Oppo A83 launched in Nepal back in January this year. Was is a worthy phone for Rs 24,990? Not really, but it just received a price drop of Rs 2,000. Is it worth it now? maybe. Following the price drop, OPPO has launched the new OPPO A83 2018 in Nepal as well.
The 2018 version of the OPPO A83 brings three major changes. The first is a bump in the RAM department from 3GB to 4GB. The storage has also been doubled from 32GB to 64GB, which should attract a few new buyers.
The third is a bump in price, the newer OPPO A83 2018 will now cost you Rs 27,490. Following the price drop for the previous model, the price difference between last year’s model and the newer one is Rs 5,000.
Other specs include a 5.7-inch 18:9 HD+ display powered by a MediaTek Helio P23 processor and Mali G71 MP2 GPU. The software also remains unchanged, with ColorOS 3.2 on top of Android Nougat out of the box. Considering it’s a newly launched device, Android Oreo would have been a better option.
There is a 13MP camera at the back and 8MP camera at the front, which also supports speedy face unlocks. The back camera also features an “Ultra HD” mode that supposedly takes multiple shots to create a 50MP photo which isn’t available on the 2GB/16GB variant.
Finally, the battery remains the same at 3,180mAh and color options include gold and blue. So, is the 4GB/64GB Oppo A83, now known as the Oppo A83 2018 worth the asking price of Rs 27,490. You decide through the poll below:
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Oppo A83 2018 Specifications:
Display: 5.7 inches IPS LCD HD+ display with 18:9 aspect ratio
OS: Android v7.1 Nougat with ColorOS 3.2 on top
Chipset: MediaTek MT6763T Helio P23
CPU: Octa-core 2.5 GHz Cortex- A53
GPU: Mali G71 MP2
RAM: 4GB
Storage: 64GB extendable up to 256 GB (dedicated microSD card slot)
It has been sometime now since UMIDIGI Nepal launched the UMIDIGI London here in Nepal. The device was launched for Rs. 9,800 then and had some basic entry-level specifications like 1 GB RAM and 8 GB internal storage. However, after a few months of its launch, Vividtec Impex Pvt. Ltd., the authorized distributor of UMIDIGI devices in Nepal, has come up with a fresher variant of the London. The device is now also available for Rs.8888 with octa-core processor, 3 GB RAM and 16 GB of onboard memory. Besides the storage and performance upgrade, the device is similar to the older version.
The newer variant UMDIGI London has the MediaTek MT6753 processor powering the device. It has a compact body with a 5-inch HD Sharp IPS display that is covered with DG Twin-Shield Dual T2X-1 Glass protection. The London runs on Android Marshmallow out of the box, though. So, if you want the updated Android version on your smartphone, you might want to look somewhere else.
On the optics side, the UMIDIGI London has an 8-megapixel rear-facing camera and a 2-megapixel front-facing camera. The rear camera is accompanied by a LED flash while the front camera supports beautify mode if you are into beautifying your selfies. All of this is backed by a 2,050 mAh Li-Po battery.
Talking about the price, the new 3 GB RAM variant is currently priced at Rs. 11,530. However, as a promotional offer, UMIDIGI is currently offering the smartphone for the price of Rs. 9,800 for the first 10 customers. Interested ones can call UMIDIGI at +977-9801154447 to exercise this offer.
UMDIGI London Specifications:
5.0-inch (720 x 1280 pixels) HD SHARP IPS 2.5D curved display
DG Twin-Shield with Dual Glass protection
1.3GHz Octa-core MediaTek MT6753 processor
1/3 GB RAM; 8/16 GB internal memory, expandable with microSD up to 32GB
Vivo has launched yet another smartphone in Nepal. Vivo has come up with another smartphone in its V9 series and this time it is called ‘Vivo V9 youth’, a toned down version of the Vivo V9. Let’s see if the specifications are interesting as well.
The Vivo V9 youth has an aluminum body and a glass front. It packs with it an IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen and stands 6.3 inches tall. It contains a full-HD+ resolution. The smartphone also allows multi-touch and the front is built of corning gorilla glass 3.
The Vivo V9 youth runs on Android Oreo 8.1 and is powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon 450 octa-core processor. Which we can refer to as being capable of smooth functioning of the smartphone.
It has 4GB of RAM and 32 GB of internal storage. Most of the smartphones available in the similar price tag are offering 64GB of onboard storage. So Vivo should have opted for 64GB of onboard storage at the least. And along with that 32GB of internal memory, Vivo is offering a dedicated microSD slot expand the memory up to 256GB.
On the camera front, it has a dual camera setup of 16+2 MP each with dual-tone LED flash while the front camera is of 16MP. This is not that bad of a deal after all. The camera also has features like Geo-tagging, panorama, touch-focus, HDR etc.
One good aspect of the Vivo V9 youth is, it still consists of the 3.5mm headphone jack and this screams convenience. As we can charge the phone and listen to music at the same time.
It is powered by 3260 mAh Li-ion Non-removable battery with this we can expect decent battery-life.
The Vivo V9 youth is available in two color variations i.e. champagne gold and pearl black.
We will tell you more about this phone in our full review. So please subscribe our YouTube Channelto get the in-depth analysis regarding its performance and the quality of the photos it takes.
Vivo V9 Youth Specifications
Display: 6.3-inch (2280 x 1080 pixels) Full HD+ 19:9 IPS display
Display Protection: Gorilla Glass 3
Body: Plastic
Software: Funtouch OS 4.0 based on Android 8.1 (Oreo)
CPU: 1.8GHz Octa-Core Qualcomm Snapdragon 450
GPU: Adreno 506
RAM: 4GB DDR3
Storage: 32GB, expandable memory up to 256GB with microSD
SIM: Dual Dedicated SIM (nano + nano)
Rear Camera: Dual (16MP + 2MP) with LED flash
Front Camera: 16MP, f/2.0 aperture
Security: Fingerprint sensor, Face Unlock
Dimensions: 154.8 x 75.1 x 7.9 mm
Weight: 150gms
Connectivity: 4G VoLTE, WiFi 802.11 a/b/g/n, Bluetooth 4.2, GPS, USB OTG
Sensors: Proximity, Accelerometer, Gyro, Compass
Battery: 3260mAh
Color Options: Pearl Black, Champagne Gold
Latest Price:Rs. 28,340 [Last Updated on July 27, 2019]
In 2016, Google reported 24 Billion selfies uploaded in its photo application. In the same year, some people were reported taking as many as 20, 50 or even 100 selfies in a week. It’s no surprise that in 2018, the hype has only increased. After knowing this, I have come to the realization that selfies are a bigger deal than anyone has ever imagined! And information as such has been very cleverly used by smartphone companies to create camera-centric smartphones.
One of such smartphones is the recently launched Vivo V9. Cameras are of course the selling point of Vivo smartphones but apart from that what else does this phone offer? That question will be answered in this review!
Vivo V9 Specifications:
OS: Android Oreo 8.1 with FunTouch UI
Chipset: Qualcomm Snapdragon 626
CPU: Octa-core (2.2 GHz Cortex-A53)
GPU: Adreno 506
Display: 6.3 inches IPS LCD with capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors, multitouch with Corning Gorilla Glass 3 protection
Screen resolution: 2,280×1,080 pixels with 19:9 aspect ratio (400ppi density)
RAM: 4 GB
ROM: 64 GB extendable up to 256 GB (dedicated microSD card slot)
Selfie camera: 24 MP f/2.0
Rear camera: Dual 16+5 MP f/2.0 with phase detection auto-focus, Dual LED flash, Geo-tagging, touch focus, face detection, HDR, panorama, etc.
First up, let me talk about something that I have liked very much about this device. Yes, it’s the selfie camera. The Vivo V9 sports a massive 24-megapixel selfie camera equipped with AI capabilities. It comes with features like portrait mode, gender and face detection along with AR stickers. I took a lot of selfies from this device and I must say I had very few areas to complain. In the normal mode, the pictures come out sharp and vibrant. The selfies clicked with the V9 come out very accurate and especially outdoors, you will love what you see. The autofocus works quite well. I didn’t find the portrait mode in the selfie camera very useful, but still works good enough.
What I would like to acknowledge is that the beauty mode is not bad in functioning. Unlike most camera smartphones, this does not create fake looking images. The beauty mode works to make your skin look smooth. You can increase or decrease the level of beautification but I would recommend you use the AI option for best results. Also, the AI distinguishes the face in accordance with gender, which I think is good news for boys!
Left: Normal Mode / Right: Beauty Mode
While we are still talking about beautification, like the Oppo F5, the V9 also makes moles disappear magically from the second beauty level! Oppo and Vivo both seem to have a huge problem with moles.
The AR sticker feature works like Snapchat, but since Snapchat is not my kind of thing, I didn’t find it very fascinating. But for those who do, you can use a lot of stickers on your selfies. You may quite like it.
Rear Camera
The Vivo V9 has a 16+5 MP dual camera at the rear portion. As I tested the rear camera, I would certainly say that it performs really well. The best part is the fact that the camera is very color accurate. I mean, it has the right amount of punch, vibrancy, contrast, and saturation to them. The images are not over or underexposed and have the right amount of detailing to them.
All of the above-mentioned things is, well, for the fairly lit environment. The low light performance is, however, not as good as the daylight performance. It’s not bad, but it’s not good either as the images are not very sharp in low light.
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Talking about the cameras, we cannot miss the Portrait mode, can we? I clicked pictures in the portrait mode and the fact that we can adjust the blur before and after taking pictures was good to know. The portrait images do appear bright and sharp. What I found to be a tiny problem was that when focusing on a person, the camera only seems to blur out the upper portion while the lower portion was as it is. It’s sad that such good camera suffers slightly inaccurate depth sensing.However, this did not seem to be a problem while the subjects were placed close to the camera. Only at objects far away, the concern arose. Also, you can notice in the pictures that the cameras have poor edge detection.
You have an option to record videos at 4k, 1080p and 720p. The videos at all three resolutions have good stabilization. Also, something that set me off was that autofocus in the video mode did not work very well. Similarly, the slow-motion videos suffer bad quality.
Overall, if I had to judge the cameras, I would say that am very impressed with the kind of images it produces.
Display
The Vivo V9 sports a tall 6.23-inch 1080P display with 19:9 aspect ratio. It is a treat watching videos on the huge display. The content appears sharp, crisp and clear, but the pinkish tint is evident when compared side by side with other smartphones. Also, the good news is that it comes with Corning Gorilla Glass 3 protection.
The contents are fairly visible under sunlight, so I would say that you will certainly love the kind of display you get on this device.
Design
Talking about the design, when I first carried the Vivo V9 out with me, people asked me if this was the iPhone X. Sadly, I could not hide it for too long that it was not! But seriously, this phone has a good resemblance to the iPhone X which begs a question, how can anything be so “inspired” that it looks alike? But other things kept aside, the iPhone X inspired design looks good on the device.Commendable is the fact that the notch is actually shorter than the iPhone X incorporating only the selfie camera and the speaker. What’s impressive is that Vivo has managed to keep the screen to body ratio at 90% implying that only 10% is what we call ‘bezels’.
Unlike most of the smartphones in the market, this one has a glossy finish which looks good. But what comes with good looks is a smudge-prone device as this one is a complete fingerprint magnet. But I used the cover that came along, so it did not bother me much.
Other than that, the device is unbelievably lightweight, which is, of course, the result of its plastic build. Now here is what I have a slight complaint about. Only if that amazing display would have come wrapped around a metallic build, it would have done so much justice to the price and to the display itself. Another thing is that the buttons are all located on the right side, so it does not create a confusion but I felt that the buttons are not tactile enough.
Performance
The Vivo V9 houses the Snapdragon 626 SoC along with 4GB of DDR3 RAM. Even though this is a very good combination, but for the price, I expected more. The phone shows good enough results during normal usage. I mean for surfing the internet, for social networking and other routine tasks, you can entrust yourself with the Vivo V9.
Initially, the device failed to perform accordingly while multitasking and switching between apps! The performance, in my experience, had been slightly unpredictable at first as some apps crashed now and then. However, with a recent software update, those bugs were fixed and the device performed considerably well. Multitasking and switching through apps were lag free and smooth later with the update.
Moving on, the device features the Adreno 506 GPU which seems to produce satisfactory results while gaming. I have played low to high-end games and all of them seem to work fine in the V9. Although, while playing Beat Racer I felt minor lags twice, that didn’t happen anytime again, so, I guess that’s negligible! Other games like The Modern Combat 5, Dead trigger 2 ran well in medium settings. I went on playing games for a considerable long time and while doing so, the temperature never rose to more than 38 degrees. However, for the price, the performance could have been so much better with a better choice of processor, maybe the Snapdragon 636.
Moving on, The Vivo V9 comes with Android Oreo 8.0 out of the box coupled with Funtouch OS. The UI will certainly give you an IOS feel as you have to swipe upwards to get access to the notification icons, change the brightness, etc. Initially, it took me some time to get used to this but eventually I did get accustomed. The app and system notifications still appear at the top.
Talking about the interface again, I loved the animation options this phone provides. It is quite fun and refreshing to see and use them. Apart from that, there are a lot of pre-loaded pointless apps that come along which cannot be deleted. They just sit there watching and eating up your space which is very annoying.
There are some interesting features that thankfully make the user experience fun. Like swiping three fingers up to take a screenshot or swiping three fingers down to create a split screen. It seems amusing when you just shake your phone to turn the flashlight on.
Security & Others
The fingerprint sensor is one of the snappiest and same goes with the facial unlock. It takes around a second to unlock the device with face recognition, which is quite impressive. Under low light conditions, it may take more than one second to recognize you though! The speaker is at the bottom and does a very good job indeed. The call quality and network connection are good too.
Talking about the call quality, I would say that it is good. Similarly, the device supports WiFi dual-band a/b/g/n/ac, so wifi connectivity, I must acknowledge is decent too!
Battery
The battery is another aspect I have a complaint about. I understand that this is a camera-centric smartphone, but the inclusion of a larger battery would not have hurt considering it has to support such huge screen. For normal usage that is for calling and a good amount of social media, the device runs for a day.
It gave me a screen on time of around 4 hours. Heavy usage like watching videos, gaming, etc. drains the device of its life very easily. Again, it’s 2018 but the device still does not have USB type C. Well, I am not going to talk about fast charging support, as it has none.
Conclusion:
Midrange phones have become more competitive than ever. Although the Vivo V9 has a great selfie camera, a reliable dual camera on the back and a big gorgeous display, it’s in the performance, the battery life and build quality where competitors have easily outperformed the V9 by a good margin.
There are more cons than pros in this device for me to recommend this phone to you. So, maybe Vivo should consider decreasing the price to Rs. 33-34,000.
Right now, I would rather wait for the new A or J-series from Samsung, Xiaomi Redmi Note 5 Pro and Huawei P20 Lite which are all set to launch in Nepal in a similar price range.
In the MWC 2018, LG unveiled most of its products geared up for 2018. That lineup included a number of home appliances, which were all AI-injected and the term ThinQ came after that. In that event, LG had also announced a new LG V30 Raspberry Rose smartphone, which was basically the same LG V30 in a new suit color. With the launch of the V30 Raspberry Rose variant, critics remarked the smartphone nothing but a consolation to LG fans. They also stated the move as the LG’s way to buy the time for a new and great flagship. As predicted, LG G7 ThinQ, the latest flagship offering from the LG comprises of note-worthy and seems all suited to battle other flagships like Samsung Galaxy S9 Plus, iPhone X, etc.
Brightest Display
The G7 ThinQ comes with a tall 6.1-inch display, which is high in resolutions, 1440 x 3120 pixels to be precise. The display, on the top, contains a notch just like the iPhone X, Vivo V9, Oppo F7, etc. The notch on the top can be also masked with the black patch as of now. We might be able to see some noteworthy ways to manage that ugly notch in the Android P. And that won’t be impossible as the smartphone maker has already promised to manage Android P to its users when the new OS version is released.
The material used on the display is IPS LCD. Despite the use of IPS panel on the display, it is substantially bright with 1000 nits of brightness. With this display, LG G7 ThinQ is the brightest smartphone with the IPS LCD till date. LG boasted that the display possesses Red, Green, Blue and White pixels to improve enhance the display quality.
Powerful Performance
Powering the device is a Snapdragon 845 chipset. Previously, LG G6 had suffered quite significantly because of the use of the old processor. Now with a new and capable processor at play, LG G7 ThinQ can make strong impressions in the smartphone market. On the storage side, there are two variants: one with 4GB RAM and 64GB of internal storage whereas the premium one carries an ample 6GB RAM and 128 GB of onboard storage. The premium variant or the variant rich in memory is also remarked as the LG G7 plus ThinQ.
ThinQ Powered AI-Camera
G7 carries Dual 16 MP cameras at the back. Most of the flagship smartphones use the telephoto lens for the secondary sensor. However, LG had always been an exception and the trend continued here too. The secondary camera used on the G7 comprises of the wide-angle lens, which increases the field of view (FOV) while taking the images. With the dual cameras at play, users can squeeze in more content in the frame without a hassle. The camera setup on this smartphone helps the users capture images with up to 107-degrees of the field of view. And talking about the selfie camera, the smartphone is enriched with an 8MP sensor.
The cameras on the device are powered by LG’s home-baked AI platform, specifically used as ThinQ. These AI-powered intelligent cameras use onboard machine learning and recognize the objects in the frame. The camera brilliantly recognizes 18 categories of scene information on the G7: person, flower, pet, food, sunset, sunrise, landscape, city, baby, animal, beverage, fruit, sky, beach, snow, people, low-light and “basic.” It switches to what’s needed.
Dedicated AI Button
Just like the Samsung Galaxy S8, S9, and Note 8, LG has added a dedicated button on its device for the digital assistant. However, instead of putting its self-developed digital assistant like the Samsung smartphone, LG added the dedicated button for the Google assistant. Google Assistant is obviously the top digital assistant and a dedicated button to seek help from is obviously a bold move from LG. However, the sad part is that the button is not remappable.
A Booming Speaker
The G7 doesn’t have stereo speakers, just a single louder one. And it uses a weird new trick to amplify the sound. Cleverly, the Korean giant managed to turn the insides of the smartphone into a giant resonating chamber for its onboard speaker. With this technique, the G7 can produce up to 100 decibels of sound, which is three times more than the LG G6.
High-end Lossless Music Playback
LG has always been conscious about the audio quality in its smartphones. So it has kept the 32-bit quad-DAC from the G6 and V series alive in the G7. The company claimed that the quad-DAC will be able to provide a clearer sound for wired headphones. Probably this could be the reason for the LG G7 to include the 3.5mm headphone jack with the handset. The physical connector also allows LG to incorporate DTS:X virtual surround sound. This is the first time the technology, which virtually creates 7.1-channel audio, has been incorporated into a phone. However, the users need wired headphones or a speaker to get the full benefit of its object-oriented positional sound.
LG G7 ThinQ Specifications
Display: 6.1 inches IPS LCD with Gorilla glass 5 (front and back) protection
Resolution: 1440 x 3120 pixels, 19.5:9 aspect ratio @ 564PPI pixel density
OS: Android Oreo (v8.0; Planned upgrade to Android P (v9.0)
Chipset: Qualcomm Snapdragon 845
RAM: 4/6GB
Storage: 64/128 internal storage, Expandable up to 400GB (Uses SIM2 slot)
Samsung just launched a set of two fresh phones, the Samsung Galaxy A6 and Samsung Galaxy A6 Plus. These are Samsung’s mid-range smartphones but equipped with all the bells and whistles from its flagship lineup. The two smartphones share similar specs, with metal body, although only the + model gets the dual camera treatment.
The Galaxy A6 comes with a 5.6-inch 18.5:9 ratio infinity display with resolutions of 720×1480. Powering the device is the Exynos 7870 Octa processor, paired with Mali-T830 MP1 GPU. You get an option to either go with the 3GB/32GB RAM and ROM variant or a 4GB/64GB one as well.
The front has a 16MP f/1.9 aperture lens. The back also has a 16MP camera but with an aperture size of f/1.7, also capable of 1080p@30fps video recording. Both cameras come with LED flash. Rest of the spec sheet include 149.9 x 70.8 x 7.7 mm body packing a USB Type C and a 3.5mm audio jack.
The Galaxy A6 Plus gets a bigger display, sizing in at 6 inches with a pixel count of 1080×2220. This one is powered by Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 450, with Adreno 506 GPU. It also gets the same 3GB/32GB or 4GB/64GB RAM and ROM options.
The front has a 24MP f/1.9 aperture camera with LED flash, certainly a first for any Samsung device. The back, on the other hand, gets a dual camera setup, with 16MP f/1.7 and a 5MP f/1.9 camera duo with LED flash also capable of 1080p@30fps video recording. The smartphone measures in at 160.2 x 75.7 x 7.9 mm and the battery capacity is also a bit more at 3500mAh.
Both the smartphones come with Super AMOLED displays, Android 8.0 Oreo, Bixby features, Samsung pay, Always on Display support and rear-mounted fingerprint sensor. The color options also remain the same for both models, you can choose from black, gold, blue and lavender color.
Pricing starts at $410 for the Samsung Galaxy A6 and $480 for the Samsung Galaxy A6 plus. Both the smartphones are scheduled for release at the beginning of May this year. However, the phone will only be launching in selected markets like Europe, Asia, and Latin America. China, Africa, and South Korea will get these phones at a later date.
Following the announcement of Coolpad Cool 2, Coolpad has launched Coolpad Note 6 in India. The highlight of the phone is it’s front-facing dual selfie camera with a flash alongside. It includes an 8MP and a 5MP camera combo, the primary camera for capturing the details of the subject within the frame whereas the secondary one summons the depth details. The information from these two cameras merges to form an excellent portrait or Bokeh effect.
As for the back, Coolpad opted for a 13MP camera with a six-peace lens and f/2.2 aperture. The device comes with a 5.5 inch 1920×1080 FHD 16:9 IPS display panel. Powering the device is Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 435 processor, alongside Adreno 505, which handles the GPU front. There are 3GB or 4GB of RAM and 32GB or 64GB of storage options which are expandable through a dedicated SD card slot.
Other features include a fingerprint sensor, micro USB, dual SIM support and Android 7.1 (Nougat) OS. The phone does have a generous 4070mAh battery packed under a 153.7X76.4X8.62mm 170g body. Port selection includes one micro USB and a headphone jack.
The 3GB/32GB variant is priced at INR 8,999 or $135 and INR 9,999 or $150 for the 4GB/64GB. The phone will be sold offline through all major retailers. Following the launch in India, there is a high chance of it, making it’s way to Nepal as well. If you happen to live in India, you can buy the phone in over 300 stores located in Delhi NCR, Haryana, Telangana, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh, and Maharashtra.
LeEco has yet again teamed up with Coolpad to launch their second smartphone – Cool 2. The Coolpad Cool 2 is the new product made from the collaboration of the brands after the Cool 1 which was well-received in Nepal. We cannot consider the new smartphone as the direct successor to the Cool 1, but it still displays its own set of perks.
The Coolpad Cool 2 features a 5.7 inch 2.5D curved 18:9 ratio HD+ display. One of the major highlights of the smartphone is definitely it’s splash resistant body. The Cool 2 is powered by a 64-bit MediaTek MT6750 Octa-Core SoC. It is equipped with 4GB of RAM and 64GB of expandable storage.
The rear side the phone includes a fingerprint sensor, alongside a 13MP + 0.3MP dual camera setup with flash. At the front, you get an 8MP camera. The smartphone also offers a headphone jack and a micro USB port.
Backing the device is a 3200mAh battery packaged under a 154.7×73.3x9mm metal body. The Cool 2 runs on Android Nougat 7.0 with a custom UI on top. The phone also doesn’t seem to support any type of quick charging mechanism.
Pricing and availability are yet to be disclosed, but as the smartphone is a lower midrange device, it will be priced below the $150 threshold. As for the availability, it’s expected to be available in China before the end of next month. Also, there is a high chance this phone will be China exclusive, so do not get your hopes high yet.
Coolpad Cool 2 Specifications:
Display: 5.7-inch (720 x 1440 pixels) HD+ 18:9 IPS display
Following the launch of F7, the OPPO A3 is next in line from the China-based company to go official. Although, both the phones share a lot of similarities, the A3 is missing the fingerprint sensor and doesn’t feature AI camera.
What we do get is an ample 128GB of onboard storage, which is again, a bit odd for a mid-range device. Other than that, the Oppo A3 shares the same 12nm based MediaTek Helio P60 from the F7.
At the front, a 6.2 inch 19:9 ratio 1080×2280 FHD+ LCD display resides, alongside the infamous notch at the top. The screen to body ratio remains the same at 82.5%.
The back has a 16MP f/1.8 aperture lens, again same as the F7. The front, however, only sports an 8MP f/2.2 sensor. It’s safe to say this smartphone is by no means a selfie expert or a leader. Anyway, video recording also caps out at 1080p@30fps for the back camera.
The Helio P60 is an astounding processor, an octa-core CPU clocked at 2GHz paired with Mali-G72 MP3 GPU. There’s 3400mAh battery packaged inside a 156 x 75.3 x 7.8 mm, 159g plastic body.
On the software front, Color OS 5.0 takes charge on top of Android 8.1 Oreo. Connectivity wise, OPPO still uses a micro USB. You also get an 802.11ac WiFi, Bluetooth 4.2, headphone jack and a complete set of sensors (except for the fingerprint).
The smartphone will be available in Knight Black, Soybean Meal, Stardust Silver and Garnet red colour options. Availability remains uncertain, although expected to release by the end of May this year. Finally, pricing comes in at CNY 2,099 which translates to roughly $332 or Rs 35,346 if in any case, it makes it’s way to Nepal.
OPPO A3 Full Specifications:
Display: 6.23-inch (2280 x 1080 pixels) Full HD+ 19:9 IPS display
Chipset: MediaTek Helio P60
CPU: Octa Core12nm processor (4 X 2GHz Cortex A73 + 4 X 2GHz Cortex A53 CPUs)
GPU: Mali-G72 MP3
RAM: 4GB DDR3
Storage: 128GB internal memory, expandable memory up to 256GB with microSD
SIM: Dual SIM (nano + nano + microSD)
OS: ColorOS 5.0 based on Android 8.1 (Oreo)
Rear Camera: 16MP with LED flash, f/1.8 aperture
Front Camera: 8MP, f/2.0 aperture
Security: Face unlock
Dimensions: 156 x 75.3 x 7.8mm ; Weight: 158g
Connectivity: Dual 4G VoLTE, WiFi 802.11 ac (2.4GHz + 5GHz), Bluetooth 4.2, GPS
After launching the Samsung Galaxy S9 and S9 plus, Samsung seemed to have focused on nothing but them. Looks like Samsung finally has gotten over their latest flagships and shifted their attention towards other smartphones. Samsung has launched the Samsung Galaxy J7 Duo as a member of their affordable J7 series.
This new mid-range smartphone from Samsung was officially unveiled in India a few days back and now it has been launched in Nepal too. The J7 Duo comes with a Super AMOLED display panel with HD resolution and 16:9 aspect ratio. It sounds very odd that smartphones still come with that traditional aspect ratio and an HD display at this price range makes no sense.
However, Samsung has included a dual rear camera of 13+5 MP that can now take portrait shots. The selfie camera is 8 MP snapper. All the three cameras feature f/1.9 aperture lenses.
The front camera also supports face unlock so that you can unlock your phone with just a quick glance. Similarly, the device comes with Samsung’s app pair feature that lets you work on two apps at the same time.
Performance is an where Samsung has done an excellent job. It features a powerful Exynos 7885 octacore processor. There’s 4GB of RAM and 32GB of onboard storage with dedicated microSD card support.
Price of the Samsung Galaxy J7 Duo in the Nepali market is Rs. 28,890. In India, it is launched for INR 16,990.
Samsung Galaxy J7 Duo specifications:
OS: Android Oreo 8.0
Body: Plastic Back
Chipset: Exynos 7885
CPU: Octa-core (4 X 1.56Ghz Cortex A53 + 4 X 1.6Ghz Cortex A73)
GPU: Mali-G71
Display: 5.5 inches Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors, multitouch
Screen resolution: 720×1280 pixels with 16:9 aspect ratio (267 ppi density)
RAM: 4 GB
ROM: 32 GB extendable up to 256 GB (dedicated microSD card slot)
Selfie camera: 8 MP f/1.9, LED flash
Rear camera: 13+5 MP dual f/1.9 with autofocus, LED flash, live focus, Geo-tagging, touch focus, face detection, HDR, panorama, etc.
