Oppo might not be a name you know very well, but that could very well change in no time. Led by main product offering Pete Lau, the co-founder of OnePlus, Oppo established itself at its Inno Day 2021 event with impressive products including a chic smartphone, its first NPU for top PC photographer. range, AR glasses. .
The Find N 5G is Oppo’s very first foldable phone and the result of four years of research and development and six generations of prototypes, according to the company.
“New form factors are ushering in an exciting new era in smartphone technology. Oppo has invested a lot of time and effort to come up with a better approach to a foldable smartphone, experimenting with a range of form factors, designs from hinges, display materials and proportions, to create a new device that meets the needs of a greater number of users, â€says Oppo.“ With the Oppo Find N, we aim to change people’s perception on what a smartphone can offer and to start making foldable devices more accessible to an even wider audience. “
One of the ways Oppo pursued was by designing the Fold N 5G’s display to use a landscape ratio for the interior display, a first for the foldable smartphone category. It has an internal 7.1-inch AMOLED display with a resolution of 1729 x 1920, a refresh rate of 120 Hz, and a peak brightness of 1000 nits.
“With an 8.4: 9 aspect ratio, the indoor display unfolds directly into landscape mode so users can watch videos, play games or read books without the added step of rotating the screen. When folded, the 18: 9 aspect ratio gives users a familiar, smartphone experience with an easy-to-use one-handed display, â€says Oppo.
Then there’s the 5.49-inch external AMOLED display with 1927 x 988 resolution, 60Hz refresh rate, and the same maximum brightness rating. A “water drop” bending hinge widens the angle of the bend to provide a pad and bend that Oppo says is 80% less noticeable compared to other devices. Oppo also says that the hinge design virtually eliminates the space between screens for a nicer aesthetic and better protection against scratches.
This is bolstered by 8GB of LPDDR5 RAM and 256GB of UFS 3.1 internal storage, or 12GB of RAM paired with 512GB of storage. So it’s a high-end Android phone.
There are two front cameras for taking selfies, one on the interior screen and another on the exterior panel. Both are 32-megapixel (f / 2.4) sensors. Then, for the rear camera functions, the phone is equipped with a 50 megapixel f / 1.8 (Sony IMX766) main lens, an ultra-wide 16 megapixel f / 2.2 (Sony IMX481) and a telephoto lens. from 13 megapixels f / 2.4. (Samsung S5K3M5).
Oppo unveils 6nm MariSilicon X NPU and air glass
Oppo also announced its first imaging NPU, called MariSilicon X. It is a high-tech chip based on a 6 nanometer manufacturing process and which combines NPU, ISP and multi-level memory architecture in the same package.
“With more than a decade of experience pushing the boundaries of imaging technology, Oppo has pioneered some of the industry’s biggest innovations in camera modules, lenses and more. ‘algorithms,’ Jiang Bo, senior manager of Oppo, said at the event. “Our new state-of-the-art imaging NPU is the biggest step we have taken so far, bringing more power to mobile imaging systems and will create an extraordinary experience for our users.”
The imaging chip is capable of processing 18 trillion operations per second (TOPS), which is enough to handle Oppo’s AI algorithms. This is bolstered by a dedicated tera-bps memory subsystem to take full advantage of all that computing power and up to 8.5 GB / s of DDR memory bandwidth.
It is these types of chips that enable the photographic magic that today’s handsets are capable of achieving. Much of the heavy work goes unnoticed by the user, but it takes a few sophisticated calculation tricks and power to generate bright and vivid HDR photos and nighttime photographs without an abundance of grain / noise spoiling the image. shooting.
Finally, Oppo unveiled Air Glass at Inno Day 2021. These are presented as “assisted reality†(aR, not to be confused with augmented or augmented reality) glasses powered by an auto-Spark micro-projector. developed, micro LEDs and a custom diffraction optical wavelength display.
“Oppo has been exploring the possibilities of Extended Reality (XR) for a long time, and with Air Glass we have finally created a smart glass product that is truly within the reach of consumers,†said Levin Liu, vice president and general manager of ‘Oppo. from the Oppo Research Institute. As its futuristic design suggests, Oppo Air Glass is poised to revolutionize the way we see and consume information. The easy-to-use display can present the key messages we need right in front of our eyes. With Oppo Air Glass , the world will never be the same. “
