Oppo F5 is a smartphone that offersyou almost all you can ever require of a new phone at a price that is nowhere near the highest on the market. Parading a design featuring minimal bezels, the Oppo F5 will appeal to selfie takers with a robust front-facing shooter and it comes with hardware that will impress.
Oppo F5 Key Specs & Features
*.6.0-inch IPS Display, 1080 x 1920 pixels (402ppi)
*.2.5Ghz Octa-core Mediatek MT6763T Helio P23 CPU with 4GB/6GB RAM
*.Android 7.1 (Nougat), ColorOS UI
*.32GB or 64GB built-in Storage, up to 256GB memory card
*.13MP Rear Camera and 20MP Front Camera
*.4G LTE Data
*.Fingerprint Scanner (Rear)
*.3200 mAh Battery
Design and Display
One thing that is hard to miss looking at the Oppo F5 is how well the display dominates the front. Youcan see this is an attempt to replicate heavyweights such asSamsung Galaxy S8andLG G6. Theconstruction features metal with gold, black or red finish. At 7.5 mm, this is a svelte device. Its weight is reasonable as well at 152 grams.The LTPS IPS display extends 6 inches across the diagonal length ofthe phone. It boasts Full HD+ resolution of 2,160 x 1,080 pixels. It has an 18:9 screen ratio that makes for more enjoyable viewing as you’d expect on a TV.
Camera
F-series smartphones are typically marketed at selfie enthusiasts. Although the display is an attention grabber, the story remains the samehere. The Oppo F5 packs a high-res 20MP sensor with f/2.0 aperture. It also has a new ‘Al-powered’ enhancer for improving selfie quality.You should get high quality shots from the 16MP sensor on the rear. This features phase detection autofocus and LED flash. It captures Full HD (1080p) videos at 30 frames per second.
Hardware and Software
Under the hood, the Oppo F5 carriesan octa-core MediaTek MT6763T Helio P23 chipset that attends to business at speeds up to 2.5 GHz. The Cortex-A53 processor pairs with a Mali-G71 GPU. Like theNokia 7, Oppo F5 offers 4 GB or 6 GB of RAM.Oppo F5 also comes with similar onboard storage of 64GB capacity. There is also a 32GB variant. You will be able to use a microSD card to expand storage by another 256 GB. The phone boots Oppo’s own ColorOS 3.2 software, which is based on Android 7.1 Nougat.
Other Features
With a 3,000mAh battery onboard, the Oppo F5 looks like one to last a day on charge. It carries a fingerprint scanner on the rear and supports USB On-The-Go feature. There is Bluetooth 4.2 and Wi-Fi with Wi-Fi Direct feature for your wireless connectivity needs. The phone works on LTE networks as well.
Oppo F5 Specs
Here are a few specs of the Oppo F5:General FeaturesPlatform:Android 7.1 (Nougat), ColorOS UIProcessor:Octa-core Processor: 2.5 GHz Cortex-A53 (Mediatek MT6763T Helio P23)GPU:Mali-G71 MP2
Memory:4 GB RAM or 6 GB RAMColours:Black, Gold,
Red Dimension:156.5 x 76 x 7.5 mm
Weight:152 g
SIM Type:Nano-SIM
SIM Count:Dual-SIM, Dual Standby Display
Display:6.0 inches, LTPS IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen, 1080 x 2160 pixels (402 ppi)Screen Protection:–Camera
Rear Camera:16 MP Camera, f/1.8, 2160p HDVideo@30fps, 1080p HDVideo@30fpsRear Camera Features:Geo-tagging, touch focus, face detection, HDR, panorama, Phasedetection autofocus, LED flashFront
Camera:20 MP Camera, f/2.0Storage
Built-in Storage:64 GB or 32 GB
Memory Card Support:Yes, up to 256 GBBundled Cloud Storage:–Network Support
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Oppo A73 in Kenya: Review
The OPPO A73 succeeds atbringing a taste of flagship features to budget price-points, but makes a few compromises in doing so. If you can live with an average camera andan occasionally restrictive operating system, the A73 is a great phonefor the money.
What we love.
Great valueExcellent battery lifeFacial recognition works well for the most partWhat could be improvedOPPO's take on Android canbe frustratingOccasional performance hitchesCamera is just okay
What's the OPPOA73?
Flagship features don't just trickle down to affordable smartphones anymore; manufacturers are racing to have the latest and greatest features at the lowest price. No Device proves this more than the OPPO A73, a$359 handset with an extra-tall 18:9 display and facial recognition; two of 2017's hottest smartphone features.
Key specifications for the A73 include a 6-inch Full HD+ display, an eight-core MediaTek MT6763T processor, 3GB of RAM, 32GB of expandable storage, a rear-mounted fingerprint reader, a 13MP rear-facing camera, and a 3,200mAh battery.
What's good about the OPPO A73?The A73 is the cheapest phone around to try its hand at facial recognition, and it actually does acompetent job. In good lighting conditions, you might not even see the lock screen.