This is how Realme’s iPhone 16 camera control button clone works

The iPhone 16 series was unveiled by the company earlier this week during the company’s latest hardware launch event, and Apple’s latest devices come with a dedicated touch-sensitive button dubbed ‘Camera Control’ that allows users to quickly launch the camera and adjust various settings before taking a photo. A week before the iPhone 16 series is expected to go on sale, Chinese smartphone maker Realme has already announced a similar button that will appear on an upcoming smartphone with similar functionality.

Realme teases ‘Camera Control’ button clone

In a video posted on Weibo on Friday, Realme VP Chase Xu shows off a new dedicated camera on an unannounced smartphone. The executive shows how users can press the button to launch the camera. Once the camera is loaded, users can use the same button to zoom in and out, and press it again to take a photo.

Photo credit: Weibo/ Chase Xu

While the camera control button clone has been confirmed to arrive on a future device, it won’t be the Realme GT 7 Pro, according to the executive who denied reports suggesting that the company’s next flagship smartphone would feature a touch-sensitive button just like the iPhone 16 series.

This isn’t the first time Realme has taken inspiration from features introduced by Apple. Last year, the company launched the Realme C55, a budget smartphone with a software feature called Mini Capsule, which clones Apple’s Dynamic Island by showing notifications around the selfie camera. The feature is limited to displaying step counts, weather and charging status, and doesn’t integrate with third-party apps.

While Realme has confirmed that the upcoming GT 7 Pro will not come equipped with the dedicated camera button, there’s still no word on which phone will feature the feature. If the Mini Capsule is any indication, it could eventually land on a mid-range or budget smartphone.