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Oppo unveils unique Find X with slide-out cameras, to be released in 'North America'

Oppo unveils unique Find X with slide-out cameras, to be released in 'North America'

Posted: 19 Jun 2018, 05:29 , by Daniel Petrov

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And so it is official - the future of the notch-less phones, that is, and the future is pop-up, according to the world's fourth-largest manufacturers of Oppo and Vivo. After the Vivo NEX got announced with retracting selfie camera, the Oppo Find X now takes it up a notch (pun intended) and unveils a sliding mechanism that pops the whole top of the phone, revealing the dual 16 + 20 MP rear cameras, and the 25 MP selfie snapper.

Oppo is no stranger to phones with rotating cameras, so if we push durability concerns about its sliding mechanism aside, the phone itself is a beaut when it comes to design, with symmetrically curved glass body both at the front and the rear, sloping the 6.4" OLED display to the sides in a very Samsung-esque style. Furthermore, it's got the latest Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 processor, 8GB of RAM, and up to 256GB of storage. A hefty 3,730mAh battery with fast charging rounds up this unique offering.

Moreover, Oppo says that this is its first phone that will officially arrive to carriers in North America and Europe, and has unlocked all the necessary LTE bands of the Snapdragon chipset in the process. We've probed the company about eventual US carrier availability, though, given the air of the US-Chinese relations these days, we wouldn't bet the house on any big launch stateside. The pricing is equivalent to about $700/600 EUR in China, which might go up when the Find X finds its way to the West.

Oppo Find X

Oppo Find X

source: Verge

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posted on 19 Jun 2018, 05:34 6

1. worldpeace (Posts: 2579; Member since: 15 Apr 2016)

That's look neat.. (unless the mechanism stuck, and you either get permanent thick top bezels and a long phone or say goodbye to front and back camera)
I think the design looks better than Nex (and better pricing too)

posted on 19 Jun 2018, 09:38 8

22. kumarabhishek591 (Posts: 146; Member since: 22 Feb 2014)

The biggest problem is that there is no fp scanner at all. So you rely solely on facial recognition and when you unlock your phone like 100 times a day then you know that motorised mechanism wont last long. So a fp scanner was a must here

posted on 19 Jun 2018, 05:35

2. Hollowmost (Posts: 380; Member since: 10 Oct 2017)

You end up with biggest notch ever when shooting or face unlocking , I will wait Samsung's solution ...

posted on 19 Jun 2018, 06:07 10

4. maherk (Posts: 6191; Member since: 10 Feb 2012)

Embrace technology, stop being a brainwashed blind follower!
What do you think Samsung will offer to remove the bezel? It's gonna be either something similar to this, or a phone with a notch!

posted on 19 Jun 2018, 06:23

7. RevolutionA (Posts: 331; Member since: 30 Sep 2017)

Keep dreaming. Apple's gonna do that right and beautifully.

posted on 19 Jun 2018, 06:25 17

8. maherk (Posts: 6191; Member since: 10 Feb 2012)

In 2022*

posted on 19 Jun 2018, 10:32 2

24. dimas (Posts: 2919; Member since: 22 Jul 2014)

Right and beautiful you say?

https://www.shefinds.com/collections/people-are-returning-their-new-iphone-xs/

posted on 19 Jun 2018, 06:13 3

5. monoke (Posts: 932; Member since: 14 Mar 2015)

Admire the craftsmanship and innovation, but that mechanism's gonna be overworked to death if it's used to unlock, take calls, take front and back pics each time. With the Vivo Nex at least that usage is reduced to selfies.

posted on 19 Jun 2018, 06:28 4

9. maherk (Posts: 6191; Member since: 10 Feb 2012)

That's one thing that crossed my mind. I wouldn't be worried if it was just gonna pop up whenever you need to take a picture, but the fact that we unlock our phones 80+ times a day, will definitely have an impact on the motors in short time after owning the device.
I wish they kept the fps, that would've been the perfect solution.

posted on 19 Jun 2018, 10:59

27. SYSTEM_LORD (banned) (Posts: 1168; Member since: 05 Oct 2015)

I think it has an on-screen button that lets you select the ability to face unlock. You could always use a swiping code instead. That's what would be good, if it had a swipe password onscreen with the button to face unlock

posted on 19 Jun 2018, 06:23 3

6. Plasticsh1t (Posts: 3015; Member since: 01 Sep 2014)

Probably the next One Plus 6t or 7 could look like this.

posted on 19 Jun 2018, 06:48 2

10. fyah_king (unregistered)

I'm definitely getting this phone.:)

posted on 19 Jun 2018, 06:56 5

11. Duncdawg26 (Posts: 147; Member since: 20 Jan 2017)

They really should have done a fps somewhere. To make the whole top part of the phone move every single time you access your phone is a bad idea. Making the most fragile part of the phone work more often than any other part of the phone...?? Plus, I think the NEX's small square pop out works better - you can still put a case on that....

posted on 19 Jun 2018, 07:20 1

12. Sparkxster (Posts: 946; Member since: 31 Mar 2017)

Beautiful! Gorgeous!! Very impressed Oppo!!! Lenovo could learn a thing or two from you. Only missing things are wireless charging, in display fps, and headphone jack but it has the 3d facial scanner with the cool automatic slide up ff camera.

posted on 19 Jun 2018, 10:35 1

25. dimas (Posts: 2919; Member since: 22 Jul 2014)

Lenovo will do an htc-like exit if they don't get their gears working.

posted on 19 Jun 2018, 07:39 1

13. Loveneesh (Posts: 367; Member since: 14 Jul 2015)

I had Oppo N1 (great and probably coolest phone available in my country at that time) and it's rotating camera mechanism works fine even after 1.5 to 2 years.
My N1 was accidentally dropped in water and it's stops working but it's works great before that.
Oppo knows these cameras mechanism well.

posted on 19 Jun 2018, 08:17 1

16. AronWunarso (Posts: 219; Member since: 21 Feb 2016)

Yup, they already release 2 smartphone with those rotating camera, N1 and N3. I'm pretty sure they can handle this up.

posted on 19 Jun 2018, 08:50 1

20. Poptart2828 (Posts: 163; Member since: 23 Jan 2018)

I also owned the N1 and the N3. Fabulous phones that still work great

posted on 20 Jun 2018, 00:57

30. Loveneesh (Posts: 367; Member since: 14 Jul 2015)

I was disappointed when oppo discontinued N and Find series and started making crap selfie phones but now I think there back on track.

posted on 19 Jun 2018, 08:02

14. cmdacos (Posts: 3044; Member since: 01 Nov 2016)

Great looking device. Curious to know how the pop up holds up over time with the frequency it will be activated. Also curious to know how the edge screens and palm rejection are in comparison to Samsung.

posted on 19 Jun 2018, 08:06

15. nodes (Posts: 1034; Member since: 06 Mar 2014)

i love the design, it's pretty different from the other boring glass/metal phones.
it gives unique stylish look!