What’s the deal with the Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 3 selfie camera?
What’s the deal with the Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 3 selfie camera?
The potential disappointment stems from Samsung’s expected use of an in-display camera sensor on the Galaxy Z Fold 3. That sensor is no longer expected to be buried in an unsightly punch-hole cutout in the interior display of the foldable. Instead, it’s expected to be directly under the screen with no holes at all. The caveat, based on a recent tip from one South Korean YouTuber, is that the camera could be as low-res as a 4-megapixel snapper. For clarity, smartphones haven’t really used such a low-pixel count for cameras since the early 2010’s. And there, that was mostly on budget-minded handsets. Samsung has, by comparison, primarily stuck to 8-megapixel cameras or better. The Samsung Galaxy S10 through the Galaxy S21 have all featured 10-megapixel snappers. That’s setting aside that the most recent version of the Galaxy Z Fold series utilized its most advanced 10-megapixel snapper to date. With a Pixel size of 1.22μm, FOV of 80-degrees, and aperture of F/2.2. So dropping down by 6-megapixels could, if this isn’t a typo or otherwise inaccurate, present a serious problem. At least for those users who love hight-resolution selfies.
This wouldn’t, potentially, be the only disappointing thing about this selfie camera
This wouldn’t, potentially, be the only disappointing thing about this selfie camera
Another big issue with this leak stems from prior reports about the Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 3. Most prominently, those have suggested that the camera won’t be made completely invisible by the overlaying pixels. Instead, reports have suggested that users will still see a notable difference in the display covering the camera sensor. So any drop in resolution — again, that’s if this most recent leak is accurate — would not necessarily be a good look for this phone’s cameras.
