OPPO has announced two new F series smartphones in India today. The OPPO F17 and the OPPO F17 Pro arrive eight months after the OPPO F15. This might as well be the longest duration between OPPO’s mid-range phones in a while.
OPPO F17 Pro
The OPPO F17 Pro is touted as the slimmest and lightest phone in the F-series. It weighs 164 grams and measures 7.48 millimeters even with its 4015mAh battery capacity. The phone has a Super AMOLED display with dual punch holes for two front-facing cameras. The quad rear cameras are arranged in the familiar design that reminds one of the burners of a gas cooker
The screen is 6.43-inches in size with a 2400 x 1080 resolution and a 90.7% screen-to-body ratio. There is a fingerprint scanner under the display that unlocks the device in 0.3 seconds.
Under the hood is the Helio P95 processor and it is paired with 8GB of RAM and 128GB of UFS 2.1 storage. You also get a MicroSD card slot for additional memory. There is MediaTek’s HyperEngine onboard for enhanced gaming but unfortunately, you won’t be able to play PUBG on the phone as the game has been banned by the Indian government.
The OPPO F17 Pro has a 48MP Samsung GM1ST f/1.7 primary camera and it comes along with an 8MP f/2.2 ultrawide angle camera, a 2M f/2.4 camera, and another 2MP f/2.4 mono camera. The main selfie camera is a 16MO Sony IMX471 camera and it is paired with another 2MP f/2.4 depth camera. There are lots of camera features including fun portrait modes, 4K video, Bokeh Video, and Slow-motion Video.
The phone runs ColorOS 7.2 based on Android 10 and has features such as an anti-lag algorithm that detects and clears data that cause memory errors, thus reducing the likelihood of freezes. There is also support for AIr Gestures so you can answer calls (maximum distance of 50 centimeters without having to pick up your phone. This can come in handy if your hands are wet or dirty.
There is 30W VOOC Flash Charge 4.0 fast charging technology. OPPO says the phone charges fully in just 53 minutes and a 5-minute charge will provide 4 hours of talk time. It also has AI Night CHarging which slows down charging speed during the night but ensures that your device is fully charged by the time you wake up. Another feature is Super Power Saving Mode that allows you access to just 6 apps when your battery level is at 5%. In this mode, you can still enjoy up to 70 minutes of calling.
The OPPO F17 Pro has dual SIM support, Bluetooth 5.1, a USB-C port, and an audio jack. It is available in three colorways – matte Black, Magic Blue, and Metallic White. It can be pre-ordered now for INR 22,990 on Flipkart ahead of the first sale on September 7.
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OPPO F17
The OPPO F17 comes with an updated design too. It drops the notch of its predecessor for a single punch hole and the quad rear cameras are the same design as that of the Pro version above.
The display is a 6.4-inch AMOLED FHD+ panel and the punch hole is home to a 16MP camera. There is a Snapdragon 662 processor powering the device with RAM starting at 4GB and going up to 8GB while storage starts at 64GB and goes up to 128GB.
With respect to cameras, OPPO has swapped out the 48MP main sensor of the F17 Pro for a 16MP f/2.2 camera. However, the rest of the cameras are the same – so an 8MP ultrawide angle camera and two 2MP mono cameras.
The battery capacity is 4000mAh too and it supports 30W VOOC Flash Charge 4.0. It also runs ColorOS 7.2 based on Android 10, has Bluetooth 5.0, an audio jack, and has a USB Type-C port.
OPPO is yet to announce the price and availability of the standard variant.
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