OPPO R11 1
From the front, the R11 looks very similar to the iPhone 7 Plus, with the same curves, speaker shape and front camera placement. The only real difference is that the sides of the R11 taper dramatically. As a result the sides are extremely thin, measuring a mere 6.8mm, so thin, they’re actually painful to the grip.
The R11 has a 5.5-inch Full HD AMOLED display. It is excellent, with strong contrast, deep blacks and rich colors. Unfortunately, the display’s maximum brightness is a bit dim, which can be problematic when using the phone outdoors.
While the R11 runs on Android 7.1.1 Nougat OS, Oppo’s ColorOS 3.1 UI makes dramatic changes to the point where it looks and feels much closer to iOS. Noti cation panel toggles have been replaced with a control center, the system apps use many design elements from iOS.
The R11 features Oppo’s rst dual rear cameras setup. The primary camera is a 16-megapixel Sony IMX398 sensor, while the secondary camera has a 2x longer focal length and a 20-megapixel Sony IMX376 sensor. This setup operates in almost exactly the same way as the dual camera setup on the iPhone 7 Plus. In fact, the default camera app is a clone of the iOS camera app, with every icon and setting in exactly the same place, including the zoom icon. Tap it to switch between 1x and 2x zoom, or tap and drag to bring up a circular dial to make smaller adjustments to the zoom.
Image quality from the R11 is decent, with good color reproduction and contrast, although there is some softness towards the edge of the frame. There’s no noticeable difference in quality between both rear cameras, but there is some slight processing lag when using the 2x camera. The R11 lacks any optical image stabilization (OIS) though, which makes it tricky to shoot in low light.
The R11 is quite pricey for a midrange phone and its set of features; the Xiaomi Mi 6 is available for $100 less than the and also has a dual camera setup (with the added bene t of optical image stabilization) and a Snapdragon 835 processor.
Decent dual camera setup.
Poor UI experience.