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Oppo R17 Pro, R17 New Year Editions Expected on December 17

Oppo R17 Pro, R17 New Year Editions Expected on December 17

By Ankit Chawla | Updated: 12 December 2018 12:02 IST

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Oppo R17 Pro, R17 New Year Editions Expected on December 17

Oppo R17 Pro New Year Edition price might be slightly higher than that of the regular model

Highlights

The New Year variants will be launched in China next week
They might come with certain bundled gifts
The custom variants might sport a different colour scheme

Chinese phone maker Oppo is all set to unveil custom New Year edition variants of its flagship R17 and R17 Pro. Much like a limited edition model of the Oppo R11s launched last year, the Oppo R17 and R17 Pro New Year editions will expectedly come with a customised retail box, a limited bundled gift, a new colour option, a slightly redesigned user interface with new themes, possibly upgraded specifications, and a slightly higher price tag. However, all this is just speculation and Oppo hasn't really announced any of the details yet.

Oppo R17, R17 Pro New Year edition will be launched at an event scheduled in China on December 17, as announced by the handset manufacturer through a post on Weibo on Tuesday. Not specifying any details, the post hints towards custom features in the upcoming variants. Notably, Oppo R17 and Oppo R17 Pro New Year edition pricing and features have not been announced yet.

Photo Credit: Weibo/ Oppo

Oppo R17, R17 Pro specifications

The dual-SIM (Nano) Oppo R17 runs ColorOS 5.2 on top of Android Oreo, and sports a 6.4-inch full-HD+ (1080x2280 pixels) display panel with a 91.5 percent screen-to-body ratio. The handset is powered by an octa-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 670 SoC, coupled with 8GB of RAM and 128GB of onboard storage.

In terms of optics, the Oppo R17 sports a dual rear camera setup with a 16-megapixel primary sensor and a 5-megapixel secondary sensor - coupled with an LED flash. On the front, the handset bears a 25-megapixel Sony IMX576 selfie camera, paired with f/2.0 aperture and AI portrait mode. There is a 3,500mAh battery under the hood.

On the other hand, the Oppo R17 Pro sports a 6.4-inch full-HD+ (1080x2340 pixels) AMOLED panel with a 19.5:9 aspect ratio. The handset is powered by an octa-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 710 SoC, coupled with 8GB of RAM and 128GB of inbuilt storage.

The Oppo R17 Pro bears triple rear camera setup, with a 12-megapixel primary sensor (variable aperture of f/1.5-2.4), a 20-megapixel secondary sensor (f/2.6 aperture), and a third TOF 3D camera sensor. At the front, the smartphone sports a 25-megapixel selfie camera with f/2.0 aperture. There is a 3,700mAh battery under the hood with support for Super VOOC Flash Charge fast charging technology.

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Oppo R17

KEY SPECS
NEWS

Display 6.40-inch

Processor Qualcomm Snapdragon 670

Front Camera 25-megapixel

Rear Camera 16-megapixel + 5-megapixel

RAM 8GB

Storage 128GB

Battery Capacity 3500mAh

OS Android 8.1

Resolution 1080x2280 pixels

Oppo R17 Pro

REVIEW
KEY SPECS
NEWS

Design
Display
Software
Performance
Battery Life
Camera
Value for Money

Good
Solid build quality
Good battery life
Insane charging speeds
Good cameras

Bad
Slow fingerprint scanner
3D camera feature doesn’t work yet

Read detailed Oppo R17 Pro review

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