Different from the domestic manufacturers who launched the blockbuster flagship as the final product in 2013, OPPO chose a low-key low-end mobile phone as the final product. As the latest successor of R series, OPPO R1 has a beautiful appearance of metal frame+streamer mirror. In addition, OPPO officials also vigorously promote its night shooting function. So whether this mobile phone, which is positioned at the middle and low end, is really a night shot artifact? It is not too late to send the retail OPPO R1 for first-hand evaluation!
This article is from: ePrice ABCD
Unpacking retail OPPO R1
Now in the mobile phone market, not only the appearance of mobile phones is becoming more and more similar, but also the packaging is not much different. It seems that Nubia and Glory 3C adopt similar packaging design.
The green inner box is exposed between the box cover and the box body, which is also the main color of OPPO.
The phone model R829T is marked on both sides of the box.
There is general parameter information of the phone on the back.
OPPO R1 is available in black and white. What I got is a white retail version that supports TD-SCDMA/GSM.
Open the box cover and you can see that OPPO R1 occupies the whole space.
OPPO R1 is packed in a three-layer structure. The upper part is a mobile phone, and the middle layer is a card taking needle, a certificate of conformity and a warranty card.
In addition, a transparent frosted mobile phone back shell is provided randomly, which is of good workmanship.
The lower layer is earphone, data cable and power adapter.
Power adapter specifications.
All the packaging contents are relatively rich.
Appearance design: metal frame+streamer mirror
In terms of workmanship and appearance, OPPO R1 is much more refined and solid than previous models of R series. OPPO R1's fuselage design has two highlights, one is the magnesium aluminum alloy middle frame, and the other is the back design of the streamer mirror. While continuing the fresh style of the R series, it improves the design of the phone itself, which at first glance looks like the design style of Sony's flagship phone in 2013.
OPPO R1 adopts a solid color design, with a 5-inch screen on the front.
There is a 5 megapixel front camera, metal mesh earpiece, sensor and breathing lamp on the top of the front.
The color of the breathing lamp in the upper right corner is light white.
Below is the regular Android three button, with backlight display function.
The frame of OPPO R1 is made of metal like Sony Xperia Z1. The border protrudes slightly from the surface, similar to the iPhone 4. The pale gold border color matches with the white body, adding points to the overall texture of the phone.
There is a power key on the upper left side of the fuselage, which has a long key range, but the feedback strength is average.
There is a MicroSIM card slot below, which requires a card taking pin.
The right side is the volume key, the workmanship is quite exquisite.
On the top are headphone jacks and noise reducing microphones.
The bottom of the phone is very busy. From left to right are microphone, data interface and three speaker holes. Although the speaker of OPPO R1 has three openings, it actually has only one speaker.
In addition to the metal frame, the back is another highlight of the OPPO R1 fuselage design. The back of OPPO R1 will be pasted with a protective sticker when it leaves the factory. The protective sticker will be pasted with important information such as network access permission. Users should save it after tearing it off.
The back of OPPO R1 adopts a streamer mirror design, which is very smooth and clean. At first glance, it looks like the design style of 2013 Sony mobile phones and Apple. From top to bottom are Sony's 8 megapixel camera, flash, brand logo and some model information on the bottom.
It is worth mentioning that the camera above the back of OPPO R1 is designed with embedded structure, and the whole lens is protected in the back cover glass, so the back of OPPO R1 looks more flat and simple.
Many friends may not have noticed that there is also a breathing lamp in the upper right corner of the back of OPPO R1. When the breathing light on the front of the fuselage is blocked, the one on the back will automatically light up, which is a very considerate design.
Although the back of OPPO R1 is similar to the design of Sony and Apple, I personally think it is slightly different from the latter two in texture. The feeling of OPPO R1 is more inclined to the texture of the Blue Devil tablet.
The overall size is 142.7 x 70.4 x 7.1mm, so it is not difficult to hold it with one hand.
Color OS pseudo materialized system
OPPO R1 is equipped with Android 4.2.2 system, and the new Color OS system is the same as OPPO N1. The Color OS system is actually derived from the previous Color ROM. Based on the Color ROM, OPPO has designed it completely new, giving it the characteristics of "humanistic feelings and artistic style".
OPPO R1 adopts the left and right flip unlocking design by default, and users can also customize the lock screen mode in the theme program. In the lock screen interface, click the top left position to pull down to call out the gesture board, and click the right right position to pull down to call out the drop-down menu bar. In addition, OPPO R1 has no other shortcuts to choose from when the screen is locked, which is tedious and inconvenient.
The overall style of OPPO R1 UI is fresh and beautiful. In terms of icon design, OPPO's Color OS still adheres to the pseudo materialized design, unlike the domestic manufacturers who follow the trend of IOS 7 flattening design. In addition to its own applications, some commonly used icons such as QQ, Weibo, WeChat, etc. have been completely redesigned, with the border removed, to achieve the pseudo materialized effect.
In the main interface, OPPO also added two additional feature pages, namely mood album and mood music. The mood album can display the photos taken by the user in chronological order. Click the photos to record notes and mood.
In mood music, users can directly listen to music, watch lyrics, and switch songs. There are shortcuts for common functions at the bottom of both pages, which users can set by themselves.
The weather application is a feature of Color OS. After long pressing the blank space of the screen to set the associated weather, the system will automatically turn on the corresponding weather effect according to the located city. For example, the author intercepted the theme effects of three periods of time in Guangzhou: noon, afternoon and evening. Different periods of time and weather will produce corresponding theme effects, which is very interesting.
Users can also set the weather theme freely. After setting successfully, the main interface and icon will have different effects corresponding to different weather. In case of "thunderstorm", the icon will have the effect of being struck by lightning; in case of "fog", the screen will be like a glass covered with fog; in case of "snow", the icon will have the effect of snow; in case of "rain", the icon will have the effect of rain ticking and bouncing. This is also OPPO's "humanistic feelings and artistic style".
Long press the blank space of the screen to set widgets, wallpapers, sliding effects and themes.
OPPO also refines the theme into an APP, which allows users to download their favorite themes online.
Long press the HOME key to call out the multi task menu, which supports the operation of locking programs and clearing all programs with one key.
The settings are divided into three items: general, sound and display.
OPPO R1 supports gesture somatosensory function, but it is rather weak.
The gesture board is also a major feature of OPPO N1. It is good to open and edit the gesture board. As long as you slide down the gesture board from the top left quarter of the screen, and then draw the corresponding action on it, you can start the corresponding program.
Dialing and information interface. In the dialing interface, users can quickly find contacts through their initials.
OPPO R1 also comes with commonly used tools and programs related to mobile phone security, saving users the trouble of downloading them separately.
File management and video playing interface.
Album interface and music interface. The author is not used to this photo album interface of OPPO mobile phone. First of all, you can't zoom in or out under the thumbnail, so it's very inconvenient to find photos. Secondly, the layout of the photos is very strange, from big to small, which not only affects the beauty, but also feels very "anti human" when used.
5 inch 720P display
OPPO R1 is equipped with a 5-inch IPS screen with a resolution of 1280 x 720. The PPI is 294, which belongs to the medium low level. In addition, OPPO R1 also uses OGS full fitting technology, so there should be no problem with the visual angle.
The large visual angle is not conducive to the protection of privacy.
The PPI value of OPPO R1 is 294, and the display effect is good, but if it is slightly closer, it can still feel grainy.
The screen has a black border about 0.5mm wide.
8 megapixel Sony backlight camera
Since the main function is night shooting, the camera is certainly one of the key points of OPPO R1. OPPO R1 is equipped with an 8 million pixel back lit camera provided by Sony, with a light sensitive area of 1/3.2 inch, five spherical glass lenses and a PI original painting engine, and a large aperture of f/2.0. In addition, OPPO R1 has also added a noise reduction algorithm for night photography, which can effectively remove the number of noise points and further optimize the function of night photography. Now let's take a look at the photo interface of OPPO R1.
It can be seen that the shooting interface of OPPO R1 is very simple, and there are few adjustable parameters. On the left are the front and rear camera transitions, flash, and setup options. The three points on the top right are a list of shooting modes.
There are six shooting modes: ordinary, HDR, panoramic, beauty, barcode scanning and cover search.
There are few adjustable parameters in camera settings.
It supports taking pictures with a maximum resolution of 8 million pixels.
Video recording supports up to 720P.
8 megapixel camera live shot test
Although OPPO R1 focuses on night shooting, its camera has very few adjustable parameters. Is it possible to take good photos with only a fool's camera mode like the iPhone? The author has brought some live photos of OPPO R1 for your reference.
Outdoor samples:
OPPO R1 performs well outdoors, with sharp edges, moderate saturation and ideal imaging speed. The only disadvantage is that photos are prone to graying in sunny environments, and the focusing accuracy needs to be optimized.
Indoor sample sheet:
In the indoor shooting, OPPO R1 also showed its due standard. The contrast and sharpness of the photos were at a certain level, and the automatic white balance was also well controlled without obvious deviation. However, OPPO R1 is relatively poor if the light source environment is slightly more complex.
Macro proofs:
The macro performance of OPPO R1 is slightly weaker. The first problem is still focusing. The focus of OPPO R1 in macro shooting is not very accurate. The smaller the size of the shooting target, the more difficult it is to focus. The shooting experience is not very good. In addition, OPPO R1's background virtualization ability is not too strong, and sometimes the proofs are white.
Night shot:
Although the hardware configuration of OPPO R1 is general, night photography is its main function. The author had expected the night imaging ability of OPPO R1, but after the trial, I felt "that's what it is". At best, the night image is a little brighter than the phone with the same configuration, but it does not reach the level that Sony Xperia Z1 can image without light source. In addition, the problem of focusing is more prominent in night shooting. In a slightly darker environment, the system is basically unable to automatically focus, but photos taken after manual focusing occasionally lose focus. That said, it does not mean that the night shooting of OPPO R1 is poor, but it is a little different from what was expected. OPPO R1 is better than other mobile phones in terms of fast imaging speed, slightly warm picture but very satisfactory saturation, stability and higher film output rate.
The author also found an interesting phenomenon when shooting at night. In some scenes, OPPO R1 will be very pale when shooting, even like black and white, but the photos taken are another matter. The saturation and color temperature are much closer to the real scene.
The author has prepared more night photos for your reference:
OPPO R1 performance test
OPPO R1 is equipped with MediaTek MT6582 1.3GHz four core processor, 1GB RAM and 16GB ROM. Today, this configuration can only be regarded as a low-end configuration. Obviously, OPPO R1 is not a high-performance mobile phone.
Anthare scored 15652.
Basemark ES 2.0 scored average.
NenaMark2 scored 48.2fps.
Performance test and VELLAMO scores.
Summary
In general, OPPO R1 is not a hot mobile phone (except the price). The main selling points of the whole machine are the design of the body and the night shooting function. In terms of fuselage design and workmanship, although OPPO R1 is small in weight, it can clearly feel the solidity of workmanship and materials. Streaming mirror back and metal frame design similar to Sony Xperia Z1 and iPhone 4 are adopted, which improves the grade and texture of the whole machine to a certain extent. Although this design of OPPO R1 is not as self-contained as that of Sony Xperia Z series phones in 2013, it is also a rare phone with a sense of design among domestic phones. In addition, although only the MT6582 quad core processor and 1GB RAM are equipped, the system optimization of OPPO R1 also surprises the author, and the overall running smoothness is even better than that of the Jinli ELIFE E7 equipped with the top processor.
The main night shooting capability of OPPO R1 is better than that of mobile phones with the same configuration (mobile phones with different prices). From the above night scene samples, you can also see that OPPO R1's comprehensive ability to shoot night scenes is not brilliant, but there are many shortcomings. It would be inappropriate for OPPO officials to use this as a selling point. In addition, what is inappropriate is the price of OPPO R1. At present, the official price of OPPO R1 is 2498 yuan, hundreds more than Meizu MX3, which is more competitive in all aspects. It can only be said that OPPO is too confident in R1's appearance design, night shooting ability and consumers' purchasing ability.
