• stolid_agnostic@lemmy.ml
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    11 months ago

    I suspect that the sensor has the same dimensions, roughly, as the phone itself. Putting in a square one would probably cost more. Not saying that either way is right, just that that’s probably the reason.

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      11 months ago

      Lenses are circular, so the most cost effective would be a square sensor and square picture. I don’t actually know what modern sensors are though.