Oppo flagship a worthy rival
Sony PlayStation 5 event gives first look at games, specs, price
OPPO’S Find X2 Pro flagship phone is a worthy rival to the best Samsung and Apple can offer but without the $2000 plus price tag.
At $1599, it is definitely pitched at the high end of the market but has the features to match.
Oppo’s first 1 billion bit colour display which can show 120 pictures or scenes in a second, is one of the best we’ve seen.
The camera system is also superb, it offers 5G, but one glaring omission is the lack of wireless charging.
It comes in ceramic black but it’s the vegan leather orange option that has reviewers raving.
As well as its 120Hz refresh rate it has QHD+ resolution on a generous 6.7 inch curved
SONY has given a sneak peek at some of the games that will be sucking us in when the next generation PlayStation 5 console goes on sale, which is due to be later this year.
The prerecorded stream went live at 6am on Friday, after an event originally scheduled for Thursday last week was postponed to give space to the BlackLivesMatter protests.
The event began with a montage of past games to show the history of the platform.
Particular attention was paid to reflecting on Grand Theft Auto 5, which some have estimated is the most financially successful piece of media of all time, that sold over 120 million copies since launching
The Oppo Find X2 Pro doesn't take a bad pet portrait, especially if you have a cute dog!
AMOLED screen meaning it exceptional for watching movies or playing a mobile game.
The camera set-up is on par with the top of the line Samsung and Apple phones with Oppo saying it has the largest sensor size and single pixel size among all 48MP mobile camera sensors.
The Sony-powered line-up includes the 48MP wideangle primary lens, a 48MP ultra-wide angle lens, a 13MP telephoto lens and the 32MP front camera.
Rear cameras include: 48MP wide-angle sensor with a wide aperture, 48MP ultrawide sensor with 120-degree field of view and 13MP telephoto zoom lens.
The hybrid zoom boasts 10x zoom and up to 60 digital zoom.
In our testing, some of the photos and scenes we were in 2013.
Sony also showed what the console is going to look like.
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A panoramic photo shot on the Oppo Find X2 Pro. able to capture were incredible – surfers far off in the distance as well as buildings far away.
They are not the sort of sharpness you would need to print on your wall but certainly good enough for social media posting.
Video scenes were also sharp and vivid, even in harsh afternoon sunlight.
For selfie fans, the beauty mode settings in this phone can takes years off your life.
We were probably the
off with a look back at just some of the seminal moments of the last 25 years, and what better way to bridge our past and our future most impressed with the ultra wide camera which produced some beautiful landscape images.
The X2 Pro also uses an intelligent face recognition feature to reduce blurry faces in large group photos in the wide angle shots.
If you’re into plant, food, or insect photography, an ultra macro mode lets you shoot when the subject is less than 10cm away. You can zoom into a blade of grass up to 8x. than with a game that’s graced every PlayStation console: Grand Theft Auto. It’s been a privilege partnering with Rockstar games for many years now, and we’re thrilled to open today with the news that partnership will continue with PlayStation 5,” Sony Interactive Entertainment president and chief executive Jim Ryan said.
“It’s now just over a year since we began sharing technical details of PlayStation 5, but today’s the day we’ve been looking forward to for years, where we get to show you just some of the games that demonstrate our belief that PlayStation 5 marks the biggest generational transition
For semi professional photographers, the ability to shoot in RAW format gives you more photo editing options.
The ultra night mode is also very good, probably not as good as that on the iPhone or Samsung, but pretty close.
Portrait photos offering bokeh effect are also available but again not as good as the iPhone 11 Pro Max which is $400 plus dearer.
The Oppo Find X2 Pro is also no slouch in the video department. It is HDR10+ certified and the first device on the market to convert SDR to HDR meaning video quality is improved in real time for content on Amazon, YouTube and Netflix.
It offers 10 bit Live HDR video recording for more vivid videos while video stabilisation has been improved. We got good results our industry has yet seen,” he added.
“Enough from me, we’re going to have our games do the talking.”
The game footage shown off was all captured from a PlayStation 5, Sony claimed, not rendered to wow crowds as has been the case in some previous gaming unveils.
Grand Theft Auto will not be the only iconic franchise to return on PlayStation 5.
A long awaited new game in the Ratchet & Clank franchise, as well as a new Gran Turismo game, were also announced during the event.
Marvel’s Spider-Man: Miles Morales led the game showcase, showing off an upcoming shooting the dog speeding towards us in the park.
The Dolby Atmos sound system delivers on a promise to create a cinematic experience.
There’s a three microphone sound system to reduce wind noise, record 360 degree sound and zoom into the subject of your video.
The phone is powered by the Qualcomm Snapdragon 865 5G mobile platform which promises 25% stronger performance and better energy efficiency.
It comes in 12GB memory + 512GB storage configurations.
While it is lacking wireless charging it comes with a 65W super charger with charges from 0 to 100% in 38 minutes. The battery is decent at 4260 milliamp-hours.
For the price, the Find X2 Pro has a lot going for it. game featuring the reimagined Spider-Man from 2018’s Into the Spider-Verse movie.
While 4K, 60 frames per second (fps) gaming is the target for next-gen consoles, the stream was presented at 1080p, 30fps to make it easier to produce during work-from-home changes stemming from the COVID-19 pandemic.
Earlier this week, a leaked Amazon UK listing suggested a price of $1090 in Australia for the console, but it could be slightly cheaper as UK shoppers tend to pay more for electronics, if that price is even accurate.
Sony has promised release later this year but no firm date is currently set for launch.