OPPO patents smartphone with in-display fingerprint scanner

OPPO Under the display SensorVivo recently introduced the first smartphone in the world with an in-display fingerprint sensor followed by Huawei Mate RS Porche Design. Now OPPO appears to be the third one in the list as the company’s new patent which was received from State Intellectual Property Office of China (SIPO) reveals a fingerprint scanner under the display. Continue reading “OPPO patents smartphone with in-display fingerprint scanner”

OPPO F7 Review

When Apple starts a trend, it doesn’t take all that long for the competition to catch up. The notch though has seen a surprisingly quick uptake. Well, here we are with OPPO’s latest, the F7 continues the tradition of being a ‘selfie expert’ while catching up on a few new trends. We’ve been spending some time with the device and here’s what we think. Continue reading “OPPO F7 Review”

OPPO F7 Hands On and Photo Gallery

OPPO just launched the F7, the company’s latest selfie-focused smartphone in India. It sports a 6.23-inch Full HD+19:9 aspect ratio display with a notch and 88% screen-to-body ratio. Since it a selfie-centric phone, the OPPO F7 comes with a 25-megapixel front camera. We have got our hands on the phone so let’s take a detailed look at hardware and specifications of the phone. Continue reading “OPPO F7 Hands On and Photo Gallery”

Dolby and OPPO form strategic intellectual property partnership for High-Efficiency AAC, JPEG-HDR and more

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Dolby Laboratories today announced a strategic intellectual property partnership with OPPO. The partnership will result in OPPO collaborating with Dolby on High-Efficiency Advanced Audio Coding (HE-AAC), JPEG-HDR and other audio and video technologies. Continue reading “Dolby and OPPO form strategic intellectual property partnership for High-Efficiency AAC, JPEG-HDR and more”

Qualcomm inks $2 billion sales MOUs with Lenovo, Xiaomi, Vivo and OPPO

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At the Qualcomm, China Tech Day event in Beijing, Lenovo, Xiaomi, Vivo, OPPO have shown interest in Qualcomm to support the 5G initiative named as “5G Pioneer” in China and introduce 5G New Radio (NR) standard-compliant commercial devices expected as early as 2019. ZTE Corporation and Wingtech Technology have also extended their support. Continue reading “Qualcomm inks $2 billion sales MOUs with Lenovo, Xiaomi, Vivo and OPPO”

Xiaomi surpasses Samsung to become top smartphone vendor in India in Q4 2017: Reports

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Xiaomi has finally surpassed Samsung in the last quarter of 2017 claiming the top smartphone vendor in India title. The company has shipped over 8.2 million units in Q4, 2017 while Samsung despite the annual growth of 17% Samsung retained the second spot with 7.3 million smartphones shipments according to Canalys. Continue reading “Xiaomi surpasses Samsung to become top smartphone vendor in India in Q4 2017: Reports”

OPPO opens its first flagship store in Shanghai

OPPO has opened its first ever flagship OPPO Store in Shanghai with an aim to create communication between the brand and its customers. In the newly opened store, customers are free to explore the wide-range of OPPO products. The company also introduced R11s New-Year edition that will be available at the flagship store. Continue reading “OPPO opens its first flagship store in Shanghai”

iPhone 7 most-shipped smartphone in Q3 2017, iPhone 8 Plus out-ships iPhone 8: Canalys

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Samsung is still leading the top five smartphone vendors in the world which is followed by Apple and Huawei. According to Canalys, Apple’s iPhone 7 is the best selling model worldwide with over 13 Million units shipped and the iPhone 6s next to it with 7.9 Million units.

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OPPO gets approval to open single-brand retail stores in India

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OPPO has received approval by the Indian government to set up its single-brand retail stores in the country. The Chinese smartphone maker will now be able to sell directly to consumers in India. Continue reading “OPPO gets approval to open single-brand retail stores in India”

India’s smartphone shipments fall for the first time in Q2 ; Xiaomi, OPPO maintain growth: Canalys

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The Indian smartphone market contracted for the first time in its history, as shipments to the country fell 4% year on year to just under 27 million units in Q2 2017, according to the latest report from Canalys.

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OnePlus 5 is Made in India by OPPO

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OnePlus launched its much anticipated flagship smartphone – OnePlus 5 in India last week. The OnePlus 5 is now available via open sale on Amazon.in and OnePlus online store in the country. OnePlus had already forayed into the Make in India initiative by teaming up with Foxconn to manufacture phones. The recently launched OnePlus 5 is also Made in India. Continue reading “OnePlus 5 is Made in India by OPPO”

OPPO F3 Plus Review

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OPPO are investing heavily into the selfie game. There is a huge demand for selfie centric smartphones in China and lately India too has been showing similar signs. I have seen several users buying smartphones solely due to the focus on selfies. However, as a smartphone, there are several other parameters to be considered in order to truly gauge the value of a smartphone and that is exactly what we will be doing in this review.

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A bloggers day out with Selfie Expert

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After seeing all the raving reviews and opinions both from our own colleagues as well as other websites, Vignesh from FoneArena was intrigued as to what the fuss behind the OPPO F3 Plus. He asked to use it for a week to see just what was so good about the device. Little did he expect that the phone would win him over so quickly. Here is what he experienced.

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A designer’s best friend – OPPO F3 Plus

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The OPPO F3 Plus is a smartphone that makes your personal life a whole lot more fun and entertaining. However, it can also be a tool that is used to make your work flow a whole lot easier and more efficient. We approached a designer at one of Bangalore’s most reputed fashion labels to examine how the phone could help her in her daily work flow.

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Elevate your photography with the OPPO F3 Plus

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By now, most of you would’ve already been able to get a glimpse on just how good the OPPO F3 Plus is at photography. It is out and out a photographer’s sidekick when it comes to capturing the best of moments. However, there are several things that you need to check in detail in order to fully realize the phone’s potential. Continue reading “Elevate your photography with the OPPO F3 Plus”