Nokia is set to bring its 41-megapixel PureView sensor to its flagship Windows Phones this summer, reports The Guardian.

The market-leading technology – which boasts five times the resolution of most top-end camera phones – stole the show at Mobile World Congress last year, enabling Nokia’s 808 PureView device to scoop the best-in-show award.

That device was the Finnish vendor’s last major Symbian smartphone and there has been much speculation since as to whether it would bring the camera to its Lumia range of Windows Phones.

The PureView camera was absent from the latest flagship Lumia 920, which was launched last year. But sources say a new model known as EOS featuring PureView will launch this summer in the US and could be unveiled at this month’s Mobile World Congress.

“While we are delighted with the attention the Nokia Lumia range continues to gather, it has been our long-held policy not to comment on market rumours or speculation,” said a Nokia spokesperson when asked whether such a device was imminent.

Adding a 41-megapixel camera to its Lumia line could be a key differentiator for Nokia as it looks to set itself apart from rivals that also use the Microsoft platform, such as HTC and Samsung.