OnePlus to show concept smartphone with “invisible” camera
OnePlus unveiled its first concept phone, OnePlus Concept One device, which features an “invisible camera” achieved using electrochromic glass. The OnePlus Concept One encompasses uses electrochromic glass, an electronically tintable glass, to cloak the rear camera lenses behind a clean glass body and reveal them only when they’re in use.
The glass on the OnePlus Concept One uses organic particles to create various tints in color when subject to an electrical field. When a different voltage is applied, the light transmission properties are altered, allowing the glass to shift back and forth from transparent to translucent. The technology is currently used in the aviation and high-end automobile industries to greatly reduce glare, such as on the windows of the Boeing 787s and the McLaren 720s, the company said. By leveraging this dynamic glass solution, the OnePlus Concept One is able to maintain a clean and unbroken back cover while simultaneously delivering a premium and unobtrusive hand-feel experience to its users.
The OnePlus Concept One will be on display at CES 2020.