Microsoft Surface with 4 camera sensors under the screen

Microsoft is developing a sub-display camera with 4

Color sensor and filter. When the camera is turned off, a logo is displayed which can be customized as desired.

Microsoft Surface with 4 camera sensors

With the Surface Duo, Microsoft has launched a unique device. Thanks to the use of dual screens and a flexible hinge, this is a very flexible tablet or smartphone. However, the Microsoft Surface Duo also has clear drawbacks; The camera system or integrated is a single 11 megapixel selfie camera, which ensures mediocre image quality, as many expert reviews show. Microsoft wants to change that in the future.

In October last year Microsoft had posted a job advertisement for “Chief Architect / Engineer of Android Surface Camera System” online. As a result, the American software giant seems to be taking the camera performance of the next generation of Microsoft Surface devices to another level. A recently published patent from Microsoft Technology underscores this idea.

Microsoft Surface with 4 camera sensors

Underwater camera with Microsoft Surface logo

Underwater camera with Microsoft Surface logo
In October 2020 Microsoft Technology Licensing LLC registered a patent for a “logo camera” with the World Intellectual Property Office (WIPO). The 40-page documentation was published on May 14, 2021.