Today, Xiaomi has introduced its latest third-generation under-display smartphone camera technology demo video, which is the best solution for under-screen cameras, with perfect display and selfies, according to the company. The first generation of under-screen camera technology was introduced in June 2019 with the transparent cathode and anode materials laid the foundation for the subsequent development of under-screen camera technology, said CEO Lei Jun. After that, the second generation under-screen camera technology was introduced in October 2019.
We’re proud to present the latest masterpiece from our Xiaomi engineers: 3rd Generation Under-Display Camera Technology! True full-screen displays are just around the corner! We're planning on putting this into mass production next year. Stay tuned! #InnovationForEveryone pic.twitter.com/DrKeL8wZUg
— Shou Zi Chew (@ShouZiChew) August 28, 2020
The third-generation under-screen camera technology comes with a full-pixel display and pixel-gap imaging, achieving a balance between perfect display and improved selfie performance.
The OLED screen is almost opaque in the third generation where it achieves transparency and special pixel arrangement has been adopted in the camera area under the screen that allows the screen to pass light through the gap area of sub-pixels. In each unit pixel still retains a complete RGB sub-pixel (Sub-Pixel) display without sacrificing pixel density. The display area of the Xiaomi third-generation screen has doubled the number of pixels in both horizontal and vertical directions that achieving the same pixel density and display accuracy as the normal display area, and the full display of point-to-point physical pixels, and achieves the same Brightness, color accuracy, and color gamut.
Xiaomi’s third-generation under-screen cameras have redesigned to improve the light transmittance of the under-screen camera area. The Selfie imaging is on par with the traditional front-facing cameras due to the new pixel arrangement scheme in the third generation under-display camera. Combined with Xiaomi’s self-developed camera optimization algorithm, the under-screen camera achieves almost the same imaging performance as any other front camera.
Xiaomi said that the 3rd generation under-screen camera technology is now ready to mass production next year, so it will be introduced its first under-display camera smartphones with this technology in the first quarter of 2021.
