Patent images for Asus smartphone show pop-up camera and camera hole

as mentioned in Asus could be working on some interesting smartphone designs, according to patents filed with the European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) that have been unearthed by LetsGoDigital. Some of the images show a device with a pop-up camera in three different sizes. Other images contained in the design patents feature a smartphone with a camera hole in the display. Some of the more intriguing images show three smartphones from a diagonal viewpoint demonstrating how a pop-up camera could be integrated. Three further drawings focus on the possible size of the pop-up camera: small size in the center, medium size occupying around a third of the device's width, and a long pop-up camera taking up the majority of the top edge.

Samsung caught (again) using DSLR photo to advertise smartphone camera

Djudjic suspects that Samsung licensed the picture from her through the photo site EyeEm, so payment isn't necessarily a problem. But Djudjic does say that the photo wasn't taken with an A8 Star. Djudjic's photo was also edited for use on the A8 Star page. If the A8 Star doesn't take good enough pictures to advertise, maybe Samsung just shouldn't bother. Update December 5th, 10:55AM ET: Since attention was drawn to the page, Samsung has updated it with a small note saying the image is "simulated for demo purpose."

Samsung may introduce a revolutionary night mode for smartphone camera

As it stated in According to XDA Developers, Samsung has been working on a new low-light camera mode called Bright Night that may make an appearance in the upcoming S10 lineup. OnePlus brought Nightscape mode to their newest flagship, the Google Pixel 3's Night Sight mode can make low-light shots look like they've been taken in the daytime, and now Samsung, too, has put a revolutionary night camera mode on the docket. Better late than never. Like other leading phone manufacturers, Bright Night mode will allegedly work by taking several pictures for one shot and combining them into one brighter, clearer, correctly-exposed image without relying on an LED flash — at least according to the code for the latest version of Android Pie for the Galaxy Note 9. The first S10 is expected to arrive in February 2019, possibly at the Mobile World Conference in Barcelona.

Xiaomi teases a 48MP smartphone camera

Xiaomi president Lin Bin took to Chinese social media platform Weibo to tease a sneak peek at a smartphone with a supposed 48MP camera. For reference, Nokia holds the current record with its 41MP Lumia 1020, while the Huawei Mate 20 and Mate 20 Pro both feature 40MP main cameras. That means there's a chance it could follow the two-lens vertical setup of the Xiaomi Mi 8 - in which case, the 48MP camera could arrive on the Mi 9, though we haven't heard any rumors suggesting its imminent arrival. Which 48MP sensor Xiaomi is using is another mystery: It could be the Sony IMX586 (announced back in July) or Samsung's ISOCELL Bright GM1 (announced in October). Can't wait to get your hands on a 48MP camera?

Move over notch, the hole-punch smartphone camera is coming

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