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Chinese hardware maker Oppo on Monday introduced the Oppo N1, a new Android 4.2 phablet with notable innovations.

The N1 features a 5.9-inch 1080p HD display, a 1.7GHz quad-core Snapdragon 600 processor, and a 13-megapixel camera. The phone, which comes in 16GB or 32GB storage capacities, also has a 3610mAh battery, and support for quad-band GSM and pentaband HSPA+ support. With no LTE in sight, it stands to reason the handset won’t make its way stateside anytime soon.

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Diverging from the rest of the Android pack, the Oppo N1’s camera features six physical lenses and rotates 206 degrees. In other words, add this to the multiple lighting options, and your selfies should look stunning. Also noteworthy, the rear of the phone features an “O-Touch” panel that lets you use gestures.

In terms of operating system, the Oppo N1 runs a custom ColorOS, which is based on Android 4.2 Jelly Bean. According to Oppo, this user experience features more than “400 unique features and improvements” over the stock Android build, but that’s also something we hear a lot from manufacturers who add their own Android layers.

An eleventh hour rumor suggested that the Oppo N1 might run CyanogenMod’s custom ROM out of the box. While that’s not the case (ColorOS is Oppo’s custom layer,) the smartphone will let users swap out the ColorOS for CyanogenMod.

Pricing and exact market availability are not yet clear, but Oppo has circled “early December” on the calendar for the flagship device.

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Sprint may be the sole US carrier to support the unannounced HTC One Max, reports often correct source @evleaks.

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Once known by its “T6” code name, the so-called HTC One Max is rumored to arrive in the coming weeks. Specifications are reported to include a quad-core 2.3GHz processor, a 5.9-inch 1080p HD display, an UltraPixel camera, 16GB internal storage, and 2GB RAM.

Early details indicated Android Key Lime Pie as the OS (or Android KitKat as it’s now known), but version 4.3 Jelly Bean seems more likely for the handset. Rounding out the specs are a 3300mAh battery, a 2.1-megapixel front-facing camera, and a microSD expansion card slot.

One particularly interesting rumor that carries new weight is integration of a fingerprint scanner on the backside — which could be semi-similar to the one we just saw in Apple’s new iPhone 5S.

It is unclear whether Sprint will be the lone carrier to provide support for the HTC One Max or if it will simply have a head start on the other providers. AT&T, for its part, has the exclusive on the HTC One Mini, so we know HTC is willing to play that game.

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