Last year, in September, OPPO officially launched its new ColorOS 11 operating system for smartphones which comes with support for several new features as well as improvements. Now, the software is ready for rollout.

OPPO has officially announced its roadmap for the ColorOS 11 rollout or adaptation for its smartphones for the current month, i.e. May 2021. The company has confirmed that it will starts beta tester recruitment for the OPPO A32 users from 19th May.

Later, on 20th May, the company will be recruiting testers for the OPPO A11, A11x, A9, and A9x users. A week after that, on May 26th, the OPPO Reno Z users will be able to take part in this ColorOS 11 beta testing program.

To take part in this, go to Settings > Software Update on your smartphone and then click on the Settings icon in the upper-right corner. From the options, select Upgrade Early Adopters. Agree to the terms and click on the “Apply now” button.

After completing the application to be a beta tester, you can click on the “Check Update” button and get download the new ColorOS 11 on your phone to start using it.

OPPO has revealed that the public beta testing version of the new ColorOS operating system focuses on the early experience and may have stability issues. It might not be suitable for day-to-day usage so it’s a good idea to not use it on your primary device.

The stable version rollout should begin after a few weeks of public beta testing and the company has also said that the official stable version should roll out through over-the-air (OTA) updates in China.

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In April, Oppo updated 17 of its smartphones to stable ColorOS 7 build in China. The list included all the premium and mid-premium devices. Now, the company has shared an update timeline for its mid-range and budget smartphones. These handsets will be receiving the OTA by the end of May.

The below-listed models are the third batch of handsets to receive stable ColorOS 7 stable update in China. 

For the unware, Oppo already has a new version of its mobile software called ColorOS 7.1. This incremental version is only available on the company’s latest flagship smartphones – Find X2 and Find X2 Pro as well as the newly launched Oppo Ace 2. The brand is yet to reveal which devices will get this update

ColorOS 7 was announced way back in November 2019 but only now the company is rolling out stable updates to its devices. The new software update, apart from bringing new features, also bumps up the underlying Android to version 10.

The Chinese smartphone maker has also started seeding out stable updates globally. To learn more about ColorOS 7, do check out our launch coverage.

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OPPO had unveiled the OPPO A11x last month in China. The smartphone had arrived as the rebranded version of the OPPO A9 (2020) that had gone official in India in the same month. Now, the OPPO A11 has gone official in China as it now for reservations with a pricing of 1,499 Yuan (~$212) on the OPPOShop.cn official online store of the company. The newly unveiled OPPO A11 is the rebadged version of the OPPO A5 (2020) that was announced in India last month along with the OPPO A9 (2020).

OPPO A11 Specifications and Features

The OPPO A11 is an inferior edition of the OPPO A11x. Like the OPPO A11x, the A11 comes with a 6.5-inch IPS LCD display with waterdrop notch. It offers 720 x 1600 pixels HD+ resolution. The Snapdragon 665 chipset that includes 2.0GHz octa-core processor is present under the hood of the smartphone with 4 GB of RAM. It offers users with a massive internal storage of 128 GB. For more storage, it has a front camera of 8-megapixel.

The quad camera system available on the backside of the phone has a 12-megapixel primary lens with f/1.8 aperture, an 8-megapixel superwide lens with 119-degree field-of-view, a 2-megapixel mono lens and a 2-megapixel depth sensor. The quad cameras come with features like EIS, Ultra Night Mode 2.0 and 30fps 4K video recording. It has a front-mounted camera of 8-megapixel with f/2.0 aperture.

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The ColorOS 6 based Android 9 Pie OS runs on the OPPO A11. For accelerated graphics performance, it comes with Game Boost 2.0 support. It is backed by a massive 5,000mAh battery that lacks support for rapid charging. The handset also features Dolby Atmos powered stereo speakers. The other features of the smartphone include rear-facing fingerprint reader, dual-SIM support, 4G VoLTE, Wi-Fi 802.11ac, GPS, microUSB and 3.5mm audio jack.

OPPO A11 Price and Release Date

The OPPO A11 has debuted in China in three color variants such as Stream Purple, Cloud White and Lake Green. The purple variant is not listed on the purchase page of the smartphone on the official online store. Priced at 1,499 Yuan (~$212), the OPPO A11 will go on sale on Oct. 17 at 10 AM (local time) in China.

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Last month, OPPO had launched OPPO A11x smartphone. It had arrived as the rebranded edition of the OPPO A9 (2020) smartphone that debuted in the same month in India. A fresh listing of OPPO A11 has surfaced on China Telecom database. The handset is expected to hit the Chinese market on Oct. 15.

In September, an OPPO phone with PCHM10 model number had appeared on TENAA. It was previously though to arrive as the Chinese version of the OPPO A5 (2020). However, the newly spotted China Telecom listing of PCHM10 reveals that it will be coming to China as OPPO A11.

The China Telecom listing reveals that the OPPO A11 smartphone has a 6.5-inch display with waterdrop notch which delivers HD+ resolution of 720 x 1600 pixels. The handset measures 163.5 x 75.6 x 8.1mm and weighs 195 grams.

The Snapdragon 665 mobile platforms power the phone along with 4 GB of RAM. It has a native storage of 128 GB and carries support for microSD slot. The Android 9 Pie OS overlaid with ColorOS skin runs on the device.

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The rear side of the OPPO A11 has a 48-megapixel + 8-megapixel + 2-megapixel + 2-megapixel quad camera setup like the OPPO A11x. The frontside of the phone has a 16-megapixel lens. The massive 4,880mAh battery is packed inside the device that can be charged through USB-C port. A fingerpint scanner is placed below the quad camera system. The color variants of the smartphone are black, white, purple and green. The listing states that the handset will be priced at 1,599 Yuan (~$223).

The OPPO A11 resembles with OPPO A11x in terms of design and specs. The only major difference is that the A11x has 8 GB of RAM and the upcoming A11 has 4 GB of RAM.

On Oct. 10, OPPO will be announcing the OPPO Reno Ace and OPPO K5 in China. Rumors have claimed that the company may announce OPPO Reno2 F on the same day for the home market.

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On the 24th of September, Chinese smartphone maker, Oppo launched the A11x in its home country. As seen on several other instances, this handset has already been launched in India. However, there it is called the OPPO A9 (2020). The key highlights of Oppo A11X include a mammoth 5,000 mAh battery and a quad rear camera setup.

Oppo A11x Design and Features

The Oppo A11x measures 163.6 x 75.6 x 9.1 mm and it weighs a hefty 195 grams. On the front of the smartphone sits a 6.5 inch LCD display that has a screen to body ratio display of 82.5 percent. The display panel has a pixel density of 270 ppi and 20:9 aspect ratio.

The display of the Oppo A11x is encompassed by thin bezels on all sides, except for the bottom chin which is comparatively thicker. It also features a waterdrop notch on the front which houses an f/2.0 aperture equipped 16 MP selfie camera which is also capable of recording 1080p videos.

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The rear panel of the Oppo A11x is made out of glass with a gradient finish that looks premium. The rear of the device harbours the company branding, fingerprint scanner and a quad-camera module which slightly protrudes from the surface. The composition of the rear camera setup is as follows:

• 48 MP, f/1.8, PDAF
• 8 MP, f/2.3, ultrawide
• 2 MP, f/2.4
• 2 MP, f/2.4, depth sensor

The Oppo A11x is kitted with Qualcomm Snapdragon 665 SoC which is manufactured using 11 nm fabrication process. The chipset consists of the Adreno 610 GPU and Octa-Core CPU. In order to provide the best of both worlds i.e battery and performance the CPU is divided into two clusters that have different clock speed and architecture, which are listed below:

• 4×2.0 GHz Kryo 260 Gold
• 4×1.8 GHz Kryo 260 Silver

As previously mentioned, the Oppo A11x is kitted with a 5,000 mAh battery. The handset runs on ColorOS 6 which is built on top of Android 9 Pie. Connectivity options on the device include 802.11 ac Wi-Fi, Bluetooth 5.0, Dual 4G VoLTE, GPS, USB Type C port and a 3.5 mm headphone jack. Other noteworthy features of the smartphone include Game Boost 2.0 and stereo speakers with Dolby Atmos support.

Oppo A11x Price, Colours and Storage Variants

The Oppo A11x is offered in two colour options which include Marine Green and Space Purple. In terms of memory and storage, the device packs 8 GB of high-speed LPDDR4x RAM and 128 GB of UFS 2.1 ROM. In addition to the built-in storage, it also supports memory expansion upto 256 GB via a dedicated microSD card slot. The handset is priced at CNY 1,799 and is available for purchase from Oppo’s official online store and JD shop.

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