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OPPO is rolling out the big guns in its new, global offensive against Apple’s iPhones, with the announcement of 3 new smartphones in the Find X5 series. Let’s introduce you to OPPO Find X5, the top-end OPPO Find X5 Pro, and the more pocket-friendly OPPO Find X5 Lite.
Update: OPPO has also announced the OPPO Find X5 Pro Dimensity Edition, a variant of the X5 Pro, which swaps out the Qualcomm SoC for the Dimensity 9000 SoC. It is the first smartphone ever to use this chipset and it is a China-exclusive.
While the X5 and X5 Pro share similar hardware, the latter has a bigger display. The X5 Lite is the smallest of the series and has specs similar to the recently released OPPO Reno7 5G. Of course, the prices are also in that order – with the Pro being the costliest and the Lite being the least expensive.
All four OPPO Find X5 models are 5G smartphones. Also, if you are interested in a microSD slot and 3.5 mm headphone jack, which are fast becoming endangered features on flagship cell phones, the X5 Lite is the only model that has them.
In effect, OPPO is going after Apple’s hold on the premium smartphone market outside China with 3 models, while the 4th (X5 Pro Dimensity Edition) is sold exclusively in China.
- OPPO Find X5 Pro: Specs
- OPPO Find X5: Specs
- OPPO Find X5 Lite 5G: Specs
- OPPO Find X5 Pro Dimensity Edition: Specs
- Prices and Availability of OPPO Find X5 series
OPPO Find X5 Pro: Specs
- 5G, Dual-SIM (Nano+eSIM)
- ColorOS 12.1, based on Android 12
- 6.7-inch 10-bit QHD+ (1,440×3,216 pixels) AMOLED, 120Hz adaptive refresh rate, Gorilla Glass protection
- Processor: Octa-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 SoC
- RAM: 12GB of LPDDR5
- Triple rear camera: 50MP Sony IMX766 primary + 50MP Sony IMX766 ultra-wide lens + 13MP telephoto lens
- MariSilicon X chip for enhanced imaging, 5-axis OIS, Hasselblad color calibration
- 32MP Sony IMX709 selfie camera
- 256GB of UFS 3.1 built-in storage memory
- Expandable memory via microSD card: No
- Battery: 5,000mAh dual cell
- Charging technology: 80W SuperVOOC
- Wireless charging: 50W AirVOOC
- 10W reverse wireless charging
OPPO Find X5: Specs
- 5G, dual-SIM (Nano+eSIM)
- ColorOS 12.1, based on Android 12
- 6.55-inch full-HD+ (1,080×2,400 pixels) AMOLED display, 120Hz refresh rate, 20:9 aspect ratio, Gorilla Glass protection
- Processor: Octa-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 SoC
- RAM: 8GB of LPDDR5
- Triple rear camera: 50MP Sony IMX766 primary lens + 50MP ultra-wide lens + 13MP telephoto lens
- 32 MP Sony IMX615 selfie camera
- Battery: 4,800mAh dual-cell
- 80W SuperVOOC fast wired charging
- 30W AirVOOC wireless charging
- 10W reverse wireless charging
OPPO Find X5 Lite 5G: Specs
- 5G, dual-SIM
- ColorOS 12, based on Android 11
- 6.43-inch full-HD+ (1,080×2,400 pixels) AMOLED, 20:9 aspect ratio, 90Hz refresh rate, Gorilla Glass protection
- Processor; Octa-core MediaTek Dimensity 900 SoC
- RAM: 8GB of LPDDR4X
- Triple rear camera: 64MP primary lens + 8MP wide-angle lens + 2MP macro lens
- 32MP selfie camera
- 4,500mAh dual-cell battery
- 65W SuperVOOC fast charging
OPPO Find X5 Pro Dimensity Edition: Specs
Key differences between this model and the regular Pro are the change in processor, and the omission of the MariSilicon X image chip, the 5-axis OIS and Hasselblad color calibration in this variant.
- 5G, Dual-SIM (Nano+eSIM)
- ColorOS 12.1, based on Android 12
- Colours: Ceramic White, Ceramic Black.
- 6.7-inch 10-bit QHD+ (1,440×3,216 pixels) AMOLED, 120Hz adaptive refresh rate, Gorilla Glass protection
- Processor: Octa-core MediaTek Dimensity 9000 SoC
- RAM: 12GB of LPDDR5
- Triple rear camera: 50MP Sony IMX766 primary + 50MP Sony IMX766 ultra-wide lens + 13MP telephoto lens
- 32MP Sony IMX709 selfie camera
- 256GB of UFS 3.1 built-in storage memory
- Expandable memory via microSD card: No
- Battery: 5,000mAh dual cell
- Charging technology: 80W SuperVOOC
- Wireless charging: 50W AirVOOC
- 10W reverse wireless charging
Prices and Availability of OPPO Find X5 series
The OPPO Find X5 Pro is available for pre-order from today, and open sales will begin on March 14, 2022. It will set you back by €1,300.
The Find X5 Pro Dimensity Edition has a CNY 5799 price tag and availability is likely to be limited to China. Open sales kick off on March 18 in China.
The OPPO Find X5 is also available for pre-order from today at a price of €1,000 for the 8/256 GB option. Open sales kick off on March 14, 2022.
The OPPO Find X5 Lite will be available at a price of €480. Date of availability is not yet official.
Author:InfoDesk
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Released in 2019, the original Samsung Galaxy Fold was groundbreaking and a giant step into the new world of foldable devices. Here is a round-up of various Samsung Galaxy Fold phone reviews from different sources. The idea is to give you a rounded picture of the device in use.
The phone has a large 7.3-inch Dynamic AMOLED Infinity Flex Display that folds inwards on itself. In its folded state, you can use the secondary 4.6-inch Super AMOLED screen the way you use the display on your regular smartphone. Keeping the screens lit up is a 4,380mAh battery, coupled with 15W fast charging, if you can really call that fast.
Powering the phone is the powerful Snapdragon 855 chipset, and there is 12 GB of RAM to make app launches and switches as smooth as possible. To store your files, there is 512 GB built-in storage, but no microSD card slot. The fingerprint scanner is on the side and embedded in the Power button.
There is 5G connectivity, stereo speakers, and a slew of other premium flagship features and specs.
A round-up of Samsung Galaxy Fold phone reviews
The Samsung Galaxy Fold phone reviews
Let’s start with what GSMArena has to say about it. They state that a lot of people expecting to be carried away by the Galaxy Fold “may be disappointed in the end, because the Galaxy Fold is not only far from perfection, but it’s not even close to today’s flagship standards.”
More excerpts from GSMArena’s conclusions:
After a couple of days playing with this new toy, the joyful sighs will pass and the golden dust will eventually settle down. The Galaxy Fold is a concept device first and foremost. It has all the flaws you can expect from a first generation of any technology, and if you are not ready to accept them, your journey into the future cannot start with the first Fold. The Fold is like a prototype device you can buy a few months (or years) before it is completely ready, and it will show you a glimpse of the future. Perfect, it is not. But a perfect show-off it truly is. – GSMArena
Cnet’s review points out that the Galaxy Fold’s 4,500-mAh battery “lasted an average of 12 hours, 15 minutes in CNET’s looped video test in airplane mode, compared to over 21 hours for the Galaxy Note 10 Plus.”
Here is their conclusion at the end of their Samsung Galaxy Fold phone review:
The Galaxy Fold makes a convincing case for foldable phones, but wait for Samsung and others to fix inherent problems that keep it costly and plague the screen. – CNET
Android Authority is next and in their Samsung Galaxy Fold review, they set out to answer whether the device is worth $1,980. Let’s see what they came up with. AA says that the “Galaxy Fold is a significant piece of hardware that grabs the attention of nearly everyone who sees it.” And that is no surprise. If you are someone who wants to make a statement with your device, this might just be what you are looking for.
The Samsung Galaxy Fold takes some getting used to. It’s a touch ungainly when closed due to the chunky thickness. You can definitely feel it in your pocket as you walk around. The weight and blockiness both contribute here. It looks a bit gangly when closed, as it’s so narrow and long. There’s nothing real in the Fold that you can’t get elsewhere. True, no other phone folds in such a way, offering both a small and a large screen for people to put to different uses. But at the end of the day, phones are meant as conduits to our friends, family, colleagues, and content. The Fold offers that, but so do most phones, even those that cost under $100. The Galaxy Fold is a show-piece, an extravagance. No one needs the Samsung Galaxy Fold to manage their daily lives. But people will surely want the Fold — not because it represents a new mobile computing paradigm, at least not at first, but because bleeding edge early adopters need something new to show off. There has not been a legitimately new form factor in the mobile space for some time. This is what the Fold represents. – Android Authority
In conclusion of our Samsung Galaxy Fold phone reviews round-up, we can summarize that there is a consensus that the first generation Galaxy Fold was a proof of concept. It was a demonstration of what is possible, and a glimpse into the future. The Galaxy Fold has since been succeeded by the Galaxy Z Fold2 and Galaxy Z Fold3 , in 2020 and 2021 respectively.
Those newer models have brought refinements and improvements over what the original Galaxy Fold brought. And it is those models that you should be looking at if you’d like to embrace Samsung’s new world of foldable devices .
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