There are still 6 months to go before the official launch of the Galaxy S22 series. Will the new model continue the S21 series camera design? Today, Samsung announced an appearance patent, and the appearance of the three smartphones shown in the patent sketch is very similar to the Galaxy S21 series. In this regard, foreign media speculated that it should be the shape of the Galaxy S22 series.
The appearance patent was filed with the CNIPA on February 9, 2021, and was published and included today (July 13). In the patent sketch, the fronts of these three models are the same, all of which are full-screen plus centered perforated front shots. The difference lies in the back of the fuselage.
The most basic model is equipped with a dual-camera design on the upper left corner of the back of the fuselage, and the camera module is integrated with the frame on the side and top. The size of the camera lens also seems to be the same as the current S series models.
An additional camera is equipped on the second model. There are 4 cameras placed on the camera module, with no additional sensors or visible laser autofocus. All four camera lenses have the same size. The third model and iPhone relatively close to the 12 series, with a square camera system in the upper left corner. This smartphone model is also equipped with four large camera lenses.
In terms of design, the second model seems to be more in line with Samsung than the latter model. ‘s design philosophy, but this is a digression. The LED flash is not visible in the patent picture. In Galaxy S21, Samsung chose to place the flash on the right side of the camera module. In theory, the model we are discussing today will also be the case.
The top and bottom of the phone are the same as Samsung S21 Ultra. There is a SIM card compartment, a microphone, a USB-C port and a speaker at the bottom. The second microphone is placed at the top.