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This smartphone hides a camera under the screen but selfies are a bit blurry
Oppo's under-display camera prototype is unveiled at Mobile World Congress Shanghai
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Here's a question for you: What do you value more? A totally bezel-free screen? Or great selfie camera?
It might seem like an odd question to ask. But that's the dilemma posed by Oppo's new prototype smartphone, which hides the selfie camera under the screen.
Yup, that's right: No notch, no bezels, no pop-up module, Oppo has finally arrived at what seems to be the perfect solution... except that there is still a compromise here.
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Chinese media have plenty of hands-on videos of the device, unveiled on Wednesday at Mobile World Congress Shanghai, with images appearing a little foggy and lacking in detail.
It shouldn't have come as a surprise. Oppo has been trying to manage expectations, with Vice President Shen Yiren repeatedly warning on Weibo that image quality will be compromised.
Xinmei Shen joined the Post in 2017 and is a technology reporter. She covers content, entertainment, social media and internet culture. Previously, she was with the Post’s tech news site, Abacus. Before that, she was a reporting intern at The Information whilst studying at the University of Hong Kong.
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