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tbayrgs

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Jul 5, 2009
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Sorry if this has been posted but I didnt see it.

I personally have never heard of Oppo? The camera thing seems like a neat little idea. Not sure I'd ever use it though.

The big thing is its running Cyanogen out of the box.

http://www.theverge.com/2013/9/23/4762618/oppo-n1-announced-cyanogenmod-android-rotating-camera

If it wasn't so damn big I'd definitely be interested--some true attempts at innovation. Choosing your UI, gesture navigation using the back of the device, and love the swivel camera--no need to use a terrible front facing camera's manufacturer's presently use.

And considering it's running CyanogenMod, I'd guess updates would come quickly.
 

MRU

macrumors Penryn
Aug 23, 2005
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I think it looks pretty ugly to be honest, quite tacky and cheap. The oppo Find was alright, but just hate the design of this,... Meh.
 

maximus96

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Sep 25, 2007
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a long time ago i bought an oppo dvd player that upscales dvd to 1080 i or p or whatever...didn't know they make phones now...
 

Cnasty

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Jul 2, 2008
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That swivel camera is pretty cool and maximizes a better camera for all shots.

Not sure the actual quality of it compared to other cameras but like new ideas and giving it a go versus the same ol.
 

Savor

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Jun 18, 2010
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Oppo is one of the big Android OEM's in China and is very popular at selling their own line of Blu-ray players.

I actually didnt hear about them until the Oppo Find 5.

The swivel camera is an idea borrowed from the likes of the Sony Bloggie (HD recorder) that I owned which came out about 3 years ago. But I concept I like in phones as it should eliminate crappier front-facing cameras and much easier and better photos for self-portraits. Swivel camera is another very simple but practical idea like dual-frontal speakers that eliminates some hassle.
 
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