The Galaxy S Light Luxury was just announced in China packing very modest specs, the device is pretty much a "lite" variant of the Galaxy S8. The 5.8' screen from the S8 makes a return keeping the same dimensions as its bigger brother. The Light S features the same Super AMOLED panel with 1,080 x 2,220 px resolution (18.5:9). The phone has a single camera on the back - 16 MP sensor and an f/1.7 aperture. It can record 4K video at 30 fps, but OIS is absent (surprisingly). The selfie camera has an 8 MP sensor with an f/1.7 aperture. The Snapdragon 660 chipset inside the Galaxy S Light Luxury should offer similar CPU performance to the Galaxy S8's 835. It does have 4 GB of RAM and 64 GB of storage. Given the Galaxy S Light Luxury's size, it shouldn’t be a surprise that there’s a 3,000 mAh battery – the same capacity as the Galaxy S8. There’s support for fast wireless and wired charging, the latter of which goes over the USB-C port....
The Oppo F5 was just launched in the Philippines after the
countless number of adverts. The device features the first 18:9 display
from Oppo with an accompanying FHD+ resolution. The F5 is a rather decent
mid-range device with an elegant and sleek design, reminiscent of the iPhones
though.
DISPLAY
Look at that device up there (seriously look at it). The F5’s
display is beautifully crafted and curved on both sides. With a 6.0-inch
screen, featuring a resolution of 1080x2160 pixels giving a tall 18:9 aspect
resolution. The panel is an IPS LCD panel, so no awards won there, however the
display is gorgeous and rather impressive.
CAMERA
The camera on this device is a 16MP unit with an f/1.8
aperture and features clear focus. The selfie camera is where the F5 really
shines with an amazing 20MP unit and an f/2.0 aperture. The large 1/2.8-inch
sensor takes amazing photos. The selfie shooter features A.I beauty which
highlights one’s facial features, eyes included and adds portrait mode to the
mix.
FACIAL UNLOCK
Gone are the fingerprint scanners? No, not really. The Oppo
F5 comes with the regular fingerprint scanner and introduces facial recognition
as well. This is not really a new feature on Android but it is welcome all the
same.
HARDWARE AND FEATURES
The Oppo F5 comes equipped with MediaTek’s Helio P23 SoC.
The Helio P23 is a 64bit chipset built on a 16nm process. It features eight
Cortex-A53 CPU cores. While this is not a ‘beastly’ chipset, it is more than
capable to breeze through daily tasks and some demanding tasks. There is a modest
4GB of RAM paired with 32GB storage, or 6GB of RAM and 64GB of internal
storage.
TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS
NETWORK
Technology
|
GSM/HSPA/LTE
|
Speed
|
HSPA
42.2Mbps/5.76Mbps, CAT 6 LTE 300Mbps/75Mbps
|
BODY
Dimensions
|
156.5x76x7.5mm
|
Weight
|
152g
|
Build
|
Metal
|
SIM
|
Dual SIM
(Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)
|
DISPLAY
Type
|
LTPS IPS
LCD capacitive Touchscreen
|
Size
|
6.01
inches (78.1% screen-to-body ratio)
|
Resolution
|
1080x2160
pixels (~402ppi)
|
Multitouch
|
Yes, up to
10 fingers
|
Protection
|
-
|
PLATFORM
OS
|
Android
7.1 Nougat, ColorOS 3.2
|
Chipset
|
Mediatek
Helio P23, MT6763T
|
CPU
|
Octa-core
(2.5GHz max)
|
GPU
|
Mali
G71-MP2
|
MEMORY
Card slot
|
microSD,
up to 256 (dedicated slot)
|
Internal
|
32GB, 4GB RAM
or 64GB, 6GB RAM
|
CAMERA
Primary
|
16MP,
f/1.8, Phase detection autofocus, LED flash
|
Features
|
HDR,
Panorama, geo-tagging, touch focus
|
Video
|
1080p@30fps
|
Secondary
|
20MP,
f/2.0
|
COMMS
WLAN
|
Wi-Fi 802
a/b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot
|
Bluetooth
|
4.2, A2DP,
LE
|
GPS
|
Yes, A-GPS
|
NFC
|
Yes
|
Radio
|
No
|
USB
|
microUSB
2.0, USB OTG
|
FEATURES
Sensors
|
Fingerprint
scanner, Accelerometer, Proximity, Compass
|
Colours
|
Gold,
Black, Red (6GB version only)
|
Audio
|
3.5mm jack
-Active
noise cancellation
|
BATTERY
Capacity
|
3,200 mAh,
non-removable
|
Type
|
Li-Po
|
Fast
Charging
|
Yes
|
The Oppo F5 is a really impressive mid-range device in my
opinion. For a retail price of €263 (base model), it packs more than
enough value for money. There are several Snapdragon devices in that price
range though, but the Oppo F5 is gorgeous and is just an all-round impressive
device. What are your thoughts on this device? Let’s talk more in the comments
section below.
Stay Frosty!
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