Oppo has introduced a wireless secondary display designed to solve one of smartphone photography’s most persistent limitations, bringing rear-camera selfie capability to a small, circular screen that attaches magnetically to the back of a handset.
The Bubble, as Oppo calls it, addresses the well-established quality gap between front and rear camera systems by providing a live viewfinder preview on a round AMOLED touchscreen, allowing subjects to frame shots using the higher-specification sensors that manufacturers have historically reserved for the primary camera array.
That approach places the Bubble in direct competition with the recently announced Insta360 Snap, which targets the same rear-camera selfie use case, though Oppo’s accessory differentiates itself with a seven-millimetre profile and wireless connectivity that reaches up to approximately ten metres from the paired device, removing the need for a physical cable during shooting.
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The Bubble carries a 550mAh internal battery that charges via USB-C rather than wirelessly through the magnetic attachment point, a distinction worth noting given that the magnetic docking system does not carry power and requires users to charge the accessory separately from the phone it attaches to.
Compatibility represents the more significant limitation, as Oppo has restricted the Bubble’s full feature set to a specific list of its own devices through a dedicated companion app, covering the Reno 14, Reno 15, and Reno 16 alongside the Find X8, Find X9, Find X9 Pro, and Find X9 Ultra, with no announced plans to extend support to handsets from other manufacturers.
Attachment to non-Oppo devices with embedded magnet arrays, including recent iPhone and Pixel models, remains physically possible given the magnetic connection method, but users lose access to the companion app controls that enable the remote shutter and camera-switching functions central to the accessory’s core proposition.
The biggest catch, however, is availability: the Oppo Bubble is currently available in China for 499 yuan (approximately £57), but Oppo has yet to confirm whether a global release is on the cards. That’ll make finding one in the Western world more than a bit of a challenge.
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