Lava A3 Mini with Android 7.0 Nougat and fast fingerprint scanner Launched in Nepal

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Lava A3 Mini with Android 7.0 Nougat and fast fingerprint scanner Launched in Nepal

It hasn’t been long until Lava’s last smartphone R1 launched in Nepal, but the Indian brand is trying to get in the smartphone market of Nepal aggressively as it has just launched the Lava A3 Mini here in Nepal for Rs. 16,999. Lava A3 Mini is a miniature version of the Lava A3, a smartphone that launched in the Nepali market a couple of months ago.

Even though the Lava A3 Mini is a miniature version of the A3, it packs quite decent specifications in an affordable cost. Talking about specifications, the A3 Mini comes with a 5.0-inch IPS display with the resolution of 720 x 1280 pixels and pixel density of 294 ppi. This display is covered by Panda Glass and its edges end in a 2.5D Arc Glass which has made the device look seamless all over. Design wise, the Lava A3 Mini comes packed in a metallic body made of aluminum alloy. It features a special violin neck design.

Under the hood, the Lava A3 Mini is powered by a 64-bit Quad-core MediaTek 6737T processor that has a clock speed of 1.5 GHz. The device features Mali T720 as its GPU. On the storage front, it comes with 16GB of internal storage and 2GB of RAM. There is an option for expanding the internal storage up to 64GB. Probably the best thing about the Lava A3 Mini is the fact that it runs on Android v7.0 Nougat. The inclusion of Google’s newest operating system is a surprise, but a much-welcomed addition. Star OS 4.0 runs on top of Android Nougat.

For the photography lovers, the Lava A3 Mini packs a 13-megapixel rear-facing camera with Sony IMX 258 sensor and f/2.0 aperture lens. It is accompanied by a single tone flash for better color reproduction in pictures. The front-facing camera measures 5-megapixel with a single LED flash. It features f/2.2 aperture.

Like every new smartphone, the Lava A3 Mini also supports 4G connectivity. It features two SIM card slots, one for a Micro SIM and another one for a Nano SIM. There is a fingerprint engraved on the back of the device. Lava has claimed that the sensor can unlock the device in just 0.26 second. Sensors on the device include proximity, accelerometer and light sensor among others.

A non-removable 2700 mAh Li-Polymer battery backs up the device for its functioning. It is a bummer that Lava didn’t go for a bigger battery in the device. Lava A3 Mini is now available for purchase in the offline store for Rs. 16,999.

Here’s everything you need to know about the Lava A3 Mini:

DISPLAY: 5.0-inch 720 x 1280 pixels IPS display (294 PPI)
CHIPSET: MediaTek 6737T
CPU: Quad-core clocked at 1.5GHz
GPU: Mali T720
OPERATING SYSTEM: Android 7.0 Nougat with Star OS 4.0 on top
INTERNAL MEMORY: 16GB
EXTERNAL MEMORY: Up to 64GB via microSD
RAM: 2GB
REAR CAMERA: 13MP with f/2.0 aperture and single tone flash
FRONT CAMERA: 5MP with f/2.2 aperture and single LED flash
SIM: Dual SIM (Micro+Nano)
FINGERPRINT SCANNER: Available
BATTERY: Non-Removable 2700mAh Li-Po
PRICE: Rs.16,999

Check out our review of Lava A3:

Xiaomi Mi Note 2 in Nepal: Prebooking Starts from March 23

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Xiaomi Mi Note 2 in Nepal: Prebooking Starts from March 23

Vatsal Impex Pvt. Ltd., the authorized distributor of MI products in Nepal, is accepting pre-booking for Xiaomi Mi Note 2 starting from March 23, 2017 to March 28, 2017. For those looking forward to buying Mi Note 2, pre-booking the phone at the price of NRs. 76,999 will help them get a free Mi band 2 worth Rs. 4,499.

Xiaomi Mi Note 2: Specs Breakdown

Xiaomi Mi Note 2 is a really good looking lad with 5.7inch FULL HD Super AMOLED display with curved edges. Under the hood, the phone is powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon 821, backed by Adreno 530 GPU and is coupled with humongous 6GB LPDDR4 RAM. On the storage side, it has non-expandable storage of 128GB based on UFS 2.0 technology. Coming to the cameras, it has 22.5 MP, f/2.0 primary camera unit with phase detection auto-focus accompanied by dual tone flash. This primary camera can shoot up to 4k Videos at 30fps with gyro based Electronic Image Stabilization. For the selfies, it has 8MP, f/2.0 selfie unit with auto-focus. This device houses a 4060mAh battery with Quick Charge 3.0 support.

Xiaomi Mi Note 2 Specs Overview

2.35GHz Snapdragon 821 Quad Core Processor
6GB RAM With 128GB ROM
5.7 Inch FHD Super AMOLED Display
23 MP Auto Focus Camera With Dual LED Flash
8MP Auto Focus Front Camera
HD audio quality, 192kHz / 24-bit resolution with lossless support
Dual Nano SIM; 4G LTE; WiFi 802.11b/g/n/ac; Bluetooth 4.2; IR Sensor
4070 mAh Battery
Thickness: 7.6mm; Weight: 166gm

Verdict

Xiaomi Mi Note 2 is definitely a good phone and had it been launched somewhere around November/December at the latest, it certainly would have been the flagship to buy. But it’s availability this late and with such heavy pricing in which the next Galaxy, the Galaxy S8, might be available, I don’t think I can suggest someone buy this phone. The best would be to wait a little longer and buy the next galaxy instead. Yes, Xiaomi Mi Note 2 is a good phone but the S8 will certainly be better in many different ways. Moreover, the Mi Note 2 does win in the design part but in specs-to-specs comparison, it is pretty close to OnePlus 3T. So, if it’s the specs you’re after, just buy the OnePlus 3T and save your hard earned money.

OPPO F3 Plus Price in Nepal

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Chinese handset maker Oppo has launched Oppo F3 Plus globally including Nepal. Telecell Pvt. Ltd, the importer of Oppo mobiles in Nepal, has priced the OPPO F3 Plus for Rs. 54,990. You may head to OPPO’s retail outlets to avail the smartphones.

OPPO F3 Impressions:

If there’s anything that the youth loves more than social media, it’s clicking selfies. The selfie obsession has reached a fever pitch, so much so, that each time you walk into a public spot, you’ll find yourself surrounded by hundreds of pout face and smirks. So, now companies like Oppo has also brought their dual Selfie camera. Wait, Lots more, let’s start the early impression review of this phone.

BUILD

The Oppo F3 Plus is a pretty big phone and that is kind of obvious with the tag “Plus” on its name. The design is nothing innovative. On the right, it has the power button and the volume rockers are placed on the left. These buttons are pretty tactile and give a nice feedback. On the button are the loudspeaker, microUSB charging port, mic and the 3.5mm headphone jack. Below the display, are the capacitive buttons and in between them is placed the home button that doubles as a fingerprint sensor. The sensor is pretty fast and accurate. It can be easily said that it is a well-built metal phone with chamfered edges that feels good on the hands as soon as it lands on your palm.

Below the display screen, are the capacitive buttons and in between them is placed the home button that doubles as a fingerprint sensor. The sensor is pretty fast and accurate. It can be easily said that it is a well-built metal phone with chamfered edges that feels good on the hands as soon as it lands on your palm.

DISPLAY

The Oppo F3 Plus sports a 6 inch full HD display that has a good color reproduction. Addition to that the white balance is spot on. That may be the reason the manufacturer hasn’t given much of display tweaking options other than the brightness setting and an option to filter the blue color. During our first impression, it was observed the display changing the viewing angles to the extreme and still, the color shifting was not so noticeable. Addition to that, the side bezels are pretty thin as well.

PERFORMANCE

Under the hood, this device is powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon 653 which is the “Pro” version of the Snapdragon 652. The Snapdragon 652 has been claimed to be 10% more powerful than its predecessors. This OctaCore processor is backed by Adreno 510 GPU and is coupled with 4GB of RAM. From the start of my use of the phone, the device is snappy fast and the performance was never an issue during the time of the review.

On the storage size, the phone comes with 64GB of Onboard storage. If it sounds not sufficient enough, you may expand it using a microSD card of up to 256GB in its hybrid SIM tray.

CAMERA

The Oppo F3 Plus is the latest addition to the Oppo’s F line up of Selfie Experts so the real hype is all about its dual cameras on the front. This dual camera setup for the selfies is 16 Megapixel and 8 Megapixel. The 16 Megapixel unit has an f1.7 aperture that aids in taking better selfies even in low-light. And, the 8megapixel unit is a wide-angle one that will come handy when you want to pack all your friends into one selfie.

On the back, it has a single 16 Megapixel shooter with an f1.7 aperture that is accompanied by dual-tone LED flash. This primary camera unit performs comparatively well in low-light photography as well. The regular photos come out to be impressive as well. But the video capability tops out at 1080p, so no 4K recording from this camera phone.

SOFTWARE AND OTHER FEATURES

This device boots on Android 6.0.1 Marshmallow with Color OS 3.0 layered on top of it. The interface is exactly like that of any other Oppo phones. So, it’ll take time lesser time for IOS users than stock android users to get used to this interface. Other than that, the inclusion of tricks like swiping from the left or right bottom edge to the center of the phone for one hand usability seemed pretty handy.

CONNECTIVITY AND SENSORS

The phone supports Oppo’s VOOC fast charging technology and the 4 Amp charger comes with the phone itself. This dual SIM phone has all the essential sensors and does support OTG. But to know how good the battery is, we’ve to spend more time on the phone. That will be certainly covered in our next full review of the phone.

So how do we feel about Oppo F3 Plus?

To conclude, the Oppo F3 plus looks promising with a good display, great cameras, and powerful configuration. Keeping high hopes on this device, we are eager to find out if it lives up to that expectation. For few weeks it will be used as a daily driver and will come up with a full review.

Oppo F3 Plus Review: More Than Just a Selfie Expert

Charging one smartphone through another? Sony could turn it into a reality

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Charging one smartphone through another? Sony could turn it into a reality

Your level of friendship could come into some real test if Sony is successful in implementing a new idea it patented a while back.

The Japanese Giant has earned a patent which has mentioned about a technology that can charge any smartphone when it comes in contact with another through a connectivity mean.

Wireless charging has started to become a common feature in most of the smartphones. Nokia started this concept in 2012. Fast-forward a few years, and global brands like LG, Google and Samsung have already implemented this technology in their smartphones.

And now, in 2017, Sony has plans to take this technology a little bit further as it is trying to charge Consumer Electronic device with another one.

The patent has mentioned the use of dual antennae system that could allow data transfer or power transfer between two consumer electronic devices.

An image illustrating two smartphones show how they can transfer power with each other.

The patent describes how the first antenna band in a device can connect to the second antenna band in another device. These devices connect via NFC (Near Field Communication), a technology that is a common feature of smartphones these days. Through the NFC chip, the electronic devices will be able to connect with another device featuring a similar type of antenna band.

“The system provides a graphical user interface to illustrate each of the identified antenna systems, and receives user instructions corresponding to at least two of the identified antenna systems, to generate configuration instructions in accordance with the user instructions, and to configure selected CE devices in accordance with the configuration instructions”, the patent mentions.

The patent hasn’t exactly mentioned the types of devices that can use this technology, but has instead termed ‘portable consumer electronic devices’.

So, if implemented correctly, this technology could be used to power devices such as smartphones, laptops, and tablets, among others, via similar devices.

We need to understand that just because a patent has been filed, that doesn’t necessarily mean the concept will come to life sometime in the near future.

OnePlus X gets a Massive Price Drop in Nepal

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March 22, 2017

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OnePlus X gets a Massive Price Drop in Nepal

iHub Pvt. Ltd., the authorized distributor of OnePlus products in Nepal, has undertaken huge price drop on OnePlus X in Nepal. The OnePlus X gets a new pricing of Rs. 21,700 and that is Rs. 7,000 lesser than its previous price tag. Well, that’s what we would like to call a massive price drop.

Should you buy the discounted OnePlus X?

The same question if asked before this price cut would be a hard one to answer. But now with this new pricing, the OnePlus X is totally worth all your money. The 5inch screen phone comes with Full HD AMOLED display whereas most of the phones in this price range will ask you to settle with just an HD LCD display. Plus, the smaller dimension phone gives a good one hand usability. The phone is protected with Corning Gorilla Glass 3 both on the front and the back and there’s metal frame along the edges. Under the hood, the OnePlus X is powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon 801 processor coupled with 3GB of RAM. If you don’t know, it’s the same configuration as in Sony Xperia Z3. So, the phone is arguably a powerful one. Though the device boots on Android 5.1.1 Lollipop, it is upgradeable to Android 6.0.1 Marshmallow.

The phone’s 16GB inbuilt storage might sound a little short when many devices these days are offering 32GB. But hey, the storage is expandable up to 256GB via microSD card in its hybrid SIM tray. The cameras are well just of average performance as that’s what our review says but now in this price range, the 13MP unit on the back and 8 MP on the front sound competitive enough. The only considerable downside is its inclusion of 2525mAh battery that doesn’t give an outstanding battery life.

ONEPLUS X SPECIFICATIONS:

5-inch FULL HD AMOLED Display
Gorilla Glass 3 protection on the front and back
Snapdragon 801 chipset (QuadCore Cortex A15 processor @2.3Ghz)
3GB of RAM
16GB internal storage (Expandable up to 128GB)
Supports two nano SIMs Or One nano and a microSD card
13MP rear camera with LED flash
8MP front facing camera
Android 5.1.1 Lollipop
4G LTE bands, Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, FM radio, and Micro-USB
138gms
2525mAh battery

Verdict

OnePlus, the brand that offers premium phones in budget pricing, is getting life to that statement even in the market of Nepal. With this price cut, OnePlus X is hands down one of the best phones to buy in the price range of around 20k. I believe it won’t be out of place to mention, this phone heats up a bit while gaming and while using continuously for a long time.

Official: Oppo A57 Launched in Nepal

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Telecell Pvt. Ltd, the sole authorized distributor of Oppo phones in Nepal, launched Oppo A57 in Nepal. It’s the fourth Oppo smartphone to launch in Nepal after the company unveiled A37, Neo 7, and F1s in September. Now you can buy Oppo A57 in Nepal for the price of Rs.26,500.

[Update: The Oppo A57 is now available for Rs.24,990]

Oppo A57: What’s Inside?

Oppo A57 is a 5.2inch LCD screen phone that has the resolution of 720*1280pixels (HD). Under the hood, the phone is powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon 435 OctaCore CPU clocked at 1.4GHz and is backed by Adreno 505 GPU. The phone has a front mounted fingerprint sensor that doubles as a home button as well. The company claims this sensor to work even with moist fingers. This 3GB RAM Phone comes with 32GB of onboard storage that’s expandable up to 256GB. On the photography side, it has a whopping 16MP selfie unit and 13MP primary camera on the back. The 7.7mm thick metal body phone houses a 2900mAh battery inside.

Oppo A57: Specs Highlights

5.2 Inch HD IPS LCD Display; 720p (HD); 282ppi
1.4GHz OctaCore Snapdragon 435 Processor; Adreno 505 GPU
3GB RAM With 32GB ROM (Expandable Up To 256GB)
Primary Camera: 13MP, f/2.2, phase detection autofocus, with LED Flash
Selfie Camera: 16MP, f/2.0, 1.12 µm pixel size, 1080p
Front mounted Fingerprint
Android 6.0.1 Marshmallow; Color OS
Dual SIM
4G/WiFi
Bluetooth
2900mAh Battery

Verdict

New releases are always welcome but we can’t underlook what’s already available. Opting for Oppo A57, one has to make a lot of sacrifices. The biggest sacrifice is settling for a lower display resolution which is an only HD one. If you are spending 26k on a phone, I think it’ll be wiser to spend some extra and buy phones like Huawei GR5 2017, Samsung Galaxy J7 Prime, Coolpad Cool1 dual or even OnePlus 2 that will rather be a better daily driver. That said, yes Oppo A57 comes with a good selfie unit but is taking selfies the only use for a smartphone? Well, the answer is “No”. So, if you are a selfie manic then only buying a phone like this can be considered a wiser decision or else just look around, there are many better devices available at same or near to price range.

Google officially announces Android O to Developers

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Google officially announces Android O to Developers

Just after the arrival of the second beta version of Android 7.1.2 Nougat, Google just announced its upcoming version of Android unsurprisingly named Android O. Of course, it’s not the final name.

Google hasn’t presented all the features that will be included with Android O. But, Hopefully, We’ll see more and more about the new version of Android in the weeks before the Google I/O 2017 [ 17 – 19 May 2017].

Try Android O Developer Preview – Download from here

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What’s available in this first preview of Android O?

Background limits

Biggest changes that have been seen is an effort to reduce power consumption. Android O Developer Preview limits how frequently background apps can retrieve the user’s current location, regardless of your app’s target SDK version. This will help your smartphone save more battery life than ever before.

Notifications in Android O

Android O will be more visually appealing. The new version of android will see user-customisable notification channels whereby alerts are grouped by type. Users will be able to adjust the background colors of notifications, and the messaging style

The best feature about notification is the ability of the user to be able to snooze notifications, and developers have the option to set time limits for notifications to time out.

Improved Autofill Framework

Android O will bring new Autofill APIs that will make setting up new apps and placing transactions easier. The autofill app will store and help your autofill secure user data, such as addresses, names, passwords, etc.

Picture-in-Picture mode [PIP Mode]

Android O is also bringing a new feature that was previously only available on Android TV devices Picture in Picture (PIP) mode. With this feature, one can continue to watch a video while navigating through other apps.

Connectivity Enhancements

Wi-Fi Aware will basically allow nearby devices to discover each other and communicate over Wi-Fi without an internet access point. Improvement will also be seen with Bluetooth which will help enhance audio quality.

Adaptive icons

Adaptive launcher icons are also new in Android O, which can display different shapes across different devices. For example, a launcher icon can be displayed in a circular shape on one device, and be displayed in a square shape on another. Each smartphone maker provides a mask, which the system then uses to render all icons with that shape. The new icons will also be used in shortcuts, the Settings app, sharing dialogs and in the overview screen.

Multi-Display support

Android O will be able to support multiple displays. This will allow a user to move an activity from one to another screen and more.

Copy Less

This feature of Android O will ease copying text from one app and paste it within another. This is done by giving suggestions in the second app as to what we might be about to type based on what we were doing in the previous app.

There are few other features that we are able to see in the Android O [Developer Preview]

Opening addresses in Google Maps [This Feature is already in iOS]
Improved gestures
Better management of cache data
Improvement in keyboard control

Oppo F3 Plus launching on March 23: Everything We Know so Far

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Oppo F3 Plus launching on March 23: Everything We Know so Far

After the F1 family, Oppo is set to release the new Oppo F3 plus on March 23. And Oppo is challenging its competitors in making it the best selfie-takers in the business. Even flaunting a dual selfie camera setup, as hinted by their official Facebook page.

Talking more about the cameras, the Oppo F3s sports a 16MP camera at the back and a set of 16MP and 8MP cameras with a f/1.7 aperture on the front. One of the selfie cameras has a 120-degree wide angle lens. Now the dual front camera is sure to be the key selling point for the device but there is still more to look forward to.

The Oppo F2 Plus also includes VOOC fast charging (4A/5V charger) and an upgraded touch access which will be a fast, accurate and responsive fingerprint reader.

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The Oppo F3 Plus has a 6″ 1080p IPS screen, a powerful Snapdragon 653 SoC, 4GB of RAM and 64GB of internal storage with microSD support. Android Marshmallow 6.0.1 takes care of the OS, which is pretty outdated, but will Oppo roll out Nougat update in the future? I am not quite sure. The device weighs about 167gms and will be just 6.9mm thick. Gorilla Glass 5 helps keep the device protected. It comes with a 4000mAh battery. Precise dimensions of the phone are revealed to be 163.63 x 80.8 x 7.35mm.

Talking about aesthetics, this device will be available in Black, Gold, and Rose Gold. The battery will be non-removable and the fingerprint will be front-mounted. If you don’t want a big screen phone, Oppo will also be launching a smaller Oppo F3 as well. These phones will be revealed on March 23.

Read our article on 5 Reasons Not To Buy Oppo F1s

Deals: Colors P32, P50, and P85 Gets a Price Drop

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Deals: Colors P32, P50, and P85 Gets a Price Drop

Nepalese smartphone brand Colors has dropped the price on their Pride Series of smartphones. It hasn’t been while since they did the same with its Elite Series. Pride Series is focused on the first time Smartphone users who are coming from Bar phones or other non-smart devices. It can also be a great phone to use as a secondary device if you’re not into Bar phones. Colors Pride P32, P50 and the latest P85 are among the Pride Series to get the price drop.

Colors Pride P32:

Colors Pride P32 is the most affordable phone among the bunch. For Rs.5,495 (Previously Rs.7,000), the phone comes with 4.5-inch(854×480) display, 1GB RAM, MT6580M 1.3Ghz Quad-Core Processor, 8GB onboard storage which can be expandable up to 32GB, Android 6.0 Marshmallow and is backed up by 2200mAh battery which should be enough for a day of usage considering the specs. It is a dual SIM phone(3G+2G). Optics wise it comes with 5MP Rear shooter along with a VGA front shooter.

Colors Pride P50:

Colors P50 is pretty much similar to the Pride P32 in terms of specs. It comes with a 5inch (854×480) display, 1GB RAM, MT6580M 1.3Ghz Quad-Core Processor, 8GB onboard storage which can be expandable up to 32GB, it is also running on Android 6.0 Marshmallow and comes with Colors Lite for data saving. Optics wise it comes with 5MP Rear Camera and 2MP Front Facing Camera.It is a dual SIM phone(3G+2G). Pride P50 is backed up by 2200mAh battery. Colors P50 is priced at Rs.6,695 (Previously Rs.7,495)

Colors Pride P85:

Colors Pride P85 is one of the most affordable phone that comes with a fingerprint sensor in Nepal. The phone looks pretty good design-wise, with the iPhone like aesthetics. P85 comes with a 5inch 720p display, MT6580 1.3Ghz Quad-Core processor, 1GB RAM, 16GB Storage which can be expanded up to 32GB. Optics wise, it comes with an 8MP Rear camera with Triple LED Flash which is gonna give pretty decent images during low light and up front comes with 5MP Camera. It is also running on Android 6.0 Marshmallow and is backed by 2,500mAh battery. The best part about the phone is definitely the fingerprint sensor which can do more than just unlocking the phone.

Uses of Colors P85 Fingerprint Sensor:

Quick Launch: Press the home button to launch the apps quickly
Quick Dial: Press the home button to quickly call even the phone is locked or the screen is off.
App Lock: Lock apps in order to protect privacy. Use your fingers to unlock these apps.
Message Encryption: Press the home button to unlock your encrypted message.

The phone is priced at Rs.9,995 (Previously Rs.11,495).

5 Reasons NOT to Buy Oppo F1s

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When it comes to buying a phone, it is always the hardest to choose the right one. What happens with many of us is we buy first and think later. Usually, we buy a phone after seeing its advertisements on daily newspapers and ask the salesperson about the phone. He or she’s the salesperson, they are there to sell so just avoid them. That’s the reason, we end up regretting and asking ourselves “Why did I even buy this phone?”. There are different ways of finding a right phone and the safest way is to first filter out the wrong ones. So, if you have a budget of around 30K and thinking about buying your next phone, here’s why you should buy any other phones but not the Oppo F1s.

5 Reasons NOT to buy Oppo F1s at Rs. 32,000

Though recently the Oppo F1s (4GB/64GB) is available at the same price the 3GB/32GB variant was available few months back, it still doesn’t make the device worth buying. Here are the 5 reasons you should not buy Oppo F1s in Nepal:

1. Lesser Display Resolution

Oppo F1s is a 5.5inch screen phone that comes with only 720p(HD) display giving the 267ppi which is not so impressive for a device in this price range. It’s the only device with HD screen in this price range. Yes, the display is pretty vibrant and everything but 30 thousand for just an HD screen phone? Well, that doesn’t just sound right.

2. Outdated OS

We have been hearing a lot about Oppo F1s getting an update but it never did and we think, it never will. So, Oppo F1s boots on pretty outdated Android 5.1 Lollipop. So buying this phone you’ll be missing quite some tricks like “doze” mode and “Google Now on Tap”. If latest android is what you want on your phone, then you should check Android One GM 5plus that runs on pure Android Nougat and comes at just 25,000.

3. Not so powerful Chipset

A Phone is all about performance and performance is defined by the processor used in it. So, can you expect powerful performance from a chipset like MediaTek MT6750 that falls short when compared to processors like Qualcomm Snapdragon 810 and Qualcomm SnapDragon 652 that power OnePlus 2 and Coolpad Cool 1 Dual.

4. Really a Camera Phone?

The cameras look pretty good in numbers and on paper but when used they are not so exceptional. The 16megapixel selfie unit on the front doesn’t have an autofocus but a fixed focus. If you’re giving a phone the title “Selfie Expert” but don’t use a unit with autofocus then that will just not gonna work out. Coming to the rear camera, it’s a 13MP unit with no OIS that doesn’t even shoot a 4K video. So for a phone to be true Camera Phone we want it to offer something more, something extra and Oppo F1s failed to impress us here too.

5. Lesser Value for Money

Now, when choosing the best phone what we do is compare and comparing Oppo F1s with phones in similar price range, the phone is found offering less and asking more. Oppo F1s doesn’t have a gyro sensor and dual band WiFi module. Even just on doing Specs-to-Specs comparison the phone is far away from good value for money. The phone with lower display resolution, lesser powerful chipset and outdated OS with not so innovative UI is simply a “lesser value for your money”.

Disclaimer:

We made this decision after using the phone for 15days. And, it is truly our personal opinion. You may anytime agree to disagree. But, the facts are always there to stay.