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hey what's up guys this is Bailey Stein with Android authority and here in western markets we hear a lot about the galaxies and iPhones and how popular they are but what if I told you that the best-selling smartphone of 2017 wasn't produced by what we traditionally think of as one of the big players that's right the title of the best-selling smartphone of 2017 went to the Oppo r9s but why what's attracting so many consumers to opos our series of smartphones well to answer that question our friends at Oppo asked us to take a look back at some of the most significant our series smartphones you'll want to buckle up as there's quite a few of them it truly started way back in 2014 simpler times I know but that's when Opel launched the r5 the world's thinnest smartphone at a time at just four point eight five millimeters what was most impressive about the r5 was how it managed to avoid compromised despite its thin composition instead the r5 was an enticing phone for gamers especially Opel went even as far as to create their own mobile game to teach users about the r5 s capabilities the Oppo r5 s 5.2 inch Super AMOLED 1080p display 13 megapixel camera and use of the snapdragon 615 set it apart from a lot of mid-range phones and that's what really caught people's attention Opel was soon to become much more popular than they could have imagined two years later it happened Lopo announced what would be the world's best-selling smartphone the following year the Oppo r9 s I actually personally reviewed the r9 us shortly after its release in that review I praised the phone's ability to deliver excellent battery life great cameras and innovative fast charge technology I also remember the fingerprint reader being unbelievably quick which I wasn't expecting from such a competitively priced smartphone despite the hardware improvements Oppo managed to keep the r9 s pretty thin and perhaps most importantly affordable it's one of the best mid-range smartphones of 2017 it should come as no surprise that people ended up loving it especially in opos hall market of China this thing sold like crazy on singles day which if you are familiar is like China's Black Friday occurring on November 11th each year Plus Oppo further gain customers by offering the phone in a special new year right edition oppa had clearly built up a lot of momentum at this point expectations were high and the pressure was on customers wanted to see Oppo deliver an even better mid-range phone and well Oppo delivered just that with the Oppo our 11 in mid 2017 I actually flew out to China to see this phone launch and be one of the first to get my unit before the general public and as you may have guessed I was very impressed what's truly mind-boggling is just how much the smartphone appealed to the everyday user it ticked all the right boxes and became the world's top Android smartphone in less than four weeks once I spent some time with the r11 I put out a review where I once again praised opposed work the r11 featured even better cameras a refined body in the same great battery life it was an all-around steal that I knew would appeal to the masses at this point Oppo knew they were onto something great in order to continue their successful journey they went back to the drawing board to come up with a fresh design that would further differentiate them from other big players after all you have to change it up every once in a while in order to keep customers excited about your products the Oppo r15 pro was what they came up with released in April 2018 the r15 pro introduced an all-new glass design a larger display with less bezels and improved overall user experience this was a clear departure from oboes previous work and while there were some criticisms of the phone we'll carefully listen to user feedback and just recently Opel revealed their latest addition to the our series the Oppo r17 pro with more than 5 years of research and development under their belts as well as deep insights and how they might improve their device strategy following the arc-15 Pro the r17 Pro has impressed many one of its standout attributes is its unique raindrop display not somehow Opel managed to significantly cut down the display notch size in just a matter of months not only does the r17 pro feature one of the smallest notches on an all display smartphone it also features one of the coolest most natural-looking the front isn't the only part that changed here though for the back Oppo embrace neon colours to create beautiful eye catching gradients with growing confidence Oppo took a risk and revealed one of the bull smartphone designs we've seen to date in our review we praise the Oppo r17 pro for it's absolutely gorgeous design awesome cameras and its implementation of a cutting-edge in display fingerprint scanner with the r17 pro opal one against the trend of mediocre mid-range smartphone cameras even further especially for low-light shots I mean just check out some of these sample images the r17 pro represents opos dedication to relentless improvement not only did they deliver some exceptional hardware but they also worked very hard to make the software experience more appealing to a wider audience oppose our series of smartphones has no doubt been one of the most influential smartphone lineups in history and now with a phone that goes against the tide while still being great for pretty much anyone looking for a great smartphone without having to give up an arm and a leg opal looks to build upon their past successes if this video has piqued your interest on Oppo be sure to check out our video review of the r17 pro where we go in-depth on why we think it's one of the best smartphones on the market today and if you like this video be sure to give it a thumbs up subscribe to the channel and hit that Bell button to be notified when we release new videos and also be sure to check out our website for even more coverage as we are your source for all things 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