Overview OPPO F5 - selfie smartphone camera at 20 megapixels and a thin frame

OPPO Chinese company in Russia is that little is known, though to test the waters on our market as early as 2013. Then things went not so, and mass expansion, it was decided to postpone until a better time. And these times have come.

The OPPO, the fourth manufacturer of smartphones in the world, second only to Huawei, Apple and the Samsung, officially comes to Russia. The brand belongs to the group of BBK Electronics companies, which also includes the famous Oneplus and Vivo. The latter, incidentally, is also preparing to enter the Russian market.

For acquaintance with the Russians was chosen smartphone OPPO F5. Among its advantages - "solid" 6-inch screen, 20-megapixel front camera with intelligent technology improve Self, a 16-megapixel main camera, a fresh processor MediaTek middle class and decent battery work.

Characteristics

Design and materials

OPPO F5 - it was just a representative of the emerging class-average performance smartphone with a screen occupies almost the entire front panel. In this case, the screen occupies 84.2% of the surface. One could call it a frameless, but the scope is, as, for example, LG Q6.

With regard to housing design is nothing new OPPO does not offer: a typical "streamlined" look, the desire to make the smartphone thinner and, as a consequence of serving in camera. All the usual, but at the same time beautiful. Is that a fingerprint reader behind not round or square, as is customary, and oval. Note that the OPPO uses glass usual form, but because no smooth transition from the screen to the edges there.

The materials are simple: plastic, unbreakable Gorilla Glass 5.

Already out of the box screen OPPO F5 covered plyonochku. To protect the body comes bundled with plastic bumper.

Screen

6-inch IPS-panel aspect ratio of 18: 9, resolution Full HD +, i.e. 2160 × 1080 dots - elongated display. The pixel density - 402 ppi. brightness range wide enough to comfortably use the smartphone and night, and under the sun.

How is it perceived by the extended screen? In ergonomics, nothing has changed: the 6-inch smartphone corresponding dimensions of 5.5 inch, and therefore no problem in order to use it with one hand, do not. Of course, to reach a thumb up to the upper corners, the machine will have to intercept. It's nice that the OPPO F5 moved shutter quick access to settings that traditionally opens swipe from the top down, from the top of the screen to the bottom.

False positives with such a large screen, it would seem possible, but nothing like this happens. Even if you accidentally touch a part of the palm of some touch keys or the icon, nothing happens. In addition to the OPPO F5 settings you can enable blocking of random touch function.

On the extended screen can hold more information. Sites perceived integrity, including those not adapted for mobile devices. I do not feel that you look at the page in a window.

split screen mode, where you can run two applications simultaneously in different windows, looks on OPPO F5 chic. But, unfortunately, not all applications support this mode: the same customers and Facebook, "VKontakte" refuse to work in a team. But with Chrome, YouTube, messenger Facebook, WhatsApp, Telegram no problems.

Thus, "continuous" screen appeared an absolute plus. With him nicer perceived by content and applications, and the ergonomics are not affected.

Performance

In the role of hardware base OPPO F5 acts chipset MediaTek Helio P23, presented at the end of August 2017. This 16-nanometer chip with eight cores Cortex-A53 with a frequency up to 2.5 GHz and the GPU Mali-G71 MP2.

Volume RAM - 4 GB built - 32 GB (can be set up to 256GB capacity memory card). With this configuration, OPPO F5 earn 60,000 points in tests AnTuTu, that the middle class is perfect for a smartphone. The interface retains the smoothness and speed, even if you run multiple applications in parallel.

As a mid-level smartphone, OPPO F5 can not be called a game: run any graphically loaded game on high settings and get smooth gameplay will not leave. However, the play is still real, and if you're not an adherent of the slogan "grafon at maximum speed", there are no problems with the games will not be. Modern Combat 5 goes on high settings, Need for Speed: No Limits significantly reduces graphics, World of Tanks Blitz runs on low settings and gives fps to 60, in the Olympus Rising can play with almost maximum graphics settings - in general, is all.

Interestingly, the OPPO F5 configuration has a section "Acceleration of games." Here it turns on graphics acceleration, ie "configuration image output optimization to make full use of hardware resources." On the example of World of Tanks Blitz it gives greater variation fps at high settings. In calm scenes can reach 50 fps, but as soon as the battle starts, drops to 13-20. If we turn off graphics acceleration, the fps rarely rises above 35 and below 20, it is only in the field of view there are still one or two tanks.

camera

Front

Here we come to the fun part. OPPO calls F5 selfie-expert. Why? Firstly, the front-facing camera resolution - 20 megapixels. But this, of course, for good selfie enough.

The OPPO F5 realized SelfieTune technology. At first glance it might seem that a simple "byutifikator," but it's much more interesting. "Byutifikatory" is usually treated with a photo so that the people in the picture looks unnatural. F5 is used for the treatment of artificial intelligence AI Beauty.

Smartphone builds a model of the face on the basis of 200 points, while the course is usually only 50, it compares a person to the database of persons It analyzes the shape of the face and its features, taking into account gender and age, and, given the lighting conditions, has pursued a moderate processing. Teeth become whiter eyes - expressive lips - pink. Bags under the eyes, wrinkles, skin defects - all it takes, and you have younger eyes. OPPO argues that AI Beauty and more taught as selfie that over time will become more beautiful.

But what in fact? SelfieTune, being the intellectual function, virtually defies setting. You can specify only the degree of processing of 1 to 6, but it is better to use auto mode. As soon as you turn frontalku, OPPO F5 immediately begins to search for the person. Smartphone catches your subject instantly and keeps the focus, as it quickly and chaotically man did not move. This is how the function of Face Comes First - smartphone always knows where it is in the face of the frame, and where the background, and adjusts the exposure and brightness.

Result SelfieTune processing, shall we say, an amateur. Let it be moderate, but the portrait is still noticeable when placing objects carefully, especially if you pay attention to the details and texture. For example, the light men's unshaven blurred, and where there were weekly mustache, it remains only a light fuzz. Well, perhaps, AI Beauty learn to work with the bristles in a month or two.

Another cool feature in selfie mode - a bokeh effect. Note that, as a rule, he is spoken of in the context of the second camera, which allows you to measure the depth of field. But OPPO F5 only one camera, how can this be? It turns out that it can. The smartphone really knows how to blur the background and does it well, no worse than the two-chamber counterparts. The boundaries of your subject are neat and sharp. Errors in the background department, we did not notice.

Summarize. Are OPPO F5 selfie can be called an expert? Definitely yes. Photomodule good enough to selfie is sharp and bright, and the software of the smartphone is really capable of doing a moderate treatment with quality bokeh effect.

rear

The main camera at the OPPO F5 is also worthy. Resolution - 16 Mp, aperture - f / 1.8. OPPO does not say anything about her, except that she is capable of doing high aperture and brighter pictures in low light conditions. However, it's much more interesting.

First, the camera OPPO F5 quite fast and accurate autofocus. Second, the camera itself can not be called slow. Shoot a cat in motion, trembling in the wind branch - all this can be. Third, natural colors and a fairly wide dynamic range. OPPO F5 perfectly manages Macro. Night pictures are bright, but the noise and the reduction of detail visible. Still increase the aperture for a good shooting in the night is not enough.

Software

OPPO F5 comes with the operating system Android 7.1.1 Nougat. Graphical user interface, of course, a non-native. OPPO has developed ColorOS, and F5 have version 3.2.

Overall ColorOS continues the idea of ​​simplifying the interface. All that could be removed, assemble and optimize, removed, configured and optimized. The result is almost iOS. There is not a menu of applications or widgets - lost in ColorOS elementary nowhere. A work desk, an opportunity to collect icons in folders, convenient shutter quick access to settings and some applications (flashlight, calculator, camera) - and all. Elegant, simple, fast.

Among the non-obvious chips split screen mode and support for gestures. For example, in standby mode can be enabled by double-tapping the screen to launch the camera by drawing the letter O, or flashlight, drawing V.

Security

The OPPO F5 two biometric means of blocking the smartphone from prying eyes - a fingerprint scanner and a face recognition system. Scanner, everything is clear: put a finger to it, and the smartphone is unlocked. You can also "hang lock" on a folder or application. But face recognition closer look.

Works is very simple. Simply sign up for OPPO F5 her face after removing the glasses, hat and flush bright makeup, and continue the smartphone will know you by. The system works well, very fast! At first it may seem even a smartphone and was not blocked.

In difficult conditions, such as bright backlighting or low light, OPPO F5 can not handle. In this case, you will have to unlock the device by entering a four-digit PIN-code.

OPPO warns that the face recognition system can be tricked by using an object similar to your face. People like you can also break through the defense. However Photos OPPO F5 will not spend, we checked.

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About nightmare combined trays can forget: OPPO F5 - one of the few Chinese smartphones, which can be installed and two SIM-cards, and a memory card at the same time.

OPPO F5 supports all necessary for LTE in Russia frequency bands including Band 20. Recall that many Chinese smartphones, including well-known brands Meizu and Xiaomi, with Band 20 are not friends. In the end, where it is used, the range, the owners remain LTE-Internet.

GPS and GLONASS, Wi-Fi with support for 5 GHz band, Bluetooth 4.2 - here everything is as it should be. But, unfortunately, in the OPPO F5 no NFC chip. Although if you forget about contactless payments and Android Pay, it is not really something and want.

Working hours

OPPO F5 running on battery capacity of 3200 mA · hr. It would seem that for the 6-inch smartphone is not enough. However, energy-efficient processor and memory LPDDR4X and competent optimization software do its job. The mixed-use mode (internet, camera, a couple of calls and a few games) OPPO F5 can hold almost half of the day. In general, this is the only feature, concerning the battery. Neither fast nor wireless charging is not here. It uses port microUSB.

Output

OPPO F5 - worthy of a smartphone in order to express themselves in a new market. His brightest feature, which lies on the surface - a 6-inch screen with a thin frame. Competitors-average performance in this respect, not so much. Since they can be called stretch Doogee Mix 2, Umidigi S2 and weak LG Q6.

As for the camera, the tandem of 20 megapixel and 16 megapixel front back in the mainstream segment no one else. But we know that happiness is not in megapixels, so pay attention to Huawei Nova 2i with 20-megapixel frontalkoy and dual rear camera - 12MP + 8 megapixels. If we forget about fashion solid screens, the worthy competitor.

Productivity, uptime, wireless interfaces - everything here is smooth and fine.

Pay attention to the OPPO F5 recommend to those who are important photography, good self-portraits, and, of course, a large elongated screen.

Smartphone Cost - 24 990 rubles. Sales start on November 25 in stores popular technique. A choice of two available colors: black and gold. In December, will be released another version of OPPO F5 - in a red body, with 6 GB of RAM and 64 GB constant. Its cost is 29 990 rubles.

Layfhaker thanks the company "OPPO Russia"For providing a sample for testing.