OPPO Mobile Telecommunications Corp., Ltd is opening up shop in the Philippines. This was shared by the local/regional team yesterday over coffee.
OPPO is a global brand that’s popular in the US for their Bluray players but they have significant mobile presence in Mexico, Thailand, Malaysia, Russia and a few other countries.
Their R&D is based in the US while production is based back in their headquarters in Dongguan, China. Thei major product lines include MP3 players, portable Media players, LCD-TVs, eBooks, DVD/Blu-ray Disc players and mobile phones. For the Philippines, it will be just smartphones only.
--UPDATE--April 11,2014
They are arrived
Oppo Philippines has finally introduced itself to the Filipino media and retailers at the grand launch of their products earlier this evening. The company launched its latest flagship smartphones the Oppo Find 7 and Find 7a.
Oppo Find 7a specs:
2.3 GHz quad core Qualcomm Snapdragon 801 processor
Adreno 330 graphics
2GB RAM
16GB internal memory expandable up to 128GB
5.5-inch Full HD IPS LCD display (1920 x1080 pixels)
Corning Gorilla Glass 3
Oppo MaxxAudio sound enhancement
13 megapixel rear facing camera with autofocus and dual LED flash
5 megapixel front facing camera
LTE, WiFi, WiFi Direct, DLNA, WiFi hotspot, NFC, USB OTG (on-the-go)
GPS, A-GPS
2,800 mAh battery
Android 4.3 Jellybean with ColorOS UI
SRP: P22,990
Oppo Find 7a will be available on Oppo retailers
Oppo has other phones to offer. Check out the prices here.
Oppo N1 – P26,990
Oppo R1 – p19,990
Oppo Find 5 Mini – P13,990
Oppo Neo – P7,990