Smartphones are on a mad dash to eradicate bezels and notches, and already this year weīve seen pop-up selfies, and flipping rear cams, and hole-punch displays. But now Oppo is showing off what could be the holy grail of notch killers: an under-screen camera.The China-based smartphone maker unveiled the tech at MWC Shanghai, but it comes with some serious caveats. For one, itīs basically a proof-of-concept, so it isnīt available in a phone just yet and Oppo hasnīt given a time frame for when it will be. For another, it requires heavy lifting behind-the-scenes.Due to the inherent quality hit with a camera thatīs placed under a screen, Oppo says itīs developed algorithms for haze removal, HDR, and white balance to create a selfie cam `that rivals current smartphones in the market today.` Thatīs not very convincing, but Oppo has lots of time to tweak and refine its computational model, since no other company has announced an in-display camera.To read this article in full, please click here
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