Last year, people expected OPPO to become the world’s first brand to launch a smartphone with an under-display camera, and the company even released a teaser for that smartphone. However, the phone has yet to make its debut. The latest reports confirm that another company will be the first to win this race.
Today, ZTE officially announced that it will launch the world’s first smartphone with an under-display camera. This morning, Ni Fei, President of ZTE, confirmed this news on his official Weibo account. The information was posted using the ZTE A20 5G, which features an under-display camera.
The ZTE A20 5G phone has also received network access approval, with the model number ZTE A2121.
Some reports have also confirmed that Visionox may provide this solution. The company has announced the world’s first mass-produced under-screen camera technology, achieving a truly full-screen design without any notches or cutouts on the front. No pop-up mechanism is needed, effectively reducing the weight of the device.
This solution uses new transparent OLED materials, new driving circuits and pixel structures, as well as high-transmittance new materials. By optimizing the special pixel arrangement, it eliminates brightness, color gamut, and viewing-angle differences between the transparent secondary screen and the main screen, and achieves mass delivery.
The ZTE A20 5G is expected to be launched in late August or early September.