The OPPO R17 launched as the first smartphone
powered by the Snapdragon 670 processor. It is also one of the few phones
covered in Corning Gorilla Glass 6. When it launched it was announced in three
color variants – Ambient Blue, Neon Purple, and Radiant Mist. OPPO has
announced a fourth color variant called Foggy Gold.
The new Foggy Gold variant is more like a gradient
peach color. It is also only available in 8GB RAM + 128GB ROM like the Radiant
Mist variant. OPPO has put a ¥ 3499 (US$ 504) price tag on it like the other color
variants with the same configuration and it will go on sale on November 1.
The OPPO R17 has a 6.4-inch 2340 x 1080 OLED
waterdrop display. There is a fingerprint scanner buried under the screen and
the notch on top houses a 25MP AI selfie camera. The back of the phone is home
to a 16MP primary sensor and a 5MP secondary sensor for capturing depth
details. There are a plethora of features baked into the camera app such as portrait
mode, panorama mode, and beauty mode.
The OPPO R17 has a dual nano-SIM slot and runs
ColorOS 5.2 based on Android 8.1 Oreo. It packs a 3,500mAh battery with support
for OPPO’s VOOC fast charging technology. It has a more powerful sibling, the
R17 Pro, which has a Snapdragon 710 processor and the faster Super VOOC fast
charging technology.
OPPO has been advertising the R17 a lot lately and
we think it is planning a global launch soon.