- If they covered the camera with pixels, it would severely compromise both the camera and the display in that area. - Disregarding software, having OLED pixel

- If they covered the camera with pixels, it would severely compromise both the camera and the display in that area. - Disregarding software, having OLED pixels above the camera line is strictly better than not existing at all - I suspect they are keeping the camera sensor area large enough for adding FaceID in future gens without removing screen space.