1. Oppo N1
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2. Fab phablet, intelligent innovations
• The first smartphone to
boast a swivel camera,
which doubles up as the
main shooter and front cam
for video calls
• Innovative touch panel at
the rear
• Comes with O-Click, a tiny
Bluetooth device that
enables phone finder
functions and also works as
a remote shutter release

3. Premium is its middle name
• It’s big, really big
• Looks gorgeous in
matte white
• Feels solid in the hand
• The standout design is
sure to make heads
turn when you fish it
out of your pocket
(provided you can get it
inside in the first place)

4. Large display
• The full HD 5.9-inch IPS screen offers a pixel density of 373ppi
• Great viewing angles but sunlight legibility isn’t its strong point
• Very crisp and produces natural colours
• Contrast and brightness levels are very good

5. Great selfies, decent cam
• 13-meg selfies, here we
come!
• Camera app is fairly basic,
but covers all the main
features, including HDR,
burst mode and panorama
• Image and video quality is
very pleasing, especially in
daylight
• Can throw up inconsistent
results on occasion, mainly
with respect to colour
saturation

6. Softer side of things hit hard
• Custom skin called ColorOS
running atop Android 4.2.2
• Tons of customisation
options, including themes
• Support for gestures,
including a drop-down
gesture panel which you
can use to launch apps,
open the camera, play
music, call or text contacts
or launch a website
• Supports double-tap-to-
wake

7. Really a lot packed in there
• The camera and flashlight
can even be turned on
using gestures when the
screen is off
• The rear touch panel,
called O-Touch, can be
used to launch an app,
scroll pages and lists,
launch the shooter, click
pictures, start audio
recording and control
music

8. …but there are a few quirks too
• Supports USB OTG, but
no way to eject flash
drives safely
• O-Touch can be
triggered inadvertently
• Sometimes broadcasts
blank audio messages
on WhatsApp groups
when you try to type

9. Fast is its last name
• Quad-core Snapdragon 600 chip running at 1.7GHz
and 2GB of RAM keep proceedings smooth
• Loaded with connectivity options, including NFC

10. Battery life is long, really long
• Sealed 3,610mAh
battery keeps the Oppo
N1 going for more than
a day even with heavy
usage
• You may only need to
hunt for a power socket
after a couple of days if
your usage is light

11. At a glance
• 6.9-inch, 1,920 x 1,080 screen
• 13MP swivel camera
• 1.7GHz quad-core Snapdragon
600 processor
• Adreno 320 GPU
• 2GB RAM, 16/32GB internal
storage
• 3,610mAh battery
• Dual-band Wi-Fi, Bluetooth 4.0,
NFC, DLNA, USB OTG, NFC

12. -
• Massive size
• Non-expandable
storage
• Camera can be
inconsistent on
occasion
Pros and cons
+
• Good screen
• Fast performance
• Sturdy build and
standout design
• Tons of innovations
and party tricks
• Gesture support
and plethora of
custom shortcuts

13. Rs 39,999 (16GB)
Pricing and verdict
“The Oppo N1 stands out as a unique and innovative phablet that
packs in a lot. The swivel camera, O-Touch functionality, gesture
support and the O-Click accessory are the main highlights, adding
to a well-performing device with long battery life. Despite all this
however, the Samsung Galaxy Note 3 trumps it as a well-rounded
option at a similar price.”