Galaxy S21 won’t have the perfect screen design we crave

[Chris Smith]

• Samsung is working on the perfect smartphone design, but the technology might not be ready in time for the Galaxy S21 launch.
• A report said that Samsung might launch under-display camera phones next year, and the technology might debut on the Galaxy Z Fold 3 foldable phone.
• Samsung has a few ideas for placing a camera under the OLED screen, but manufacturing is problematic for the tech to be ready in time for the Galaxy S21.

All smartphones have almost the same design these days. If it’s an iPhone, then you get a sizeable notch at the top that integrates the speaker and all the components that power Face ID. If it’s an Android phone, you get a hole-punch screen placed in the middle or one of the two corners. The more expensive the phone, the tinier and more symmetrical the bezels get. In other words, the all-screen design is almost perfect. Neither concept gets you the perfect all-screen design, but smartphone vendors are nearly there. The perfect screen design we want includes an under-screen camera, and Chinese smartphone maker ZTE has already launched its first such handset, although it won’t be available in all western markets. It’s not surprising to hear that Samsung is working on this particular screen design as well. After all, Samsung happens to be the manufacturer of the best smartphones OLED screens in town, which serve both the iPhone and all the high-end Galaxy handsets. But a new report from Korea says that the Galaxy S21 will not be Samsung’s first phone to feature an under-display camera, as Samsung is still dealing with low yields. According to a new report, there might be a Samsung phone with a perfect display next year, but it’s going to be of the foldable type.

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