Oppo Find 7 announced as world’s first phone that can take 50MP photos

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Oppo Find 7 announced as world’s first phone that can take 50MP photos

Oppo is jumping ahead of the curve today with the announcement of their latest flagship handset. It’s the Oppo Find 7, and it’s being billed as the world’s first phone sporting a camera sensor that can take 50 megapixel photos.

Oppo Find 7 Camera details

 

The sensor itself isn’t 50 megapixels — it’s actually Sony’s 13 megapixel Exmor IMX214. So how did Oppo achieve the feat? The Find 7 does this with a new image processing feature called Pure Image 2.0, which makes the image chip fast enough to take 10 photos in really quick succession.

 

The phone then automatically selects 4 of the best images and pieces them together to produce a photo that packs in a lot of pixels. 100% crop samples of the photos (courtesy) indeed prove that the camera produces shots which retain a very impressive level of detail, even for objects that are far away.

And that’s just the start of it. The camera also features 4K HD video recording, 100 frames per second recording for slow motion video, an HDR mode, the ability to shoot in RAW, the ability to shoot video directly to GIF format, and the ability to set exposure to up to 32 seconds. Wowza. We’re not saying this thing could produce DSLR-level photos, but you don’t get features like that in typical smartphones.

Other Oppo Find 7 specs

So how about the rest of the phone? It’s equally impressive in all the right areas, with a spec sheet daring to rival any top smartphone on the market today. Note that there are both standard and premium versions of the device. The standard specs will be listed below, with the premium equivalent in parentheses. Here’s the quick list:

• 5.5-inch 1080p display (2560 x 1440 premium)


• Snapdragon 800 quad-core processor (Snapdragon 801 with Adreno 330 graphics premium)


• 2GB of RAM and 16GB of internal storage (3GB of RAM and 32GB of internal storage premium)


• 3,00mAh removable battery with VOOC Fast Charging technology — charges up to 75% in 30 minutes


• 13MP rear camera with LED flash; 5.0 megapixel front camera


• GPS w/ GLONASS, WiFi ac, Bluetooth 4.0 LE


• Android 4.3 Jelly Bean


• 152.6 x 75 x 9.2 mm, 171 g

Sitting on top of Android 4.3 is Oppo’s Color OS 1.2, which features decent customization and some interesting gestures for doing things like launching camera, weather and other favorite apps. It’s largely the same as Color OS on the Oppo N1, which you can read more about in our Oppo N1 review.

Oppo Find 7 availability

There’s no way you can’t want this thing by now, but how can you get it? Well, you can probably rule out the possibility of your carrier offering one, though Oppo will be selling these direct to consumers online starting mid-April (add a month or two for the premium version).

Those in China can find them in local shops starting tomorrow, and it will be available in White and Midnight Black.

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Chromecast comes to 11 new countries today, including UK, Canada and more

It looks like the rumors were true, folks — Google’s Chromecast media streaming dongle has spread to more countries starting today, with consumers in 11 new places being able to get their hands on the thing. It features a pretty solid roster of European countries, as well as our friendly neighbors up north. Here’s the list in full:

• Canada


• Denmark


• Finland


• France


• Germany


• Italy


• Netherlands


• Norway


• Spain


• Sweden


• United Kingdom

The device will vary in price from region to region, and will be available in various places such as Amazon, Google Play, Currys PC World, Elkjøp, FNAC, Saturn, Media Markt and more. We know Amazon UK, Curry’s and PC World are carrying it for the previously rumored £30 price point in the UK, but we’ll have to wait for more retailer listings to go live to see prices for other regions.

The usual default stable of Chromecast apps will be available, including Google Play Movies and Music, YouTube and Netflix, with all of these sure to go under the “where available” banner. Some region specific apps will also be loaded up with Chromecast support beginning today, including BBC iPlayer for the United Kingdom, TV Pluss and SFR TV for France (CanalPlay coming soon), and Watchover in Germany (with Maxdome coming soon).

The buck won’t stop there, of course, as Google is working with more content providers to get their apps loaded up with Chromecast support. Be sure to check with your local retailer in the aforementioned countries for specifics about pricing and availability, and let us know how you’re liking your Chromecast once you’ve procured one!

[via Google]

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