In an event that took place just minutes ago in Beijing Oppo have announced the release of the Oppo N1. The handset features rear touch panel called “O-Touch” and a multi-touch OS which adds a splash of colour and time-saving tricks.
The makers of the much lauded Find 5 have unveiled their latest and greatest handset, with a 1080p display in a screen size of 5.9″ .
Also included is the worlds first rotating camera, a 13MP unit which turns 206 degrees thus enabling you to take pictures from all sorts of interesting angles and also comes with O-Click, a small remote to enable you to take photos wirelessly. The processor is a 1.7GHz quad-core APQ8064 model and also featured is a rear touch panel.
A massive 5.9″ screen and an immense 3160mAh battery are included. Add the usual Wi-Fi, bluetooth, NFC and, strangely, a tachograph. Storage is made up of 16GB or 32GB internal and the device will be available in either black or white.
Oppo have posted some details about the Cyanogenmod ROM.
OPPO N1 – Return to Innovation
Sep 23, 2013
OPPO N1 Redefines Smartphone Photography with 5.9” Screen, Rotating Camera, and Rear Touch Panel
BEIJING – September 23, 2013 – OPPO today announced the launch of the OPPO N1, the first smartphone from their new N-Lens flagship series. The OPPO N1 was revealed to a crowd of over 600 international press, fans and developers in a stunning visual presentation at the AOYA Exhibition Center in Beijing. With the groundbreaking OPPO N1, the large screen, rotating camera, rear touch panel, and incredible design come together to create a whole new smartphone experience.
World’s First Rotating Smartphone Camera
The OPPO N1 realizes new possibilities in smartphone photography as the world’s first smartphone with a rotating camera. Its revolutionary camera rotates 206-degrees, and will securely lock at any angle.
To help you capture breathtaking and vividly realistic images, OPPO N1 comes with Pure Image, a hardware and software photography solution. Pure Image on OPPO N1 features six physical lenses, an upgraded type 1/3.06 imaging module and f/2.0 wide aperture. Furthermore, OPPO partnered with leading optics companies to tailor make an image-processing solution for improved white balance, exposure and focus.
OPPO N1 has a special light-diffusing LED flash design consisting of a normal flash for back facing shots, and a softer, diffused light for front facing shots, with brightness tunable from the OPPO N1 camera software. Your front facing shots will not only be just as good as back facing shots, they will also be perfectly lit. Easily accessible, the OPPO N1 camera will boot from a sleeping screen in just 0.6 seconds via a simple 120° rotation. The OPPO N1 camera also supports long exposure photography of up to 8 seconds.
Beautiful Technology
The OPPO N1 is wound by two finely cut chamfers running along the sides of the device which guard the immersive 5.9-inch display. More than a year of work and over 20 different designs ultimately led to the simple brilliance of the OPPO N1 and the small but intricate camera, tested to last through 100,000 rotations. Its full metal aluminum alloy frame is produced over a 20-day period, during which it undergoes a 14 step polishing process involving more than a dozen suppliers. Strengthening the core of the phone, the frame adds an air of solidity and style to the OPPO N1. The OPPO N1 phone body is made with a smooth, ceramic-like material designed to keep your device free of fingerprints and smooth to the touch.
O-Touch Panel
O-Touch is an entirely new way of using your smartphone. A 12 cm2 rear touch panel makes one handed use for the large N1 screen comfortable and easy. With O-Touch you can scroll, tap, or snap photos – all without your fingers blocking the display.
O-Click Control
O-Click lets you remotely operate the N1 camera even when you’re away from the device. Simply position the N1 and step back. If you misplace your device, find it by setting off an alarm on the phone. O-Click fits on your keychain and supports a range of up to 50 meters, staying connected to your OPPO N1 via Bluetooth (BLE).
Innovation in Choice
OPPO is committed to serve the smartphone market with an open attitude. OPPO N1 ships with Color (based on Android 4.2), a unique Android operating system with over 400 unique features and improvements over stock Android. CyanogenMod is the world’s most popular aftermarket Android operating system. International versions of the N1 come with Color, and also the ability to flash CyanogenMod directly from stock recovery. A limited OPPO N1 CyanogenMod Edition will ship with CyanogenMod preinstalled, the first CyanogenMod hardware product in the world.
Available in 16GB or 32GB internal storage, the OPPO N1 is set to launch in early December.
OPPO N1 Specifications
Dimensions
170.7 x 82.6 x 9 mm
Operating system
Color, based on Android 4.2
Processor
1.7 GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon 600 Quad Core
Memory
16 or 32 GB ROM / 2 GB RAM
Display
- 5.9-inch, 1080p Full HD IPS display (1920 x 1080 pixels), 377 PPI
- 16 million colors
- Multi-touch, capacitive screen
O-Touch
Slide up or down, left or right, tap, double tap and long press for different functionality
Rotating camera
- 13-megapixel sensor with dedicated ISP
- Dual-mode LED
- Aperture f/2.0
- Normal, Panorama, High Speed, Rewind, Beautify, and Slow Shutter scene modes
Network
- GSM: 850/900/1800/1900MHz
- WCDMA: 850/900/1700/1900/2100MHz
Features
- USB OTG
- Bluetooth 4.0
- 5G Wi-Fi 802.11 ac
- Wi-Fi Direct
- Wi-Fi Display
- GPS
- Distance sensor
- Light sensor
- G-sensor
- 4D Gyroscope
In the box
- OPPO N1
- O-Click Bluetooth Remote Control
- In-ear type earphones
- Micro USB cable
- Charger
- SIM ejector tool
About OPPO
OPPO is an international technology brand committed to designing beautiful technology products with an open attitude. Seeking to fuse technology and affection in all products, OPPO has been restless in the pursuit of the latest technology, the highest hardware quality standards and to delivering the element of positive surprise. For more information, please visit http://en.oppo.com/.
Like it, nice bit of innovation there… I particularly like the idea of it running CyanogenMod, any news on that?
First rotating camera? I’m calling bullshit on that. There were phones back in 2003/4 (the early ones on Three that were the size of a house) that had rotating cameras. NEC and Motorola if i remember correctly…
ah, ok. ubuntubhoy is right, it was the LG U8xxx series that three sold, but still…not the first!
NEC also did a candybar styled one as well but not sure which was first to market.
LOL, your right…I had an LG on Three which had a rotating camera. Can’t remember the model.
Let’s just say.. first rotating camera on an ANDROID.
Didn’t the Samsung V200 have a rotating camera?!
Yip, LG did a full range of 3G handsets with rotating cameras.
Sod waiting for the Nexus 5 im gunning for one of these. .
I think this article has confused most of you, suggesting it’s ‘the worlds first rotating camera’, which in fact should be rephrased to ‘World’s First Rotating Camera Smartphone’; something Oppo should take credit for.
Nice, I like it, wouldn’t buy one though cos it is just too big for me.
Looks very very nice, but I agree with Martin in that a 5.9 inch screen is far too big for me as a phone. I think my HTC One is a bit on the large side. I think the HTC One Mini is ideal for me, but it came out after I’d bought a SIM free One, never mind.
Whats the weather widget on there?
This is so weird. I actually dreamt I had a phone with a rotating camera on it just like this a couple of nights ago. I woke up about half way through and thought to myself what a fantastic idea. Although mine was motorised and seemed to defy gravity…