There's also no clear indication that it will actually come to production anytime soon, but Yu seems confident about its chances. The looming question, though, is whether or not the market even wants a translucent device.
Companies like Samsung, LG , and others have been touting larger transparent displays for years now, but aside from the occasional Far East prototype , there hasn't been as concerted an effort around smaller, more Tony Stark-friendly form factors.
A major hurdle in adapting the technology to smaller screens stems from physical constraints. At one end of the spectrum is Tokyoflash, which recently used a transparent LCD in its Kisai Spider wristwatch , but faced difficulties in integrating hardware components within such a small frame.
Polytron, of course, has relatively more real estate to work with, though it's unclear whether transparency alone will be enough to woo consumers. Aside from its dual-screen feature — a design already seen in devices both old and new — the prototype doesn't seem to offer a significantly different functionality.
Its form factor may be appealing Polytron says its handset is currently "thinner than the iPhone 5" , though industry analysts say the success of Polytron's prototype, or any transparent device, will ultimately hinge upon whether its display offers more than mere novelty value.
Skepticism aside, Polytron seems intent on bringing its technology to the mainstream, with an eye toward expanding it to other form factors, as well, since its display can be scaled up with apparent ease. In fact, Yu told The Verge that the company plans to announce a prototype transparent tablet within the "next couple of weeks. Subscribe to get the best Verge-approved tech deals of the week. Cookie banner We use cookies and other tracking technologies to improve your browsing experience on our site, show personalized content and targeted ads, analyze site traffic, and understand where our audiences come from.
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Although transparent phones are not yet available, we have seen some prototypes of transparent mobile displays over the years. Some feature phones have also been released with such a type of display, such as the Sony Ericsson Xperia Pureness. The Chinese smartphone manufacturer Xiaomi also regularly releases Transparent Editions, including the recently introduced Xiaomi Mi 10 Ultra.
However, only the back of these devices is transparent. This gives users an insight into the components that are processed in the phone. This immediately reveals an important disadvantage when it comes to the development of real transparent smartphones. Where should the necessary components such as the battery, PCM and camera be placed if the device is transparent on both sides?
These cannot be placed behind the screen as is currently the case. It is therefore very plausible that a transparent smartphone must have a relatively wide bezel in order to process the necessary components. This was the case, for example, with the transparent Sony smartphone , which had a big metal frame at the bottom. However, the patent description describes that Samsung can also choose to make only part of the screen transparent, perhaps this can help to solve this problem.
In addition, manufacturers have been working for some time on the possibility to downsize components without compromising functions. Another potential drawback is; what about the viewing experience? Some phone models have been released with a 3D display. In practice, however, it appears this does not always provide the desired user experience.
Many people get disoriented from the 3D effects or get even nauseous. Although a transparent display will offer a completely different experience, the question remains to what extent our eyes can properly distinguish between the foreground and the background.
LG had a crack in with the GD, but it only featured a transparent keypad. Sony Ericsson followed up with the Xperia Pureness which, to its credit, did feature a transparent display. Even Samsung has dabbled in transparent OLED displays in the past, but these were mainly used for signage. In a smartphone, where space for hardware is limited, the tech gets a little more complicated.
But the search for the next big smartphone innovation is taking companies to extreme, if not impractical lengths. Samsung transparent phone: What we know so far And some people thought foldable phones were a little over-the-top.
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