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Samsung patents phone design with camera behind the screen

Samsung has filed a patent for an electronic device where a sensor module is placed on the back of an internal support frame. This setup allows the sensor to look through a hole in the frame and the front cover, positioning it behind the display area.

Why it mattersThis design could lead to phones with cameras hidden under the screen, removing the need for visible cutouts or notches.

In the filing’s own words

According to various embodiments, an electronic device is provided and includes a housing, a support frame which is arranged in an internal space of the housing and has a first surface, a second surface facing a direction opposite to the first surface, and a through hole, a display supported by the first surface and arranged to be seen from outside through at least a part of the housing, and an optical sensor module arranged in the second surface to face the through hole.

What exactly they claim (claim 1)

1. An electronic device comprising: a front cover; a rear cover facing in a direction opposite to the front cover; a support frame disposed in a space between the front cover and the rear cover, the support frame comprising a first surface facing the front cover, a second surface opposite facing the rear covdr and a through-hole penetrating from the first surface to the second surface; a display supported by the first surface of the support frame and disposed to be visible from an outside of the electronic device through at least a portion of the front cover; a sensor module disposed on the second surface of the support frame and corresponding to the through-hole; and a printed circuit board (PCB) at least partially disposed on the second surface of the support frame, wherein the sensor module is electrically connected to the PCB through a FPCB drawn out from the sensor module.

Facts

Company
Samsung (SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.)
Official title
ELECTRONIC DEVICE COMPRISING OPTICAL SENSOR MODULE
Publication number
US20260290067A1
Application number
19701516
Filed
Jun 8, 2026
Published
Sep 24, 2026
Inventors
8
Claims
20

Classified under

G06V 40/13 Physics & computingG06F 1/1633 Physics & computing
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