Oppo’s N1 smartphone is one of the hot favorites since we had a rumor of its release. Rumors included the N-Lens camera add-ons, which apparently offer a choice of zooms up to 15x.

With the recent leak we can flesh out another key specification. The Chinese Android handset will run on Qualcomm Snapdragon 800 processor, which should be sufficient and would have the unusual dual touch inputs(screen & back) as reported before. The Snapdragon processor (MSM8274) was shown on a photo of the N1’s internals that was leaked on [...]

What if manufacturers would come up with a control scheme that would allow users to easily and single-handedly control smartphones with 5+ inches screens? That would be perfect, right? We know that Samsung has been working on implementing such a control scheme through some software tweaks, LG was bold enough to move the power and volume rockers on the back of its upcoming flagship, and now it looks like Oppo will take it one step further.

The Oppo N1 rear touch panel is teased in a new ad promoting the camera-oriented smartphone. The teaser shows a photo of the bare back of a woman. [...]