That swivel camera reminds me of my NEC e313 from 2004!
A premium smartie lump: Oppo N1 CyanogenMod Edition
While most Chinese smartphone OEMs started life making cheap tat and then slowly began moving upmarket, Oppo has taken a slightly different tack. Its devices have been fairly high-end from the get-go and the N1, initially released running Android 4.2 back in September 2013, made quite a splash. Oppo N1 CyanogenMod Edition …
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Tuesday 22nd April 2014 10:56 GMT Anonymous Coward
Nice but
It's too expensive for what it is. The Galaxy Note 3 has 4G, expandability, and costs £100 less. At £300 I'd probably buy one for the entertainment value, but £450 plus is extracting the urine. No matter how nicely it is made, a swivel camera and a little remote don't compensate for the two year old innards.
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Tuesday 22nd April 2014 12:26 GMT garden-snail
Nope
I know it's been said time and time again, but if we keeping repeating it like a mantra the manufacturers may one day get the message - no SD slot, no removable battery, no sale.
This review highlights some of the great features of CyanogenMod, but you can install CM on a whole range of devices. Chances are you already own one...
http://www.cyanogenmod.org/devices/
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Wednesday 23rd April 2014 07:25 GMT IHateWearingATie
Nearly there
Love the idea of the swivel camera, and the software sounds great. I'd prefer a smaller form factor, a removable battery (you'd be amazed how much I make use of battery swapping on my S4) and an SD card slot. And the price, given the internals, sucks.
Still, as a first effort this looks great as they will only get better. Their next gen may be a good replacement for my S4 when the time comes
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Friday 25th April 2014 13:21 GMT davemcwish
On the plus side
the swivel camera is a clear differentiator from the rest of the current crop, not withstanding other commentards historical examples; it would be interesting to see how it lines up against the competitors particularly in low light.The software looks ok without the useless bloatware other droid handset have.
Having said that the rest of the hardware spec particularly absence of SD card is a major failing so thanks Oppo but no thanks. I'm a bit surprised really as their Blu-Ray offering is fairly highly regarded in comparison to the competition; they do have a higher level handset 'Find 7' though so maybe El Reg can get a review sample..