Oppo F11 Pro review: The Smartphone Giant Oppo f11 pro

Once again guys saving your time and telling about oppo f11 pro-Mobile comes with new look new model also new fingerprint sensor in one word that is 2019 best phone here features of the mobile phone. The Chinese smartphone maker's latest launch in India, the Oppo f11 pro is meant to bring aspirational and useful features to a more affordable segment and offers a pop-up selfie camera as well as an in-display fingerprint sensor and triple rear cameras. Launched at Rs. 24,990, the Oppo f11 pro has a lot going in its favour, including an attractive design, stacked hardware, impressive cameras, and the latest version of Android. Can the Oppo f11 pro justify its price tag, especially when 2018 value flagships such as the Asus ZenFone 5Z (Review) and the Poco F1 (Review) can be purchased for as much or less? Let's take a look at what the Oppo f11 pro brings to the table and find out. The Oppo f11 pro is a looker and will draw a few second glances, but not in the same way as many other smartphones out there right now, which have eye-catching designs and colours. Instead, Oppo has gone for a more tasteful, elegant finish.
Oppo F11 Pro review: The Smartphone Giant Oppo f11 pro
Oppo F11 Pro review


Oppo f11 pro-Key Future

It is launched in Aurora Green and Thunder Black colours.
Display 6.53-inch
Front Camera 16-megapixel
Resolution 1080x2340 pixels
RAM 6GB
OS Android 9
Storage 64GB
Rear Camera 48-megapixel + 5-megapixel
Battery Capacity 4000mAh

Oppo F11 Pro battery and general information
Release date March 2019
Launched in India Yes
Battery capacity (mAh) 4000
Fast charging VOOC
Colours Aurora Green, Thunder Black
Oppo F11 Pro display
Screen size (inches) 6.53
Resolution 1080x2340 pixels
Oppo F11 Pro hardware
Processor make MediaTek Helio P70
RAM 6GB
Internal storage 64GB
Oppo F11 Pro camera
Rear camera 48-megapixel + 5-megapixel
Front camera 16-megapixel
Oppo F11 Pro software
Oppo F11 Pro connectivity
Oppo F11 Pro sensors
COOL PHONE WITH HELIO P70
The rear panel of our Topaz Blue review unit has an electric blue diagonal streak in the middle, which gradually fades into a deeper shade of blue in the corners. There's also a micro-dot pattern in the centre that morphs into a wave-like pattern near the edges, in what Oppo calls “Spectrum Ripple Design”.The colour shift looks beautiful when light falls on it from different angles. This phone is also available in a completely different Ruby Red finish, which has a red gradient with a cross-hatch pattern across the back.

But there are a few pitfalls too. The rear panel is glossy and attracts smudges and dust easily, and we found ourselves wiping it every now and then. While the rear panel looks like glass, it is actually plastic, and there is no IP rating for protection against the elements. At the launch event, a representative from Oppo's technical team told Gadgets 360 that the device can take a few accidental spills, but we strongly advise testing that claim out. The Oppo f11 pro's glossy rear panel curves around the edges, which gives the impression of the device being thinner than it actually is. The sore point here is the rear camera module, which creates a considerable bump on the back. A metallic rim runs around the edges of the Oppo F11 Pro, and the absence of sharp edges makes it easy to hold. On the right sits the power button and volume buttons, while the left has a Google Assistant button and microSD card tray. The buttons provide good tactile feedback, but they are a little to reach, especially the volume up button. The dedicated Google Assistant button, which is labelled “Smart AI” in FunTouch OS, is customisable and can be mapped to activate the virtual assistant, perform a visual snapshot, or open the Google Search homepage. You can assign different functions to a single-press, double-press and long-press

The top of this phone is where you'll find a microphone, the 3.5mm headphone jack, and the pop-up selfie camera module, while the bottom features a speaker, the SIM tray (Nano Nano), and a Micro-USB port. Yes, a Micro-USB port on a smartphone that costs this much, and at a time when even lower-priced smartphones have started embracing the USB Type-C standard. The front of the Oppo f11 pro is dominated by a 6.39-inch full-HD (1080x2340 pixels) Super AMOLED display with 19.5:9 aspect ratio and no notch. This phone boasts of a screen-to-body ratio of 91.64 per cent. There is barely any bezel except for a small chin, which creates a more immersive visual experience, something that notches impede on other phones. The earpiece is centrally positioned at the top. The box contents include the Oppo f11 pro itself, an 18W charger, a Micro-USB cable, a headset, a hard silicone case, a SIM ejector tool, and some paperwork. Oppo f11 pro specifications and features. The Oppo f11 pro is powered by the octa-core Qualcomm MediaTek Helio P70 processor paired with 6GB of LPDDR4 RAM and 128GB of internal storage that can be expanded using a microSD card (up to 256GB). Thankfully, there are three different slots for housing the microSD card and two Nano-SIM cards, which means users won't have to sacrifice dual-SIM functionality for more storage space connectivity is handled by 4G VoLTE, Bluetooth 5, Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, GPS/ A-GPS, a Micro-USB port, and a 3.5mm headphone jack. Onboard sensors include an accelerometer, ambient light sensor, digital compass, gyroscope, and proximity sensor. On the software side, the Oppo f11 pro runs FunTouch OS 9 based on Android 9 Pie and we had the January 2019 Android security patch running on our review unit. FunTouch OS is a heavily skinned version of Android and will require some time to get accustomed to. The deviation from stock Android is evident from the get-go, starting with the absence of an app drawer. Swiping left on the home screen opens the Smart Launcher which is populated by cards for tasks including events, the weather, a to-do list, and news headlines. The cards on the Smart Launcher and their order can be customised.

 The Oppo f11 pro comes with loads of pre-installed apps which include in-house software such as the V-AppStore, iMusic, iTheme, Albums, and Oppo Cloud among others, as well as third-party apps that include Paytm, PhonePe, Gaana, UC Browser, and WPS Office. Bloatware is never the desired trait. We find the UI of FunTouch OS a little garish, and overall it looks like a less-refined take on iOS. It's also not very easy to find specific things in the Settings app. Users will have to live with it or resort to using a third-party launcher from the Google Play store. On the positive side, FunTouch OS on the Oppo f11 pro does offer some nifty features such as Smart Motion, which in turn is divided into three sections: Smart Wake for performing different tasks using gestures, Smart Call for making a call by just bringing the phone to the ear, and Smart Remind which shows notifications when users pick the phone. Then there is Smart Split for controlling split-screen multitasking, App Clone for running second instances of certain apps, Smart Lock for assigning tasks to the volume down button, and Smart Mirroring for displaying media files on another display while you continue to use the phone. We found the messaging split-screen feature particularly useful. For example, if you receive a notification from a messaging app such as WhatsApp, it will appear on the screen as a floating bubble. Tapping on it instantly opens the split-screen interface without having to close the app you're currently using. FunTouch OS also offers GameCube, a feature tailor-made for gaming. This lets users mute notifications, automatically reject calls, minimise interruptions due to accidental touch gestures, and stop all background apps while gaming to maximise performance. he Oppo f11 pro also features FunMoji, Oppo's take on Apple's Animoji. Motion detection is quick and movements are smooth, but it lags behind Animoji when it comes to capturing subtle expressions and gestures. FunTouch OS offers a rich set of features, but if you are switching from stock Android, you may find it a bit confusing. Oppo f11 pro performance, cameras, and battery life Coming to the performance aspect let's start with the display. Right off the bat, the Oppo f11 pro's display is gorgeous, both in terms of its design and visual output. The thin bezels and the absence of a notch help achieve a more engrossing viewing experience when watching videos and playing games. The 6.39-inch Super AMOLED panel is vibrant and renders deep blacks. The viewing angles are good too, but we noticed a slight colour shift, especially while using the device under daylight. The display's curved edges obscure a small bit of full-screen content, and the only way to avoid this is by disabling full-screen scaling, which adds black bars on the left and right when using the device in landscape orientation. The display is a treat for watching videos on, but unfortunately, the Oppo f11 pro only supports Widewine L3 certification and not Widevine L1, which means you can't stream HD videos on Netflix or Amazon. The lower priced Nokia 8.1 offers Widevine L1 certification and also an HDR10-capable display. It's a shame, and it might be a deal-breaker for many. On the other hand, if your primary source of video content is YouTube, the Oppo f11 pro will serve you well. You can adjust the screen's colour temperature to your liking and also change the tone manually or on a schedule to automatically reduce eye fatigue. ‘Blur display' is a neat privacy feature, which selectively blurs the content of certain apps while you switch between them.

The oppo f11 pro’s audio output is also a strong point. The device can get quite loud, and the good thing is that there is minimal distortion and vocal tearing even when the volume is set to its highest level. Listening to EDM and bass-heavy tracks were enjoyable, and so was gaming. We also did not encounter any issues when it comes to telephony, as call quality was consistently good and voices were sufficiently loud and clear. Oppo says an in-display fingerprint sensor is a 5th-generation unit and it performed just fine for us, identifying our fingerprint patterns in less than a second. We initially had some doubts regarding the MediaTek Helio P70 SoC powering the Oppo f11 pro and also questioned why Oppo didn't go for the more powerful MediaTek Helio P70, considering the price of this new device. Well, the octa-core MediaTek Helio P70 proved to be quite capable, and paired with 6GB of RAM, it easily breezed through day-to-day tasks.It handled graphics-intensive games such as PUBG Mobile, Modern Combat 5, Asphalt 9: Legends, and Mortal Kombat with ease. It is worth mentioning here that the MediaTek Helio P70 has the less powerful integrated Adreno 612 GPU compared to the Snapdragon 710's Adreno 616. The device heated up quickly during intensive gaming, but thankfully, the temperature did not reach a level where it could become uncomfortable to hold the smartphone. Also, the battery depleted quite rapidly during such sessions and we noticed an average battery deterioration of 13-15% after just 30 minutes of gaming. The Oppo f11 pro scored 178,575 in the AnTuTu benchmark and put up tallies of 2,399 and 6,569 in Geekbench 4's single-core and multi-core tests respectively. As for graphics-intensive benchmark tests, this phone scored 1,081 in 3DMark Slingshot Extreme Open GL ES 3.1 and managed 7.1fps in GFXBench's Car Chase test. Now let's talk about the Oppo f11 pro's camera performance. The device features a triple rear camera setup that consists of a 48-megapixel primary camera, an 8-megapixel wide-angle camera with an f/2.2 aperture and 120-degree field of view, and a 5-megapixel depth sensor with an f/2.4 aperture. On the top, you'll find the 32-megapixel pop-up selfie camera which has an f/2.0 aperture. The Oppo f11 pro offers a host of camera features to play with such as Night mode, live photos, 4K video capture, slow-motion recording, and a bokeh mode with multiple portrait lighting effects, among others. Daylight shots turned out good, with a good amount of detail and depth. The colour gamut in our sample shots was rich but the accuracy could have been a little better. The sharpness in the photos was commendable, and overall, photos were good enough to post on social media platforms without any second thoughts.

We did notice a few minor quirks though. HDR shots sometimes appeared to be a little too punchy, and there was some overexposure too. The Oppo f11 pro excelled in our tests when it came to daylight bokeh shots, thanks to the excellent job done by the depth sensor. Edge detection was fairly good and the blurring effect was quite spot-on. We noticed that the blur effect falters sometimes with objects that have protrusions or wide profiles. There was some noise and softening in case of low-light bokeh shots. The wide-angle mode is a feature that photography enthusiasts will certainly appreciate, and with a FOV of 120 degrees, the wide-angle camera captures more than a regular camera could. We quite liked having this option at our disposal, but we did notice barrel distortion at the corners of wide-angle shots.12-megapixel shots, because they looked better overall. The same also applies to selfies shot at the default resolution compared to the 32-megapixel model. There are a few software quirks too. There is no auto HDR mode, and there is also no option to take 48-megapixel portrait shots. Video performance was also good, and EIS made videos decently stable. You can record 1080p and 720p videos at up to 60fps, but 4K videos are capped at 30fps. Slo-mo videos turned out to be decent when recorded under natural light, but we noticed a very annoying light-flickering effect in slo-mo videos taken indoors. Coming to battery life, the Oppo f11 pro again proved its mettle as a strong contender in the sub-Rs. 30,000 price bracket. The 3,700mAh battery allowed the device to easily sail through a full day of usage, which involved a few phone calls, social media usage for around an hour, surfing the Web and streaming videos, taking photos, and playing a few rounds of PUBG Mobile and Asphalt 9: Legends. On average, we managed to get around 11 hours and 20 minutes of battery life with this kind of active usage in a day. In our HD video loop test, the Oppo f11 pro ran for 12 hours and 37 minutes.

The Oppo f11 pro supports Oppo's Dual Engine fast charging technology, and even though it is nowhere near as fast as Oppo's SuperVOOC, it gets the job done. In our test, the Oppo f11 pro went from zero to 75 per cent in 58 minutes, which is not shabby at all. FunTouch OS's low power mode can come in handy, but we found that it is a bit too aggressive when it comes to lowering the screen's brightness. Verdict The Oppo f11 pro refines innovations introduced by previous Oppo smartphones such as an in-display fingerprint sensor and pop-up camera. More importantly, it makes them accessible to a wider audience. These are highly desirable features for a premium smartphone right now, and the Oppo f11 pro also looks bold and works smoothly. It offers capable cameras, good battery life, and an immersive screen. The only trade-offs are its Android skin, the old-fashioned Micro-USB port, and the lack of Wide wine L1 certification. Unfortunately for the Oppo f11 pro's chances of being the king of the sub-Rs. 30,000 segment, rivals such as the Asus ZenFone 5Z and the Poco F1 are both value-flagship offerings with more powerful processors. The Honor View 10 (Review) and Nokia 8.1 (Review) are two other devices that offer a blend of solid performance and attractive design in the same price bracket.

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