If you’re annoyed by the ever-growing camera bulges on your smartphones today, you’ll be happy to hear that Samsung has come up with a great solution to get rid of that issue once and for all. A new Samsung technology called as ALoP (all lenses adapted directly to Prism) describes a next-generation telephoto lens technology that aims to replace conventional folding zoom systems in upcoming smartphones. The innovative concept is set to debut in CES 2025, one of the biggest tech events in the world.
What differentiates the ALoP system from traditional folded telephoto lens designs is that here there is a lens mount directly on the prism instead of between the prism and the sensor. Samsung claims this structural improvement not only boosts brightness and minimizes noise, but also reduces the unit’s overall height and length up to 22%.
ALoP’s innovative optical design features an f/2.58 lens aperture with an 80mm focal length. Unlike traditional folding camera systems, ALoP places the lens in front of the prism, allowing a larger aperture to be used to capture low-noise portraits, even in low-light conditions.
In addition, ALoP achieves a particularly slim profile by incorporating a prism reflective surface with a 40˚ tilt and a 10˚ tilt sensor array. These compact dimensions pave the way for smaller camera bumps and sleeker smartphones.
As for when this technology will make it to smartphones, that’s still up in the air. It seems unlikely that the Galaxy S25 Ultra will carry a camera using the ALoP prototype, as Samsung has just introduced this next-generation telephoto zoom technology. However, it’s a safe bet that we’ll see it in a future Galaxy phone!
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Source: myphone.gr
