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by Stephen Schenck | May 10, 2013 4:24 PMRead OnFor many of us, the front-facing cameras on our smartphones are somewhat of an afterthought. Sure, we like that they're there for that rare occasion when someone wants to video chat or we need to snap a new profile picture, but other than making sure that smartphones we're shopping for include the feature, we rarely get too concerned about specs. After all, the megapixel count for your phone's main camera is going to make a larger impact on use than just how high-res the front-facer is. Nevertheless, today we're hearing about a bunch of Androids that may offer eight-megapixel front-facing ...
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by Stephen Schenck | April 26, 2013 11:31 AMRead OnThinnest smartphone is one of those records like fastest production car, where we're more interested in it from an academic sense then necessarily making the winning model a part of our lives. Just as we don't really need a car that can go 270MPH (especially if that gas-guzzling 16-cylinder engine means we're only getting 10MPG), the thinnest phone may not be the most comfortable to use, nor the most rugged design. Still, it's interesting to keep track of progress. Recently, we heard that a new Oppo phone, its model R809T, might take the thinnest spot away from the 6.45-millimeter Alcatel ...
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by Stephen Schenck | April 10, 2013 1:31 PMRead OnSmartphone manufacturers have found plenty of ways to scratch our itch for sleek, thin smartphones; just look at models like the HTC One, which uses an arched back to keep the handset feeling thin along its edges, while being bulky enough where it counts to keep the phone feeling rigid and provide enough space for all its internal components. Still, for as useful as these sorts of "cheats" can be, there's still something alluring about a phone that's just straight-up thin. Lately, manufacturers vying for the title of thinnest around have been clashing in the six-to-seven millimeter space. ...
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by Stephen Schenck | December 5, 2012 1:18 PMRead OnA couple months back, we heard of the Oppo Find 5, and the rumored specs attached to the Android made it out to be quite the high-end handset. At the time, we weren't quite sure the phone was even real, but now it looks like the Find 5 could not only be confirmed, but on its way to the US. At oppousa.com you'll find a detailed spec sheet for the Find 5, along with the note that it will be available in the US off-contract and unlocked for just about $500, and will be compatible with T-Mobile, AT&T, and Simple Mobile. While this still lists the same kind of high-end specs we heard about ...
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by Stephen Schenck | October 18, 2012 6:53 PM
Read OnThis past summer, fans of ultra-thin smartphones were teased by the launch of the Oppo Finder, a 4.3-inch dual-core Android that measured a mere 6.65 millimeters thick. The latest Oppo model to catch our attention isn't quite so fantastically thin, but the 6.9 millimeter thick Oppo Find 5 more than makes up for that with its impressive hardware specs. Today, some new photos arrive showing-off the Find 5 in the flesh. Like the just-announced HTC J Butterfly, the Oppo Find 5 features a new five-inch full-HD 1080p display. It also shares the same choice for an SoC to drive all those pixels, ...
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by Stephen Schenck | July 24, 2012 12:03 PMRead OnWhen we're talking about the thinnest smartphones around, the conversation's usually very focused on Android devices. That's arguably due to the sheer number of Android models being produced, giving manufacturers the most opportunities to shave a couple more fractions of a millimeter off their old designs. As a result, we've seen the creation of some fantastically thin hardware, such that we're getting to the point (or have already passed it, depending on your opinion) where anything much more petite is just going to be uncomfortably thin, or make too many sacrifices with battery life or ...
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by Anton D. Nagy | June 19, 2012 4:03 AMRead OnWe've heard about the Oppo Finder and how it dethroned the Huawei Ascend P1 S in terms of thickness at the end of last month and now the 6.65mm thin smartphone is available for pre-order at a rather attractive price. If you're in the market for the thinnest, the Oppo Finder is your best bet at the moment, until someone else shaves off a couple of microns. This begs the question, again and again, of when is a smartphone too thin? Following the source link below you can secure a unit for ¥2498 which translates to $393. For the money you get -- once it starts shipping at the beginning of ...
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