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the smaller of the two brand-new Oppo phones that were just launched is kind of thin but looks really nice feels very nice in the hand and comes with a pretty affordable price point this is Josh of gar from Android Authority what's going on everybody and this is the Oppo r7 at first glance we wouldn't fault you for thinking that the r7 looks and feels like a real high-end top-tier device not to say that it really doesn't get up there but the specifications underneath the surface do actually make this more of a mid-range phone but let's start off with the design where you'll probably seeing some great profile here we have a metal frame that sticks out just a little bit from the two panels that also have some subtle curves to them 2.5 D glasses up front they're covering the 5 inch 1080p display and on the back you also have the same types of curves that come down into the frame itself now the same curve on the back is this time called the violin arc as oppo took inspiration from the simplicity yet elegant violins the bezels are pretty respectable on the display up front but with a 5-inch display you shouldn't have too much trouble handling this particular device and it feels really nice in the hand it does have a little bit of heft to it at 147 grams but 6.3 millimeters in the thickness really make this a very thin device with a very nice profile the volume rocker is where your thumb would probably lay on your right hand and then the power button is opposite on the left side and on the bottom there on the front you'll have capacitive keys rather than soft keys which is a change when compared to the r7 plus head on over to the back and we do have the 13 megapixel optics up on the top left with the Oppo logo very squarely put on the upper third Opel went with AMOLED displays in these two particular devices and they look quite nice and our very short testing actually the AMOLED display really makes the color OS 2.1 edition this time around really pop out and really with a operating system called color OS you would really hope that it looks this great and it truly does as we said before 1080p resolutions which are getting here in this 5-inch display that pops out 449 pixels per inch and that 2.5 d glass is a nice subtle touch to the display as we get underneath the surface that's where you're going to find has the Snapdragon 615 with three gigabytes of RAM now the 615 has already been proven in a couple other mid-range devices as being a very reliable processor and that certainly feels like it will be the case for the r7 and the r7 plus both of which have this particular processor color OS 2.1 has been given the optimizations I have has been needing in previous editions and now it really just trucks along very smoothly very snappily and really we're pretty happy with what we see here especially since our experience with color OS in the past hasn't been quite this smooth it is worth mentioning however that the Android back-end is Android KitKat 4.4 but we're sure that there's going to be an update to it because color OS 2.1 is still the overlay for this version of android when compared to the lollipop edition of the r7 plus now with the storage you do get a micro SD card slot here in the sim tray that also doubles as a dual nano SIM tray so you'll get all of the connectivity that you're probably going to need and with a 13 megapixel camera on the back that expandable storage is probably something you're going to want 23 20 milliamp hours non removable of course with this unibody design is what you get in the r7 and it might not sound like much but at least you're going to get the boost of the voc fast charging which in our testing with the find seven and the other phones in Oppo scamp Luke fast charging is actually really reliable and is one of the best points in the power charging for the Oppo phones of course we'll be able to put the camera through its paces when we get our hands on a review unit but as for right now we do like what we see in the 13 megapixel optics and in the camera app of the Oppo r7 and r7 + the interface is actually pretty simplistic not too many elements on the viewfinder and is pretty easy to get to the different modes all of which are ones you may have seen in previous Oppo devices like the Ultra HD photo HDR of course and even more you'll be able to download even more in what is called their camera shop so you'll have a lot of fun with this particular device in its camera being able to change up the way that you do your smartphone photography phase detection autofocus will help you get a clear shot and with F 2.2 in the lens of this and also the r7 plus you should get some pretty decent low-light shots as and the front-facing camera is of course very important for a lot of people especially out here in Asia and you're going to have a great time taking selfies with a 8 megapixel front facing shooter that does look like it takes some pretty nice photos already now bear in mind that these photos on the back and the front will have a little bit of a punch to them but that is also because we're taking a look at them on these AMOLED displays and finally in software we do feel that color OS is finally coming of age and a year that we're finding a lot of very snappy and smooth and speedy versions of Android that looks like Oppo has put their name in that hat with a very nice feeling color OS 2.1 this time around despite being powered by android kitkat in our unit that you're seeing right now it still moves along with the kind of speed and smoothness that we would want our Android devices to feel like getting through the menus and going to the recent apps screen despite having to hold the home button down in order to access it still feels pretty nice and getting through all the different applications everything has nice transitions going in and out of the different elements you still have all of the different gestures that are available especially from those of you who have used color OS in the past and you even have the media pages that are on the very far left if you so wish to use them for your local music and whatnot but from their color OS seems to have been getting the types of optimizations that it's been needing and in the Oppo r7 and r7 plus you're going to feel the best that Oppo has to offer in its operating system Opel has come a long way in a decade and it's a great example in the r7 and r7 plus that they are continuing to really push the envelope when it comes to their devices and we're looking forward to what we have next in the r7 r7 + when we get our review units and we'll bring you our full reviews at that time so until then keep it tuned to Android authority for all of the best and continued for even more on these brand new Oppo devices make sure you drop us some likes on our videos and subscribe to our channel if you haven't already because Android authority is your source for all things Android