Oppo R17 Is the First Snapdragon 670 Phone, and Has Gorilla Glass 6
Aug. 14, 2018Oppo has unveiled the company’s latest smartphone, the R17, which flaunts a unique drop-shaped notch design and comes with a lot offirsts. The R17 is the first smartphone to come equipped with the recently announcedQualcomm Snapdragon 670SoC which features a new core architecture and brings a host of AI features to the table.
The R17 also holds the distinction of being thefirst smartphone to feature the Corning Gorilla Glass 6,which is claimed to be significantly more durable than previous iterations of the Gorilla Glass, and also boasts of superior optical clarity, touch sensitivity and scratch resistance among other advantages.
As far as specs go, the R17 packs a6.4-inch Full HD+ displaywith a unique notch design and a 19:9 aspect ratio with super thin bezels around it, giving it an impressive screen-to-body ration of 91.5%. The device features anunder-display fingerprint sensorwhich is claimed to unlock the device in just 0.41 seconds. There is a 25MP front-facing camera with f/2.0 aperture which boasts of functionalities such as 3D portrait, facial recognition and a host of AI features.
On the rear side, the Oppo R17 features a vertically stacked 16MP + 5MP dual rear camera set-up. Under the hood, the device packs the octa-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 670 SoC, coupled with8GB of RAM and 128 gigs of internal storage.The dual-SIM device boots ColorOS 5.2 based on Android Oreo and packs a3,500mAh batterywhich supports the VOOC fast charging technology.
