Oppo K5 smartphone: the executioner of global brands

What is Autumn? These are new items!

The old, as the world, tradition - to release the best projects in the gloomiest time of the year brings us to the most anticipated presentation of Oppo.

Take care of your fingers inveterate gamers, they will still come in handy. Oppo K5 is billed as a mobile game hunter. Let's see how many victims will be on his account in 2019?

Appearance or "the armor is not broken!"

How rash to judge a Chinese smartphone for its origin and appearance.

The hero of our review has an ordinary beauty and is easily lost among the premium class. The back panel is 6 inches of geometric delight. The body is made of tempered 3D glass and shimmers brightly with reflective particles in the last rays of the autumn sun. A slender row of lenses in a silver bezel adorned the back of the smartphone, and the fingerprint moved to the touchscreen. There is also a teardrop-shaped front camera.

The front of the Oppo K5 is also glazed and treated with a single-chip coating. It is worth noting that brands apply the additional protection procedure only to the best developments. Looks like Sky Lee has big plans for this flagship!

Let's return to high-quality materials that can easily prolong the pristine appearance of the smartphone and protect it from fingerprints and micro-scratches. The special shape of the edges is easy to see. The phone is on the verge between a rectangle and a "soap dish" (as they say in Russian reviews). Cut at a special angle, it is virtually invulnerable to the key ring in the jeans pocket and the tiles in the bathroom.

It's nice to know that at least within the walls of Oppo you can find a beautiful design and high-quality coating that you don't have to hide under a case. On the other hand, the model is quite slippery, but with a new generation of aluminosilicate Gorilla Glass 5, it is only afraid of a nuclear explosion.

Equipment

It's hard to say for sure which K5 color combination looks the most aesthetically pleasing. Millions of copies show a blue color with tints of aurora borealis, but the composition of the white case and yellow-purple sparkles is no less worthy of attention.

You will have to sweat seriously, chasing a rare black color with a metallic sheen. The latter option, in turn, looked like an invited guest from Apple at the presentation.

The smartphone box set is unchanged:

• Charger and adapter;
• Clip for SIM card slot;
• USB cable (3.5 mm);
• Warranty card, instructions;

Characteristic

Screen

Right now, the fate of the gaming device Oppo K5 will be decided, don't switch!
The Super Amoled matrix has recently settled in the smartwatch department and has long been associated with luxury brands and 4 zeros on the price tag. But here it is on the huge screen of the Chinese flagship, and not on a small dial, shining in all its beauty.

• One of the main advantages of the LED matrix is ​​its tightness. The new generation Amoled has no air gap under the display, which significantly increases brightness and eliminates glare;
• Reduced power consumption due to the absence of additional backlights;
• The screen gives out rich black;
• The brightness is automatically adjusted according to the color gamut of the photos.

The redesigned display produces a rich picture from the most acidic to darkest colors in Full HD quality. With the new Oppo, it is easy not only to destroy enemy tanks, but also to take pictures in full 360 without sacrificing clarity.

... And luck today is on the side of the budget flagship with a density of 402 ppi.

operating system

The release of the gadget took place on October 17, after which there was a serious commotion in the Internet publications. Initially, K5 was announced on the Android 9.0 (pie) operating system, with the support of the author's shell ColorOS 6.0, but two hours later the column was supplemented with a footnote: "an update to version 10 is expected", which means that very soon the phone will become one of the best technology in 2019!

Interesting fact! Nine (or more familiar pie) snatched the last tasty name. From 10 onwards, versions will be named dryly, but informatively.

Benefits:

• A dark theme with which the eyes will not get very tired;
• Convenient application for customizing icons and desktop;
• Neural network and gesture function, greatly saving time;
• Application control in the background;
• SoundFile for transferring purified sound to the earphone;
• Life Caption, which creates subtitles for any video;
• Parental Controls and Smartphone Home System;

The general view of the interface is beyond praise. The transition between applications is smooth, the response to screen rotation is fast, without freezes or crashes.

Performance

The Oppo K5 is powered by the nimble Qualcomm 730G processor, with the addition of the unique Snapdragon Elite Gaming support.

This tandem opens the world of 3D games to the user at ultra-settings. The significant problem of chewed frames and choppy images is practically eliminated in the model. The performance of heavy applications is increased 60 times with just the 8nm chip!

Elite Gaming's interesting overheating control and traffic utilization feature will come into circulation very soon. The manufacturers have not forgotten about the sound either, having adjusted the equalizer to the level of cinematic sound.

Unfortunately, the video processor cannot please us with such good numbers. Adreno 618 has been gathering dust for a long time in the mid-price category and does not significantly affect the characteristics of active gameplay.

Battery

It is not clear what the manufacturers were guided by when presenting a gaming monster with a 4000 mAh battery. After all, even the solitaire cannot be won with such success.

However, the issue has been resolved, albeit in a peculiar way. QuickCharge 50W fast charging function (up to 100% in 40 minutes) and super speed USB cable are designed to extend the life of the phone. In standby mode, it will last up to 5 days, during active use of the Internet and applications, the value is reduced to 1-2 days.

The battery for the declared capabilities is still rather weak, without a power bank for the threshold not a foot!

Camera and memory

The romance of the old days, when every frame is worth its weight in gold, is over.The once sky-high 128 and 256 GB of memory is now not news even for the cheapest phone. Oppo K5 has 4 cameras built in! With this amount of memory, you can try each lens more than once.

But the main 64-megapixel camera in the world of photographers is a long-awaited and extremely enjoyable event. At the moment, the camera of the Chinese brand is considered the most powerful (among smartphones, of course). The lens aperture of 1.8 allows you to take clear photos in low light and twilight without sacrificing quality. Added function to select an effect before shooting, and believe me, you will see the difference! Single color highlight, monochrome, brightening and glare.

An additional 8 megapixel wide-angle lens will provide a 119-degree field of view. In addition, the panorama shooting process has been significantly revised. The lens focusing on details is in many ways similar to semi-professional cameras, which is why it has been positively appreciated by users around the world.

The remaining lenses will take charge of the macro (2.4 aperture) and depth of field to create a magical perspective and a sense of presence in the video.

By the way, about shooting! The gamephone plays and records 4k HD videos with ease.

The front camera, as well as the main one, crossed all the boundaries of understanding. It is still far from semi-mirror lenses, but for a daytime selfie, however, it will do. At night, you can not hope for a beautiful photo, due to the lowest aperture value - 2 / f. Video filming (1080, 30 frames per second) smoothes out defects and will be a good helper for novice bloggers.

Examples of photos:

Sound and headset

The Oppo K5 has a standard 3.5mm jack except for one detail - Dolby Atmos. Hollywood sound tuning system is now in the headphones of every second. Multichannel sound creates volume and presence. After switching to version 10 of Android, the SoundFile function will additionally clear the sound.

Where to buy and at what price

At the time of release, the price was $ 425 (27 thousand rubles).
The model is already on its way to Russian stores, most likely official sales will begin in November. The price can increase by 2-5 thousand, depending on the region and the amount of memory. Most likely, on the territory of the CIS, the blue color will become the most common, and you will have to chase after white and black.

Advantages and disadvantages

• Quality materials;
• Strong protection;
• Super Amoled Matrix;
• Advanced operating system;
• Fast charging;
• High processor performance;
• Powerful cameras;
• Beautiful design;
• Clear sound function.

• Large dimensions;
• Slides in hands;
• Small battery capacity for a gamephone;
• Weak video processor;
• Simple selfie camera;
• No SD card slot.

And yet Oppo cannot be discounted. The Chinese tech giant is capable of producing a unique product in 2019. The laudatory presentation of the K5 smartphone was not an empty phrase. Theory and practice clearly demonstrate a modern gaming phone and a camera in one bottle. For children and youth, he will certainly become a favorite!