The Chinese phone maker will start selling its unusual flagship smartphone next week. The N1 has an unusual camera, a 5.9-inch screen, but no LTE support. December 2, 2013 1:01 AM PST The Oppo N1 has a large 5.9-inch display. (Credit: Oppo) The Oppo N1, an Android phone with an unusual swiveling camera design, now has a price: $599. The Chinese phone maker announced the price on Google+ Sunday along with a precise date, December 10, when it'll start taking orders. In Europe, the phone will cost 449 euros. Related stories High-end audio aims higher in Denver 5.9-inch Oppo N1 has swivel camera, rear touch sensor CyanogenMod founder teases Oppo as first smartphone partner Onkyo's terrific tower speakers Oppo BDP-105: Not your average Blu-ray player The phone is notable for its use of a camera module that can be rotated to point in different directions compared to the screen. It's also got a touch-sensitive patch on the back that people can use for scrolling without touching the front of the screen. And it's capable of running the CyanogenMod version of Android, but it ships with Oppo's own Color OS, which is a based on Android 4.2, aka Jelly Bean. However, it can't use the newer LTE high-speed networking technology. The camera can be operated with a remote control and can take 8-second long-exposure photos, too. The N1 has a 5.9-inch 1080p display, a 1.7GHz quad-core Snapdragon 600 processor, a 13-megapixel camera with a six-element lens, and a 3610mAh battery. It can use 850/900/1800/1900MHz GSM frequencies and 850/900/1700/1900/2100MHz WCDMA frequencies. It'll come in 16GB or 32GB models. Via The Verge The Oppo N1 has an unusual swiveling camera with a 13.6-megapixel sensor and f/2.0 lens. (Credit: Oppo)
The Chinese phone maker will start selling its unusual flagship smartphone next week. The N1 has an unusual camera, a 5.9-inch screen, but no LTE support.
The Oppo N1 has a large 5.9-inch display.
(Credit: Oppo)
The Oppo N1, an Android phone with an unusual swiveling camera design, now has a price: $599.
The Chinese phone maker announced the price on Google+ Sunday along with a precise date, December 10, when it'll start taking orders. In Europe, the phone will cost 449 euros.
Related stories
- High-end audio aims higher in Denver
- 5.9-inch Oppo N1 has swivel camera, rear touch sensor
- CyanogenMod founder teases Oppo as first smartphone partner
- Onkyo's terrific tower speakers
- Oppo BDP-105: Not your average Blu-ray player
The phone is notable for its use of a camera module that can be rotated to point in different directions compared to the screen. It's also got a touch-sensitive patch on the back that people can use for scrolling without touching the front of the screen. And it's capable of running the CyanogenMod version of Android, but it ships with Oppo's own Color OS, which is a based on Android 4.2, aka Jelly Bean. However, it can't use the newer LTE high-speed networking technology.
The camera can be operated with a remote control and can take 8-second long-exposure photos, too.
The N1 has a 5.9-inch 1080p display, a 1.7GHz quad-core Snapdragon 600 processor, a 13-megapixel camera with a six-element lens, and a 3610mAh battery. It can use 850/900/1800/1900MHz GSM frequencies and 850/900/1700/1900/2100MHz WCDMA frequencies. It'll come in 16GB or 32GB models.
Via The Verge
The Oppo N1 has an unusual swiveling camera with a 13.6-megapixel sensor and f/2.0 lens.
(Credit: Oppo)
