Polaroid‘s selfie phone is an OPPO rip-off

Polaroid, the company known for cameras and photography equipment, seems to be in trouble with OPPO because of their new device that was launched recently at the CES 2015 in Las Vegas.

Polaroid unveiled their selfie smartphone, the Polaroid Selfie, which has stunningly similar looks to OPPO’s N1 handset. GSMArena reported that Polaroid faces legal trouble with OPPO because of the copied design.

The smartphone features a rotating 13MP camera and features a 5.5-inch IPS display panel with a resolution of 1280x720 pixels. The Selfie features a MediaTek chipset with an octa-core processor and 2GB of RAM with 16GB of internal storage, running Android Lollipop operating system.

The article reported a statement from OPPO, which is as below:

“It was recently reported that the Polaroid Selfie smartphone released at the CES 2015 has a remarkably similar design to the patented rotating camera phone OPPO N1. However, OPPO has not licensed the design of the rotating camera to any third parties, nor has us done that in any OEM way. We will continue to keep track of the event and reserves the right to take further legal action.

OPPO is committed to delivering our customers with the most delightful electronic experience that is full of surprises through meticulous designs and smart technology. OPPO holds strong respect to intellectual properties and any innovation of technology and design. Sustainable innovation sits at the core of our business, and has made OPPO being a mostly talked new brand in the mobile industry.

OPPO does not stop here with the rotating camera on N1. An upgraded model, the N3, was launched in late 2014 featuring a motorised rotating ‘selfie’ camera, which could rotate for 206 degrees and makes new shooting modes like auto panaroma possible. Perfect for hands free selfies!”

Images of the Polaroid Selfie are from the CES 2015, taken by Android Community.