"Google's 'Holy Grail' Tech Puts Pixel Smartphones Ahead of iPhone in Underscreen Camera Race"

Google has revealed a new under-display camera technology in a recent patent application, which could potentially give its Pixel smartphones an edge over iPhones and Samsung Galaxy handsets. The technology aims to eliminate the notch or "Dynamic Island" from the display, providing users with an uninterrupted full-screen experience. Google's solution involves using specialized regions of the display that block or distort light in different ways, maximizing camera quality. By combining the output from each sensor using digital image processing and machine learning, the negative impact of shooting through a screen is reduced. While there is no guarantee that Google will produce such a camera in the near future, if successful, it could become a compelling reason to choose a Pixel device over an iPhone or Galaxy smartphone.