The Mini variant of the Oppo N1 offers the same innovative features of its big brother in a smaller package. Presenting to you a visual tour of the smartphone's capabilities.

1. Oppo N1
Mini
Review in pictures

2. Honey, I shrunk the N1
•An exact downsized unibody replica of its bigger sibling, the N1
•Even gets a portion on the top housing a swivel camera
•The bottom is choc-a-bloc with a micro-USB port, 3.5mm audio socket and a speaker grille
•The volume rocker is on the right, while the power key is on the left spine

3. Not as ‘mini’ as you’d expect
•It’s mini only when compared to its phablet- sized brother
•Features a 5-inch display, which is sported by many flagships these days
•Handling is good with a curved rear and matte texture on the rear
•Can be used by a single hand, but only for a few tasks

4. Its 5-inch display is your window to the world
•The 5-inch display bears a resolution of 1,280 x 720 pixels
•Produces sharp, vibrant text and images
•However, it’s quite reflective… making it difficult to view the screen outdoors
•Glove mode can be enabled, allowing you to use the device even while wearing gloves

5. A decent snapper…
•Equipped with a 13- megapixel camera at the rear, alongside the LED flash
•The custom camera app offers numerous modes and image manipulation options
•The Ultra HD mode allows you to capture images in 24- megapixel resolution by stitching multiple images together

6. … with an interesting ‘twist’
•The USP of the device is that the camera can rotate up to 206 degrees giving you the ability to capture from any angle and take high-quality selfies
•Quality-wise, the images looks really sharp and detailed
•The HDR mode wasn’t all that impressive, and the Ultra HD mode hardly adds any advantages over the usual auto mode

7. Fifty shades of ColorOS
•Runs the dated Android 4.3 Jelly Bean
•Like its Chinese counterparts, offers a customised UI called ColorOS
•While the UI is not as loaded as, say, Xiaomi’s MIUI, it does bring in quite a few features
•The homescreen has a dedicated photo and music space

8. Packs in a number of innovative features
•Supports gestures even when the display is off, giving you the ability to wake up the device or quickly access an app
•The preinstalled Swype keyboard offers fast typing with swipe-to-type gestures
•The recent apps menu gives you the option to lock a few apps before cleaning all of them with one click
•The Themes app offer downloadable themes to change the look and feel

9. Slightly low on performance, but makes up in the multitasking aspect
•Draws power from a quad-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 400 chipset clocked at 1.6GHz
•Results in decent performance with the Adreno 305 GPU, but there are noticeable jerks while playing heavy games
•The processor is accompanied by 2GB of RAM, making sure that you don’t face any issues while multitasking

10. Offers limited amount of storage
•Supplied with 16GB of flash storage
•After accounting for the space taken by the OS, around 11.5GB is available to the user
•Sadly, you can’t increase it further since the phone lacks an expansion slot
•You can however, make use of USB OTG capabilities to plug in your flash drive

11. Can’t maintain distance from the charger for long
•Sips juice from a 2,140mAh battery
•Hardly manages to last even a single working day
•It played a 720p video continuously for seven hours and 30 minutes
•The Battery Saver feature conserves the battery, while Simple Desktop disables most advanced features and give access to the basic stuff only

12. At a glance
•9.2mm thickness
•Weighs 150g
•5-inch display with an HD resolution, 294ppi pixel density
•1.6GHz quad-core Snapdragon 400 processor
•2GB RAM
•16GB internal storage
•13-megapixel rotating camera with an LED flash
•3G, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, GPS and NFC
•Android 4.3 with Color OS
•2,140mAh battery

13. -
•Non-expandable storage
•Steep pricing
•Older Android build
•Low battery capacity
Pros and cons
+
•Decent build quality
•Good display
•Innovative rotatable camera which is good for selfies

14. Price: Rs 26,990
Pricing and verdict
“There's nothing really wrong with the Oppo N1 Mini per se – it comes with good display, a capable and innovative camera and a decent configuration. However, the same specs are available at far lower price points in other devices. Even if you fancy a swivel camera, the Gionee Elife E7 Mini is a good option. Because of high pricing, it’s difficult to recommend the N1 Mini ”