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English => News => Topic started by: Redaktion on February 04, 2026, 16:01:11

Title: Square cameras sensors may come to Android phones after debuting on iPhone 17 series
Post by: Redaktion on February 04, 2026, 16:01:11
One of the most intriguing features of the Apple iPhone 17 series and iPhone Air is perhaps their 18 MP front-facing cameras, which use square sensors instead of traditional rectangular ones. According to a reliable leaker, Huawei and Oppo are now developing smartphones with similar front cameras.

https://www.notebookcheck.net/Square-cameras-sensors-may-come-to-Android-phones-after-debuting-on-iPhone-17-series.1219798.0.html
Title: Re: Square cameras sensors may come to Android phones after debuting on iPhone 17 series
Post by: opckieran on February 04, 2026, 17:25:50
They aren't square sensors though... They're actually octagonal. Hence why, "Apple doesn't allow Open Gate recording across the entire sensor surface".