Review Oppo R7

Design 
Dimensions: 143x71x6.3 mm, 147 grams; full touchscreen; 3.5mm audio jack, SIM card slot / microSD, volume button, loudspeaker, mic hole, microUSB port, the power / lockOppo R7 comes with a unibody concept. As a result, all of the control panel includes a SIM slot tray placed on the side of the body. The design is built using magnesium-aluminum alloy material through the body frame 48 forming process, which results in a solid body structure and solid. Metallic elements that adorn the body Oppo R7 is claimed to reach 92.3%. So do not be surprised if the first time you hold it, you will feel the sensation is different than most mobile phones.

Finishing cover Oppo R7 using zircon sand paint that is able to create an impression of elegant and comfortable in the palm of the hand. Dimension is also quite fitting, with a thickness of only about 6.3mm Oppo R7 become one of the thinnest smartphones on the market today. At a glance, the structure design is similar to the iPhone 6.As with R1x, Oppo R7 also put the SIM card tray on the right side of the upper body and using mechanisms 'eject' alias pricked with a special needle (SIM ejector) to remove it. In the tray, you will find two card slots. First, for the manifold micro SIM card, and the second manifold nano-SIM that also doubles as a microSD card slot.Display

    AMOLED touch screen, 16 million colors, full HD 1920x1080 pixels, 5.0 inches (~ 441 ppi pixel density); 10-point multi-touch; Corning Gorilla Glass 3; Support for Gloved and Wet Touch Input

    Unlike R1x which uses IPS screen and does not support full HD resolution, the screen Oppo R7 even better level. Kind AMOLED 5 inches with full HD 1080p resolution. Of course, capable of displaying images with crisp and clear enough ditel. Screen pixel density is quite high, about 441 ppi, higher than the iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus. This makes images appear on the screen looks solid.To protect the screen, Oppo R7 coating with Corning Gorilla Glass 3. That is, the phone screen is free of scratches and strokes sharp objects. Oppo R7 technology 2.5D glass having a thickness of 0.9mm, although thicker than glass ordinary smartphone, but has ketembusan believe better and evenly.Brightness or the display brightness can be set at the desired level, both for indoor or outdoor use. And remains clearly visible even direct sunlight.As with R1x, R7 Oppo screen can also be accessed using gloves or hands sweaty / wet (Wet Touch Input).Operating System & UI

    ColorOS UI V2.1.0i; Android 4.4.4 KitKat
    Digelontorkannya along with several new flagship, Oppo also presents the latest update of the custom UI besutannya ColorOS 2.1.0i. Many new things that you can get the latest version of the UI in this Oppo. For example, the boot process which is 30% faster than most smartphones, open and run applications more quickly and smoothly, to the ability to conduct a screenshot of up to 8 pages. As a result, the image screenshots will be elongated and suitable for recording internet web page or dialog chat (WhatsApp and BBM).OS R7KitKat Android platform like most, you also can add a variety of personalization to beautify the front page of the phone, start by adding live wallpapers, widgets and special effects when the page homescreen shifted.At the top of the screen, you can find a variety of important notifications related activities smartphones. You can also make a quick adjustment by utilizing the notification tray that can be raised by sliding the upper end of the screen to the bottom.

Not only a tiny notification at the top of the screen, when the mode is active lockscreen also you can see a list of important incoming notifications with more complete information on the homescreen. You can directly open the notification by sliding to the right of the screen.

Ease of operation and access related menu / application using one hand, Oppo R7 also still include facilities Single-hand mode (Onehand operation) like some previous flagship. Simply by sliding the screen from the middle to the end of the bottom corner. This mode activation process easier than Onehand operation owned several rival vendors.

Hardware & Benchmark
    Octa-core processor (4x 1.46GHz ARM Cortex-A53, 4x 1.11GHz ARM Cortex-A53), Qualcomm MSM8939 Snapdragon 615 64-bit, Adreno 405 GPU; 3GB RAM, 16GB storage, microSD up to 128GB; Battery: Li-Po 2320 mAh (Non-Removable)

    Chipset used Oppo Oppo R7 same as yours R1x, namely Qualcomm MSM8939 Snapdragon processor 615 with Octa-core 64-bit. However, the speed of the processor which is owned R7 slightly below R1x. Based on the application information CPU Z, R7 Oppo wear 4x 1.46GHz ARM Cortex-A53 and 4x 1.11GHz ARM Cortex-A53.

For overall performance does not much different. Can still run a variety of applications and multitasking functions smoothly. Moreover, Oppo R7 is buried 3GB RAM that level is greater than the Oppo R1x.

It is not much difference was also seen when tested using Standard Quadrant application, Oppo R7 record number 15287. Again the score was lost has been compared to some competitors who have the same level of hardware specifications, but priced cheaper.

Oppo R7 has a battery capacity smaller than R1x. However, its performance in providing a power source strong enough. Just to standby, the phone battery can last more than 2 days. However, if an active data connection and is often used to communicate and execute various applications with high intensity, the battery can only last less than 12 hours.Fortunately, Oppo R7 equipped rapid battery charging capability (VOOC Flash Charge) like some other flagship Oppo. With this technology, battery Oppo R7 has the ability to charge 400% faster than the regular charger. Within 30 minutes, it can charge the battery up to 75% and 5 minutes can charge for the phone up to 2 hours. VOOC Flash Charge Oppo R7 is also equipped with 5 charging layer security protection.

Connectivity & Internet
   Dual-SIM: SIM Card and Micro-Nano-SIM Card, Dual Standby; Quad band GSM (850/900/1800/1900); WCDMA (850/900/1700/1900/2100); Cat.4 4G LTE band 1 (2100), 3 (1800), 7 (2600), 8 (900), 40 (2300); Wi-Fi 802.11 b / g / n, Wi-Fi Direct, Wi-Fi hotspots; Bluetooth v4.0, A2DP, EDR; microUSB v2.0, USB On The Go; GPS / A-GPS

    As well as N3, R1x and some other models, Oppo R7 Dual SIM capability is also supported. Type of SIM card used is the Micro SIM (slot 1) and Nano SIM (slot 2) that is located together with a microSD card. So, to use the SIM slot 2 should alternate between the Nano SIM cards (SIM 2) or a microSD card to be used. For most people, this feels inconvenient. Moreover, some of the competitors in the same segment SIM tray to apply the concept of a more 'friendly' in its use.

Besides Dual SIM, two SIM card slots Oppo R7 also supports Dual Standby function. That is, if you are in communication with the SIM 1 SIM 2 can still be reached. Only through a process call transfer (call forwarding), and there will be a wait before the notification tone incoming call is transferred to the SIM 1. To be able to enjoy this facility, you need to activate the Smart Dual SIM feature in Settings Call settings.For the needs of the data, two SIM card slots which is owned Oppo R7 supports 4G LTE network and both can be set up for internet access. However, its use must be alternated. If, SIM 1 is set to 4G LTE, it is automatically SIM 2 only supports 2G / GPRS.For those who want to surf fun, Oppo R7 include two browsers, the first and second innate own Oppo Google Chrome. Which can be utilized properly and smoothly. We tested the performance of the browser Oppo R7 using the application Vellamo, the score in 2485 with a position slightly below the Oppo R1x and One Plus One.

Oppo R7 also provides Bluetooth 4.0, aGPS, WiFi 802.11 b / g / n, Wi-Fi Tethering and WiFi Direct as an alternative connection media. Unfortunately, there is no NFC on the phone. Oppo R7 also prepared a micro USB port for connecting to a PC / Laptop, and USB 2.0 also supports the function of On The Go for reading flash.Camera

    Schneider Kreuznach 13 MP, 4128 x 3096 pixels, autofocus, LED flash, aperture f / 2.2; Pure Image 2.0; Geo-tagging, touch focus, HDR, Ultra HD, Beautify, Colorful night, Colorful filter, Panorama, GIF, Slow shutter, Audio photo, double exposure, Super Macro, Expert mode, RAW, lens Fast, Slow lens; Video 1080p @ 30fps; Secondary camera: 8MP, Aperture f / 2.4, Mirrored selfie, Video 720p

In line with previous flagship (N3 and R1x), Oppo R7 camera was still a candidate sector. This can be seen from the support features and photo technology crammed into the phone. The main camera only uses Schneider Kreuznach sensor with a resolution of 13 MP and the lens opening (aperture) that is fairly wide f / 2.2. For the interface, panel settings as well as other additional options Oppo camera R7 is the same as a family-owned iPhone 6. In fact, you can use Voice Shot to take photos. Simply by saying 'Color' or Cheese '.

Oppo camera focus PDAF R7 adopt technologies and optimization of smart professional camera anti-shake. To activate the camera only takes about 0.7 seconds and focus of 0.1 seconds. The images with a very fast snap looks pretty clear, blur. Not only that, the technology Pure Image 2.0 belong Oppo also contribute to produce the best image with the ability to adjust white balance, brightness, auto-focus, face recognition and other variables automatically.In fact, this camera was still buried cutting-edge features including Ultra HD option that makes photo-quality 13 MP into a 50 MP image by combining several images that have become the best focus. However, Super Zoom technology in this feature still can not conquer the Nokia PureView camera capabilities and also Ultrapixel HTC.For those who like selfie, Oppo R7 provide a powerful 8 MP front camera plus selfie Mirrored mode and Beautify with a wide selection of interesting effects. Better picture quality than the Oppo R1x only equip with front camera 5 MP.For video, R7 Oppo main camera can record images with full HD 1080 resolution @ 30fps. While only a front camera HD 720 @ 30fps.Multimedia

    Music Player, Video Player, Sound recorder
    For entertainment, Oppo R7 provides music and video player by default. This feature is quite standard, the interface is simple. In fact, not supported by the advanced audio settings such as equalizer. The quality of output from speakers embedded in the body Oppo R7 feels flat course. But if you use a headset, will feel the sensation of Dirac HD Sound quality is better flare.

 Although standard, the music player of this phone still provides a way of grouping the songs fairly regularly. All song could be based, Artist, Album folder even a place to store the music files.Multimedia R7 1As for the video player, in addition to pop-up functions include video like Galaxy Mega 2 and several flagship Samsung big screen, also supports subtitles. Unfortunately, the smartphone is not supported FM radio as an entertainment alternative.

Other Features
    Weather, Security Center, Guest Mode, Keep, Flashlight, Compass, Kingsoft Office, Oppo App Store, Gesture control

    In addition include standard features that can be found on the menus and the application folder, Oppo R7 also buried some special features that still has something to do with the user interface, namely the operation of feature phones based Gesture and Motion Control.You can activate the display of lockscreen mode just by tapping the screen twice (double tap). So much simpler than you have to press the power button. Control the music player can also be done by using Gesture Control, or you can also activate the camera by making the letter O in the screen that is being locked (lockscreen). In the active screen mode too many similar functions that can be utilized.

Related telephone, also features Smart Call on Oppo R7. You can answer an incoming call by phone close to your ear, or turn off the ringer by way of reversing the 'face' of the phone (flip to mute).For those who want to secure mobile data from people who do not want or even a small child, R7 Oppo also presents features Guest Mode option in the Security Center. To support the work / business, provided applications Kingsoft Office and Keep which is a kind of application notes.