July 9: OPPO, one of China's largest mobile phone manufacturers, has signed a strategic licensing agreement with Corephotonics, a leading licensor of dual camera technologies, for its next generation smartphone cameras.

Under the agreement, OPPO will collaborate with Corephotonics on developing its smartphone camera to support high optical zoom factors, accurate depth mapping, ultra-fast digital bokeh and other advanced features, all involving innovations in optics, mechanics, computational photography, deep learning and other fields, the company said in a statement.

"OPPO has the most impressive record of innovation in the field of smartphone imaging," affirmed Prof David Mendlovic, CEO of Corephotonics. "We are proud to be working closely with the OPPO teams on their next generation camera technologies. This strategic agreement is a major validation of the benefits that our camera designs and imaging algorithms have on the future of mobile photography."

Regarding this global association of OPPO with Corephotonics, the CEO of OPPO Nepal, Bobby Zhao, said, "The new collaboration will help us come with new and innovative camera technologies for our valuable customers and I am sure it will be very helpful in providing much more enriched user experience to our users."