On 10th December 2019, Oppo held a special event at the Shenzhen headquarters for its Future Technology Conference 2019. The event saw many notable announcements and attendees which included CEO Chen Mingyong, who has been away from media and public events for the past 6 years. It also saw the company showcase the real-life prototypes with new technological solution that will arrive in the near future. This includes a highly anticipated under-display camera on a prototype smartphone.
In Oppo’s product technology display area, the Chinese company had showcased many upcoming devices and products with cutting-edge technologies. One of which is the “Perspective Panoramic Screen” or in other words an under-display camera. According to the company, the new technology allows users to have a more complete field of vision by completely integrating the front camera into the display.
Currently, most smartphone manufacturers opt for either a pop-up camera for a full unintrusive display or a punch hole/waterdrop notch selfie camera at the front to achieve almost similar results. However, many people are still skeptical of cameras on motor mechanisms and almost is still not 100 percent. Hence, the process of having the camera built under the display seems to be the best solution so far. To date, no OEM has released a device ready for mass production with the technology.
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According to the source, the prototype that featured this new camera technology also showcased possible designs for future smartphones. It had no visible seams, ports or openings even for charging and its likely wireless powered back up. Furthermore, the selfie camera interface was mostly hidden but was noticeable with light-colored wallpapers or backgrounds. This shows that the technology is incomplete and is still a while away from commercial launch.
Oppo has stated that the “perspective panoramic screen” will solve these minor details and hitches over the next few years before starting mass production. Reportedly, we might even be seeing more widespread adoption of this technology in the next three to five years from different companies.
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