ZUK demos a working phone prototype with transparent screen


The Lenovo-backed startup ZUK already announced its first phone, aptly named the Z1, which offers some pretty neat specs for its. The Z1 comes with a 5.5" screen that features a 1080 x 1920 resolution, a Snapdragon 801 SoC, 3 GB of RAM, 64 GB of internal storage, and a 13 MP rear-facing camera with OIS. Perhaps the nicest parts about the Z1 is the generous 4100 mAh battery pack, fingerprint sensor and USB-C connector, all paired to a sub-$300 price tag.
Given that such see-through screens are not some far-fetched concept, but exist from makers such as Samsung or LG, and are getting better in terms of the ratio of transparency to visibility, this ZUK prototype might be a sign of things to come sooner rather than later.
source: ZUK (Weibo) via GizmoChina
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bugsbunny00
Posts: 2248; Member since: Jun 07, 2013
where is the 4100mah battery at,..below the box?
posted on Aug 14, 2015, 6:00 AM 3
RajRicardo
Posts: 477; Member since: Feb 28, 2014
Those specs are not of the concept shown here. They actually launched a phone called Z1 recently.
posted on Aug 14, 2015, 6:07 AM 8
CoastCity
Posts: 257; Member since: Mar 07, 2014
1st paragraph is for Z1. After that is about the transparent project. I hope it doesn't constantly show screen content 360°
posted on Aug 14, 2015, 6:13 AM 4
iKamalkandel
Posts: 30; Member since: Sep 06, 2014
That *large* box just below the screen make more suspectical. And its just prototype from ZUK. The battery is large enough [or just enough cause transparent screen needs higher brightness level] and currently *invisible*. Ready for future JARVIS.
posted on Aug 14, 2015, 6:05 AM 0
Industriality
Posts: 131; Member since: Sep 08, 2014
Totally useless.
posted on Aug 14, 2015, 6:54 AM 1
Af1rPA
Posts: 712; Member since: Jun 12, 2014
Will never happen. Where the hell are you going to put all the internal components and still have a transparent screen.
posted on Aug 14, 2015, 8:44 AM 0
talon95
Posts: 968; Member since: Jul 31, 2012
Interesting, but the contrast ratio will always be horrible so you almost can't use it outdoors. Wear black gloves i guess... Maybe they will implement a second background layer that is light sensitive and turns black in sunlight, like some windows and glasses. If you can manually turn the black layer on for privacy that would also be good.
posted on Aug 14, 2015, 9:17 AM 3
duartix
Posts: 311; Member since: Apr 01, 2014
Why build a transparent phone when you can use the front camera to compute from where the user is looking, the back camera to capture what's behind the phone, and the screen to project it?
Nice trick, btw.
posted on Aug 14, 2015, 9:37 AM 0
TBomb
Posts: 932; Member since: Dec 28, 2012
Well the camera would have to do some major math. for instance, your window pane. Step 3 inches from it and look out. You see a totally different scene than if your 3 feet. The same would go for the camera in the back. Say all the objects are really far away (like your in a field). It would have to know how to project it to now where your screen (window pane) edges are.
However, as a first step in the "transparent" direction, that would be a good theory.
posted on Aug 14, 2015, 3:00 PM 0
An.Awesome.Guy
Posts: 636; Member since: Jan 12, 2015
maybe they should make a flip flop phone that part of it is the hardware and the other part is the screen.
posted on Aug 14, 2015, 5:19 PM 0
WallStreet
Posts: 256; Member since: Sep 21, 2014
Doesn't the transparency come down to the phone displaying the image that is behind it?
posted on Aug 15, 2015, 4:48 AM 0
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