On a fan community page on Chinese social media platform Weibo, hundreds of users have posted comments and pictures, some covered in little red hearts, to express their admiration for a star they affectionately call Kun Kun. “Kun Kun flies bravely, iKun will always follow him; Kun Kun never gets old, and will remain a blue-chip till the end,” some users wrote alongside the picture. “Kun Kun,” whose full name is Zhang Kun, is neither a pop star nor actor. Instead, he is one of China’s most prominent fund managers who oversees around 120 billion yuan ($18.6 billion) in assets at E Fund Management, an established Chinese asset management firm. Zhang’s followers, who label themselves “iKun,” (“i” is a homophone for the Chinese word love), have also created accounts on Weibo posing as his “global fan clubs.” “Kun Kun, I would like to accompany you for many, many years,” a follower wrote. “Let’s witness both the bull and bear markets, but still return with young hearts.” ...
Manufacturer are working hard towards the full-screen smartphone design. We’ve seen notches, punch holes, pop-up and rotating cameras but a new patent from Oppo is giving us yet another interesting take. Up until now all pop-up cameras are usually found sitting at the top of phones but an Oppo patent found in the CNIPA (China National Intellectual Property Administration) database is giving us our first look at a side-mounted pop-up cam.
Oppo side mounted pop-up cam design
The patent sketches reveal the motorized camera module is placed on the right-hand side of the phone. The clever design lends the pop-up camera to sit flush with the back when not used. We can also see the back houses two more cameras below the pop-up mechanism as well as the LED flash, although that's just a reference image.
The right-hand-side also appears to house the power button while the left is home to the volume rockers and sim-slot. The bottom houses a speaker, Type-C connector and a headphone jack.
There’s no clear indication as to when this patent might make it to an actual phone or if it's happening at all. Companies don't turn all of their patents into production devices, but seeing Oppo's taste for different pop-up mechanisms it's not inconceivable that we might actually get this one in an actual phone sooner or later.
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