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Smartphone Oppo N1 Oppo introduced itself to India by bringing its gigantic flagship device N1 earlier this year — S. Aadeetya Old Android, new look The interface is refreshing, well designed and gives Android 4.2 Jelly Bean a whole new look that we liked. Moving ahead, the sheer weight and size of N1 feels well balanced out; it weighs a manageable 213 grams which may be heavy but not a burden and not meant for single hand use at all. Even if you do find it heavy, Oppo has added the O-click remote along with N1 to make sure crucial aspects of life are not missed out just because of its size. One can click pictures, control music and track the device in case it gets lost or misplaced. All this connectivity hap- pens via Bluetooth. During our usage we found out that O-click has range of around 5m from the device. Versatility comes to fore Now coming to the most interesting part about N1, its 13 MP rotatable camera makes N1 the first smartphone to sport a dual-facing camera with flash that can be rotated up to 206 degrees which makes clicking pictures at impossible angles happen for real. While the size of N1 might hamper such freedom but the rotatable feature makes the Price: `39,999 camera highly resourceful and capable but not up to mark with its quality that one expects at this price especially in low-light conditions. In terms of performance, the N1 comes quite close to match the giant when it comes to size, Oppo N1 is a likes of Galaxy S4 and HTC One. humongous 5.9 inch phablet that is not easy Key Specs: A to carry around even though the company 60000 5.9 inch full HD display, has tried its best to streamline its size and dimen- Color OS, 1.7 GHz Snapdragon 600 sion. The device is equipped with full HD display, 50000 1954 CPU, 2 GB RAM, 13 MP rotatable 1803 quad-core chipset with 2 GB RAM, revolutionary 13211 1894 Vellamo: camera, 16/32 GB storage, 13 MP camera (we’ll come to that in while), big 40000 11233 12567 3610 mAh battery size battery, internal storage and some nifty quadrant: 7384 8743 gesture support along with handy remote. 30000 6287 3dmark Pros: Design 20000 Antutu Full HD display, refreshing Android One cannot question Oppo’s product strategy 26470 26147 22678 UI, rotatable camera, with N1. It is a well-built device covered under 10000 Gesture supports mixture of top quality plastic screening coated 0 underneath matte body that comes in white N1 S4 HTC One color (black option would have been nice). The Even in the battery segment, N1 gave us no Cons: display is a sheer delight and thanks to its size sign of letting down and managed to last our tests Steep price the viewing angles pose no issues too. We would (running HD videos on Wi-Fi at full brightness) for have liked the Snapdragon 800 chipset instead of more than 13 hours which implies it can last for 600 but that seems to make no difference to the more than a day and half. Write to: fluidity of the UI being used by N1 called Color Oppo Mobiles India Pvt. Ltd. Bottomline: Oppo N1 is a well packed product OS. However, the said OS does take a large chunk Phone: 0124-4727777 with competent features and a capable performer. of space on phone that limits usable space to Email: [email protected] But would anyone want to spend as much as Rs 40K less than its allotted. on a newbie?
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