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Oppo India is all set to launch the
Oppo F7
shortly today. It will continue its lineup of selfie-centric smartphones. After F1, F3, and F5 comes the F7 from the F-series. [caption id=“attachment_4401489” align=“alignleft” width=“380”]
Oppo F7.[/caption] As per Oppo’s website, Oppo F7 is expected to come with an iPhone X-like notch on the display. One of the features Oppo is focusing on is its selfie camera. It is expected to come with a 25 MP front camera with Artificial Intelligence support. It is expected to come with the AI Beauty Mode 2.0 to enhance the selfies. Since AI is the main focus, users can expect AR stickers and a real-time HDR. It is expected to come with 6.2-inch FHD display with a screen to body ratio of 89.9 percent The smartphone will be packed with a Mediatek SoC with 4/6 GB RAM and a 64 GB internal storage. Those who are interested in watching the live can do so by catching the live stream
here
. Or else, you can follow along our live blog for the minute by minute update of the Oppo F7 launch.
Oppo F7 launch updates: Oppo announces the first smartphone with a 25 MP self-facing camera
It is expected to come with 6.2-inch FHD display with a screen to body ratio of 89.9 percent
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Oppo F7 India price: Rs 21,990 for 4GB + 64 GB version
Oppo F7 128 GB India price is Rs 26,990
Oppo F7 available from
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Oppo F7 First Sale to begin from 9 April
Oppo F7 has been launched in India
Oppo India sales director on stage with the brand ambassadors
Indian cricketers Rohit Sharma, Ashwin R and Hardik Pandya on stage
Oppo F7 Specs at a glance
25 MP selfie camera, AI Beauty 2.0, Sensor HDR mode, 3,400 mAh battery, 6.23-inch FHD+ display, ColorOS 5.0 with Android 8.1 OS
Oppo F7 to also come in 128 GB storage variant
Oppo F7 is also launching in a 6 GB RAM and 128 GB storage variant. This will be called the F7 128 GB.
There will also be a diamond black edition for the F7 and F7 128 GB
Oppo F7 comes with AI Board
It basically scans through your mails and messages to ensure all your important notices are up top (we hope this is an optional feature)
Oppo F7 ColorOS 5.0 changes
App icons have been redesigned.
ColorOS 5.0 comes with security feature. There is a Facial Unlock feature as well and it will not unlock if your eyes are closed.
There is also password unlock and fingerprint sensor on the back.
Oppo F7 specs at a glance
Oppo f7 comes with a 74-bit octacore processor, 4GB RAM and 64GB ROM and will have a triple slot tray (two nano SIM card + microSD card).
It comes with a 3,400 mAh battery which features AI Battery management feature.
Oppo F7 comes with ColorOS 5.0 based on Android 8.1 OS
Oppo F7 display and navigation features
Oppo has patented different ’notch’ designs. Oppo F7 comes with a 6.23-inch FHD+ resolution with 19:9 aspect ratio.
The fill screen multi-tasking can hold up app and notification bubbles. Oppo is calling its display ‘Super Full Screen’ (whatever that means)
Oppo F7 camera comes with an AI recognition mode
AI recognises 16 scenes such as food, grass, landscape, portrait mode and more.
Oppo F7 comes with a Vivid mode
The Oppo F7 Vivid mode allows you to keep the face and hair colour natural, but enhances everything else in the photo.
AR stickers will also be present.
AI albums will sort your photos
Oppo F7 selfie camera comes with AI beautification features
Oppo F7 claims to come with 8mn beautification solutions, there are different beautification modes for different facial zones.
Oppo F7 comes with a 25 MP selfie camera
Selfie is not just about beautification, says Srivastava
Oppo Beauty Lab was founded to add an AI touch to the beautification mode says Srivastava.
Srivastava explaining the Sensor HDR feature
The Sensor HDR feature lets you get a high dynamic range photo which offers +/- 6EV
The Sensor HDR also lets you see all the details which will be captured.
Oppo India product manager Rishabh Srivastava on stage
Srivastava talks about the inspiration behind the product tagline. “For the first time a smartphone will come with a 25 MP front-facing camera. Besides this we have also collaborated with Sony to have IMX 576 sensor which is also an industry first,” says Srivastava
Oppo has 370 patents on AI-related patents and 20,522 smartphone patents
Silicon Valley, Yokohama, Beijing, Shanghai, Shenzen, Dongguan are the six R&D centres Oppo has across the globe
F5 was the first phone with AI Beauty technology says Yang. “We have established longterm collaboration with Stanford AI labs, MediaTek and Qualcomm. We also partnered with Qualcomm for the 5G Pioneer initiative. We have also partnered with Google for pre-loaded Google Assistant,” says Yang of the various Oppo partnerships
Oppo is a leading brand among the youth in 30 other international markets
Yang is talking about Oppo’s global expansion in 2017 with launches in Russia and Japan. Oppo will continue its global expansion and will enter European markets later this year, says Yang
Will Yang, Oppo India brand director
Yang going through the success of Oppo F-series phones last year
Oppo F5 Youth was focussed on the younger generation and it has got a very good feedback from the audience, says Yang
Brand director of Oppo Mobile India on stage, Will Yang on stage
Yang is running through the year gone by for Oppo in its #SelfieExpert segment. ‘We’ve brought the industry’s most advanced production line in India to support the ‘Make in India’ programme’, says Yang
The event will begin shortly
We are here at the NSCI Dome, Mumbai, for the Oppo F7 launch
The company seems to be very keen on advertising the AI capabilities of the phone already.
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Read here: Vivo V9 first impressions: Influence of iPhone X is strong as it pushes bezel-less displays and the notch to the mid-rangeOppo F7 is expected to have a 25MP front-facing camera
Chinese smartphone maker OPPO is set to refresh its “F” series with the launch of F7 in India on 26 March. The device will feature 25 MP front camera with “Sensor High Dynamic Range” and Augmented Reality (AR) stickers and will be powered by an Octa-core processor.
Read MoreWe are just a few minutes away from the launch
We would like to welcome everyone who is joining us for the Oppo F7 launch in India today. Oppo is continuing its legacy of selfie-focussed cameras with the Oppo F7 and looking at the four cricketers on the promo posts makes it looks like the selfie camera will have a wide angle lens on it to let you capture great group photos
The Oppo F7 launch livestream
Oppo F7 to come in Diamond Black, Moonlight Silver and Solar Red colours
The Oppo launch is happening at the NSCI Stadium in Worli, Mumbai and is expected to see Indian cricket team players such as Captain Virat Kohli, Ashwin R, Rahul Pandya and Rohit Sharma
Oppo F7 will come with a notch
Oppo F7 all set to launch shortly
Oppo will launch the Oppo F7 at 12 pm on 26 March in India. This is their first smartphone launch of 2018 and it carries forward the legacy of its selfie-camera centric F series. After the Oppo F1, F3 and F5, this is the fourth phone in the lineup.