Oppo R11 review

Oppo R11 review

Oppo unveiled the R11 and R11 Plus with a press event held in Shenzhen, China last week. These two phones are the latest additions to the popular R series and combine premium design and build quality, with excellent performance, innovative camera experience, and, of course, above average selfie photography.

Oppo R11 key features :

• Body: All-metal unibody, Gorilla Glass 5 screen protection
• Display: 5.5-inch 1080p AMOLED, 401 PPI
• OS: Android 7.1.1 Nougat with ColorOS 3.1
• Chipset: Qualcomm Snapdragon 660, octa-core Kryo 260 processor (4x 2.2GHz + 4x 1.8GHz), Adreno 512 GPU, 4GB RAM
• Storage: 64GB internal, microSD expansion (uses SIM 2 slot)
• Rear Camera: Dual 16MP f/1.7 regular + 20MP f/2.6 telephoto camera, PDAF, LED flash, Portrait mode with bokeh effects, 4K at 30fps video recording
• Front Camera: 20MP, f2.0, Portait mode with bokeh effects, 1080p30/480p120 video
• SIM: Dual nano SIM support
• Connectivity: 4G, dual-band 802.11a/b/g/n/ac, Bluetooth 4.2, GPS/GLONASS, microUSB, 3.5mm headphone jack
• Battery: 3000mAh non-removable, VOOC Flash Charge support
• Misc: Fingerprint sensor

The user interface is the familiar mash-up of Android in functionality and Apple's iOS in looks. There's no app drawer on the default launcher. Instead, every app you install gets dumped onto the homescreen.

It's been a while since Oppo has impressed us that much with a smartphone - probably since the Find 7 era. With the R11 the company is back on track of making memorable phones. Fingers crossed, Oppo will keep up the momentum and will deliver even more surprises later this year. Meanwhile, stay tuned for our full R11 review - it's already in the works.