Description

The Oppo R17

The Screen

the OPPO R17 uses a 6.4-inch OLED display with an aspect ratio of 19.5:9 and a resolution of 2340×1080 pixels. The screen surface is covered by Corning Gorilla Glass 6. By the way, this is the first device with the 6th generation from Corning. The earpiece and the proximity sensor, are hidden in the top border, inside of the screen.

The Debut of the Snapdragon 670 CPU

Though it is only an upgraded version of the Snapdragon 660, the highlights of the Snapdragon 670 are remarkable. The CPU part uses the Kryo 360 core of the 2+6 Big. Little architecture and the GPU part uses the Adreno 616 core. It is built on a 10nm process and features an X12 modem, a third-generation AI Engine, and integrated Hexagon 680 vector unit (DSP) and Spectre 250 image sensor (ISP). According to Qualcomm, the processing performance of the Snapdragon 670 mobile platform is 15% higher than that of the previous generation, and the graphics performance is improved by 35%. Second, overall power consumption is reduced by 30%, and AI performance is up to 180%.

Software

The R17 is running on Android 8.1 Oreo

The Battery

The OPPO R17 is equipped with a 3500mAh battery and has really good endurance. Due to the Snapdragon 670 mobile platform with a 10nm technology the energy efficiency ratio of OPPO R17 is higher than the previous generation.  The R17 comes with OPPO’s own VOOC flash charging technology. The OPPO R17 is equipped with a 5V/4A charger and supports up to 20W of output power. It can charge up to 57% in 30 minutes, and it takes 76 minutes to fill a whole battery.

The Cameras

The OPPO R series phones have always taken cameras as a core selling point. The R17 is no exception. On the back, it carries a 16MP + 5MP dual-camera, while on the front it features a 25MP single camera. The rear main camera uses the Sony IMX519 sensor, which provides a F/1.7 aperture. The front one adopts the Sony IMX576 sensor, which provides a F/2.0 aperture.