Smartphone manufacturers have been hard at
work to offer handsets with a full screen front body. With bezels going even
thinner and notches turning into punch holes or pop up cameras, the only
remaining technology to be seen is the commercial version of the under-display
camera technology. And now, Huawei may be one of the first to launch a
smartphone that features this technology as new patents from the company
surface online.
The Chinese tech giant had filed two
patents back in 2019 that has finally been published by the CNIPA (China
National Intellectual Property Office). In the patents, 7 product images were
also featured that revealed the design of the yet to be announced Huawei
smartphone. Both patents depict similar devices, with the only difference being
the rear camera module. So, the patents could be the same smartphone, but with
different variations to cover all bases.
Looking at the images, the first variant
of the smartphone features a vertically stacked triple camera system, which is
similar to the flagship P series from Huawei. Two camera sensors can be
observed with a rectangle cut out right below the LED flash that is likely a
periscopic telephoto lens. On the other hand, the second model bears a
resemblance to the Mate series with four cameras being housed in a round camera
module.
Apart from these differences, the
smartphone from the front and sides looks identical. It features a curved edge
display that rounds the sides with negligible bezels on the top and bottom of the
Huawei smartphone. No selfie camera can be observed on the front, which
suggests that the sensor is housed right below the display. However, this is
still uncertain and the company has yet to officially reveal any finer details
regarding the handset. So take it with a grain of salt and stay tuned for more
updates.
