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New OPPO phone with over 200 facial recognition spots targets Kenyan youth

By Standard Reporter | Dec. 7, 2017

*OPPO’s F5 youth phone (PHOTO: COURTESY)*

NAIROBI, KENYA: Phone maker OPPO is targeting Kenya’s youth with a new camera phone that offers cool functions such as the speedy facial unlock and longer battery life.

The company which battles competition from a number of brands such as Huawei, Samsung, Tecno, HTC among others says the new device is a deal as it comes with over 200 facial recognition spots that can distinguish users' facial features from skin tone, type, gender and age.

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