OPPO FIND X

Science & Technology
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2018 has been the year of notches, thanks to the desire by every OEM to build a phone with a near bezelless display. So far, we have had more than 10 smartphones launch with display notches on them, something that has not sat well with a number of consumers who find the notch a fault in the star.
To counter this, Chinese smartphone makers have been busy cooking up ways to get rid of the notch and since there’s no technology to hide the selfie camera and front-mounted sensors underneath the display, these companies are resulting to including moving parts on their phones, in particular, pop-up selfie cameras.
We first saw this implementation with the Vivo Nex, after Vivo showcased the technology a while back on a concept smartphone. Now, Vivo’s sibling, OPPO has pulled a technical miracle and launched their own interaction of a bezelless smartphone with a pop-up camera.

Unlike Vivo’s implementation where only a small section of the top device pops-up to reveal the selfie camera, OPPO’s mechanicals pop up the whole top of the phone to reveal the selfie camera, 3D face scanners and even the main camera. I have not seen the phone in person, but videos of the process in action are a marvel to look at.

Aside from sounding like a mathematical equation, the OPPO Find X has an impressive 93.8% screen-to-body ratio – at least according to its makers. The AMOLED display stretches to fill 6.42-inches with curved sides and rounded corners like Samsung flagships, maxed at 1080p. The back and front are made out of glass, unfortunately, there’s no wireless charging. There’s 8GB of RAM with 256GB of onboard storage, powered by a Snapdragon 845 processor. The Find X runs on Android 8.1 Oreo with the infamous ColorOS 5.1 on top. The battery is of 3730mAh, capable of fast charging thanks to the company’s proprietary VOOC Flash Charge.

Back to the pop-up mechanism, the main camera on the back is a dual 16MP and 20MP setup with a 25MP selfie shooter. On the front, we also have a 3D facial scanning system that will be used to unlock the phone – it’s the only biometrics available, we have no fingerprint scanner. Aside from biometrics, the scanner can be used to create personalized animated emojis.
OPPO has informed us that the Find X will be making its way to Kenya, much later in the year. The number one concern, however, is the price. Currently, the Find X retail price has been set to around $1000 in certain markets, but OPPO says our market will be getting a trimmed-down version of the device, that will cost significantly less than that Everest of a price.

Finally a phone with pop up cameras DAMN OPPO wins this one hands down. Hapa Xiaomi na Samsung imechapwa kiboko. Oppo wins this war.

@Deorro umeona hii phone. Toa maoni.

Courtesy of @Techweez

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Oppo = Vivo = OnePlus

They have more room for experimenting

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Yea they are owned by one company, EBK ELECTRONICS.

The way Tecno, Infinix and Itel are owned by one company, TRANSISION HOLDINGS

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Not bad for a phone that will retail at around 60K

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Simu iko sawa lakini mimi napenda oneplus

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I got an oppo F7 for my governor. She is :stuck_out_tongue:

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Slide phones are back

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online blogs are quoting £999 for the base model

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But most talkers need to know that they are not the target market for these flagship phones. You find a person buying a flagship and retaining the same phone for many years such that even mid-rangers surpass it in terms of performance; all the while defending the old phone across all forums.

The target market for these phones are developers, rich people and niche customers who really need those specifications to run their duties smoothly. Most talkers are better off with entry-level bargain phones and mid rangers. Phones with a 4Gb/64Gb setup are more than sufficient to most guys. In fact, if your phone does not heat-up due to heavy usage and you’re not rich, you just need a mid-ranger phone with a decent camera. There is no need to buy a phone that will have you screaming and give you sleepless nights if you break the display. or one that you will keep for many years in your pocket -as the only phone you have- while defending it. Actually, If you find yourself desperately looking for a dual-sim phone, just know you need a midranger; rich people have no problem giving $$$ to Safaricom. It’s the least of their concerns. Just keep off flagships.

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60K ni wewe, GSM arena inasema 1000€

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Some people need two lines for business reasons. Not saving money

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Very true. Usually a more private line and a business one. But not on the same phone. Which business man wants to miss/ignore texts from important people in their lives like their wives and kids because many people are calling texting the same phone albeit different numbers? Business people keep 3 or 4 phones or at least 2. One phone they keep close and any call that comes through must be received, and the other is available to business clients and partners, it can even be kept on silent (if need be) without much repercussions. Rich business men will even own two flagship devices at the same time.

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Simu iko swafi, but I still feel like bezelless is a gimmick. Nobody needed it, it was just a way to make people keep buying smartphones every year. We can thank Apple for creating this culture.

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Of course that’s how business should be done. Otherwise if people dont buy phones the companies will be out of business.

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alafu wanatoa card slot na 3.5mm jack

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kuwa serious msee. why would you need a card slot when you have 256GB of space.??