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Samsung patent reveals S-Pen with integrated camera

Something that has established itself as a trend in the mobile market is the need to find the largest available screen space, regardless of design limitations or the size of the Smartphone at hand. For it manufacturers are looking for new ideas to position the front camera and the other common sensors, and without a doubt a new Samsung patent draws attention to this.

With the aim that the notch design remains completely in the past but also avoid having to make a hole on the same screen to fix the camera for selfies and video calls, Samsung could be working on giving a new utility to its classic stylus by placing a camera directly on top of it.

How a new Samsung S-Pen would work

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Samsung shows a lot of originality in its latest patent

What can be seen in the images and information that accompany this document is that the stylus has several modes of operation, including one that removes only the upper part above the body of the phone intelligent and thus be able to capture a photo without taking up screen space on the front of the terminal.

The cameras are located at the end of the S Pen opposite the tip of the accessory, while indicating that this accessory would continue to function as a traditional stylus the kind that Samsung has offered on mobile phones such as its historic Galaxy Note line (in 2020 it was seen alongside the Galaxy Tab S6 Lite). Also, another mode of operation would make it easier to use the S Pen camera remotely with gestures to activate the shutter.

Patented images highlight wireless connectivity and a slide-open stand, allowing you to hold the camera. The detachable camera also has a built-in microphone and shutter button, suggesting that it could also be useful for recording video., while the design is compatible with multiple camera sensors to offer multiple possible apertures and viewing angles.

At the moment, the interesting Samsung patent was presented to the World Intellectual Property Organization on March 5, 2021 under the name of “Portable terminal with detachable camera”. As usual, these documents are made public several months later, which is why the media have only been notified of their existence since last September 10, 2021. As always indicated, these ideas are not a guarantee that they will be transformed into a commercial product.

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