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Google aiming to replace notch with under-display camera in Pixel phones (www.forbes.com)
submitted 3 years ago* by [M] to c/googlepixel@lemmy.world
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A recent patent application is suggesting that Google is going to replace the notch with an under-display front-facing camera in future Pixel phones.

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[–] 4 points 3 years ago* (2 children)

After comparing old sensors from an older Pixel with a top bezel vs new sensors that are under the display.

I prefer more sensors/peripherals that are not under the display.

Especially for the ambient light sensor.

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  • [–] 3 points 3 years ago (1 child)

    I think it's a tech that will still need a few more generations to mature, but I don't mind a worse quality selfie camera since I rarely use it. I personally would enjoy the more screen real estate, but tbh I currently see nothing wrong with hole punches. If anything, I think the Pixel 5 had the best hole punch location off to the corner.

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  • [–] 2 points 3 years ago*

    I personally prefer the (extremely ugly) iPhone notch with better sensors, than under the screen. Apple does very well despite of prioritizing this.

    My preference over a notch is still a thin bezel like in the Pixel 3.

    I prefer this over aesthetics. Especially after putting a pretty phone on a case. (The case already takes away all the aesthetics).

    I was never touching the brightness settings in the older nexus/pixels and I really miss that. They were much better catching and distinguishing different low light levels. I also compared the Pixel 4 Vs 5 using devcheck tool to test the ambient light sensor, and the under screen sensor can't see shit at night.

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