Remember the Oppo F9? The new Oppo R17 looks much like that smartphone and with the cute little notch too. That is not the only exciting thing, the smartphone sports the new mid-range Qualcomm chipset which is made with the new 10nm process. Also, it will be coming with the in-display fingerprint sensor which is one of the latest cutting edge technology in the mobile phone world. Ostensibly, there is a great work of building a device done on the smartphone radiating attractive aesthetics all round.
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Oppo R17 Key Specs and Festures
- 6.4-inch, AMOLED capacitive touchscreen, 1080 X 2280 pixels (394 ppi)
- Android 8.1 Oreo
- Octa-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 670 CPU with 8GB RAM
- 128GB built-in storage space, up to 256GB with a memory card
- Dual 16MP + 20MP rear camera and a 25MP front camera
- 4G LTE
- Fingerprint scanner (in-display)
- Face Unlock
- 3, 500mAh non-removable Li–ion battery
Design and Display
In recent times, we’ve seen smartphones move from metal to glass as the material of choice for premium phones. Now, we are at the point where this smartphones not only have a glass build but with gradient colouration. The Oppo R17 looks absolutely stunning with the way the colour changes when it catches light at different angles. There is also the water drop notch at the front with an actual borderless display at the side.
Visuals for a good display has to be strong and punchy to make a great mid-range smartphone, this right here does that with a massive size too. The display covers 6.4-inch on top of the smartphone and with an 86.7% screen to body ratio. The AMOLED display panel is beefed up with a 1080 X 2160 pixel resolution and a pixel density of 394 ppi.
Battery and Camera
The Oppo R17 is powered by a bit larger than regular battery which is nice considering you can play games, watch movies, browse the internet and still have enough till the end of the day. Weighing in at 3, 500mAh, the battery capacity is a enough for most based on how you engage your smartphone. You get to charge with VOOC fast charge too which is known to give you about 58% in 1 hour.
Mid-range mobile phone photography just got better with Oppo R17 which features a dual rear camera configuration of premium quality. The AI technology is able to recognize about 800 scenes and fully tweak your pictures taken on the smartphone to look better. It comes with a 16MP primary camera on the back with another 20MP camera for better depth. At the front you’ve got a capable 25MP camera with all of the features that you need to take a good selfie.
Hardware and Software
You are in for a treat once you get under the hood on this smartphone. First, there is the latest mid-range SoC from the chipset giant Qualcomm which offers top of the line performance in this category. The Qualcomm Snapdragon 670 processor handles things quite well and the Adreno 515 GPU goes about its business with graphics on your smartphone.
To make things much more easier, the Oppo R17 will be shipping with 8GB RAM which is double what you will get from a number of other mid-range smartphones. As if that is not enough, you will also be using 128GB storage space on the inside which can be increased to 256GB with a TF card. Things only gets better, the smartphone has Android 8.1 Oreo with ColorOS 5.2
Oppo R17 Pricing and Availability
How much the smartphone is going to sell for is not clear at the moment but you should expect it to be somewhere in the range of 190, 000 Naira.
Oppo R17 Specs
Here are a few specs of the Oppo R17:
General Features
- Platform: Android 8.1 Oreo Color (OS 5.2)
- Processor: Octa-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 670
- GPU: Adreno 515
- Memory: 8GB RAM
- Colours: Stream Blue, Neon Purple
- Dimension: –
- Weight: –
- SIM Type: Nano SIM
- SIM Count: Dual SIM
Display
- Display: 6.4-inch, AMOLED capacitive touchscreen, 1080 X 2280 pixels (394 ppi)
- Screen Protection: Corning Gorilla Glass 6
Camera
- Rear Camera: Dual 16MP + 20MP camera, 2160p Video@30fps 1080p Video@30fps
- Rear Camera Features: Autofocus, LED flash, Geo-tagging, touch focus, face detection, panorama
- Front Camera: 25MP camera, 1080p Video@30fps
Storage
- Built-in Storage: 128GB
- Memory Card Support: Yes, up to 256GB
- Bundled Cloud Storage: –
Network Support
- 2G GSM: Yes
- 2G CDMA 1X: –
- 3G WCDMA: Yes
- 3G CDMA EVDO: –
- 4G LTE: LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 34(2000), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500)
Internet & Connectivity
- GPRS: Yes
- EDGE: Yes
- 3G/WCDMA/HSPA: Yes
- HSPA+: Yes
- CDMA EVDO: –
- 4G LTE: LTE-A Cat 15 800/150Mbps
- WLAN: Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual band, Wi-Fi Direct
- Wi-Fi Hotspot: Yes
- Bluetooth: Yes, v4.2 with A2DP, LE, EDR
- NFC: Yes
- Infrared Blaster: –
- USB Port: USB Type-C 2.0
Messaging
- SMS/MMS: Yes
- Instant Messaging: Yes
- Push Emails: Yes
- Email Protocol: –
Entertainment
- Music Player: MP4/DviX/XviD/H.265 player
- Video Player: MP4/DviX/XviD/H.265 player
- FM Radio: Yes
- Loudspeaker: Yes
- 3.5mm Jack: Yes
Navigation
- Navigation: Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS
- Maps: Yes
Sensors & Control
- Digital Compass: Yes
- Accelerometer: Yes
- Proximity Sensor: Yes
- Light Sensor: Yes
- Barometer: –
- SpO2: –
- Pedometer: –
- Heart Rate Monitor: –
- Gyroscope: Yes
- Fingerprint Scanner: Yes, (in-display)
- Iris Scanner: –
- Face Unlock: Yes
- Intelligent Digital Assistant: Yes
- Motion Sensing / Gesture Control: –
- Voice Control: –
Other Features
- Video Streaming: Yes
- Active Noise Cancellation: Yes
- Wireless Charging: –
- Built-in Mobile Payment: –
- Water Resistant: –
- Dust Resistant: –
- Image Editor: Yes
- Video Editor: Yes
- Document Viewer: Yes
- Document Editor: Yes
Battery
- Battery: 3, 500mAh non removable Li-Po battery
- Talktime: –
- Standby Time: –
- Fast Charging: Yes
