The Oppo F1 that was first announced during the recently concluded CES 2016 trade show shows its focus on premium design and top-notch camera capabilities. Having said that, the F1 comes with a 13-megapixel camera on the rear with f/2.2 lens and an LED flash. There’s also an 8-megapixel camera on the front with f/2.0 lens. The phone also uses the screen as a flash in low-light environments. This is a new concept never before seen in any smart phone till date. Chinese company Oppo’s selfie-focused phone – F1 is expected to make its way to India on January 28. The Oppo F1 has been priced at roughly around $290 which roughly translates to INR 19,377. The phone is expected to start shipping from January 21.
Other features of the phone include a full metal unibody and a 5-inch HD IPS display protected by Corning’s Gorilla Glass 4. It is powered by a 1.7GHz octa-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 616 processor coupled with Adreno 405 GPU and 3GB of RAM. The phone comes with 16 GB of internal memory which is expandable up to 128 GB via a microSD card. The dualSIM phone runs Android 5.1 Lollipop. It is also powered by a 2500 mAh battery.
Oppo will also celebrate its second anniversary in India this year. Recently the company announced a new after sales-service policy, under which all the handsets purchased starting from December 2015 will have an extended two years’ service warranty which will be applicable across all Oppo service centres in India. The company also plans to open 200 new service centres to make a strong presence known to the public.
These slew of announcements show a very strong desire for the company to expand its services. Only time will tell whether the company reaches the levels set by strong competitors. Let us know your opinion about the new selfie focused smart phone through the comments section below or through our social media channels.
