OPPO revealed that it will be unveiling the OPPO F1 camera-centric smartphone sometime this month. Now, it looks like Vietnam will be the first market to get the device as the phone will go on sale in the country on January 21. However, don’t worry if you are not in Vietnam, as the smartphone will soon be available in other international markets.

The OPPO F1 comes with Snapdragon 616 octa-core processor under its hood clocked at 1.7GHz. There’s 3GB of RAM on board which should be more than enough for your everyday multi-tasking. Also, you get 16GB of internal storage along with a MicroSD card slot, in case you want to expand it further. As for the display, there’s a decent 5-inch IPS panel up front with Gorilla Glass 4 protection.

At the back, you will find a 13MP camera with f/2.2 aperture and single LED flash. While we don’t know the real-life performance of this sensor, you can expect to take pretty good pictures since the focus of the F series is going to be its camera. Up front, you have an 8MP camera with f/2.0 aperture lens ideal for selfies. You get some software additions as well, like Beautify 3.0, 8 live color filters etc.

Battery is a bit of a disappointment since the phone comes with just a 2500mAh capacity one. But then, you have a pretty thin body measuring just 7.25mm in thickness. There’s 4G LTE connectivity and dual SIM dual standby support. As for software, you get Color OS 2.1 based on Android 5.1 Lollipop version.

Pricing has never been the selling point of OPPO devices, and with the OPPO F1 too, there has been no exception. The phone will go on sale in Vietnam for approximately $289. For this price, we would have wanted at least a larger battery. Also, given that there are options like the Redmi 3 that features the Snapdragon 616 chipset, it would really be interesting to see how OPPO F1 performs in different markets in the coming weeks.

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OPPO recently revealed that its camera-centric smartphone series, the OPPO F1 will be launching this month. However, at that time, the company did not announce the specs of the device. Now, before the launch, the company seems to be giving out a few specifications of the device.

Since the OPPO F1 is going to be a camera-centric device, the phone will feature a 13MP rear camera with PDAF. This is nothing out of the ordinary as most smartphones, even budget ones from Xiaomi and Meizu can boast of PDAF. But to back this up, the F1 will be coming with the company’s Pure Image 2.0 software. Up front, you can expect to find an 8MP camera with f/2.0 aperture for better selfies.

As for the other specs, nothing is confirmed for sure other than the 3GB of RAM on board. For the chipset, the company did say that the phone would feature a Snapdragon processor, but which one we are not quite sure. We won’t be surprised if we find Snapdragon 615 or 616 under the hood, since that’s the chip that powers the company’s mid-range smartphones like the OPPO R7.

The release is sometime this month, so we better keep an eye on the company’s social media for a launch event in the coming days.

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