Oppo will be at the Mobile World Congress (MWC) 2017 in Barcelona and currently it has released media invitation with a tagline of “Go 5x further,” suggesting that the company will show off a new camera technology.

Thechinese smartphone maker has unveiled teasing statement surrounding “5x photography technology,” claiming it will change the way mobile photography works. The most obvious theory about Oppo’s teaser on “5x” is optical zoom. It will add lens adjustments to a smartphone camera, without taking up the entire back of the handset similar to Lumia 1020. 

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“Oppo's relentless pursuit of perfection without compromise has given birth to a remarkable technological breakthrough that will change how the world perceives smartphone photography. This remarkable achievement is the result of an extensive, year-long R&D process, combined with Oppo's unparalleled expertise in smartphone imaging technology,” said Oppo's Vice President Sky Li.

Oppo calls the ‘5x’ project as the next ‘breakthrough smartphone technology’. There is a possibility that Oppo's new and upcoming smartphone photography technology will officially debut on the company's future handsets to be released this year. The company said that it has been working on the technology for a year

Recently, Oppo shifted its focus on front smartphone camera, launching the Selfie Expert’ F-series in 2016 with its F1 Plus smartphone. Its F1 Plus features a 16MP front camera and the company’s own beautification software called Beautify 4.0.

This is not the first time that Oppo introduced a new technology at MWC. In 2016, Oppo launched VOOC Flash Charge, which is a battery fast-charging system that claims that it can charge the 2500mAh battery from 0 to 100 percent in just 15 minutes. The company also unveiled its SmartSensor image stabilisation which was meant to ensure that photos were not shaky. 

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