GoKawiilApple's new iPhone Duo hides an under-screen camera with limited specs
Apple's upcoming iPhone Duo, arriving in October, includes a fourth camera hidden beneath the inner display alongside its front-facing and dual rear cameras. Unlike those, the under-screen camera lacks a listed megapixel count and skips features like 4K video, cinematic mode, slow-mo, LED flash and portrait mode, offering only 1080p recording, FaceTime support, Center Stage and an f/1.8 aperture.
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This marks one of the first mainstream attempts to fully eliminate camera cutouts using under-display camera tech, a feature that could eventually migrate to iPads, MacBooks or even the Apple Watch if it proves reliable. The stripped-down specs suggest Apple is treating it as a secondary tool mainly for video calls rather than a full camera replacement, revealing the current technical tradeoffs of hiding sensors beneath OLED pixels.
- The iPhone Duo's under-screen camera has notably fewer features than its other three cameras.
- It supports 1080p video, FaceTime and Center Stage but lacks 4K, flash and portrait modes.
- Success here could pave the way for under-display cameras in future Apple devices like iPads or MacBooks.
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