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Oppo F1 Plus, Launched early April, has a beautiful design that you will fall in love with at first sight. And when it comes to specs, the phone offer premium selfie camera and….

Oppo F1 Plus: stunning selfie smartphone

Oppo F1 Plus is the official brand name of Oppo R9, leaked earlier in March 2016. The phone has made its global release recently and will soon come to our markets in India and the Philippines. This latest Oppo mobile is a camera and selfie-centric smartphone with a strong focus for both the back and front cameras. Strange as it may sound, but Oppo F1 Plus actually features 16MP shooter on the front, while the lens on the back is only 13MP.

As a selfie-focused smartphone, Oppo F1 Plus has a f/2.0 aperture lens on its front camera. This enables 4 times more the light captured and creates much better selfies in low light conditions. The camera even comes with Beautify 4.0 package that offers various options to enhance your selfie in just a click. Although there is no flash on the front (which can be a slight minus point for Oppo F1 Plus), the screen does illuminate to brighten background when touched.

Other Oppo F1 Plus specs include: 5.5 inch FHD display, a slim body (only 6.6 mm) with premium metal rears, 4GB RAM backed by Helio P10 chip set. Oppo F1 Plus is pre installed with Android 5.1 OS, Color OS 3.0, dual SIM and 4G LTE capable. The mobile comes with 64GB internal storage and you can expand up to 128GB via a microSD card. There is a 2850 mAH battery to power the whole machine.

Oppo F1 Plus: launch, price and availability

Oppo F1 Plus was officially launched globally last week, and said to go on sale in India around April 15, 2016. This selfie master will be priced at Rs 26,990, which is equivalent to around RM 1,600 in Malaysia.

Huawei P9 launch is getting closer and closer. And everything is becoming more exciting now due to new information about the flagship’s camera. Check out what makes it so special!

Huawei P9 camera to be developed by Leica

If you love taking pictures, Leica camera may not be something strange to you. It is considered as one of the world’s high-quality camera brand and you know what, the upcoming flagship Huawei P9 will sport Leica components, confirmed by Huawei. Well, this seems to be an awesome result of the partnership between Huawei and the premium German camera company Leica, which was announced once before.

“We are going to launch our P9 flagship phone very soon and this is a product that we worked with Leica to produce,” said Huawei deputy chairman Guo Ping. That is such a strong confirmation, making us more excited to see the P9 and the photos captured by this handset. Besides, the main shooter setup will surely own f/2.2 aperture and 27 mm focal length in addition to the expected pair of 12MP snappers on back.

So, from now on, we guess the Huawei P9’s dual rear camera will become more and more famous although there still has been no word made for what input Leica has given to support the Chinese manufacturer. Hopefully it’s gonna be a new great camera technology promising to produce cool pictures.

Huawei P9 price and availability

Let us recap a bit on Huawei P9 release date and price for you. Huawei P9 launch is anticipated to happen at an event on April 6, 2016 along with its other variants: Huawei P9 Lite and P9 Max. Additionally, some sources also suggest that the Huawei P9 will cost about $500. Can’t wait to have a P9 in our hands. How about you?

This year, the smartphone trend seems to be the camera-centric one. Here are 9 best products with gorgeous cams you need to know!

1. Motorola Moto X Play

If you remember, Moto Xplay once appeared in “Top 7 smartphones with high-quality displays available for March” thanks to its 5.5-inch IPS LCD Full HD screen (403 ppi) able to bringing users excellent colors and touch performance. Now, its is here to be one of “the best camera smartphones to buy in the H1 of 2016.”

Specifically, the main snapper is capable of 21 megapixels with f/2.0, PDAF plus dual LED flash. Other Motorola Moto X Play specs contain a Snapdragon 615 processor, 2GB of RAM, 32GB of ROM (expandable up to 128GB), a 5MP selfie shooter, a 3,630mAh batt, and Android 6.0 Marshmallow OS.

Sony Xperia Z5 camera has been known as the best among all smartphones. However, things just changed now, since Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge was officially launched.

Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge camera: the new winner

DxOMark, the same Benchmark that did multiple test and ranked Sony Xperia Z5 camera as best in the world, has now given Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge that title. Although Samsung sensor for their camera is definitely famous for its high quality and awesome color display, the company is still working on and raising the bar higher with their latest flagship. It appears to be surprising for many of us when Samsung downgraded the camera resolution from 16MP to “only” 12MP yet won the best camera tittle.

Despite the downsized resolution, Galaxy S7 Edge camera gets a brighter f/1.7 lens, larger pixels and faster focus. These appealing features are all thanks to the company’s new Dual-Pixel sensor. This explained why DxOMark, the famous camera benchmark, after thorough tests, has just announce Galaxy S7 Edge as the new “smartphone champion”. The device scored an overall result of 88 points, which is 1 point higher than the previous record-keeper Xperia Z5 by Sony.

The Benchmark gave out very detailed and careful testing result on each and every feature of the camera, from exposure to autofocus, from contrast to stabilization, both on photo and video mode.  DxOMark even emphazied that, the Galaxy S7 edge offers excellent image quality for both indoor and outdoor shots. Isn’t this a great piece of news for any photo-geek ?

Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge camera: best among all smartphone

With the test result from DxOMark, Samsung Galaxy S7 Edge camera has officially became the new winner among all smartphone in the market nowadays. The beast, with only 12MP rear camera, has proven that resolution is important, yet not the only that matters. In order to have the best image quality, it is the camera sensor that makes the difference.

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Smartphones with 16MP rear cameras will bring you great shots. So, do we have such handsets to consider? The answer is yes and you’d better check out the following list now!

1 + 2. Xiaomi Redmi Note 3 Pro and Mi5

First of all, we have 2 excellent candidates from Xiaomi: the awesome budget Redmi Note 3 Pro and the premium flagship Mi5. In terms of Xiaomi Redmi Note 3 Pro specs, it boasts a 5.5-inch Full HD display, a huge 4,050mAh cell, a Snapdragon 650 processor, a fingerprint scanner, 4G+ network, Voice over LTE (VoLTE), 2/3GB of RAM and 16/32GB of ROM. About camera, you have a 16MP rear shooter with 0.1s ultra-fast PDAF and a standard 5MP front-facing one to take photos.

Next, it is the Xiaomi Mi5, which was released some days ago. Spec-wise, the handset features a 5.15-inch Full HD screen, MIUI 7 based on Android 6.0 Marshmallow OS, and a fingerprint scanner as well. Furthermore, you’ve got 3 choices over chip, RAM and ROM capacity: SD820 1.8GHz/3GB/32GB (glass), SD820 2.15GHz/3GB/64GB (glass) and SD820 2.15GHz/4GB/128GB (ceramic).

Samsung Galaxy S7 and S7 Edge were launched earlier and immediately win the hearts of users around the world. Here are 4 features that make them best 2016 flagships

1. Beautiful and handy design

Samsung Galaxy S7 duo makes sure to continue the finest beauty of Galaxy S5 series, with the combination of all metal frame together with premium protection glass. The smartphones nail it to offer what users need: a premium design, a handy body, easy to grab in hand and easier to use and perform. From the previous generation of product, Samsung had spent great amount of time in researching and enhancing the curved display for there latest smartphones, giving them the firm and high-quality body.

Well, 2K display, 4GB RAM and 16MP camera (or above) are such fantastic features for smartphones, rite?! So, here are some handsets coming with those excellent specifications! Check them out now!

1. Samsung Galaxy Note 5

We all know that Samsung is going to hold their Unpacked event on August 13, 2015. Just a few days ahead, then we can see the Samsung Galaxy Note 5 and S6 edge Plus, which have been rumored for a long time. Basically, it will have a 5.7″ 2K screen, 4GB RAM, and Exynos 7420 SoC, chip. Of course there are more interesting and high-end Samsung Galaxy Note 5 specs if you check out the following table.

Device	Samsung Galaxy Note 5
Display	5.67-inch 2K (~515 ppi), Super AMOLED
Thickness	7.6 mm
Weight	171 g
Camera	REAR: 16 MP, OIS, autofocus, LED flashFRONT: 5 MP
Processor	Exynos 7420
RAM	4 GB
Storage	32/64 GB (non-expandable)
OS	Android 5.1.1 Lollipop
Battery	Non-removable Li-Po 3000 mAh battery
Connectivity	Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot
SIM	Nano-SIM
Color	Black Sapphire, Gold Platinum, Silver Titan, White Pearl

Camera-centric smartphones are becoming a new trend this year. People would care more about a handset’s photography ability even than its chip or RAM. So, if you feel the same, check out the following ones equipped with up to 21MP snappers!

1. Sony Xperia X Performance

Sony Xperia X Performance was one of the three new models Sony introduced at MWC 2016 not long ago. In terms of Sony Xperia X specs, there are a 5.0-inch Full HD IPS LCD display, a Snapdragon 820 chipset paired with Adreno 530 GPU, 3GB of RAM, and 32GB of ROM (expandable up to 200GB). Besides, the whole machine is run by a 2,700mAh battery, Android 6.0.1 Marshmallow, and a super cool 23MP rear/13MP front cam combo to help you take photos. This is like a great combination of Sony Xperia Z5 and Sony Xperia M5, don’t you think?

This is predicted to be the main trend this year: more demands for smartphones equipped with excellent cameras and displays than RAM capacity and chips. How about you?

4GB RAM is not necessary anymore and camera will be the star?

According to many analysts, 2016 will be the time for upper mid-range handsets ranging from $250 to $400 and of course they have to pack powerful hardware. As technology is developing a lot, no doubt smartphones will be built with more advanced features. Say, we’ve already had 2K resolution, 4GB RAM, 128GB ROM, fingerprint scanners, etc. which are becoming much popular nowadays. Though, we wonder what kind of specification is the most important and here is your answer.

Things seem to be changing from producing strong machines with huge RAM and great processors to make sure they run absolutely smoothly into ones that have decent strength, but their cameras and displays must be awesome. These days, when consumers go to a store to buy a new phone, they usually ask if the recommended one is good at taking pictures and selfies, if the display looks beautiful and bright, etc. Well, it is pretty easy to understand since most people would love to keep their memories by pictures and they also want them to appear gorgeous on the screen. Us, too!

That is perhaps also the reason why recently we’ve been witnessing the improvement of smartphones’ cams and screens in general. You can easily catch a budget device offering Full HD and a standard combo of 13MP rear and 5MP front shooter which is totally good enough for you to capture things. For higher-end machines, 8MP selfie snapper is common and the main one can reach 16MP, 20MP, or up to 21MP. Besides, AMOLED is also loved a lot as it gives bright, colorful images. Therefore, affordable Samsung Galaxy J and A series are attracting lotsa buyers.

Camera and display: Many things to look forward to in 2016

Well, if last year was a year for powerful mobile devices with large RAM and strong chips, this year will change a bit. Camera and display are stars. Let’s see what manufacturers will bring us! Now, it’s your turn to express your feelings and opinions! Share with us by commenting in the following box.

The following 6 smartphones come with at least 20MP rear cameras. You will no longer worry much about quality of the pictures you took. Check them out now!

1. Moto X Force: 21MP

This Moto phone has received much love from consumers thanks to its powerful specifications. Specifically, Moto X Force specs include a 5.4-inch Quad HD AMOLED screen, Android 5.1.1 Lollipop OS (which is planned to be upgraded to Android 6.0 Marshmallow), a Snapdragon 810 chip, 32/64GB of ROM (expandable up to 200GB), and 3GB of RAM. Besides, you will find a 3,760mAh battery and a combo of 5MP front-facing and 21MP rear camera on board to help power the whole machine.

Lenovo Vibe X3 has been considered as one of the best flagships of the company so far. But how good is its camera to be exactly? Check out the following test to get the result!

Lenovo Vibe X3 camera testing: 21MP Sony camera to rock the world!

Before getting into a detailed camera test, let’s check again what Lenovo Vibe X3’s got. This handset sport many high-end features though Lenovo Vibe X3 price is not very expensive. Specifically, Lenovo Vibe X3 specs contain a IPS 5.5-inch Full HD screen with good displaying ability, a Snapdragon 808 chip, 32/64GB of internal storage (expandable up to 128GB), 3GB of RAM, and a decent 3,500mAh equipped with fast charging tech QC 2.0 to fuel the machine.

Besides, the X3 packs some other useful specifications  like a one-touch fingerprint scanner, a high-end Sabre 9018C2M DAC (found in the LG V10), and stereo speakers. Of course, we cannot forget its camera combo, which is also our main star today. It includes a 21MP rear shooter with f/2.0, Sony IMX230 sensor, capability of recording 4K videos, PDAF plus dual LED flash. If digging a little deeper, you’ll notice this device boasts a lot of interesting modes for taking photos such as Smart Mode, Pro, Panorama, Art Nightscape, Artistic HDR, Blur BackgroundBackground, Panorama selfie, Fast-motion, and Slow-motion.

Moreover, the X3’s selfie snapper is a strong rival to many other flagships’ due to being capable of up to 8 megapixels. Though it was not tested, we’re pretty sure Lenovo Vibe X3 won’t let you down. In general, the phone carries an excellent cam set, especially the primary one, to produce gorgeous pictures for users. You can check the above pics to see for yourself!

Lenovo Vibe X3 price and availability

According to the company, Lenovo Vibe X3 is priced at 2,499 Yuan or $390 approximately for the 32GB version, and 2,999 Yuan or $470 approximately for the 64GB ver. Well, fairly speaking, the cost is not super affordable, yet we think it is reasonable for what Lenovo Vibe X3 can offer us. How about you? Share with us your opinions!

If you are looking for a smartphone equipped with a 13MP rear camera but just priced under RM700. Here are they! Moreover, their designs and other specifications will satisfy you…

1. Lenovo A7000 Plus

Lenovo A7000 Plus specs contain a 5.5-inch Full HD display, a 1.7GHz octa-core MediaTek MT6752 processor, a dual SIM, 2GB RAM and 16GB ROM (expandable up to 32GB). It is run by a 3,000mAh non-removable battery and Android 5.0 Lollipop OS, so you do not have to worry about anything when playing Asphalt 8, Modern Combat 5, etc. And your gaming experience will be even greater thanks to the support of Dolby Atmos sound tech built in the phone. As for the camera, there are a 13MP f/2.0 primary and a 5MP front-facing f/2.2 snapper on board to assist in taking pictures.