OPPO makes world's first under-screen selfie camera official

To fully eliminate the notch and make an all-screen phone with no pop-up mechanism, OPPO officially unveiled the world's first under-screen selfie camera at the MWC Shanghai 2019 expo.

Bye pop-up cameras, RIP notch?

The tech for next-generation all-screen phones!

According to OPPO, the company made it possible by using a custom transparent material that works with a redesigned pixel structure to allow the light get through the camera. The company added that it has a larger selfie camera with a wider aperture size to ensure that its quality won't suffer.

OPPO's brand new solution for full-screen display - Under-screen Camera (USC) has just been unveiled here at #MWC19 Shanghai! #MoreThanTheSeen pic.twitter.com/k5qEQ3QNta

— OPPO India (@oppomobileindia) June 26, 2019

The company added that even if it has a selfie camera underneath, the area reserve for the camera still works with touch control.

OPPO's prototype phone with under-display selfie camera tech

However, the technology is far from perfect yet. OPPO acknowledge that they still have problems with haze, glare, and color cast. Fortunately, OPPO has used three algorithm to combat the problem.

Selfie camera activated

The company will work on adjustments with white balance, HDR, and haze. It is a gen 1 technology, so those weaknesses are understandable.

According to OPPO, we will see a commercial device with the under-screen camera in the near future.

How soon? Only time will tell. 

Sources: OPPO, TheVerge