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TL;DR OPPO and HUAWEI are reportedly exploring square 1:1 front-facing camera sensors, similar to the 18MP “Center Stage” camera on the iPhone 17 series.
The technology could debut on the OPPO Find X10 series and the photography-focused HUAWEI Nova 16 series, scheduled for launch later this year or early next year.
A square sensor allows users to take landscape or portrait selfies without physically rotating the phone by cropping into the sensor.
One of the most underrated upgrades on the iPhone 17 series is the new 18MP “Center Stage” front camera. While the camera itself is great, the party trick is that it uses a square sensor. This allows users to take selfies in landscape and portrait orientations without physically rotating their phone, as the company crops into the sensor for the shot. Android users could soon join in on the fun, as Android brands have started exploring a square selfie camera for their upcoming phones.
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Reliable leaker Digital Chat Station has shared on Weibo that OPPO (nicknamed “green factory”) is exploring a square 1:1 sensor for the front-facing camera.
The leaker says the new selfie sensor is even better than Apple’s implementation. It will likely be used first in OPPO’s flagship phones, but the next one, i.e., not in the upcoming OPPO Find X9 Ultra, but instead be marked for the Find X10 series.
Not just OPPO, Digital Chat Station says that HUAWEI is also exploring a square sensor.
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