Oppo patent shows camera module that pops out of the side of a smartphone

Smartphone manufacturers have come up with a variety of solutions to maximize the screen surface to size ration on smartphones, including hole-punch front cameras, camera notches and pop-up mechanisms of various kinds. In a patent filing found in the CNIPA (China National Intellectual Property Administration) database Oppo is now adding a new variant: the sideways pop-out front camera. In the reference images, we can see a motorized camera module placed on the right-hand side of the phone on rou...