design and artificial intelligence (AI) algorithms. Firstly, it uses what Oppo calls "innovative pixel geometry" to shrink the size of each pixel without decreasing the number of pixels to ensure a 400 pixel per inch (PPI) high-quality display even in the area right above the front-facing camera. It also uses transparent wiring in lieu of the traditional screen wiring with what Oppo calls an "innovative" new material. The company has also reduced the width of the wiring by 50%.
Oppo also claims it has improved the control of the screen's color and brightness:
"In contrast to the current industry standard of using 1-pixel circuit to drive 2 pixels (“1-to-2”) in the screen area above the camera, OPPO has introduced a new solution using proprietary screen technology, with each pixel circuit driving only 1 pixel (“1-to-1”)," the company says. "When combined with OPPO’s precise algorithmic compensation technology, this allows the chromaticity and brightness of the entire screen to be precisely controlled with a deviation of about 2%."
Oppo says that this improved control also improves the reliability and lifespan of the display, improving its expected life by up to 50%.
The camera itself was developed in tandem with a series of imaging AI algorithms including diffraction reduction, HDR and auto white balance to reduce the negative effects that are usually found with under-display cameras. The AI has also been trained to reduce diffraction and the result looks as though there is no screen in front of the camera at all.
A Selfie Photo taken with OPPO USC prototype | OPPO
For now, the technology is only part of prototype designs. While other companies have already implemented under-display cameras with lackluster results, Oppo appears to be the first to claim it has developed a camera that exists under a display that has no discernable, visual downsides from those that are housed in a notch or a "hole punch" that are ubiquitous in smartphone displays today.
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Xiaomi Avoids Under-Display Camera Issues, Hides One in Bezel Instead
Multiple manufacturers are currently attempting to solve problems with a smartphone's front-facing camera. Current devices generally use a notch or hole-punch, but to keep a display seamless some are trying to hide them under the display itself. Xiaomi thinks there might be a better way.
Hiding a camera under the display has been a recently popular way to try and make a seamless smartphone display. Oppo has been working on an under-display camera solution as far back as 2019, and Google has already patented a unique solution to the same problem. Even Xiaomi has tinkered with an under-display solution.
The only manufacturer that has actually delivered an under-display camera is ZTE with its Axon 20 5G. Unfortunately, there are pitfalls to this design, and ZTE's version does not provide particularly good image quality. That said, there are rumors that suggest the company is already close to a second iteration of the design.
Instead of trying to deal with these problems, Xiaomi has instead decided to address the issue a different way: by hiding the camera in the display bezel.
As found and illustrated by LetsGoDigital, Xiaomi has patented a design that would hide a tiny camera in the thin space between the display and the top of the camera, an area that usually goes unused except for an earpiece. While technically the camera would still exist behind the display, this method would allow it to gather light in the space between the display and the edge of the smartphone and avoid the obstructions of the actual LCD display that plagues other under-display designs.
This method would allow Xiaomi to avoid the research and development necessary to get full under-display cameras to work well, which means that integrating the camera into the bezel would be a lot less expensive. LetsGoDigital also asserts that not only would this be more affordable than under-display tech, it would also be cheaper than current hole-punch or notch methods. That, and it would still have the advantage of being a lot less noticeable -- the real end goal.
Xiaomi's particular patent describes a transparent area over the camera in the screen edge so that light can pass through the display panel, through the translucent element, and onto the camera lens. Optical fibers are used for the light-transmitting element, though a prism could also be used.
Sister-companies Oppo and OnePlus have both also shown interest in pursuing in-bezel cameras, but none of the companies have released a finished product integrating the concept yet. It is unclear if there are other drawbacks to the design that have thus far prevented its implementation.
Image credits: Design renders by LetsGoDigital and published per usage guidelines.
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Samsung Patents Describe Methods That Solve Two Camera Limitations
Samsung has filed a patent for a folding smartphone with a rotating camera as well as another for an under-display camera as well as other sensors such as an in-display fingerprint sensor.
Although Samsung has already released a smartphone with rotating camera technology -- the Samsung A80 was the company's first smartphone to have a popup selfie camera that uses a rotating module -- it appears to still be interested in pursuing this design in future devices. Additionally, a recent patent shows under-display sensors, including an imaging sensor, implemented into the foldable smartphone.
As two reports show -- one from _LetsGoDigital _and the other via SlashGear -- Samsung Electronics applied for a pair of patents that may or may not involve the same finished device, but both refer to a Samsung foldable.
Following an increase in demands for large smartphone screens, one patent shows a rotating camera that would affix to the side of the device and live in a cutout notch next to the edge of the display. The main purpose of this design is to solve the perceived problem of a single camera that has a fixed position and therefore cannot be used to capture multiple angles.
A rotating camera is just one of the ways a company could choose to address this, while Oppo has patented a design that uses a set of mirrors.
The other patent describes a pair of under-display front-facing cameras. That second patent also describes other under-panel sensors such as a fingerprint sensor, a receiver, and a proximity sensor.
Under-display cameras have proven to be a popular development recently among smartphone manufacturers. The ZTE Axon 20 5G was the first smartphone in the race for an under-display camera, and the OPPO N1 features the world's first rotating under-display camera, and others like Xiaomi have followed with similar technology patents.
In Samsung's patent, the camera and its related sensors are placed in the top center of the right-side display, while the fingerprint sensor is placed at the bottom part of the screen. Optionally, several cameras can be placed under the screen, with the company mentioning in the documentation three or more cameras.
Mock-up by Let'sGoDigital
It is expected that the image quality provided by the under-display technology will not be particularly high and the camera modules themselves will still be somewhat visible even though it is placed under the display. This is a problem that the ZTE Axon experienced and can be seen in a review from Marques Brownlee.
_Let 'sGoDigital _speculates that this technology might be implemented in the highly anticipated Samsung Z Fold 3 -- probably with a 16 megapixel (1 µm) image sensor made by Sony -- which is expected to be introduced in August 2021 at the Galaxy Unpacked event, alongside the Samsung Z Flip 3 smartphone.
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Xiaomi’s Under-Display Camera Tech Also Doubles as Rear Camera
Let's Go Digital
Xiaomi has been granted a patent to develop an under-screen smartphone camera that can rotate and therefore act both as a selfie and traditional rear-facing camera.
Only founded in 2010, Xiaomi is a Chinese manufacturer whose smartphone line might be its most well-known in the west, but it that has developed many other innovative products from smart clocks to electric scooters. But, most recently, as first reported by Android Authority and rendered by Let 's Go Digital -- a mobile device publication that monitors patents and designs mockups to visualize that intellectual property- the tech company has been granted a patent by the World Intellectual Property Organization to develop its idea for a "Terminal device" that is a new take on the smartphone camera.
This patent, filed in February 2020, details a smartphone that features an under-display selfie camera, and although under-display cameras are not a completely new technology, Xiami's patent is for a camera that can rotate with a so-called flip camera module.
In the video below, Xiaomi showcases its progress on its under-screen camera technology, which has been developed irrespective of the patent filed but provides some background on the company's history in the space. Similarly, an under-display camera has already been showcased by another Chinese tech company, Oppo, which demonstrated its prototype first in 2019, as did ZTE, which won the race as the first company to launch a commercially available smartphone with an under-display camera with its ZTE Axon 20 5G.
Let 's Go Digital explains that by default, the smartphone "camera faces the rear and is part of a larger camera system, which consists of several lenses," but in the visual demonstration for Xiaomi's idea, below, only the top lens, shown in orange, rotates, while the other two remain as they were. Visually, the triple camera arrangement is similar to that of the more familiar iPhone 12.
Let's Go Digital
Using a magnetic or motorized drive module and a processor makes the internal camera rotation possible, and when the user activates the selfie camera option, the internal camera would flip and a part of the display would be disabled in order for the ambient light to pass through it.
Let's Go Digital explains that the benefits of such technology would allow for greater dust and dirt prevention and therefore help stop foreign materials from coming into contact with any internal parts, which is an issue with cameras like the patent Oppo filed for its double-sided pop-up system or even the Asus ZenFone 8.
Further, a rotating camera reduces the number of cameras required in the design, and there is no necessity to install a separate front camera. For example, for users, a benefit could be the ability to dual record on both front and rear cameras at the same time.
Xiaomi has yet to publicly confirm the development of the issued patent.
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