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This foldable phone patent includes a pop-up selfie camera for a notch-free screen
July 22, 2025
It seems like most of the big-name manufacturers have all shown off foldable phone designs in recent months, and OPPO is no exception. The company revealed aMate X-style foldable phone designearlier this year, but a new patent suggests it might add another trendy feature to its device.
Let’s Go Digitalspotted a patent for a foldable phone with a popup selfie camera at the World Intellectual Property Office. The camera faces inwards when the tablet is unfolded, serving as a selfie shooter. But it can either be a selfie camera or a rear shooter when the device is folded, depending on how you hold it.
This OPPO foldable phone design theoretically means you don’t need a camera grip like theHUAWEI Mate X. It also means you don’t need a notch like theSamsung Galaxy Fold— you’re looking at a full-screen display for the most part.
The only real downside to this design is that the camera/cameras don’t face out when in tablet mode. This might be an issue if you want a big screen when taking photos for whatever reason. Otherwise, it’s a great trade-off, as it means you can conduct video calls and take selfies with the large screen anyway. This is also an ideal setup if you want to hook the device up to aBluetooth keyboardfor productivity purposes, using the camera setup for conference calls and the like.
In any event, this OPPO foldable phone design is just a patent at this point. It might not see the light of day after all, but it’s definitely an interesting way to deliver a relatively full-screen foldable experience. What do you think of this patent? Let us know in the comments section!
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