Smartphone OPPO F5 Youth - advantages and disadvantages

The Oppo electronic equipment company is well known to Russian users. Together with Vivo, it is part of the BBK concern, which used to actively sell DVD players in the domestic market. But then the corporation failed and decided to produce mobile phones. And so the famous rap artist Yegor Creed became the ambassador (ambassador) of the Oppo brand. And Oppo introduced 2 devices on the Russian market: Oppo F5 and Oppo F5 Youth. This article will discuss the Oppo F5 Youth model.

What is convenient?

Sometimes it happens that the features built into the flagship models function better on mid-range devices. This was proved by the new Oppo F5 Youth smartphone, which is not inferior to the market leaders in terms of functionality. This model has a very cool selfie camera, which at the moment can not boast of any device in the world. It also has a number of attractive features and a simple menu.

This six-inch device will please any user. The display has a good extension and aspect ratio. Here is the MediaTek Helio P23 processor. The amount of internal and RAM is enough for everyday use and data storage. You can expand the memory using a flash card, which has a separate slot. This is convenient because you do not have to pull out a second SIM card to put a flash drive.

It also has a good 13-megapixel rear camera. The front camera has as much as 16 MP. But there is an additional LED flash on the rear camera. For the front camera, the phone’s display serves as a flash, which begins to illuminate the owner’s face during a selfie.

The phone has Color OS 3.2 firmware and Android 7.1 operating system. The battery charge is enough for the whole working day. In addition, the phone is equipped with a fingerprint scanner, which works instantly during a touch. There is also a function to unlock the screen using face recognition of the owner.

The price of such a device is approximately 275 US dollars. You can also purchase a more expensive version of the Oppo F5.

And now the characteristics of the Oppo F5 Youth will be considered in more detail.

Device package

The most necessary components for the phone are in the box along with the gadget. This includes:

• Case;
• Headphones;
• Clip for pulling out SIM cards;
• USB cable 2.0;
• Power Supply;
• Telephone.

There is no need to buy additional accessories for the phone. It is advised to immediately put on a case, since the main camera protrudes beyond the body.

Characteristics

Technical indicators are virtually identical with the Oppo F5 model. As a result, the phone received a small weight - 152 grams and convenient dimensions: 156.5x76x7.5 millimeters. But on the other hand, they saved money on the case, because they were made of plastic (now almost everything, even budget smartphones, have a metal case). But the large six-inch screen is impressive. True, there is a drawback here: the display extension is 2160x1080 pixels, which is not enough for such a "giant".

Also, the phone is equipped with a good 13 megapixel camera with face autofocus and flash. The front camera, which received 16 megapixels, is also impressive.

Built-in memory: 32 gigabytes, and RAM - 3 GB.

Additional "chips:

• Digital compass;
• accelerometer;
• Fingerprint scanner.

Features of the rear camera and front camera

Main camera

This model has a special function as a beautifier. It allows you to improve facial features and optimize the image. To improve the quality of photos, there are 5 different modes.

The camera has an image resolution of 4160x3120 pixels. Flash Type: Dual LED. Video resolution: 1920x1080 pixels.

As already mentioned, the main camera is equipped with autofocus and LED flash. The aperture is slightly inferior to the "front camera" in terms of characteristics. This camera can make high-quality video recordings, panoramas and photos. There are also special modes such as shutter release timer and expert mode. If you shoot in standard mode, you can turn on HDR mode, add a filter to a photo or video, and set a watermark. Ultra HD image quality starts in expert mode. The result is good image and background detail. Colors are bright and saturated.

In 1080p, you can shoot at 30 frames per second. There is also a function of "blurring" the background, which is used to make the picture the most spectacular.

Additional functions:

• Scene selection mode;
• Automatic descent;
• exposure compensation;
• White balance adjustment;
• Face recognition;
• Touch focus image;
• HDR shooting;
• Panorama;
• Geographic tags;
• Optical zoom;
• Digital zoom;
• Serial shooting.

Front-camera

AI Beautification technology also works in the front of the device. Has 16 megapixels. More than 200 face points can be recognized by this camera. The special depth effect allows you to take pictures more gracefully. Video shooting is available in 1080p.

Phone control and design

It was said above that the phone has ColorOS 3.2 firmware and Android 7.1 operating system. The ColorOS 3.2 shell is almost completely redrawn from the iPhone. And because the management of the device is virtually identical to the Apple phone. For example, the "shutter" of the notification slides up from the bottom, and not vice versa, as in most modern models. There is also a curtain at the top, but only all the settings are at the bottom of the screen. By the way, the iPhone has already removed the bottom “curtain”.

It has a simple and intuitive interface that even an ordinary user can handle. True, if the buyer hitherto had a different smartphone, then it will take some time to get used to, since the menu is built a little differently. However, iPhone manufacturers decided to abandon this idea, but Oppo decided to repeat this feature.

Standard applications are installed immediately with factory settings. Cleaning viruses and cache is handled by the phone manager. It also optimizes the performance of the device. In addition, additional applications are installed to open tables, audio, video, photos and books. Built-in memory is 32 gigabytes, but only 22 is available for use. The rest of the memory is occupied by standard applications and the Android 7.1 operating system. Although outwardly the device menu is completely different from Android.

The volume keys are on the left side, and on the right are slots for SIM cards and a memory card. Also on the right is the power button.

The design is identical to the old versions of the iPhone.

Processor and device performance

3 gigabytes of RAM is enough for comfortable use of the device. The ARM Mali-G71 MP2 GPU allows you to play heavy games. The device has good navigation. Testing showed this. The sensor instantly responds to touch, which not every modern smartphone can boast of.

A slight delay is observed only in the "Settings" section.The fingerprint scanner and the owner's face recognition function work very quickly.

The main plus of the phone: a separate slot for a flash drive up to 256 gigabytes. There are also slots for two SIM cards. SIM-1 card supports 4G network, while SIM-2 only supports 2-3G.

Supports all modern types of communication:

• GPS;
• LTE;
• Bluetooth;
• Wi-Fi.

Display description

An extension of 2160x1080 pixels received a six-inch screen Oppo F5 Youth. The image density is 403 pixels per inch.

Aspect ratio 18:9. The brightness can be adjusted so that the image is clearly visible in sunny weather. A good viewing angle allows you to enjoy a beautiful and rich picture. Video from YouTube can be viewed in 1020p without slowing down the device.

It has a high quality speaker with good sound. Speaker volume is high.

Autonomy of work

The battery capacity is 3200 milliamp hours. Tests have confirmed that such a device can work for 14.5 hours if you watch a video in 1020p resolution with 50% screen brightness. That is, the device will be able to work the whole working day, even with fairly intensive work (games, browsing social networks, running applications). From 0 to 100% the battery is charged in 2 hours.

The price of the device is 19,000 rubles.

Difference between Oppo F5 and Oppo F5 Youth

1. Oppo F5 Youth has 3 gigabytes of RAM. While Oppo F5 4 GB.
2. Also, the Oppo F5 has a 20 MP front camera, while the F5 Youth has 16 megapixels.
3. There is a difference between the main cameras. The Oppo F5 has 16 MP, while the updated model only has 13.
4. F5 Youth is 10,000 rubles cheaper.

Main competitor

It is Huawei Nova 2i. This gadget is cheaper by 30% and better in some characteristics.First of all, Huawei Nova 2i is much more durable because it is equipped with a metal body. It also has more built-in and RAM. This is 64 GB of its own and 4 GB of RAM, respectively. The cameras are also vastly superior to the Oppo F5 Youth as they are dual front and rear cameras. True, the selfie camera of the Huawei Nova 2i is slightly worse (13 megapixels), compared to 16 for the Oppo F5 Youth. There is also a difference between slots. Huawei Nova 2i has only 2 slots (that is, for two SIM cards or 1 SIM card and a flash drive). The Oppo F5 Youth competitor does not have a separate slot for a memory card.

Advantages and disadvantages of Oppo F5 Youth

• Simple menu;
• Lots of features;
• Good front camera;
• There is a fingerprint scanner and face unlock function;
• Big screen;
• In addition to two SIM cards, an additional slot for a memory card is installed;
• Installed additional sensors (compass, accelerometer);
• The margin of brightness allows you to see the image in sunny weather.

• Loses to competitors in terms of characteristics;
• High price;
• The "shutter" of notifications slides up from the bottom up (there is a "shutter" with notifications at the top, but all notification settings are at the top);
• Plastic case;
• There is no contactless payment feature.

Despite some shortcomings, the device is shown to work well. It costs less than the F5, but is slightly inferior in terms of camera performance. The F5 Youth also differs slightly from the F5 in design, screen type, and the amount of built-in and RAM.

Oppo has done a good job on the functionality of artificial intelligence. This is the owner's face identification property. Also, good battery life allows you to always stay in touch. The performance of the device is also high.The Oppo F5 Youth phone can compete on equal terms with smartphones that are in the middle price segment. But, despite the strengths, each device has its drawbacks.

Since the smartphone has a plastic case, it becomes much lighter and more practical, but it loses strength. That is, when falling, there is a high probability only that the body of the device will fall apart. For example, if a device with a metal case falls, this will definitely not happen. It was first introduced in the Philippines.

The Oppo F5 Youth smartphone appeared on the Russian market at the end of 2017.