Oppo’s next flagship could arrive with a camera feature that even Apple’s upcoming iPhone 18 may not match.
According to a new leak from tipster Digital Chat Station, Oppo is testing a 100MP front-facing camera for its upcoming Find X10 series. More interestingly, the sensor will use the square 1:1 format introduced by Apple with the iPhone 17.
If it makes it into the final product, the Find X10 could become the first Android phone to launch with a square-format selfie sensor while also packing almost 5x the pixels of Apple’s alternative.
The reported setup uses a custom Samsung-made 100MP sensor measuring around 1/2.5 inches. While the headline resolution is notable, the bigger change could be the sensor’s shape. Most front-facing cameras are primarily for portrait-oriented photos and video. This can limit flexibility when switching between vertical and horizontal content.
As we’ve seen from Apple’s recent smartphone range, a square sensor captures a wider area of the scene, allowing you to record, say, horizontal content when holding the phone in a vertical position. That could prove useful for video calls, group selfies, livestreaming, and content creation, where users frequently switch between orientations.
And with a higher resolution than Apple’s iPhone, it could also capture higher-detail shots when zooming in, and you can’t say that about many selfie cameras.
Beyond the camera, the leak also suggests that Oppo will equip the Find X10 series with MediaTek’s upcoming 2nm Dimensity 9600 chipset, though details about the processor remain thin on the ground for now.
As with any early leak, there’s no guarantee these features will make it to the final device. Still, the reported camera setup suggests Oppo may be looking beyond megapixel counts alone.
