OPPO R17 Pro with 6.4-inch FHD+ AMOLED display, Snapdragon 710, 8GB RAM, in-display fingerprint sensor launching in India on December 4


After teasers, OPPO today confirmed that it will launch the R17 Pro smartphone in India on December 4th, and will start taking pre-orders from December 1st. It was introduced back in August and packs a 6.4-inch Full HD+ 19:9 aspect ratio AMOLED display with a notch, 91.5% screen-to-body ratio and Corning Gorilla Glass 6 protection an in-display fingerprint sensor that can unlock the phone in 0.41 seconds. It runs ColorOS 5.2 based on Android 8.1 (Oreo) and has a 25-megapixel AI front camera and is powered by Snapdragon 710 SoC with 8GB RAM.

It has a 12-megapixel rear camera with f/1.5 and f/2.4 variable aperture that intelligently switches depending on the light and also has OIS. There is also a secondary 20-megapixel camera to capture depth information in portrait shots and zoom. It also has a Time of Flight (TOF) 3D Sensing camera that can get high-precision 3D depth information through nanosecond infrared light measurement. You can use it to take 3D photos and can also connect it to your TV and turn it into a home game console.

It has a new fog gradient that  uses 3D fog glass and a new condensing grading process to make the colors blend on the back of the phone and flow with the light and shadow. It has a 3700mAh (2 x 1850mAh)  battery with SuperVOOC Flash Charge technology that was introduced with the Find X Lamborghini Edition. This can charge the phone from 0 to 40% in just 10 minutes. This uses a powerful 10V / 5A (50W) SuperVOOC charger.

OPPO R17 Pro specifications

  • 6.4-inch (2280 x 1080 pixels) Full HD+ 19:9 aspect ratio display with 100% NTSC color gamut, Corning Gorilla Glass 6 protection
  • Octa Core Snapdragon 710 10nm Mobile Platform (Dual 2.2GHz Kryo 360 + Hexa 1.7GHz Kryo 360 CPUs) with Adreno 616 GPU
  • 8GB RAM, 128GB internal memory
  • Dual SIM
  • ColorOS 5.2 based on Android 8.1 (Oreo)
  • 12MP rear camera with LED flash, f/1.5/2.4 variable aperture, OIS, 20MP secondary rear camera with f/2.6 aperture, TOF 3D camera
  • 25MP front-facing camera, f/2.0 aperture, AI, Sony IMX576 sensor, 3D Portrait
  • In-display fingerprint sensor
  • Dimensions: 157.6×74.6×7.9mm; Weight: 183g
  • Dual 4G VoLTE, WiFi 802.11 ac (2.4GHz + 5GHz), Bluetooth 5, GPS + GLONASS, USB 3.1 Type-C, NFC
  • 3700mAh battery with (10V/5A) SuperVOOC fast charging

The OPPO R17 Pro comes in Radiant Mist and Emerald Green colors. We should know the price of the phone when it is launched next month.


Author: Srivatsan Sridhar

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