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Oppo N3 review: A motorised auto-rotating camera flagship with VOOC and a metal frame.

SpecEagle Editorial·Oct 2014·$650
Overall
50/100
Class rank
#61 of 92
Tier
Flagship
Buy?
Look elsewhere
The verdict, up front

The motorised swivel-cam flagship.

Oppo N3 upgraded the swivel-camera idea with a motorised module you could rotate by gesture or fingerprint swipe, wrapped in a metal frame with Schneider optics and VOOC charging. Inventive and well-built, if mechanically risky and niche.

01Display

64/100

64/100 is one of the weaker display results among flagship phones of 2014 — 8 points under the average. Check the rows below before buying for this.

TypeIPS LCD, 60 Hz
Size5.5 inches
Resolution1,920 × 1,080 px (FHD)

02Camera

62/100

62/100 — right at the average for flagship phones of 2014.

Main16 MP, f/2.2, motorised auto-rotating (Schneider optics)
SelfieUses rotating main

03Performance

60/100

60/100 — right at the average for flagship phones of 2014.

ChipsetSnapdragon 801 (28 nm)
RAM2 GB
Storage32 GB · microSD

04Battery

64/100

64/100 — right at the average for flagship phones of 2014.

Capacity3,000 mAh
Wired20 W VOOC

05Build

70/100

70/100 — right at the average for flagship phones of 2014.

06Value

56/100

56/100 puts it above the 53-point average for flagship phones of 2014.

What works
  • Motorised auto-rotating camera with a fingerprint trigger.
  • Schneider-Kreuznach optics.
  • VOOC fast charging.
  • Metal frame + microSD.
What doesn't
  • Motorised hinge added bulk and a failure point.
  • Mono speaker.
  • Color OS rough.
  • Only 2 GB RAM.
Cross-shop it against
Nexus 5 (LG)
$349 · score 84/100

How this review is built: every section score, spec row and comparison on this page comes from SpecEagle's tracked catalogue — scores weight measured specs against the 92-phone cohort of flagship devices released around the same time. We don't publish invented lab anecdotes. Spot an error? .