OPPO Mobile, a Chinese based electronic company partners up with Cyanogen Inc. to release a mobile device. This is the first mobile phone to be released with the CyanogenMod OS.
OPPO is an hardware manufacturer based in Dongguan, Guangdong, China. Its major product lines include MP3 players, LCD-TVs, DVD/Blu-ray Disc players and mobile phones. Having released many Android phones in the past years, OPPO knows what it’s like to manufacture mobiles running on an Open Source platform. This has helped it embrace the community nature of the CyanogenMod platform. It aims to provide user-choice in it’s mobile devices and is committed to fusing technology and affection.
Tony Chen, CEO of OPPO says,
OPPO is a mobile brand with an open attitude, and today I’m happy to announce that the OPPO N1 will launch with both Color and CyanogenMod. Providing users with more choice is a goal that both OPPO and Cyanogen share.
The OPPO N1 ushers in a whole new set of features uncommon in most phones. This includes a 13MP rotating camera capable of rotating upto 206°. So your front facing shots come out just as good as your regular facing shots! It also features a rear touch panel which they refer to as O-Touch. With O-Touch you can scroll, tap, or snap photos – all without your fingers blocking the display. It comes with a 1080p display (317 ppi), 1.7GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon 600 processor, 3,610mAh battery and 2GB RAM. Users can choose between a 16GB and a 32B version. The phone is scheduled to be released in December.