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Rumor: In-display cameras will finally be real on Snapdragon 875 phones
August 05, 2025
Qualcomm unveils its flagship smartphone processor in December each year, and we’re expecting December 2020 to be no different.
Now, serial tipsterDigital Chat Stationalleges that there are several phones in the works packing both the upcoming Snapdragon 875 processor and an in-display selfie camera.
We’re expecting the Snapdragon 875 processor to be revealed in December, and it could offer Arm’s newCortex-X1CPU core/cores and the newCortex-A78CPU cores as well. So it’s not really surprising that Snapdragon 875 phones would be in the works.
But it’s the claim of in-display selfie cameras that has us intrigued, as the technology has been in the works for a while now.OppoandXiaomiboth demonstrated the technology on prototype phones before, but there aresignificant hurdlesfor the tech.
Would you buy a phone with an under-display selfie camera?
Earlier this year, Redmi general manager Lu Weibing said that high resolution screens resulted in only a small amount of light being able to reach the in-display selfie camera sensor. This could therefore result in darker images and poor image quality in general. The Xiaomi executive added that opting for lower resolution screens wasn’t a straightforward solution either, as this could result in color patches in the “display area.”
Nevertheless, rumors persist that HMD Global is bringing the feature to theNokia 9.2/9.3 PureViewflagship, tipped for launch later this year. And if HMD is able to get in-display selfie camera tech working well enough, then there’s no reason why we wouldn’t see the tech in 2021.
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