If you thought that those foldable unicorns of a phone will save us from things popping out from your handset's body, you are sorely mistaken, thought Oppo, and filed a bunch of patents detailing just such a monstrosity, as filings unearthed by LetsGoDigital reveal .
OnePlus is using a protruding camera to capitalize on screen space here, and plenty of Oppo, Vivo, Xiaomi or even Samsung phones have pop-up, sliding and even rotating cameras now, all in the name of shaving off the top bezel.
The premise of foldable phones, however, is that they'd unfurl into a tablet size display diagonal while staying compact when closed. Screen area should not be an issue, and Samsung still introduced a notch for the front camera, while Oppo now is thinking about pop-up cameras in foldable phones.
Let's not forget that this is the company behind the Reno phone and its shark fin front shooter, so they might very well get on and do this thing. What do you think about this idea?
Daniel, a devoted tech writer at PhoneArena since 2010, has been engrossed in mobile technology since the Windows Mobile era. His expertise spans mobile hardware, software, and carrier networks, and he's keenly interested in the future of digital health, car connectivity, and 5G. Beyond his professional pursuits, Daniel finds balance in travel, reading, and exploring new tech innovations, while contemplating the ethical and privacy implications of our digital future.
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