OPPO R7 16GB 4G UK Dual SIM-Free Smartphone - Silver

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Brand OPPO
Operating system Android
RAM memory installed size 3 GB
CPU model Snapdragon
Memory storage capacity 16 GB
Screen size 5 Inches
Resolution 1920 x 1080
Model name R7
Cellular technology GSM;3G;LTE;Wi-Fi
Connectivity technology Wi-Fi, USB

About this item

  • Charge your R7 to 75% battery in 30 minutes with the included VOOC mini flash charger
  • 5" AMOLED display, Full HD 1920 x 1080 resolution, 445 PPI
  • 4G Bands: 1, 3, 7 (EE and 3)
  • ColorOS 2.1 based on Android
  • Premium full metal uni-body with a 2.5D arc edge screen
  • MicroSD slot for expandable memory upto 128GB
  • UK version exclusive to Amazon
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Customer reviews

3.6 out of 5 stars
3.6 out of 5
31 global ratings

Customers say

Customers like the appearance, build quality and charging speed of the cellular phone. They mention that it's a great looking phone, with a vivid screen and great resolution. They appreciate the value for money, saying that it’s rated as a reasonable cheap phone with oc rapid charging. Customers also like the battery life. However, some customers have mixed opinions on the software.

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11 customers mention ‘Appearance’11 positive0 negative

Customers are satisfied with the appearance of the cellular phone. They mention that it's a great looking phone, with a vivid screen and great resolution. Some appreciate the build quality, spec and design. Overall, most are happy with the product's appearance.

"...Downsides, none really. It looks beautiful and is a bargain. More than enough power for gaming, browsing etc and plenty of storage and memory." Read more

"Great deal and very cool phone, no issues whatsoever , fast , reliable , camera is great front and back , best thing is the fast charge why other..." Read more

"...Looks: this is a great looking phone, it's a pleasure to hold and use and its aluminium case is of comparable quality with the HTC One...." Read more

"This was probably the nicest and most unique phone I ever had, it was so different as it wasn't from a mainstream western brand...." Read more

10 customers mention ‘Build quality’10 positive0 negative

Customers are satisfied with the build quality of the cellular phone. They mention that it's well-made, has a lovely screen, and the aluminium case is of comparable quality to the HTC One. Overall, they say it'd be a great choice for those looking for a strong all-round device.

"...Inn the hand it feels good and of a good weight. The screen quality is good and really pops out without being overly saturated with colour...." Read more

"Great deal and very cool phone, no issues whatsoever , fast , reliable , camera is great front and back , best thing is the fast charge why other..." Read more

"...This could have been really a great phone: it's wonderfully built and it's obvious that premium materials were used to manufacture it...." Read more

"I'm really getting on well with this phone; it's a strong all-round device and great value for money, even more so with all the extras that come..." Read more

8 customers mention ‘Charging speed’8 positive0 negative

Customers appreciate the fast charging speed of the cellular phone. They mention that the VOOC rapid charging works well and takes at most an hour to fully charge the phone from 1.

"...Charging is very quick with the included charger and standard with a regular usb cable...." Read more

"Great deal and very cool phone, no issues whatsoever , fast , reliable , camera is great front and back , best thing is the fast charge why other..." Read more

"...VOOC rapid charging works really well, taking, at most, an hour to fully charge the phone from 1%, which is useful as the phone has an average..." Read more

"...The phone it's self is a good phone easy to use and fast in loading speed, games are good as well apart from the phone does get quite hot after..." Read more

6 customers mention ‘Value’6 positive0 negative

Customers appreciate the value of the cellular phone. They say it's a strong all-round device that provides great value for money. Customers also mention that it'll be easy to work with and is a reasonably cheap phone.

"...Downsides, none really. It looks beautiful and is a bargain. More than enough power for gaming, browsing etc and plenty of storage and memory." Read more

"Great deal and very cool phone, no issues whatsoever , fast , reliable , camera is great front and back , best thing is the fast charge why other..." Read more

"...on well with this phone; it's a strong all-round device and great value for money, even more so with all the extras that come with the device..." Read more

"...5 stars given for this phone great phone low price and excellent build quality." Read more

3 customers mention ‘Battery life’3 positive0 negative

Customers like the battery life of the cellular phone. They say it's ok if you only use the phone moderately.

"...Overall excellent build quality and the battery lasts me all day with 40% still remains by the time I get home...." Read more

"...charge the phone from 1%, which is useful as the phone has an average battery life.It's not quite perfect though...." Read more

"...It battery life is ok if you only use the phone moderately if you use the phone all the time the battery will only last a few hours...." Read more

3 customers mention ‘Comfort’3 positive0 negative

Customers find the cellular phone comfortable to hold and use. They also mention that it has a good weight and is a pleasure to hold.

"Hard to fault the R7 as it just works.Inn the hand it feels good and of a good weight...." Read more

"...Looks: this is a great looking phone, it's a pleasure to hold and use and its aluminium case is of comparable quality with the HTC One...." Read more

"...the product description, I will just say that it is a pleasure to hold in the hand.The software is pretty good...." Read more

11 customers mention ‘Software’6 positive5 negative

Customers are mixed about the software of the cellular phone. Some mention that it has no issues and works well, while others say that it does not work on their 2 sim cards for 4g, and overheats. Some customers also mention that the battery died and they realized it was defective.

"Great deal and very cool phone, no issues whatsoever , fast , reliable , camera is great front and back , best thing is the fast charge why other..." Read more

"...Everything was perfect, until the batery died and we realized it is defective, as the batery is not recharging...." Read more

"Very good phone , bad is still on Android 4.4.4 no update" Read more

"...If you can live with its shortcomings (particularly its terrible camera) it could be worth considering." Read more

Top reviews from United Kingdom

adam v
5.0 out of 5 stars Reliable performer with good build quality
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 3 August 2015
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Hard to fault the R7 as it just works.
Inn the hand it feels good and of a good weight. The screen quality is good and really pops out without being overly saturated with colour.
Charging is very quick with the included charger and standard with a regular usb cable.

Dual SIM functionality works as expected and is easy to setup.

Some tips:
If you want dual SIM to work you will need a micro and a nano SIM. If you wish to use data from then the nano SIM ensure that you select 4g inn the SIM tools app otherwise it'll stick to 2g and be really slow.
Also consider removing the screen protector that is already applied for you.I found the screen to feel better without it. Subjective i know , but it's an option.

Android functions as it should and I've yet to have a problem with it at all.

Other useful observations: external speaker is really loud, be careful! Theme manager is pretty and nice to have out of the box. Perform a software update from within the About Phone setting so you'll receive the latest software from Oppo directly.

Downsides, none really. It looks beautiful and is a bargain. More than enough power for gaming, browsing etc and plenty of storage and memory.
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Iulian Pitu
1.0 out of 5 stars Defective phone
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 16 July 2015
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Hello. I bought this phone as a birthday gift for my girlfriend. She was very excited and loved it. Everything was perfect, until the batery died and we realized it is defective, as the batery is not recharging. We hoped it's a charger problem, as we read online that some other guys experienced this, but we soon realized this is not our case, as it works on my phone.
We are very disappointed after this experience, as she wanted this phone really much.
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Xooblu
5.0 out of 5 stars Oppo R7
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 28 November 2015
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Great deal and very cool phone, no issues whatsoever , fast , reliable , camera is great front and back , best thing is the fast charge why other flagship products don't have this is beyond me! Overall excellent build quality and the battery lasts me all day with 40% still remains by the time I get home. Screen is excellent especially for the money.
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Alex M
2.0 out of 5 stars A device that leaves you with mixed feelings
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 4 January 2016
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I have always owned Android phones that could be described as the maker's "flagship": Samsung S, S2, S3 & S4, HTC One M8. this is to say that I am accustomed to have a good quality product and with that in mind I decided to purchase the R7 for my wife.
The Good:
Great screen: vivid colours and great resolution: really no difference with Samsung's amoled, for example.
Interface: this is a matter of personal preference, but I loved what Oppo did with the interface.
Looks: this is a great looking phone, it's a pleasure to hold and use and its aluminium case is of comparable quality with the HTC One.
The Bad:
4G operating frequencies: this phone won't work on all operators. Oppo clearly states on their web site the operating bands for this phone and the 800Mhz which is exclusively used by O2 and mainly by Vodafone is not supported. I verified that EE works fine and Three should also work, but Vodafone will only work where the 2600Mhz band is used (not around where I live, apparently).
Android version: this phone is still on Android 4.4 while any handset of this class should at least be on 5.0. Oppo's forums are flooded with users requests to have an update but there is never an answer.
The Awful:
camera, Camera, CAMERA. I can't really describe how poor the quality of the pictures produced by this phone are. In bright sunny light, you can almost get acceptable snaps otherwise there is a distinctive pixelation that should not be there on a device in year 2015. My 6 years old Samsung Galaxy S takes MUCH better pictures than this Oppo. This is a known issue discussed in Oppo's forum, but again the company seems to have decided to ignore the issue and focus their efforts in producing other handsets.

In the end my wife could have lived with an old Android software and the limited 4G frequencies (she's on EE anyway) but the real deal-breaker for us was the abysmal quality of the camera as my wife loves shooting with her phone.
We returned the device and purchased instead the Huawei P8 for a similar price: even though the camera lenses and sensors have the same specs, the quality of the shots is in an entire other league.

This could have been really a great phone: it's wonderfully built and it's obvious that premium materials were used to manufacture it. If you can live with its shortcomings (particularly its terrible camera) it could be worth considering.
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Mr. D. J. Wood
4.0 out of 5 stars it's a strong all-round device and great value for money
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 8 August 2015
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I'm really getting on well with this phone; it's a strong all-round device and great value for money, even more so with all the extras that come with the device(VOOC power bank, transparent case, screen protector, headphones).

It's construction is its strongest point. There's no need for me to repeat the product description, I will just say that it is a pleasure to hold in the hand.
The software is pretty good. Runs smooth and has a lot of useful features added by Oppo, especially the gesture functions from screen-off.
VOOC rapid charging works really well, taking, at most, an hour to fully charge the phone from 1%, which is useful as the phone has an average battery life.

It's not quite perfect though.
The processor can throttle when under heavy load, something I thought only affected the Snapdragon 810 processors or current flagships.
Also, while I love its AMOLED display's deep blacks, its high colour saturation bugs me, and there is no option to adjust it.; some skin tones looking especially weird makes me wonder if some of the colours are calibrated wonky too.
It should also be noted that the phone comes running an OS built on Android Kit-Kat, but has similar functions to Lollipop added. I hear it's getting an update eventually, but it would of been nice if it had Lollipop out of the box like its sister phone the R7 Plus.

I would recommend this phone to anyone looking for a phone that's great value for money, or even just a good phone a step bellow flagships.
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