The development and production of smartphones with under-display technology have continued at what some industry watchers see as a frenetic pace. The ZTE Axon 20 was the first smartphone with an under-display selfie camera produced in commercial quantities. While the Axon 20 reflected a leap in under-display technology, it also highlighted areas that still need development.
The Nubia Z30 Pro smartphone is expected to be launched on May 20, will have an under-display camera that would be a great improvement from the Axon 20. ZTE published an official teaser poster on the Chinese social networking site Weibo showing the full-screen notch-less front design of the Z30 Pro. The render shows the device will indeed not have a cut-out for the selfie camera, paving the way for an under-screen selfie camera.
The evolving under-display technology was showcased at a Shanghai event back in February. Ni Fei, a top executive at ZTE, showed that the camera’s position is practically invisible during the event. This seems to have taken care of one of the flaws of the Axon 20, which had a conspicuous square.
Not much is known yet about the Nubia Z30 Pro. Still, the Weibo teaser showed an elegant and seemingly invisible front camera setup, an AMOLED display, and a quad-camera system with 100x hybrid zoom (a combination of optical and digital effects).
The teaser did not indicate the nature of the chipset that will power the device or the memory capabilities. Nubia was also silent on the device’s price when it eventually goes on sale. However, there are indications that more teasers are expected from the company as the buildup to the May 20 launch date gathers steam. We’ll keep you posted on any new development before the launch date.
A few days back, documents from the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) revealed that Xiaomi had gotten a patent for a device with an under-display flip camera that could be rotated internally to serve as a selfie camera. However, we believe a Xiaomi smartphone with a rotatable under-display flip camera may be a long way from launching.
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