With the continuous development of the smartphone industry, mobile phone manufacturers continue to experiment with product appearance and new technologies in order to launch eye-catching products in the homogeneous mobile phone market. Especially in order to increase the screen-to-body ratio of mobile phones, various mobile phone forms continue to emerge, including notch screens, hole-punch screens, water drop screens, and lift-type screens. Vivo, as a major innovative manufacturer, has been the first to launch a pop-up camera solution, which has attracted Huawei, Xiaomi and other manufacturers to follow suit, further increasing the screen-to-body ratio of mobile phones. Recently, some foreign media said that vivo will launch a completely different camera patent than before.
According to foreign media LetsgoDigital reports, vivo recently submitted a patent for "camera modules, electronic devices and camera module control methods" to the World Intellectual Property Office. The patent was officially submitted to the World Intellectual Property Office on September 16, 2021. Announced to the outside world. It is reported that the patent shows a full-screen smartphone equipped with a pop-up camera in the upper right corner. But unlike before, this camera is detachable and users can adjust various angles to place it on various flat surfaces. It is worth mentioning that users can also hold it in their hands, similar to a selfie stick or action camera. When the camera is re-placed in the fuselage, the phone will automatically charge the camera. At the same time, in order to prevent the camera from falling off, a magnetic design should be adopted.