OPPO at MWC 2019: 5G zoom and lossless 10x for smartphones

Oppo he held today "Get Closer" his first Innovation event in Barcelona, ​​near the beginning of the World Mobile Congress. A good opportunity to take stock of the investments made by the Chinese manufacturer to share innovator in the field of communication mobile. Two of all: those on technologies related to 5G and photography.

In case it was ad the first Oppo 5G Smartphone and we came back to take stock of the 10x lossless zoom, already protagonist of the Future Technology Communication Conference 2019 early January. The vice president of Oppo, Anyi Jiang, commented:

We are proud today to present our first event on innovation to the media and their partners. Innovation is our top priority and recently we have created various technological innovations to bring the future to consumers. We intend to continue to focus on this commitment and to bring new technological advances to the market to our users, particularly with regards to 5G and photography.

For OPPO, innovation will also be a priority during the year. 2019: i investments in research and development reach $ 1.5 billion during the year and will focus on the 5G, artificial intelligence, augmented reality and, more generally, new technologies applicable in the field of mobile telephony.

OPPO has briefly shown on the stage his first 5G smartphone and announced theOPPO 5G Landing Project, agreement between Chinese company and four major telephone operators – Swisscom, Telstra, Optus and SingTel – promote the implementation of 5G products and services. Qualcomm will be an active part of the project that will lead to first 5G smartphone made by OPPO and equipped with Snapdragon 855 and X50 modems.

The president of Qualcomm, Cristiano Amon, commented:

With this initiative, OPPO has proposed and commits to fully implement the skills of operating partners such as Swisscom, Telstra, Optus and more intensive collaboration with potential partners such as Singtel, to promote the implementation of products and 5G services, so that consumers can try new levels of performance and efficiency to improve new usages and connect new sectors. Given its leadership in the 4G era, OPPO is well placed to play a leading role in the transition to 5G. We see huge opportunities to drive innovation in the 5G era, and Qualcomm Technologies looks forward to working closely with OPPO to realize the true potential of 5G and support the launch of their first 5G smartphone based on our Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 Mobile Platform with 5G X50 modem, integrated RF transceiver and RF front-end solutions.

The marketing of a 5G smartphone – no specific timetable has been provided – will represent the point of arrival of a project launched by OPPO in 2015, in which the company made significant investments in terms of research and development to create a terminal. specific desirable, without compromising functionality to account for the benefits of 5G – think for example of the need to integrate a new-generation antenna system or provide large batteries to provide the power needed for the 5G module, without harm aesthetics and ergonomics.

OPPO took the opportunity to demonstrate concretely during the event, some practical applications of 5G – holographic calls to augmented reality purchases. In addition, at the Mobile World Congress, OPPO will be present on the Qualcomm booth to highlight the potential of the 5G cloud game on smartphones with a demonstration of Soul Calibur 6.

OPPO also introduces technology to the Western market 10x lossless zoom for smartphone cameras, after discussing them at Conference on Future Technology Communication held in China last January. A good opportunity to remember how it works. This is explained by a module composed of three cameras:

• One with optics wide-angle lens (120 degree viewing angle): IMX319 sensor 8 megapixels 1/3 ", f / 2.2 aperture, zoom 1 ~ 1.5x
• a main with IMX586 sensor 48 megapixels 1/2 ", f / 1.8 aperture, 1.5 ~ 8.9x zoom, optical stabilization
• One with optics Paintings: 3M5 sensor 13 megapixels 1 / 3.4 ", f / 3.0 aperture, equivalent focal length of about 159 mm, optical stabilization

By working simultaneously, the three cameras make it possible to reach a maximum magnification of 10x and, as the term lossless suggests, without significant loss of quality, according to the manufacturer. So, a global pbadage 16 mm equivalent wide angle to about 160 mm super zoom.

For the realization of the module, it was necessary to provide a particular positioning for the telephoto which provides for a periscopic structure with the above anti-vibration implemented on the prism (see image above) – a solution that achieves superior focal length without compromising smartphone design. Measures have also been put in place to ensure the quality of video, who can benefit from the Stabilization of EIA (Electronic Image Stabilization).

This system will debut with the next Oppo devices from Q2 2019, probably in the month of may.