News & Reviews:   OPPO N3 specs

OPPO Malaysia's latest flagship smartphone, the OPPO N3 is now available on pre-order for RM2098. The N3 offers a number of flagship smartphone level features and tech specs but the most notable is the motorized and automatic 16MP rotatable camera on top. There are some conditions for the pre-order though, as you can only pre-order for 1 OPPO N3 smartphone and you must pay a deposit of RM100 beforehand. For this pre-order batch, OPPO Malaysia only have the OPPO N3 in white and the pre-order period is until 20 December 2014 with the pickup date on 1 January 2015. You will get some freebies including a Rapid car charger, screen protector and O-click 2.0 but this is limited to the first 3000 pre-orders. Check out the OPPO Malaysia site for more details.

After months of teasing images and videos, mostly from OPPO themselves, the OPPO N3 has officially been announced. Featuring an automatic (as in self-tracking) motorized rotateable 16MP camera that rotates with the subject at hand the OPPO N3 is the latest flagship smartphone from OPPO. In terms of design, it looks like a mish mash of the OPPO Find 7 and the OPPO N1 with an in between sized 5.5-inch display. The main highlight of the OPPO N3 remains the camera though as the 16MP sensor is 1/2.3" large with a 1.34 micrometer pixel size, so you can get great low-light shots. IT also uses Schneider Kreuznach lens and utilizes the same photostitching feature for 64MP panorama shots. The camera also features slow shutter, ultra macro mode, after focus, RAW support and a new O-Click remote control.

After quite a few concept renders, OPPO has officially revealed the top half of it's upcoming OPPO N3 smartphone in a teaser image from it's Facebook page. The teaser image reveals that the rotateable camera will return from the OPPO N1 along with what appears to be an artificial leather backside and dual LED flash. While there are still no details on actual tech specs or features, it will have a version that uses a lighter lithium alloy frame. We assume that the camera will be another 13MP camera sensor, but it could also be one of the more recent 16MP camera sensors. No Malaysia release dates or pricing yet but the OPPO N3 is set for an official reveal on 29 October 2014. Stay tuned and we'll keep you updated as soon as we find out.

OPPO have confirmed that their upcoming OPPO N3 smartphone will come in two versions. One with an aluminum lithium alloy frame and the other with a stainless steel frame. While the steel version will no doubt offer a bit more in terms of strength and durability the aluminum lithium alloy could offer a lighter OPPO N3 smartphone. Lithium is known to be one of the lightest metals in the world but is also known for being active and flammable which is why it is often used in batteries. No news on Malaysia pricing or release dates yet but we expect the aluminum lithium alloy version to be a bit more expensive if a bit lighter than the stainless steel version. While we expect the OPPO N3 to come sometime next month in October, some renders of the smartphone have appeared showing the same swivel camera hinge as the previous OPPO N1 smartphone. Rumours indicate that the new OPPO N3 could have a Snapdragon 805 processor, 3GB of RAM and a 5.9-inch full HD display, but do take such rumours and the rendered picture with a pinch of salt.

OPPO, makers of the rotating cameraphone the OPPO N1, may reveal their OPPO N3 smartphone in October 2014. This comes direct from OPPO's Facebook page but other sites have supposedly got their hands on early press renders of the OPPO N3. Like the Oppo N1 before it, the renders show a rotateable camera on top with dual LED flash and some fairly large speakers on the sides of the hinge. The design looks rather different from your average smartphone, with super slim bezels and the cylinder-like camera hinge on the top but it certainly looks very thin. No details yet on tech specs or features, but we expect it to be at least a 16MP camera to top the previous 13MP camera on the OPPO N1. No exact Malaysia release dates but we expect it to be either in October 2014 as OPPO is teasing or the next month. While the news on the release date is directly from OPPO, the press renders are not, so do take it with a pinch of salt. If you're unfamiliar with the rotateable camera on the original OPPO N1, do check out our OPPO N1 review later on.