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Oppo presents the Reno11 F 5G: a mid-range smartphone with an elegant look and, above all, an indestructible battery. It should last longer than Oppo is currently willing
Oppo presents the Reno11 F 5G: a mid-range smartphone with an elegant look and, above all, an indestructible battery. It should last longer than Oppo is currently willing to support the phone’s software.
Oppo is once again focusing on the European and Belgian markets and is launching the Oppo Reno11 5G. The mid-range device with a recommended retail price of 449 euros has a slim design with thin screen edges. Oppo uses a 6.7-inch size in a slim case, so the whole thing weighs just 177 grams. The manufacturer shares the following important specifications:
The F in the Oppo Reno11 F 5G does not stand for Fucking great, as one of the journalists present speculated during the press presentation, but it just sounds funny. The F could stand for Phenomenal Battery, because that’s the specialty of this new device. Oppo boasts a four-year battery life, which means it should still have 80 percent of its original capacity after 1,600 charging cycles in four years. That’s twice as much as the industry standard today.
During the presentation, we saw that the F by no means stands for Fragile: Just like the battery, the rest of the hardware should easily reach the four-year mark. Oppo confirms this by sharing some details about the internal tests, all tailored to this four-year lifespan. The device has undergone 14,000 micro-drop tests and the power button has been pressed 200,000 times. The USB connection has also been tested 200,000 times. The device has an IP65 certification.
The fact that the hardware should last so long is good news and, according to Oppo, fits in with a trend in which users want to keep their phones for longer and longer. From a sustainability perspective, there’s nothing better than using the same device for longer, so the overall focus on four years instead of the traditional two years is commendable.
That’s exactly why it’s so surprising that Oppo is completely wrong when it comes to software support. While the physical phone is designed to last at least four years, Oppo currently (so far) only guarantees two years of Android updates and three years of security updates.
During the last guaranteed year, if the buttons still work properly and the battery is still in good condition, the software is out of date and you must use the device at your own risk. Something like this is incomprehensible, especially in a business context. Hopefully Oppo will adjust its update guarantees.
Oppo once again does a few other things very well. For example, the smartphone supports 67-watt fast charging via its own SuperVooc standard. There is no charger included in the delivery, but Oppo partially compensates for this by also supporting 55 watt charging via USB Power Delivery. This means you can charge the smartphone at a reasonably decent speed using another phone’s charger or a laptop charger. The Oppo Reno11 F would go from empty to 30 percent full in ten minutes with SuperVooc and should be completely full in 48 minutes.
We’re also impressed with the main camera: Based on the specifications and previous Reno devices, the 64 MP sensor with f/1.7 (25 mm) lens delivers excellent photos. As with the Reno10, Oppo refers to portrait mode, but there is no high-quality 2X lens with a 50 mm focal length.
Last year, an entire section of the presentation was dedicated to how this focal length delivers images that match what the human eye perceives (which is correct) and therefore makes the camera ideal for portraits. Today there is no trace of this camera, although Oppo says the functionality should be similar in software. That seems like a penalty to us, but this Oppo Reno11 F is slightly cheaper than last year’s Reno10, so maybe that’s the reason.
What we get and don’t want is an 8 MP wide-angle lens, which – if experience tells us – is completely unnecessary next to a significantly better-equipped main camera. Not to mention the 2MP macro lens. We understand that manufacturers, including Oppo, want to offer three cameras on the back, but the other two don’t make much of a difference in our opinion. The selfie camera has attracted some attention and love with its 32MP sensor.
The Oppo Reno11 F 5G is an interesting device in an interesting price range. In our opinion, you get a phone that offers good value for money, including the slim design, beautiful screen, fast charging and well-equipped main camera. The fact that the hardware is designed to withstand four years of daily use without damage is a trend that other manufacturers will hopefully pursue just as vigorously. The only thing that is a thorn in our side is the currently limited software support.
The Oppo Reno11 F 5G will be available in Belgium from April 22nd for 449 euros including VAT. VAT. Anyone who buys the phone in the first few weeks can use it automatically 4-year battery protection plan Where Oppo replaces the battery free of charge, the capacity must have fallen below 80 percent in four years. Oppo will check for itself whether this is the case.
Source: IT Daily
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