So with the Galaxy Z Fold 3, it’s our first time seeing how Samsung is doing it. And well, it does not look good. The picture below is what the UDC looks like on a white screen. Very, very visible. In fact, you almost can’t miss it. When you’re on a darker screen, like the home screen with the default wallpaper, it blends in a bit more, but you can still clearly see where it is.
It’s only a 4-megapixel sensor
The irony here is that, it looks like this, with a 4-megapixel sensor. Imagine if Samsung had went with a 10-megapixel sensor like what is on the front of the Galaxy Z Fold 3. That would have looked even worse. We do have to keep in mind here that this technology is still very new. In fact, this is the first time Samsung is using it, so for Samsung this is first-generation technology. And likely why it was placed in the Galaxy Z Fold 3, instead of the Galaxy Z Flip 3 or even the Galaxy S21 Ultra. As those are meant for more consumers, while the Galaxy Z Fold 3 is meant more for enthusiasts. Sure, this is going to get better over time, but it does not look good to start. Not only does it not look good, but early samples from the camera are not great yet either. We’ll chalk some of that up to being pre-release software. But there’s only so much that a 4-megapixel camera can do, especially in such a small space.
