OPPO officially announced the Ace2 flagship at an online event in China today. The phone succeeds the OPPO Reno Ace model announced last year with better hardware and the world’s fastest wireless charging technology. The Ace lineup is being split up from the Reno series and will be sold as a separate lineup from OPPO. Overall, with 5G, Snapdragon 865, and an ultra-fast charging technology, the phone is being marketed as a gaming flagship. So it’s no surprise that the Ace2 is the official smartphone of the Peacekeeper Elite League in China this year.
The OPPO Ace2 features a traditional 2020 smartphone design which includes a punch-hole display upfront and a round quad-camera setup at the back. The phone weighs just 185 grams and is 8.6mm thick, which means it will be comfortable to hold. There’s a 3D back curved design as well, improving the overall ergonomics. You get a 6.55-inch OLED display with 2400 x 1080p resolution with a high 91.8% screen to body ratio. The phone comes with the 5th generation Corning Gorilla Glass protection, 100% DCI-P3 color gamut, 1100nits brightness, HDR10+ certification, and a high 90Hz refresh rate.
OPPO Ace2 Specs
The OPPO Ace2 comes with a Snapdragon 865 chipset with up to 12GB of LPDDR5 RAM and UFS 3.0 with Turbo Write and Host Performance Boost (HPB) for fast read and write speeds. Thanks to Snapdragon 865 chip, the phone supports dual-mode 5G with roaming enabled in over 25 countries worldwide. Like all flagship phones of 2020, the OPPO Ace2 also supports Wi-Fi 6 and this can be combined with 5G to reach peak speeds of up to 2950Mbps!
At the online event in China today, OPPO said that the Ace2 scores around 608,000 on AnTuTu at room temperature. But if the phone’s cooling system kicks in, it can go up 625,184 in the same benchmark application. OPPO revealed that it has managed to reduce power consumption by up to 12% in some games and the temperature can be brought down by up to 1.4° C without sacrificing its performance.
The OPPO Ace2 comes with an optimised gaming experience. The company claims that it supports a stable high frame rate and comes with good battery life with excellent temperature control. Thanks to the new HyperBoost 3.0, the Ace2 manages to games like Peace Elite at stable 90FPS for a long time. The company says that you can keep playing even when the phone is charging, thanks to its advanced 4D VC cooling technology.
Since this is a flagship focused on gaming, OPPO has optimized e-sports and balanced mode on the device by gathering data from over 200 internal test players. The phone also supports a new social feature which is similar to the popular online commentary system in China called danmu. In case you are confused – if you have ever seen live comments fill up a video (its very popular in China), that’s danmu. OPPO Ace2 comes with a similar feature wherein your new messages will be shown on your game screen like a comment.
The Ace2 also supports voice controls during gameplay via OPPO’s Breeno smart assistant. You can tweak the volume, brightness and other features using Breeno. The phone also comes with 4D Game Vibration 2.0 standard which will customize gameplay vibrations according to the weapons being used. Finally, dual stereo speakers and Dolby Atmos ensures an immersive sound experience on the device.
The OPPO Ace2 comes with an average 4000mAh battery. But this is paired with an ultra-fast 65W wired charging solution. You also get the world’s fastest 40W Super AirVOOC Wireless Charging technology on board which gives you an additional hour of usage in just 5 minutes of wireless charging. This charging tech is certified by TUV Rheinland. You also get 10W reverse charging tech.
The Ace2’s camera setup isn’t exactly extraordinary but it should still be good enough for decent shots. The phone comes with a 48MP IMX586 primary sensor paired with an 8MP 119° ultra wide-angle camera, a 2MP portrait lens, and another 2MP Black and White camera.
There’s a 16MP f/2.4 front punch-hole shooter.
As for software, the phone runs on Android 10 based ColorOS 7.1.
OPPO Ace2 Pricing & Availability
The OPPO Ace2 starts at 3999 yuan ($567) for the 8GB RAM and 128GB ROM variant and goes up to 4399 yuan ($623) for the 8GB and 256GB ROM variant. The 12GB RAM and 256GB storage model is priced at 4599 yuan ($652).
Note that the 8GB RAM models are all LPDDR4X and only the 12GB RAM model comes with the latest LPDDR5 standard.
These three storage variants are available in Black and Purple color options. The OPPO Ace2 is up for reservations in China starting today and will go on sale for the first time on April 20.
