It’s a new day, so there must be some sort of new Android phone on the way. Today’s unveiling is the Oppo Neo 7, an entry-level smartphone with good looks. What sets this one apart from other entry-level phones is the design. It’s not going to wow you with heavy-duty aluminum, but the Neo 7 has an exterior designed from individual cut-glass sections, which makes it reflective in a unique way. Related: No crazy rotating camera on Oppo’s new R7S, it’s all about size, weight, and performance Oppo says it used a special concentric circular arc cutting on the frame, which is a fancy way of saying it’s rounded. The phone is only 7.5mm thick, and you have your choice of either Ivory White with a gold frame or Midnight Blue with a silver frame. As for the specs, the Neo 7 features a 5-inch display with a very low qHD resolution of only 960 x 540 pixels. It’s powered by a quad-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 410 processor and 1GB of RAM, along with a mere 16GB of internal storage. If 16GB isn’t enough, you can add more with a MicroSD card. The rear camera comes in at 8-megapixels with LED flash and support for HDR, while the front-facing shooter gets 5-megapixels. The front camera lens lacks LED flash, but the display can be used for the same purpose. The overall camera experience also gets enhanced with Oppo’s-Beautify 3.0 camera filters. Another cool feature is UltraHD, which shoots six photos consecutively and combines the best parts of each photo to make a 24-megapixel ultra high definition image. Related: 10 great smartphones you can buy for $400 or less The Neo 7 runs Oppo’s own-Color OS 2.1, which is based on Android 5.1 Lollipop.-Rounding out the specs is Bluetooth 4.0, Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, LTE connectivity, dual-SIM support, and a 2,420mAh battery (unremovable). Unfortunately, Oppo didn’t reveal any pricing just yet, but it should come in below $200. Oppo will offer the Neo 7 in the United States, India, and other international markets. The initial launch will be on October 28 in India.



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