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Apple to borrow Samsung’s Under-Panel Camera tech for Face ID in 2025

Apple to borrow Samsung’s Under-Panel Camera tech for Face ID in 2025

More signs point at Apple wanting to borrow and evolve a Samsung-developed technology to fit its purposes, namely Under-Panel Cameras. Apple appears to have won a new patent for an under-display camera technology that may allow it to finally ditch the display notch and fit its Face ID hardware under the display of future iPhone […]

  • By Mihai Matei
  • 2 years ago
Exploring why Samsung’s Under-Panel Camera failed to live up to the hype

Exploring why Samsung’s Under-Panel Camera failed to live up to the hype

Samsung's Under-Panel Camera (UPC) might be one of the most overhyped and underwhelming mobile technologies in years. It debuted with the Galaxy Z Fold 3, and it's barely getting any attention across the mobile industry, despite all the hype it generated in recent years. UPC (or UDC / Under-Display Camera) technology has been a dream […]

  • By Mihai Matei
  • 2 years ago
Here’s why the Galaxy Z Flip 3 doesn’t have an under-display camera

Here’s why the Galaxy Z Flip 3 doesn’t have an under-display camera

Samsung reps explained why, and apparently, it has to do with how the form factors of the Galaxy Z Fold 3 and Galaxy Z Flip 3 differ.

  • By Mihai Matei
  • 3 years ago
What is Samsung’s new Under-Display Camera tech and how effective is it?

What is Samsung’s new Under-Display Camera tech and how effective is it?

Samsung's mobile phones went full circle, from not having a front-facing camera more than a decade ago, to having one, to having an Infinity cutout or notch, and back to not having a front-facing camera. At least in appearance. The Galaxy Z Fold 3 is Samsung's first mobile device to feature a UDC, or Under-Display […]

  • By Mihai Matei
  • 3 years ago