OPPO Find X8 | Image credit — Posted by Zhou Yibao of OPPO on Weibo
OPPO, a renowned innovator in smartphone camera technology, plans to borrow a page from Apple’s iPhone 16 playbook and introduce new features to its upcoming Find X8 series. The Find X8 will reportedly feature a pressure-sensitive shutter button similar to the camera control button found on the Find X8. iPhone16. This button allows you to quickly launch the camera app, adjust settings such as aperture, exposure, and zoom, and perform other camera-related functions. While this feature is novel for OPPO, it’s worth noting that a dedicated shutter button has been built into the Android device. in front. For example, Sony has included a physical shutter button on some Xperia models in response to users who prefer tactile feedback and control. However, OPPO’s implementation appears to be going a step further with the addition of gesture controls and underwater functionality. A video shared by OPPO Product Manager Zhou Yibao on Weibo shows the functionality of this new shutter button. Users can double-tap to launch the camera app and use swipe gestures to adjust the zoom level and mirror the screen. iPhone16camera control function. Interestingly, the shutter button and swipe gestures also work underwater, addressing the common challenges of touchscreens in wet environments.
A post by Zhou Yibao (Product Manager at OPPO) and a screenshot of the camera button being used underwater. |Image credit — Weibo
The Find X8 series is expected to launch with a refreshed design, Android 15, and improved internal hardware. Recent leaks have given us a glimpse of what the smartphone will look like, but OPPO is expected to release more official details later this month.
I’m very intrigued by OPPO’s adoption of this feature and its potential to become the new standard for Android devices. We look forward to seeing how this and other advances in the Find X8 series improve the user experience. The inclusion of a physical shutter button, especially the addition of gesture controls and underwater functionality, could have a huge impact on smartphone photography. It will be interesting to see how this feature performs in real-world situations and whether it will influence the design of future Android smartphones.
