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Last updated: July 17th, 2019 at 23:45 UTC+02:00
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Even though the position of the camera hole will be different, the Galaxy Note 10 will also tout an Infinity-O display. So it's going to have the same limitation. The other sensors will be present but there won't be a notification LED.
The European Union Intellectual Property Office has approved a Samsung trademark application for “Samsung LED Illuminated.” The description mentions “LED for displays; LED for mobile phones; LED for mobile phone flash; LED display; LED-lighting; LED headlights,” so on and so forth.
It's understandable why some might feel that perhaps Samsung may have found a way around this limitation. It can't stick a notification LED on the bezel since they're quite slim. Perhaps the camera light ring might be used as a replacement? There are some third-party apps which allow you to use the Galaxy S10's camera light ring, which turns on when facial recognition is actively detecting a face, as a battery indicator.
There nothing to suggest so far that Samsung is looking at a similar implementation for notifications. One thing is for sure, though. It's highly unlikely that the Galaxy Note 10 is going to have a notification LED. So it would be best not to keep your fingers crossed for it. This trademark might just be for a camera LED flash, which would make more sense in the Galaxy Note 10's case.
Adnan Farooqui is a long-term writer at SamMobile. Based in Pakistan, his interests include technology, finance, Swiss watches and Formula 1. His tendency to write long posts betrays his inclination to being a man of few words.
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