I believe many people have discovered that many new Android phones have adopted "bangs" full screen recently, and after the Huawei P20 just released in Paris, the OPPO R15, which debuted in the middle of the month, is finally in Shenzhen. A glimpse of its true face of Mount Lu. Although looking at the overall specifications, the R15 does not seem to have changed much from the predecessor R11s , but there are still many changes in the screen and appearance; and the R15 is also the first time that OPPO has differentiated dual-version models with different specifications; currently, Taiwan is expected to introduce it in 5 years. Some overseas markets will also have IP67 waterproof and dustproof functions. This article also first introduces the appearance and operation functions of the R15, and then there will be various shooting comparisons of the R11s.

"bangs" with gestures

Speaking of the biggest difference from the R11s, the BQ77910DBT should be a full screen on the front. The R15 is equipped with a 6.28-inch OLED screen with a resolution of 2,280 x 1080, a ratio of 19:9 and a screen ratio of about 90%. The "bangs" part seems to be narrower than the iPhone X and ZenFone 5. As for why use the bangs form? The official PM said that because of the global user market survey, the full screen of various shapes and positions has also been investigated, and in the end, the "like" iPhone X style is the most popular, so I did this.

Compared with other models with bangs, most of the operation methods follow the virtual buttons. In fact, the R15 has a "navigation gesture" function that continues the R11s. Go to the desktop and turn on multiplexing, etc.; but the faint indication area you can see below the R15 is helpful for the operation, perhaps because the R11s is completely blank, it may not be easy to operate, but it still has a slight impact on the sense of unity ; In addition, compared with the operation method of R11s, R15 has also changed slightly.

An unexpected highlight

At first glance at the back of the R15, you may feel that it is not much different from the R11s. The dual main lens, the fingerprint reader and the Loge are all placed in the same position; however, there are some differences in the material. First of all, the general version uses a 2.5D glass back cover, and has thermal red, snow white and starry purple, which I like very much.

As for the purple starry sky, we must pull it out and talk about it. From the appearance, it may seem that there is a little purple in the black, and the texture of the glass back cover is not bad. However, if the gradient design is used, if the surface is light In the environment, if you move the phone a little, you can see the purple color dancing on the back of the phone with the light source. .. It's not that the other two colors are not good, it's that the gradient color is not only blind, but also takes the mysterious route.

As for the material of the Dream Mirror version, it is more advanced. There are two versions of the material according to the color system. First, the Dream Mirror Red uses a 3D glass back cover, which is presented in a gradient like the Starry Sky Purple; however, it is relatively mysterious Starry Sky Purple, Dream Mirror Red is a light and shadow change like a surging flame. Here are some photos of different light sources. It is worth mentioning that Taiwan will be called the Pro version, but here it is still called the Dream Mirror version.

It is worth mentioning that the size of the R15 general version and the dream mirror version are slightly different. The normal version is 155.1 x 75.2 x 7.4mm, and the Dream Mirror version is 155.3 x 75 x 7.5mm, which is slightly longer and thicker, and weighs 175g. What is the difference between this situation and the grip feeling? In fact, if you look closely, you can find that the edge of the Dream Mirror version is much more curved than the ordinary version, and the fit and stability of the grip are better than the ordinary version.

Next is the four-way side of the set. Compared with the R11s, the R15 is different in that the middle frame may be used to match the back of the machine, and the overall texture is different from the R11s (the two gradient versions will even have the same gradient as the organic back). Feel!), the crescent-shaped grooves that were featured on the R11s previously were effectively maintained on the Dream Mirror version, but the top of the camera was canceled; the general version was completely canceled, which is a pity. The bottom of the machine continues the 3.5mm headphone jack, and the connection port is still micro USB, not the gradually mainstream USB-C, which means that there is still VOOC fast charging; but I still hope to keep pace with the times~

Functional Overview

Whether the R15 is normal or the Dream Mirror version, it is equipped with the ColorOS function based on Android 8.1. In fact, the operation logic of the R11s is not much different from that of the R11s. Here, I will also pick a few more interesting functions to share. The first is on the control center. Because of the change of navigation gestures, the original R11s slide from bottom to top has been changed to the general Android slide from top to bottom. Friends who are used to OPPO operation may have to get used to it.

The first is the AI artificial intelligence function mentioned by various mobile phones. There are "smart assistant" and "smart screen recognition" in the operation of R15; the smart assistant can be on the shortcut bar when swiping left on the screen, according to the user's preferences. Long-term usage habits make different reminders and function recommendations; but the current prototype has just started, so it’s hard to see it.....

The smart screen will detect the received message and make different corresponding actions according to the text. Here, test words related to time such as meeting or getting up, and the time reminder of the calendar will also be displayed directly below. , there will also be words that deconstruct the message at the bottom. At this time, different actions such as editing, translation or searching can be made. From a certain angle, it is somewhat like the Big Bang function of a hammer? But whether these two functions will appear in the Taiwan version, the official has not yet confirmed.

Then there is the dual-window function that almost all mobile phones currently have. On the R15, there has been a further change; as long as the mobile phone is operated (watching movies, playing games, etc.) The shortcut column of , can quickly call out 3 different apps, and also set 3 commonly used shortcut keys below, functions such as screenshots can be used quickly, and it can be regarded as a new way to play.

Compared with the R11s, the R15 has different functions. There is also a so-called "floating ball" function. After the setting is turned on, you should know what this function is similar to... It can be used to return, return to the desktop and open it. Multitasking pages can also be regarded as a function that can replace navigation gestures and virtual buttons.

Another interesting feature is the "Polari Tao" that uses the camera to take pictures of clothing and can detect similar products in Taobao (a bit like a function of cooperation with OPPO, which is available in Taobao's native APP). I actually tried the military jacket and shoes on the spot and got pretty similar results; but whether Taiwan will follow the listing, I don't feel optimistic...

Before taking pictures

Although there will be an exclusive photo comparison article in the future, here is a little introduction to the camera specifications of the R15 dual-camera. In fact, the Dream Mirror version is similar to the R11s in terms of specifications, with the characteristics of 20 million before and after. Among them, the dual main lens is 16 million + 20 million pixels, f/1.7 + f/1.7 aperture; the general version is a slightly lower 16 million + 5 million pixels, the aperture is f/1.7 + f/2.2, the solution is the same as the R11s night dual (I thought it was like this, but after getting the real machine test, I found out that it is not... This is the case! Let's show it later!). Here is a little comparison of the appearance, in fact, it does not look bad.

Both cameras use the Sony IMX519 sensor with a larger size of 1/2.6” and a unit pixel of 1.22um (the first release!); but there is no OIS anti-shake, and the night scene comparison with the R11s should be quite interesting; the front lens is The same 20-megapixel f/2.0 aperture as the R11s. Because of the bangs screen, the design of the front lens will be different.

In the shooting performance part, due to the introduction of the AI shooting mechanism, the R15 also has the so-called AI smart scene mode, which can detect 16 kinds of tags and 120 kinds of scenes; there is also a "3D portrait lighting mode" similar to the iPhone X, which is also synchronized here. A picture for everyone to see, to the test article, I will take a detailed picture for everyone to see.