Samsung Galaxy Note 20 could miss the upgrade you really want

Samsung Galaxy Notation twenty could miss the upgrade you really want

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The forepart camera of the upcoming Samsung Galaxy Annotation twenty has been a point of contention, with some reports suggesting that Samsung could finally go with an nether-display selfie cam and others saying it won't be ready in time. A newly discovered Samsung patent suggests that the latter might be the case, only there is a silver lining.

Co-ordinate to a series of patent images discovered past LetsGoDigital, Samsung has patented several designs for a "punch hole camera with status indicator." Based on the photos, this could permit Samsung to evangelize diverse types of status bars that surround the forepart-facing photographic camera to display the progress of a task at a glance.

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While the status indicator in the images is small, information technology could exist handy for showing the progress of a download or be used to indicate how much fourth dimension is left on a timer. Perhaps it could even be used for a hands-off selfie mode, letting yous know just how much time you have to strike a pose earlier the camera goes off.

The patent images testify a several versions of this condition indicator, including one that wraps around the entire photographic camera equally well every bit vertical and horizontal progress bars. The photos draw how the feature could work on both centered punch-pigsty cameras (such as the Infinity-O lens on the Milky way S20 series and the Galaxy Note 10), as well as off-centered camera options.

It's not clear which (if any) of these camera types may stop up on the Note 20, but if Samsung can't get an under-brandish photographic camera ready in fourth dimension for its next phablet, a forepart-facing status indicator could serve every bit a nifty little upgrade for the Notation series. Samsung has a history of providing extra info with secondary displays, with its older Annotation Edge devices offering quick access to apps and notifications on a curved side screen.

Of class, there'due south no guarantee that this patented tech volition make its way to the Galaxy Note 20 or even next year'southward Samsung Galaxy S30. We're expecting Samsung to take the wraps off of the Note 20 (likewise as the Galaxy Fold 2) this August, then we should take a clearer idea of the visitor's next phablet in the coming months.

Mike Andronico is Senior Writer at CNNUnderscored and was formerly Managing Editor at Tom'south Guide. When not at piece of work, you lot can normally catch him playing Street Fighter, devouring Twitch streams and trying to convince people that Hawkeye is the best Avenger.