OPPO A1

Chinese phone maker Oppo Mobiles has quietly listed the latest Oppo A1 smartphone in its home country. Oddly enough, the handset does not have a fingerprint sensor but does feature face recognition technology. Apart from that, the phone packs in modest specifications and bears a single camera sensor on the back. According to the company's official website, the Oppo A1 has been priced at CNY 1,399 (roughly Rs. 14,400) unlocked, or CNY 1,499 (roughly Rs. 15,400) with a Netcom connection. The phone has been launched in Blue, Red, and White (not yet listed) colour variants and will be available for purchase starting April 1.

Oppo A1 specifications

The Oppo A1 sports a 5.7-inch HD+ (720x1440) S-IPS display with an 18:9 aspect ratio. The phone is powered by an unnamed SoC, coupled with 4GB of RAM and 64GB of inbuilt storage. There is a 3180mAh battery under the hood. In terms of camera specifications, the handset comes with a single 13-megapixel sensor on the back - with autofocus and LED flash - and an 8-megapixel selfie sensor with Beauty Mode.

Sensors on the phone include accelerometer, proximity sensor, and face unlock sensor. Connectivity options include GPS, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, and 4G LTE.

Oppo A1 features

Face recognition on the Oppo A1 is claimed to capture 128 unique facial features to provide accurate unlocking capabilities whenever the user raises the phone up to their face. Additionally, the Oppo A1 has a gaming acceleration mode that allows the smartphone to optimise memory usage even when 10 games are simultaneously running in the background. The absence of a fingerprint sensor is somewhat questionable with Oppo having gone the iPhone X route.

Later this month, the Oppo F7 is set to make an appearance in the Indian market at its launch event on March 27. The phone will sport an iPhone X-like notch and mid-range specifications. The Chinese phone maker has roped in Indian cricketers like Rohit Sharma, Hardik Pandya, and Ravichandran Ashwin for the event.

OPPO F1S

Chinese handset manufacturer Oppo has announced the availability of the F1s Rose Gold Limited Edition which will going on sale on Friday. Priced at Rs. 18,990, the all-new Oppo F1s Rose Gold Limited Edition will be exclusively available online via Flipkart. The company adds that consumers can start pre-ordering the new Rose Gold colour from Tuesday.

The Chinese company in a press statement said that the brand new colour is being launched around Valentine's Day and Oppo claims that the F1s Rose Gold Limited Edition can be a "a perfect gift for this Valentine's Day."

On the launch of the Limited Edition, Will Yang, Brand Director, Oppo India said, "By launching the selfie expert F1s Rose Gold Limited Version, we aim to offer our Indian consumers an outstanding photographic experience and enjoy the most of their time with their special someone this Valentine's Day."

The big highlight of the Oppo F1s Rose Gold Limited Edition is the 16-megapixel front-facing camera with a 1/3.1-inch sensor and f/2.0 aperture. The handset also comes with few selfie-focused features such as Beautify 4.0 for selfie editing, Selfie Panorama, and Screen Flash.

Other specifications include a 5.5-inch HD (720x1280 pixels) IPS display with Corning Gorilla Glass 4 protection apart from support for gloved and wet touch input. It is powered by an octa-core MediaTek MT6750 SoC coupled with 4GB of RAM. It packs 64GB inbuilt storage and supports expandable storage option via a microSD card slot (up to 128GB). The dual-SIM (Nano-SIM card) Oppo F1s runs ColorOS 3.0 based on Android 5.1 Lollipop. The Oppo F1s bears a 13-megapixel rear camera with PDAF autofocus, an f/2.2 aperture, and dual-LED flash. Connectivity options include 4G LTE, Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, USB OTG, GPS, and Bluetooth v4.0. The smartphone is backed by a 3075mAh battery, measures 154.5x76x7.38mm, and weighs 160 grams. Sensors on board include proximity sensor, ambient light sensor, accelerometer, and digital compass. It also sports a fingerprint sensor on the home button which is claimed to unlock the device in 0.2 seconds.

To recall, Oppo launched the F1s selfie smartphone in August last year and then refreshed it with increased RAM and internal storage capacity in November.

OPPO F7

Just a couple of days after announcing its launch date, Oppo on Friday revealed the key specifications and features of the Oppo F7 that is set to debut in India on March 26. The new smartphone will be the successor to the Oppo F5 that was launched last year and will sport an iPhone X-like notch. It will also bring a bunch of artificial intelligence (AI) backed features to take on the competition. The formal launch invite of the smartphone previously hinted that it will be announced in the presence of three Indian cricketers, namely Rohit Sharma, Hardik Pandya, and Ravichandran Ashwin, to attract cricket lovers in the country.

As per the new information provided by Oppo through a press note, the Oppo F7 will come with a 6.2-inch full-HD+ (1080x2280 pixels) Super Full Screen panel that sports an 89.09 percent of screen-to-body ratio and 19:9 aspect ratio. The handset, instead of using any physical buttons or touch controls, will support gestures to let users easily navigate between apps. This appears to be an addition highly inspired by the gesture controls on the iPhone X. Additionally, Oppo has specified that it will offer features such as an App-in-App view as well as the ability to record and share videos of gameplay on the device.

For capturing selfies, the Oppo F7 will come with a 25-megapixel camera sensor on the front. The front-facing camera sensor will also support features such as AI selfie, AI Beauty, and Real-time HDR. Further, the handset is touted to offer preloaded Cover Shot and AR (Augmented Reality) stickers. The latter between the two new features is likely to be similar to the AR stickers that were debuted on Google Pixel phones last year.

We need to wait for the official launch to obtain the price and availability details of the Oppo F7. Meanwhile, you can expect some more details in the coming days.

OPPO A83 PRO

Oppo A83 Pro has been launched in India. The new smartphone is an upgrade of the Oppo A83 that arrived in India in January at Rs. 13,990. Gadgets 360 has learnt that the Oppo A83 Pro price in India is set at Rs. 15,990. At this price point, the new Oppo handset will take on the likes of the Redmi Note 5 Pro, Vivo V7, and Samsung On7 Prime. The smartphone has more RAM and onboard storage over the previously launched Oppo A83, a source in retail informed Gadgets 360. The rest of the specifications are identical on both models. We've reached out to Oppo for confirmation of the launch, and will update this piece when we hear back.

Oppo A83 Pro specifications

The dual-SIM (Nano) Oppo A83 Pro runs Android 7.1 Nougat-based ColorOS 3.2 and features a 5.7-inch HD+ (720x1440 pixels) LCD panel with 18:9 aspect ratio. Under the hood, there is a MediaTek MT6737T SoC that has an octa-core CPU clocked at up to 2.5GHz, coupled with 4GB of RAM (the Oppo A83 has 3GB of RAM). The smartphone has a 13-megapixel rear camera sensor with an LED flash and an 8-megapixel camera sensor is available on the front.

For storing content, the Oppo A83 Pro has 64GB of inbuilt storage (Oppo A83 has 32GB inbuilt storage) that is expandable via microSD card (up to 256GB). The smartphone has Wi-Fi, Bluetooth v4.2, GPS/ A-GPS, Micro-USB port, and a 3.5mm headphone jack on the connectivity front and comes with a facial recognition feature to unlock the screen using your face. Sensors on board include accelerometer, ambient light sensor, and proximity sensor. There is a 3180mAh battery. Besides, the handset measures 150.50x73.10x7.70mm and weighs 143 grams.

OPPO R15

Oppo R15 and Oppo R15 Dream Mirror Edition have been announced in China, running Android 8.1 Oreo out of the box. While the Oppo R15 in Snow White, Hot Red, and Star Purple colour options comes at CNY 2,999 (approximately Rs. 30,800), the Oppo R15 Dream Mirror Edition in Dream Mirror Red version will be available at CNY 3,299 (roughly Rs. 33,900) its Ceramic Edition is priced at CNY 3,499 (around Rs. 35,900). The new Oppo R15 handsets will go on sale in China starting April1, and are already availablefor pre-orders. Details about their launch and availability in India are yet to emerge.

Oppo R15, Oppo R15 Dream Mirror Edition features
The Oppo R15 and Oppo R15 Dream Mirror Edition both have AI Intelligent Scene Recognition technology that is touted to recognise 16 scenes and 120 multi-scene combinations. Also, there is a built-in AI chip that enables AI portraits and can scan as many as 296 feature points on a face through a preloaded AI smart beauty feature. While the Oppo R15 Dream Mirror Ceramic Edition sports a ceramic back, the other two feature glass backs. A fingerprint sensor is on the back rear.

Oppo R15, Oppo R15 Dream Mirror Edition specifications

The dual-SIM (Nano) Oppo R15 and Oppo R15 Dream Mirror Edition feature a 6.28-inch (1080x2280 pixels) full-HD+ OLED display with 19:9 aspect ratio and run Android 8.1 Oreo-based ColorOS 5.0. Both have dual rear camera setups, and a 20-megapixel camera front camera sensor with an f/2.0 aperture lens. There is 128GB of onboard storage that is expandable via microSD card (up to 256GB) in a hybrid configuration.

In terms of major distinctions, the Oppo R15 is powered by an octa-core MediaTek Helio P20 SoC, coupled with ARM Mali-G72 MP3 GPU and 6GB of RAM, while the Oppo R15 Dream Mirror Edition has a Snapdragon 660 SoC, paired with Adreno 512 GPU and 6GB of RAM. The Oppo R15 has a 16-megapixel Sony IMX519 primary image sensor on the back with f/1.7 aperture and EIS and a 5-megapixel secondary image sensor. The Oppo R15 Dream Mirror Edition, contrarily, has a 20-megapixel secondary image sensor - accompanying the 16-megapixel primary image sensor. Also, the Oppo R15 packs a 3450mAh battery, whereas the Oppo R15 Dream Mirror Edition has a 3400mAh battery. Both handsets support Oppo's VOOC Flash Charging technology.

On the connectivity front, the new Oppo smartphones have 4G VoLTE, Wi-Fi 802.11ac, Bluetooth, GPS/ A-GPS, and USB Type-C. Besides, the smartphones weigh 175 grams.