This Android phone has the same new button as the iPhone 16

Apple only released the iPhone 16 with the new camera control last month, but an Android phone has already surfaced with a similar button. This is the device.

iPhone 16 has camera controller

Four new iPhones were released at the beginning of September. Apple released the iPhone 16, iPhone 16 Plus, iPhone 16 Pro and the iPhone 16 Pro Max. All devices have the action button, which we saw last year on the iPhone 15 Pro and the iPhone 15 Pro Max. That’s not all, because all iPhones from 2024 also have the new camera controller. The iPhone 16 has only just been released, but we already see a similar button on an Android phone.

The camera control gives you access to almost all camera functions on the iPhone 16. The button is touch sensitive, so the button can be operated in several ways. For example, you press and hold the button to open the Camera app, press briefly to take a photo, swipe to zoom in or out and gently tap the slider to choose filters. We no longer only see this button on the iPhone 16 series, because… Oppo has unveiled a similar controller for its latest Android phone.

New camera button on the Oppo Find X8

Oppo has shared the first images of the Oppo Find X8, which will probably be officially released later this month. The new Android phone has a special camera button, which is very similar to the camera control of the iPhone 16. With the button of the Oppo Find the same way as with the iPhone. You can take a photo by pressing the button once.

The button of the new Android device works almost the same as we see on the iPhone 16. There is little chance that Oppo has completely taken over the camera control from Apple, because the iPhone 16 was only released a month ago. That is too short a period to add a new button to a phone, Oppo has probably been working on the camera button for some time. In addition, Sony has long had the Movie button with similar functions.

More brands are following the iPhone 16

Of course, this does not alter the fact that Oppo has undoubtedly heard the rumors about the camera controller with the iPhone 16. These rumors will probably have played a role in the decision to also bring the button from the iPhone 16 to the Android device. It is expected that more brands will follow, which means we will probably see a physical camera button on more phones.

Do you regularly take photos and videos with your phone? And do you prefer the iPhone 16 over the Android device with the new button? All versions of the iPhone 16 have the new camera controller and a new processor. With this new chip, the iPhone 16 series has support for Apple Intelligence, so you are prepared for the future. View the lowest prices of the iPhone 16 and iPhone 16 Pro here: