The Samsung Galaxy Note10 will have 3D Time of
Flight sensors, reports a Korean publication. The company already put ToF
sensors on the Galaxy S10 5G (on the front and on the back) and the Galaxy A80
(as part of the flip-up camera). These sensors are used to render bokeh, for AR
applications and face recognition.
South Korean lens maker KOLEN is investing US$ 21.6
million to build a new plant in Vietnam, which will increase its production
capacity from 13 million to 25 million lenses. The location was chosen because
of its partnership with Samsung, which manufactures more than half of its
phones in the country.
We’ve already seen that a 3D ToF sensor will be part
of the Galaxy Note10 camera setup. It may be limited to the Note10+, however,
as renders of the vanilla model show only the triple camera and the flash.
There are rumors that there will be two ToF modules
on the phone – on the front and on the back like the Galaxy S10 5G – but it’s
not clear how that will work with the punch hole design. Current renders and
leaked screen protectors show only a small circular hole, unlike the extra wide
hole on the Galaxy S10 5G. Perhaps the front ToF module will once again only be
reserved for the 5G version with the Note10.
