New phone time! Oppo!!

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So,

I've had my Oppo Find 5 for little over a year, and my experience has been mixed but mainly good.
First of all, Oppo have done an amazing job in support when I needed it. My first device overheated frequently, it was replaced immediately without any problems. The second one, an amazing phone but, half a year ago, I dropped it. Oppo replaced it FOC!!

Now, however, the replacement phone seems to be faulty, charging extremely slow and losing charge.
I send them a message, saying I would be interested in their new phones (7a) for an upgrade fee.

Oppo just sent me this message:

Oppo Support said:

In this situation, we have made up a special offer for you and we would like to propose you to upgrade your device to one of the latest models by paying a small price difference.
This means that we are giving you the chance to trade-in your defective device and upgrade to the following models:

- OPPO Find 7a** [http://europe.oppostyle.com/16-find-7a] paying only **€99 EUR** ;

- OPPO Find 7** [http://europe.oppostyle.com/14-find-7] paying only **€199 EUR** .

Needless to say I'm over the moon with this. Bought a phone for about €400 about 18 months ago, now get a NEW top of the line device for €100...

Now, the 7a and 7 are very similar. The 7a has 'only' a 1080p display. The 7 has QHD.
Now, I have an iphone myself and the 1080p display of the F5 easily tops that... and then some. So I'm quite sure the 7a's display is more than sufficient.
On top of that, the QHD displays always come at a price in brightness, battery life, performance,...

Anyway, short list pro 7a:

• Better performance (less pixels to control)
• Better battery life
• Better brightness
• €100 Cheaper

Pro Find 7:

• It's the "top end"
• QHD

So, what do you guys think? As you can see, I'm pretty much set on the 7a (it would be a harder pick if price was similar) but I might have missed something.

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Just to add, the price difference can also be in the following things:

http://www.gsmarena.com/compare.php3?idPhone1=6214...

The Find 7 has 32GB build in, 7a only 16GB. Both take MicroSD (got a 64GB laying around here so not too bothered). The 7 also has 3GB RAM, 7a "only" 2GB.

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BenM77 said:

New iPhone is out soon

Hmm, I want to get the 7a for €100, someone wants to swap it for a new iPhone?

I could then sell that iPhone, and get two 7a's

The iPhone does look ridiculous in specs next to the likes of the Oppo

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JD said:

I cant be the only one thinking this, but as you are generally the first one to criticise iPhone fanboyism I thought it was a peach.

You are over the moon, that a company who seem to produce faulty goods, (i.e 2 separate phones not able to even last 8 months is pretty terrible) allowing you to pay them more money for more of their goods of unknown quality?

1st phone was overheating, replaced without issue, 2nd phone lasted over a year 'till I dropped it and the screen cracked, the replacement for that seems to have a problem charging.

I am aware that of the 3 phones they've sent to me, 2 have been defective. On the flip side, I have a 4S, which was coincidentally the THIRD phone apple gave me before they got it right. Every time they also denied the faults as much as possible, having a pain to having them resolved (ie getting the phone back "repaired" and st). Oppo never denied any responsibility for any fault and never was there an argument as to who was at fault. And when I was at fault, even then I didn't have to beg for a solution, they just gave me a new one.
The 4S is cracked as well, though apple didn't want to give me a 5S for €100 . They'd repair the 4S for €200. And then I'm still stuck with a laggy old device.

So yes, I'm over the moon. In my experience, the Oppo support makes the Apple support look like a lemonade stand, while their devices are one the same level of "reliability".

The thing is that Oppo aspires to be a better company.

Apple just "know" they are.

Edited by ZesPak on Tuesday 26th August 13:42

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Fotic said:

I love how you've needed to poll the internet to choose between two phones for you, one of which you've already decided on.

What do you do when you need to make an everso slightly important decision?

I went shopping at the weekend and bought a new all in one PC purely by reading the spec and deciding if it met my needs. Not a single voting box was needed.

I love how you needed the internet to inform us of your decision making prowess.

I wanted to see if I overlooked something between the two phones, as indeed, it seemed quite clear cut for the 7a for me.

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^

Agreed on this, with my iPhone and Galaxy, it always was resolved in the end but had to get my phone in for a couple of weeks.
With oppo they gave me the option of buying a new one while they investigated, which they reimbursed if they received my defective device.

Anyway, the main thing is that with them I've got the feeling you're actually talking to someone who could do something for you, instead of someone that sounds like they're working for an insurance company that wants to put all the blame on you.

Anyway, the find 5 was a great phone and it's hard to believe it was released almost two years ago, still has a very recent version of android and everything. They also do their best to support all the 3rd party launchers with drivers and the like.
I wanted a bit bigger phone so the 7(a) seems like a good bet according to all the reviews. Getting it for €100 is great, especially as they now do a temp promotion of adding a free bt headphones worth €50, which makes it completely ridiculous.

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HairyMaclary said:

Lg g3.

I'm biased though.

haha, oppo doesn't offer it as a replacement, otherwise it would be on the shortlist

Though, why would you prefer it over the find 7?

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BenM77 said:

Does the oppo find have a good backup/synch function like iPhone?

Everything I need is backed up to the Google cloud, just like any other android phone.

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TheAngryDog said:

This phone is annoying me. It is the one phone stopping me pulling the trigger on getting a Sony Z2. From what I hear the Z3 isnt going to be any better than the Z3 in the real world.

Is it just the novelty though of having a phone that not many other people will have???

To be fair, it does add to the experience.
But, you can't go wrong with either!

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TheAngryDog said:

And here in lies the issue. The Z2 would suit me on a contract, but costs more over the 2 years, and as you can now pick them up sim free for £420, it makes getting one on contract a bit silly. The Find 7a (not point for me getting the 7) is even cheaper, rarer, but when I come to replace it, people may turn their nose up at it come selling time as its not a Samsung etc. Still, the notification light might make up for that

Hmm, you're definitely right about selling it on. Though, when looking at the competition they are sometimes about 50% more expensive, which makes up for the lack in resale value. Especially if you keep it for 3 or 4 years.

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FourWheelDrift said:

How about their new R5. At 4.85mm the thinnest smartphone in the world and it's got a 64 bit octa-core cpu too

http://www.androidcentral.com/oppo-r5-thinnest-sma...

No, I rather not have my phone bent . How do they get all of that in there though! Backside looks a bit too much like the iP5 design.

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On a side note, the Oppo 7a has been great. Amazing phone.
I thought the "quickcharger" would be something stupid, but it works a charm. Can't believe it's much good for the battery though, but I've got two batteries anyway (comes in very handy when away for a couple of days).

It also came with a screenprotector pre-applied. And applied in a way you nearly couldn't tell it was there! I was never a fan of screenprotectors, the screens are scratch resistant enough ime. Still, if it's applied like this one it doesn't really matter tbh.

Other than that, ColorOS is OK, I'd still rather have stock. The size is great in most cases. The N5 feels so easy on the hand now and the iP4 feels like a postage stamp.
Pro N5:

• Stock android
• Very slim and light in the hand
• Wireless charging

Pro 7a:

• SD card (64GB in it now!) for media
• Much louder speakers
• Better battery life, quickcharge, replaceable battery,
• Superior camera
• Big screen

Anyway, so far so good! Looks like a great device and I expect it to receive Android 5.0. Oppo hasn't been the fastest in updates (nor the slowest), but they do come.

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BlueJazz said:

Have you managed to upgrade to 4.4 and colour OS 2? My find 7 is working well with the new upgrade.

Yes, it's not that it's bad, I just prefer stock Android. Also, the calendar app is doing my head in and is near impossible to get rid of.