Smartphone Oppo K5: the executioner of global brands

What is autumn? These are new!

The tradition as old as the world 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 avid 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 "armor is not broken!"

How reckless 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 a 6-inch geometric delight. The case 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 drop-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 will easily extend the original appearance of the smartphone and protect it from fingerprints and micro-scratches. It is easy to notice the special shape of the edges. The phone is on the verge between a rectangle and a "soap box" (as they say in Russian reviews). Cut at a special angle, it is practically invulnerable to a bunch of keys in a jeans pocket and tile in the bathroom.

It's nice to know that at least within the walls of Oppo there are beautiful design and high-quality coating, which does not have to be hidden under a case. On the other hand, the model is quite slippery, but with a new generation of aluminosilicate glass Gorilla Glass 5, it is only afraid of a nuclear explosion.

Equipment

It is difficult to say for sure which color combination of K5 looks the most aesthetically pleasing. In millions of copies, blue coloring with modulations of the northern lights is presented, but the composition of the white body and yellow-violet sequins is no less worthy of attention.

You'll have to seriously sweat, chasing a rare black color with a metallic sheen. The last option, in turn, looked at the presentation as an invited guest of Apple.

The set of the smartphone box is unchanged:

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

Characteristic

Screen

The fate of the gaming device will be decided right now - Oppo K5, 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, it shines in all its beauty.

• One of the main advantages of the LED matrix is ​​its tightness. The new generation Amoled eliminates the air gap under the display, which significantly increases brightness and eliminates glare;
• Reduced power consumption due to the absence of additional lights;
• The screen produces rich black;
• The brightness is automatically adjusted according to the color gamut of the photographs.

The upgraded display produces a juicy picture from the most acidic to dark colors in Full HD quality. With the new Oppo, it is easy not only to destroy enemy tanks, but also to take pictures, turning around 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 online publications. Initially, K5 was announced on the Android 9.0 (pie) operating system, with the support of the author's ColorOS 6.0 shell, but two hours later the column was supplemented by a footnote: “upgrade to version 10 is expected”, which means that the phone will soon join the ranks of the best technology in 2019!

Interesting fact! Nine (or the more familiar pie) snatched the last delicious name. From 10 onwards, the versions will be named in a dry but descriptive way.

From the advantages:

• Dark theme with which the eyes will not be 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 the purified sound to the earpiece;
• Life Caption, which creates subtitles for any video;
• Parental control and smartphone home system;

The general appearance of the interface is beyond praise. The transition between applications is smooth, the reaction to screen rotation is fast, without freezes and crashes.

Performance

The Oppo K5 runs on the full power of Qualcomm's nimble 730G processor, with the addition of Snapdragon Elite Gaming's unique gaming support.

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

An interesting Elite Gaming feature to control overheating and traffic usage will come into circulation very soon. Manufacturers have not forgotten about the sound, debugging the equalizer to the level of cinematic sound.

Unfortunately, the video processor cannot please us with such good numbers. Adreno 618 has long been gathering dust in the middle price category and does not significantly affect the characteristics of an active gaming process.

Battery

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

However, the issue is still resolved, albeit in a peculiar way. The QuickCharge 50W fast charging function (up to 100% in 40 minutes) and ultra-fast 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 beyond the threshold!

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 nothing new even for the cheapest phone. Oppo K5 has 4 built-in cameras! With such a reserve 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 pleasant event. At the moment, the camera of the Chinese brand is considered the most powerful (among smartphones, of course).The aperture of the lens with a value of 1.8 allows you to take a clear photo in dim light and at dusk without sacrificing quality. Added pre-shoot effect selection feature and trust me, you will see the difference! Highlighting a single color, monochrome, increasing brightness and highlights.

An additional 8 megapixel wide-angle lens will give a picture with a view of 119 degrees. In addition, the process of shooting a panorama has been significantly revised. The focusing of the lens on details is in many ways similar to semi-professional cameras, which is why it has been positively evaluated by users from all over the world.

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

By the way, about shooting! Gamephone easily plays and records 4k HD videos.

The front camera, as well as the main one, has crossed all boundaries of understanding. She 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, because of the lowest aperture value - 2 / f. Video recording (1080, 30 frames per second) smooths out the shortcomings and will be a good helper for novice bloggers.

Photo examples:

Sound and headset

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

Where to buy and at what price

At the time of release, the price was $425 dollars (27 thousand rubles).
The model is already on its way to Russian stores, most likely official sales will begin in November. The price may 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 white and black will have to be chased.

Advantages and disadvantages

• Quality materials;
• Strong protection;
• Super Amoled matrix;
• Advanced operating system;
• Availability of fast charging;
• High processor performance;
• Powerful cameras;
• Beautiful design;
• Clear sound function.

• Large dimensions;
• Slides in the hands;
• Small battery capacity for gamephone;
• Weak video processor;
• Simple selfie camera;
• There is no SD card slot.

And yet, Oppo cannot be discounted. The Chinese tech giant is capable of releasing a unique product in 2019. The laudatory presentations of the K5 smartphone turned out to be not an empty phrase. Theory and practice clearly demonstrate a modern gaming phone and a camera in one bottle. For children and young people, it will certainly become a favorite!