Vivo smartphone with a flying camera drone concept Which is Best.

Over the past couple of years, manufacturers have been trying their best to get rid of the camera notch on smartphone screens, using motorised popup cameras like Redmi K20 Pro and flip mechanisms like the Asus 6Z. Some manufacturers have begun experimenting with in-display cameras, while others have been working on more radical techniques, such as the recently revealed patent filed by Vivo for a smartphone with a camera drone.

The 3D renders displayed above were created based on Vivo's patent image by Sarang Sheth (Yanko Design) in partnership with LetsGoDigital. It is meant for illustrative purposes only, as Vivo has not yet released such a product. ( Sarang Sheth/LetsGoDigital)

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However, the biggest question that arises from both the patent filing and the newly released renders is the impact of the camera module on the battery life of the main device. Considering the size of the module and the energy required to operate for extended periods, it might draw a lot of power from the smartphone. The module also appears to exit from the main body of the device, which could take up very valuable space, which is usually reserved for the smartphone’s battery.

Also, another question that arises from looking at the renders shared by Sheth and LetsGoDigital, is how the drone module will return to the smartphone. While regular drone cameras are perfectly capable of returning to their base stations, the tray retracting and extending from the device is likely to be motorised, so the module would have to land perfectly every time, or manually put in place by the user.

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