Apple used a square sensor for the selfie camera on the iPhone 17 series, and a new rumor suggests other brands may now follow suit. Huawei and Oppo may be the first Chinese brands to adopt the new square sensor in their upcoming phones.
Tipster Digital Chat Station claims that Huawei and Oppo are testing 1:1 sensors for front-facing cameras. According to the leak, Huawei could introduce the square selfie sensor on its camera-focused mid-range smartphones, possibly the Nova 16 series.
Oppo, meanwhile, is reportedly planning to use the square front camera sensor on its flagship devices, likely starting with the Find X10 series. The tipster adds that Oppo’s implementation will be even more advanced than Apple’s.
Apple equipped the iPhone 17 series with an 18MP selfie camera that uses a 1:1 square sensor and supports auto zoom. The square format enables seamless shooting in both portrait and landscape orientations without physically rotating the phone.
