Meizu’s obsession with symmetry has given rise to beautiful smartphone designs like the Meizu 16S Pro featuring slim bezels. However, the company’s pursuit of zero bezels might have reached a new breakthrough. According to a Meizu 17th render shared on Weibo, the phone could have a tiny front camera on the display that hides in plain sight.
The Meizu 16S Pro came with a front-facing camera in the top bezel, making it slightly thick. However, the front camera is placed among the icons in the status bar in this new Meizu 17th render. It looks like a non-intrusive design with the tiny front camera stacking up alongside the network and battery icons on the status bar.
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We saw the Vivo S1 feature a very tiny front camera sensor on its display. So, Meizu could use a similar strategy to bring this render to life. Thanks to the new placement of the camera, the bezels on the top as well as the bottom are extremely thin, thereby increasing the screen to body ratio. The render also shows a screen fingerprint solution on the front. There are three cameras at the back with a ring flash below the setup.
I should add that this is most likely a fan-made render of the Meizu 17th. We have already seen another render with a totally different design (it had a curved display).
Also, if you remember, we had seen ZTE patent a very similar design for a smartphone. The punch hole camera was hidden between the network icons. You can read more about it here.
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(Source: Weibo, Via)
