Xiaomi seems to have a list, now, what could be the definitive solution to the problem of front cameras and all-screen devices. A technology that they have been working on for a long time and that without sacrificing image quality allows us to forget to see said camera and resort to impractical solutions such as telescope-type mechanisms.
The camera under the Xiaomi screen
From the notch of the iPhone, an important “stain” on the screen that covers the front camera and the rest of the sensors that make up Touch ID, to the drop-type notch of many Android terminals or solutions that through the use of various mechanisms allow to carry the front camera to other locations, the manufacturers of mobile phones and even tablets have always worked to offer the maximum use of the front and therefore the screen with the largest possible diagonal.
Still, being the least bad, none of those solutions was one hundred percent ideal for that idea of all-screen devices. However, Xiaomi has shown the third generation of its technology that allows the front camera to be integrated under the screen and the truth is that now we can say that we have reached an interesting point of maturity.
In this first sample what we see is a new Xiaomi prototype, but fully functional. This is used to see how they have progressed and the first thing that stands out is that there is no sacrifice in the pixel density of the screen. This means that you will not notice any noticeable difference between one area and another. Something that did happen with previous versions of the technology and that made you know where the front camera was just by looking a little.
To achieve this higher density, what they did was modify the arrangement of the pixels . A change that improved in that aspect and did not compromise the passage of light to the sensor to be able to capture the photo or video.
Of course, the best of all is that this increase in the number of supixel and, therefore, the density of the screen, also allows that the color capable of representing and the brightness in that area does not suppose a significant change with respect to the rest of the screen. screen. Logically observing conscientiously there will be differences, but they will be very far from what we saw previously.
Although it is also important that according to the brand, the quality when capturing images is not affected. Nothing of a poorly defined and dark photograph, now the jump is remarkable and the quality will be equal to a large percentage of current front cameras.
For when the first camera phone under the screen
Now the question that many of us ask ourselves is when Xiaomi will release its first camera phone under the real screen. That is, one where there are no major compromises in usability or image quality.
Well, this question is difficult to answer, but everything indicates that it will be from 2021 when these types of solutions begin to become popular . In addition, it must be remembered that not only Xiaomi is investing in them, other brands are also working in the same direction and could get ahead.
Anyway, whatever it is and who does it first, the important thing is that we are closer to devices where we can really enjoy the entire screen without any element being able to disturb or distract us. And the best, with the largest diagonal that the device allows. Being able to say goodbye to some frames that in the middle of 2020 are a real nonsense.