Huawei Nova 18 tipped to use a 68MP OV68F square selfie camera

A new leak suggests Huawei‘s next Nova phone could be the first from the company to use a square selfie camera. Tipster Digital Chat Station has pointed to a new front camera for camera phones expected in the first half of next year. The tip is being linked to the rumored Nova 18 series, though Huawei has not confirmed any such plan.

Huawei Nova 18 is being linked to a 68MP square selfie camera

In a Weibo post on November 11, Digital Chat Station said a 1:1 square front camera is being tested with a 68-megapixel OmniVision OV68F sensor, and it is expected to arrive in the first half of next year on camera phones. The tipster did not name Huawei or a specific model.

Even so, the report is being connected to the Huawei Nova 18 series, which earlier rumors had already flagged as a candidate for a square selfie camera. If that link holds, the Nova 18 could be the first Huawei phone to use it, arriving in the first half of 2027.

The Nova 17 series has not launched yet and is expected in China later this month. Recent leaks point to 6.68-inch and 6.84-inch 1.5K OLEDs, a 200-megapixel main camera on the Pro, and a 50-megapixel telephoto. Those tips have not pointed to a square front camera, and the current Nova 16 uses a 50-megapixel selfie shooter and a multispectral lens on higher-end models.

A square 1:1 front sensor can capture a wider frame so users can crop portrait or landscape shots without rotating the phone, a feature Apple introduced with the iPhone 17‘s 18-megapixel Center Stage selfie camera. Oppo has also been linked to the idea, with the reportedly canceled Find X10 Ultra tipped to use a 100-megapixel square front camera.

Little else is known about the OV68F itself, including its sensor size and pixel pitch. Until Huawei comments, the idea that the Nova 18 will be first in line should be treated as unverified.

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