World's 1st mobile with a 13mp rotational cam.

China's oppo mobile unveils its first N-Lens series device in
Beijing. The oppo N1.
We're looking at a 1.7GHz quad-
core Snapdragon 600 phone with a 5.9-inch
1080p display, an "O-Touch" backside touch
panel (for scrolling and taking photos) and
a generous 3,610mAh battery, but the focus
is obviously on the camera. Not only do you
get a 13-megapixel imager with an f/2.0, 6-
element lens plus dual LED, but it's also
rotatable over 206 degrees! While THL's
W11 beat the N1 to being the first phone
with both a front and back 13-megapixel
cameras, it's not as versatile as the latter's
implementation, and it's ultimately all
about the image quality.
In case you're wondering, Oppo said the
N1's swivel camera has passed a 100,000-
time rotation test, which works out to be
seven years of usage if you rotate it 40
times a day. This is quite reassuring, given
that you can also activate the camera --
which takes just 0.6 seconds -- with a
rotation of over 120 degrees. Oppo also
boasted that its camera's been tested in
over 100 scenarios, which is apparently the
highest in the industry. Other features
include long exposure of up to 8 seconds,
an updated version of Oppo's beautification
algorithm, and support for video
beautification in China's popular IM app,
QQ.

On the software side, the phone will come
with Oppo's new ColorOS, which is the
result of a 10-month development involving
243 developers, 20,000 testers and 43 new
patents. Some of the coolest features
include live weather themes that interact
with the icons (such as snow settling on top
of them, or lightning bolt reflecting on
them), as well as a drop-down board for
drawing patterns to trigger specific apps
(the default actions also work when the
screen is off, as with the Vivo X3 ), plus a
notification of your call recipient's weather
for a more personal touch.
In addition to ColorOS, Oppo's also bringing
CyanogenMod on board, making the N1 the
first collaboration product since the
formation of Cyanogen Inc. (its founder and
CTO Steve Kondik was at the event). This
ROM will be available later for the N1, but
there'll also be a limited edition of the
device that will come with CyanogenMod
pre-installed -- the first such product in the
world.