Oppo Neo 7 is official with a 5-inch qHD display and Snapdragon 410

  After Oppo announced the R7s heavy-hitter last week, it’s now time for a refresh down the ranks. The Neo 7 has just been made official with a price tag somewhere below $200.

  The smartphone sports a 5-inch TFT LCD display with qHD resolution (that’s a lowercase q, meaning the modest 540x960 pixels). The Qualcomm Snapdragon 410 is in charge, with a quad-core 1.2GHZ processor and a single gig of RAM. Internal storage is 16GB, and the Neo 7 takes microSD cards for expansion.

  The budget solutions continue in the imaging department, where the primary shooter is an 8MP one, with a tiny 1/4” sensor behind an f/2.0 lens. On the front there’s a 5MP shooter coupled with f/2.4 glass.

  The Oppo Neo 7 measures 142.7 x 71.7 x 7.6mm and weighs 141g, while fitting a rather common for the brand 2,420mAh battery. The smartphone comes with a reflective back panel in either Black or White with a silver or golden frame, respectively. 3G and 4G versions will be available, and both will have the obligatory connectivity options like Bluetooth (v4.0), Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, and GPS.

    

Oppo Neo 7 press images

  The Oppo Neo 7 should launch first in India two days from now on October 28, with countries in South East Asia, South Asia, Middle East and North Africa as well as Mexico to follow some time later.

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Oppo unveils R7 Plus FC Barcelona Limited Edition phone

  FC Barcelona fans will have noticed Oppo logos when their favorite team is playing. The smartphone maker is celebrating the three-year partnership with the Spanish football team with the Oppo R7 Plus FC Barcelona Edition.

  5,000 units of the self-titled "Smartphone of Champions" will be made available at $550 at oppostyle.com. The special edition sports the Barcelona logo on the back, a Barcelona-themed wallpaper, a protective case and more.

  Starting September 12 Oppo will hold a charity auction on eBay for phones autographed by top players - among which Lionel Messi, Andres Iniesta and Dani Alves. Proceeds will go to the FC Barcelona Foundation. Also in September Oppo will hold a giveaway for the limited-edition phone in 20 overseas markets.

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The new Oppo R5s brings better specs inside the same slick body

  Remember the Oppo R5? Its premium metal body, stunning aesthetics and thin profile really made it stand out among the crowd, making it a signature Oppo offer. It's now back with an improved specs sheet inside the same razor-sharp 4.85 mm body.

  The second version is dubbed the R5s and is already listed on the manufacturer European website. Improvements were made in two departments – RAM is now bumped up from 2GB to 3GB and internal storage is now double at 32GB. The rest of the phone is practically unchanged, making it just as visually appealing as its predecessor.

  It packs the same 5.2-inch AMOLED display with a resolution of 1080 x 1920 pixels and 423 ppi. It still runs on the mid-range Snapdragon 615 SoC, but in our review of the Oppo R5, we found it to be quite snappy. The camera setup is also unchanged with a 13MP Sony IMX214 sensor on the back and a 5MP shooter on the front, both with an aperture of f/2.0.

  The R5s is also powered by a 2000 mAh battery, which is actually bad news, considering the low endurance rating of its sibling. So, that thin profile definitely comes at a price. Other than that the unit should boot Android 4.4.4 KitKat with the ColorOS 2.0 UI.

  Currently, the device is listed as "coming soon" and we can't really say when it will be available. However, according to the listing it should go for €199, which is actually a lot cheaper than the Oppo R5 and could significantly improve the phone's chances of success if it turns out to be true.

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