Oppo R7 Lite
Introduction:
The Oppo R7 Lite is Oppo's midrange (~300USD) offering. This unit was given as a cumulative 7-year Christmas present + cumulative 7-year birthday present + pre-grad present + 'salary' for me by a relative. It comes in gold and silver. For some reason Oppo has decided to sell their units through authorized resellers or through their first-party kiosks here which may impact their image negatively as they put themselves visually on the same level the cheaper brands here such as SKK Mobile and Torque (if you haven't heard of them, you're not missing on anything since they're mostly selling low-end to low-mid range products).
As pictured below, I obtained the silver version of the unit. Specifications:
Dimensions:
Height: 143mm
Width: 71mm
Thickness: 6.3mm (wow!)
Weight: 147g
Color: Silver (also available in rose gold)
OS: ColorOS 2.1, Android 5.1 (with available update to 5.1.1)
SoC: Qualcomm Snapdragon 615
GPU: Adreno 405
RAM: 2GB
Storage: 16GB internal, expandable with microSD up to 128GB at the cost of not being able to use the 2nd sim card slot.
Camera: 13MP rear camera, 8MP front camera
Sensors: Accelerometer, proximity, compass, luminosity (for auto-brightness)
Features: Fast Charge, Active Noise Cancellation, USB OTG
Battery: Non-removable LiPo 2320 mAh
For full specs, go here and here. Build Quality:
The unibody construction gives off a very premium feel. The edge of the screen is not exactly flat, rather it is slightly curved. The stepping of the edges gives much needed grip for a phone such as this. Source: Oppo's product page
However, it still feels very fragile in my hands with how thin it is... I am not confident about throwing it around in the same way as I do with the A536 or the LG E400R.
Oppo also had the courtesy of including their first-party clear jelly case which fits nicely around the unit and (I'm not sure if this is good or not) doubles as a flash diffuser. Performance:
I was unable to run the unit through Antutu and Geekbench fresh from the box because of my excitement on getting a proper smartphone for once.
After I got all my stuff on it the benchmarks are as follows: