Camera cutouts can cause quite an interference sometimes, especially when the cutout is comprised of two cameras that result in a huge gaping hole in the front. A typical example is the Samsung Galaxy S10 Plus.
Samsung Galaxy S10 Can Hide the Camera Cutout and Bring Back Huge Bezels
The Pixel 5 is the first mainstream phone with perfectly symmetrical slim bezels. Most other "bezel-less" phones have had a disproportionately large bottom bezel, and while the iPhone's side and bottom bezels are symmetrical, there's a huge notch across most of its top bezel. The downside to the Pixel's approach is it has a pretty big display cutout for the front camera.
Whether Dynamic Island interfaces become a wider trend in Android is, we think, a bit more doubtful. We're not sure if Android manufacturers are ready to go back to stacking up front-facing sensors for facial recognition or other purposes to justify milking that pill space. If anything, many R&D departments would consider it a regression in design, one that already presents problems of its own. After all, many Dynamic Island actions need you to tap on the cutout, which will ensure your camera is smudged up 99% of the time.
Are you planning on getting one of the three new S10 smartphones but are not a huge fan of the camera cutout? Well, besides adding an awful virtual bezel to the top of your smartphone, there is another way to hide that cutout.
@LiquidSnake: It used to be possible to hide the camera cutout via Settings > Display > Full Screen Apps > 3 dots > Advanced, however this was removed in the Android 11 update. This may be re-implemented in future products or updates, but I don't have any news to share regarding this just yet. Apologies for any inconvenience this may cause you.
The holy grail is a true all-screen phone without any cutouts and without any movable parts to hide the selfie camera. Which company will be the first to deliver this dream phone? Maybe Samsung. Like in-display fingerprint sensors, Samsung says it's working to embed the selfie camera underneath the screen for future phones.
Currently, there are phones with cutout-free screens such as the Oppo Find X, Vivo Nex S, and Xiaomi Mi Mix 3, but their cameras aren't hidden inside of the display. As a workaround, the Find X and Vivo Nex S use motorized systems to raise and lower the camera systems; it's an interesting but imperfect solution since the motorized mechanisms are more prone to breaking. The Mi Mix 3 uses a sliding design, which is slightly better than the motorized selfie cameras, but the gap between the front and back is prone to water and debris to getting in and damaging the whole device.
Asus ZenFone 6 features the most recent alternative to the notch. It builds on the idea of dual-screen smartphones of "reusing" the rear camera. When you need to take a selfie, the camera just rotates from the back to you, revealing itself up-front. Besides all that, the rotation handle brings some interesting features to the table - especially when it's allowed to be rotated at any degree you want!
Just this week, Samsung announced its decision to finally adopt a top-cutout for its display panels. So far, the Korean tech giant has relied on thin top bezels to house front cameras and other sensors present on its high-end gadgets. But with its new display, Samsung will adopt the notch in a creative manner.
Of all the impressive features that came with Galaxy S10, S10 Plus and S10E, the punch-hole front cameras are huge head turners. While Samsung offers a virtual bezel option to hide the camera cutout on its new flagships, people have come up with brilliant ideas to conceal punch-hole cameras in the most creative way possible.
The irreplaceable need for a front camera conflicts heavily with the ability to actually sell the phones, so companies have been racing to find more acceptable ways to hide the front camera. This is primarily due to the controversy surrounding the fact that most people simply hate camera notches, punches, and cutouts in their screen, but still want the front camera and a totally bezel-free all-screen phone.
The screen is protected by Corning Gorilla Glass 6 with almost bezel-less and has a small cutout for its dual selfie cameras for full view display. The cutout is similar to the notch and you can hide it if not needed, it will add a black bar to the cutout area.
There are a total of 5 cameras on the phone making it a camera-centric device, the Samsung Galaxy sports a triple + dual camera setup on the back and the front. The screen cutout on the front carries dual selfie cameras, one of 10 MP and another of 8 MP. The rear side offers a tri-camera setup that includes 12 MP + 12 MP + 16 MP cameras with an LED flash and heart rate monitor beside it.
The Galaxy S10 hasn't had the press images leaked from what I have seen, but it does have a 6.1 inch screen with the curved edges, super minimal bezels, a triple camera setup on the back and is estimated to be around $899 in the US.And then the big boy. The Galaxy S10 Plus will have a 6.4" screen, the same size as the Note 9, which is nuts, and the same great features of the normal Galaxy S10 with the addition of two cameras on the front. The galaxy S10+ will not have four cameras on the back as some of the rumors suggested, but three. The price is estimated to be $999 for the base level Galaxy 10 Plus, which I still find expensive, but I appreciate that they didn't go over $1,000 like the iPhone. I imagine that line will be crossed with the Note 10 though. 2ff7e9595c
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