After ZTE announced the Axon 30 5G mobile phone equipped with the second-generation under-screen camera (UDC), today OPPO also demonstrated the third-generation UDC technology and said that it has solved all the defects of the technology. For UDC technology to succeed, two main problems need to be overcome. The screen directly above the camera needs to still be at the same quality level as the rest of the screen, but at the same time, enough light needs to pass through without affecting image quality.
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OPPO’s third-generation UDC has solved these two problems. In order to solve the pixel density problem of the display, OPPO chose to use smaller pixels instead of reducing the number of pixels above the camera. This means that there are still the same number of pixels to achieve a pixel density of 400PPI, giving the illusion of a unified display while still letting enough light through.
OPPO says it uses a new 1:1 ratio of pixel circuits to pixels to more accurately control the display, while transparent wiring and new manufacturing processes have reduced the wiring width by 50%. Of course, it has also developed AI-driven imaging algorithms to reduce the side effects of the under-screen camera, such as blur or glare.
Although these improvements sound impressive, OPPO at this stage has only announced a new development milestone demonstrated in the prototype. So far, no new mass-produced smartphones using its USC have been disclosed, but it is hoped that OPPO will launch a flagship product using this interesting mobile photography technology this year.
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