It is said that mobile phones equipped with under-screen cameras may be launched in large quantities in the second half of this year

According to Jiwei.com on January 12, the well-known digital blogger @数码闲聊站 published an article today talking about the situation of the under-screen camera.

@Digital Chat Station said that regarding the under-screen camera, Visionox, which is currently focusing on flexible screens, has already shipped products. Other domestic companies with mass production capabilities include Huaxing Optoelectronics and BOE, which will be able to ship products in the first half of this year.

@数码闲聊站 said that judging from the preparations at the end of last year, mobile phones equipped with under-screen cameras will still tend to be mass-produced on a small scale in the first half of the year, and they will not be able to be truly mass-produced until the second half of this year at the earliest. 

Earlier, Xiaomi also launched the third-generation under-screen camera technology, which it claimed could be mass-produced, but it did not specify when it would be commercially available.

Lu Weibing, Vice President of Xiaomi Group, President of China, and General Manager of Redmi brand, once talked about the current status of the development of under-screen cameras for mobile phones. Lu Weibing said:

“Everyone is very concerned about the application of under-screen camera technology (CUP: Camera under Panel) in mobile phones, so as to achieve a truly full-screen effect without sacrificing space, but there are still many difficulties in realizing the current technology.

Simply put, it is the contradiction between the screen's PPI and transmittance.

The current screen PPI is about 400, and at this level, the light transmittance of the camera is very low, which seriously affects the photo effect. If the PPI is reduced and the transmittance is increased, there will be a large gap between the PPI of the display area and the PPI of the entire screen, resulting in color blocks in the display area.

Therefore, with current technical capabilities, it is impossible to find an effective solution that takes into account both display and camera effects. Although Xiaomi released a CUP-based technology DEMON in 2019, it is still far from achieving mass production results.

The entire industry is working hard, and I believe we can overcome this in the future.”