Oppo shows the first smartphone with a camera under the display

The first prototype with a camera under the display is here. In recent months, the trend has been moving more and more towards edgeless smartphones. But until now there was one problem: the front camera had to be housed somewhere.

Pretty much all manufacturers of their smartphones had a recess in the display - in the form of a "Notch"Or a" hole "- installed. Other concepts like that Xiaomi Mi Mix 3 had a slider to accommodate the front camera. What was foreseeable has now been confirmed: in future, the cameras will be housed under the display. You have the loudspeaker with Huawei P30 Pro for example already installed under the display.

A first video from Xiaomi appeared on YouTube last week. This was also shown by a smartphone with a camera under the display.

Camera under the display: when?

Oppo has only announced its prototype on Twitter so far - an official announcement is still pending. The "USC" could be installed in Oppo smartphone models in the coming months. However, other manufacturers may be able to get there first. This means that we could expect the first smartphone with a camera under the display as early as 2020.

OPPO's brand new solution for full-screen display - Under-screen Camera (USC) has just been unveiled here at # MWC19 Shanghai! 🤯 #MoreThanTheSeen pic.twitter.com/c1FUEbXS0P

- OPPO (@oppo) June 26, 2019

Has at the beginning of June Oppo on Weibo also said that “it is currently difficult to achieve the same photo quality with an in-display camera as with conventional ones Front camera is possible, "said Oppos vice-president. In addition, no technology is perfect from the start, so there is of course still room for improvement.