So much so that I wouldn't be surprised to see a couple of
them adopt camera notches too.
Not exact matches
OEMs so far have just
adopted the
notch look and placed the selfie
camera inside, pairing the lens with Android's in - built face unlocking mechanism.
Rather than
adopting the infamous
notch, Vivo achieved this by hiding the front - facing
camera in the top of the phone's body.
Recent reports also indicated that Google would
adopt iPhone X-like
notches that would house the front
camera and the earpiece.
That
notch design, which encompasses the front - facing
camera system, TrueDepth, and the other important sensors, makes it possible for Apple to
adopt the bezel-less design.
As well as the name, other details on the next version of Android include support for phones that
adopt a similar
notch to the iPhone X plus better multiple
camera options for developers.
This will set up a new design choice for Android smartphone manufacturers, where they will be able to
adopt more features into the front - facing
camera — just as Apple did with the TrueDepth
camera system that takes advantage of that
notch design in the flagship iPhone.
The first device in pursuit of an all - screen front that
adopted a
notch was the Essential Phone, but it was shrunk down as small as possible to accommodate the front - facing
camera.
More recently, the company signaled it won't be
adopting any kind of display
notches with its handsets and is also said to be working on a solution for implementing an iPhone X-like 3D
camera into the Galaxy S10 without resorting to such a cutout.