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> This sounds a _bit_ far-fetched? It's really, really, hard to imagine a phone-scale MicroLED being practical at _any_ price _now_, never mind when the iPhone
by ladberg 4y ago
> This sounds a _bit_ far-fetched? It's really, really, hard to imagine a phone-scale MicroLED being practical at _any_ price _now_, never mind when the iPhone X came out or at a price anyone could afford.
This sounds a _bit_ far-fetched? It's really, really, hard to imagine a phone-scale LiDAR being practical at _any_ price _now_, never mind when the iPhone 12 Pro came out or at a price anyone could afford.
(For reference, LiDAR cost tens of thousands of dollars and took a ton of space before being miniaturized in iPhones)
- cronix 4y ago> (For reference, LiDAR cost tens of thousands of dollars and took a ton of space before being miniaturized in iPhones) Samsung, LG and Huawei all used lidar in phones before Apple. I don't believe any of them still do due to lack of adoption. Basically not many used it to justify the cost.
- ladberg 4y agoNot trying to argue, but do you have a source for that? I can't find any examples of handheld consumer LiDAR before Apple.
- rootusrootus 4y agoThis seems to be a misunderstanding. Samsung had some time-of-flight camera technology it used on a few models, but not LIDAR. I've seen some tech articles blur the distinction enough that people think Samsung was including LIDAR on smartphones like the S20.