14 DAY TRIAL // OPPO R3 is not the only new handset that Chinese vendor OPPO has made official today, as the smaller version of last year’s flagship N1 has also been revealed to the world.
The handset, called OPPO N1 mini, was hinted at last month, and has been fully detailed today, during a press event held in Beijing.
The mobile phone arrives on the market with a 5-inch screen, which is indeed much smaller than the OPPO N1, but keeps the rotating 13-megapixel camera present on its predecessor.
The handset also keeps the design of its larger counterpart and has been announced in three color flavors, namely white, blue and yellow.
OPPO N1 mini will be released with a 5-inch IPS JDI touchscreen display capable of delivering a 1280 x 720 pixels resolution, as well as with a 1.6 GHz quad-core Snapdragon 400 processor inside, paired with Adreno 305 GPU.
Moreover, the handset sports 2GB of RAM, along with 16GB of internal memory. A microSD memory card slot should also be included, though nothing has been mentioned on it as of now.
One of the main selling points of the new device will be, of course, its 13-megapixel rotating camera, which sports 1/3.2″ Sony IMX214 stacked sensor, 6-element lens, an f/2.0 aperture, and LED flash.
At the same time, the mobile phone has been made official with support for 4G LTE and 3G networks, as well as with WiFi 802.11 b/g/n and Bluetooth 4.0 connectivity capabilities, and with a built-in GPS receiver.
Oppo N1 mini is powered by a 2140mAh battery and sports a 9.2mm thick body. The handset weighs 150 grams, OPPO has unveiled. Apparently, the company managed to reduce the weight of the rotating camera module, which resulted in a lighter handset.
Moreover, we should note that the new device runs under OPPO’s own Color OS 1.4, which is based on the Android operating system. Moreover, OPPO has also unveiled that it has built the new smartphone using the same materials that were included in OPPO N1 last year.
As fonearena claims, OPPO will make the new mobile phone available for purchase in China as soon as the next week, with a price tag of 2,699 Yuan ($434 / €320) attached to it. This makes it an affordable device, despite its high-end hardware capabilities.
Most probably, the mobile phone will become available for purchase on other markets out there as well, yet no specific info on the matter has been provided as of now.
