Huawei may be experimenting with a different approach to front cameras, and it could quietly solve a few everyday annoyances in the process. According to a new tip shared by Digital Chat Station on Weibo, the company is exploring the use of a 1:1 square sensor for selfie cameras in future smartphones.

On the surface, a square sensor doesn’t sound dramatic. But the idea behind it is fairly practical. Unlike traditional rectangular sensors, a 1:1 sensor captures a more balanced image area, giving software more room to crop, reframe, or rotate shots without cutting too much out of the frame. That could be especially useful for group selfies, video calls, and social content where orientation changes often lead to awkward framing or lost detail.

The idea isn’t entirely new. Apple moved in a similar direction with the iPhone 17 series, where its updated Center Stage front camera relies on a square sensor to enable features like auto-framing, smooth orientation switching, and subject tracking during video calls. The hardware allows the software to do more without forcing users to constantly adjust how they hold the phone.

If Huawei adopts the same sensor layout, it could unlock similar benefits on the Android side: cleaner framing in both portrait and landscape, more flexibility during video recording, and fewer compromises when switching formats. This would matter most for users who rely heavily on the front camera for calls, vlogging, or social media. There’s no confirmation yet on resolution, timing, or which phones might get the feature first.

For now, this remains an idea under evaluation, not a locked-in product feature. Still, it highlights how front cameras are becoming a real area of hardware innovation again. If Huawei moves forward, the square sensor could quietly become one of those changes users appreciate every day.

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Huawei surprised the tech world last year by announcing the Pura X with an offbeat book-style inward fold and a wider, passport-like form factor, making it noticeably broader and more tablet-oriented than conventional horizontal foldable phones that have a taller, narrower design. Reports have revealed that the brand is working on the Pura X2, and now a new report suggests that its arrival has been slightly delayed.

Huawei Pura X2 launch timeframe (rumored)

As can be seen above, a Chinese tech blogger has revealed that while the original Pura X was announced in March 2025, the Pura X2 is expected to be unveiled around April. This puts to rest a previous claim that it would be unveiled in Q1 this year.

There is a possibility that Huawei may unveil its Pura 90 series of flagship phones before the Pura X2. It is advisable to wait for further reports on how and when Huawei plans to launch the upcoming Pura offerings.

Huawei Pura X2 specifications (rumored)

As per a recent leak, the Huawei Pura X2’s main display may increase to a size of 7.5 inches, which is significantly bigger than the 6.3-inch screen available on the original model. The display is said to offer a 16:10 aspect ratio, and the size of the outer screen is also said to increase.

The Pura X2 is said to be equipped with a total of four cameras, which probably includes a selfie camera and a triple camera setup with a 200-megapixel main camera on the back. Under the hood, the device is expected to feature the Kirin 9030 series chipset.

The Pura X2 is expected to arrive in multiple configurations, such as 12GB+256GB, 12GB+512GB, 16GB+512GB, 16GB+1TB, 20GB+512GB, and 20GB+1TB. It may arrive in different shades, such as white, green, orange, blue, black, and purple.

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A few months back, Huawei unveiled the Nova 14i smartphone in China, and now, it has finally made it available for buyers in Hong Kong. It is a rebadged version of the Nova Y91, also known as the Huawei Enjoy 60x, both of which were originally introduced around three years ago. As a result, the Nova 14i brings older internals under a refreshed product name.

Huawei Nova 14i features

The Nova 14i is powered by the Qualcomm Snapdragon 680 chipset, which includes four Cortex-A73 cores clocked at 2.4 GHz and four Cortex-A53 cores running at 1.9 GHz. The phone comes with 8 GB of RAM and 256 GB of internal storage. On the software side, it runs EMUI 14.2 out of the box.

The front of the phone is dominated by a 6.95-inch LCD display with an FHD+ resolution of 2376 × 1080 pixels. The panel supports a 90 Hz refresh rate and up to a 270 Hz touch sampling rate. Color output is rated at 16.7 million colors.

Battery life is one of the device’s main highlights. The Nova 14i packs a large 7,000 mAh battery with support for 22.5 W wired charging over USB Type-C. According to Huawei, the phone can deliver up to 26 hours of video playback on a single charge.

For photography, the Nova 14i features a dual rear camera setup consisting of a 50 MP main sensor with an f/1.8 aperture and phase detection autofocus, alongside a 2 MP depth sensor. Video recording is limited to 1080p. On the front, there is an 8 MP camera with an f/2.0 aperture for selfies and video calls.

In terms of physical dimensions, the phone measures 171.6 × 79.9 × 8.9 mm and weighs approximately 216 grams. Connectivity options include dual-SIM 4G LTE, dual-band Wi-Fi, Bluetooth 5.0, multi-constellation GPS, and a USB Type-C port that also handles audio output.

Pricing & availability

The Huawei Nova 14i is priced at HKD 1,588, roughly $203, for the 8 GB RAM and 256 GB storage variant. It will go on sale starting February 6 in Hong Kong via Huawei’s official website.

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