By Annie Palmer For Dailymail.com
Published: 20:56 GMT, 14 March 2019 | Updated: 20:56 GMT, 14 March 2019
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Samsung could be getting closer to releasing a truly 'full screen' smartphone.
The Korean tech giant is working on a new handset that will place cameras and sensors beneath the display, making it almost entirely edge-to-edge, according to Yonhap News Agency.
The report comes less than a month after Samsung debuted its latest line of flagship smartphones.
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Samsung could be getting closer to releasing a truly 'full screen' smartphone. The tech giant is working on a new handset that will place cameras and sensors beneath the display
It's likely to be several years before consumers see the 'full screen' phone, however.
'Though it wouldn't be possible to make (a full-screen smartphone) in the next 1-2 years, the technology can move forward to the point where the camera hole will be invisible, while not affecting the camera's function in any way,' Yang Byung-duk, vice president of Samsung's Mobile Communications R&D Group Display, said at a press briefing, according to Yonhap.
Samsung's newest device lineup includes the Galaxy S10, which is the first smartphone to feature its futuristic 'Infinity O'