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Oppo Realme U1 Review, Price, 25MP Camera, Performance & Full Specs

At first glance, the Oppo Realme U1 seems like a mid-range smartphone especially when you look at the performance specs. The display features too are superb and we are not surprised because the smartphone will come with a dewdrop notch display. Announced and may be released in the month of November 2018, on the 28th day. The Oppo Realme U1 is a perfect example of what fans want in a smartphone when it comes to comparing price with features.

Let’s dive in and check out the following areas of Oppo Realme U1- Price, design, display, camera, hardware, network, battery, and other important things.

Design and Display of Oppo Realme U1

Body design of this device is a combination of metal and plastic. The dimensions are 156.5 x 75.2 x 7.8 mm and it weighs 155 grams. It comes in black, red, and blue colors. The device lacks water resistant feature but has fingerprint sensor, and face recognition technology.

Display type is IPS LCD capacitive touch screen of 16 million colors. Screen size is 6.3 inches. The phone also has no secondary display. Pixel density is 409 ppi, pixel resolution is 2340 x 1080 pixels, and aspect ratio is 19.5:9. Furthermore, display protection includes 2.5D curved glass, dewdrop notch display, and Corning Gorilla Glass 3.

Camera Features

At the rear of the Oppo Realme U1, there is dual camera setup of 13 MP and 2 MP f/2.2 aperture, and it arrives with LED flash. In addition, the secondary camera to the front is 25 MP f/2.0 aperture, 0.9 micron pixel size. There is a front flash technology, while the video performance is 2160p@30fps.

Other cool camera options are geotagging, autofocus, HDR, touch focus, face detection, panorama, time lapse, AR stickers, and PADF.

Hardware and Software

Android OS v8.1 Oreo runs the device. It does so with the Color OS 5.2 user interface. Of course, this software will upgrade to Android 9 Pie soon. Other hardware components are MediaTek Helio P70 chipset with process technology 12nm, running on 64-bit architecture. CPU is Octa-core and the GPU is Mali G72 MP3.

Storage Capacity and Sensors

There are two variants of Oppo Realme U1. The first is 3GB/32GB, talking about both RAM and ROM, while the second is 4GB/64GB. However, the internal storage of both variants can be increased to 256GB with a micro SD card. Sensors in the Oppo Realme U1 are accelerometer, proximity, ambient light, compass,  gyro, and fingerprint.

Network Connectivity

Oppo Realme U1 is a 4G smartphone but there are also 2G and 3G networks on it. That makes it a GSM, HSPA, and LTE device. There are two nano SIM cards to help serve this purpose well.

Other connectivity components are Bluetooth v5.0, Wi-Fi, mobile hotspot, GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS, headphone jack, and micro USB 2.0. However, there are no NFC, infrared, or HDMI in the device.

Battery Life

Powering the device is a Li-Po 3500 mAh non-removable battery which has no wireless charging, but the  fast charging capability is VOOC flash charge. We are not able to verify the talk time and the standby time for now.

Price and Availability

The best price of the Oppo Realme U1 is unknown right now until it is released soon. However, the price should start from around $184 USD as seen online. This device has not been announced by Oppo yet. Everything you see here is as a result of leaks online. But the device will be released toward the end of November or sometime early December 2018.

Oppo Realme U1 Full Technical Specifications

General

  • Device Type

Smartphone

  • Model

Oppo Realme U1

  • Announced

Not Announced Yet, Expected Q4-2018 (28-Nov-2018)

  • Status

Rumored

  • Price

Starting Rs. 12,999 (About $ 184, € 162, £ 144)

Design

  • Type

Bar

  • Dimensions

156.5 mm x 75.2 mm x 7.8 mm

  • Weight

155g

  • Colors

Black
Blue
Red

  • Waterproof No
  • Fingerprint Yes
  • Face Recognition

Yes

  • Dedicated Keys

Volume, Power, Fingerprint

  • Device Security

Fingerprint, Face, Pin, Password, Pattern, Slide

  • Features

-Plastic + Metal body
-Fingerprint scanner (Under display)

Display

  • Display Type

IPS LCD, Capacitive touch screen

  • Size

6.3-inch

  • Secondary Display

No

  • Touch Screen

Yes, Multi touch

  • Pixel Density

~409 PPI

  • Resolution

2340 x 1080 Pixels

  • Display Colors

16 M

  • Display Protection  Yes
  • Features

-19.5:9 aspect ratio
-Corning Gorilla Glass 3
-2.5D curved glass
-Dewdrop notch display

Network

  • Supported Network

GSM/ HSPA/ LTE

  • 2G Network

GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 MHz

  • 3G Network

HSPA 850/ 900 / 2100 MHz

  • 4G Network

LTE 850/ 900/ 1800/ 2100 MHz
LTE TDD 2300/ 2500/ 2600 MHz
VoLTE support

  • SIM

Nano SIM

  • Hybrid Sim No
  • Dual SIM

Yes, Dual stand by

Hardware

  • Chipset

MediaTek Helio P70, 12nm, 64 bit

  • CPU

Octa-core (4 x 2.1 GHz Cortex-A73 + 4 x 1.95 GHz Cortex A53)

  • GPU

Mali G72 MP3, 900 MHz

  • RAM (Memory)

3 GB/ 4 GB, 933 MHz, LPDDR3

  • Internal Storage

32 GB/ 64 GB

  • Card Slot

Upto 256 GB (microSD)

  • Dedicated slot

Yes

  • Sensors

Accelerometer
Proximity
Ambient light
Compass
Gyro
Fingerprint

Software

  • Operating System

Android OS v8.1 Oreo, Color OS 5.2

  • Java Support No
  • Youtube Yes
  • Facebook Yes

Messaging

  • SMS

Yes (threaded view)

  • MMS Yes
  • Email

Yes

  • IM Yes

Camera

  • Primary

13 MP + 2 MP, f/2.2 aperture

  • Flash

LED

  • Front

25 MP, f/2.0 aperture, 0.9-micron pixel size

  • Front Flash

Yes

  • Video

2160p@30fps

  • Camera Features

Geotagging
Autofocus
HDR
Touch focus
Face detection
Panorama
AR stickers
PADF
Timelapse

Connectivity

  • Bluetooth

Yes, v5.0, A2DP, LE, EDR

  • Infrared No
  • Wi-fi

Yes, Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, WiFi direct, dual band

  • Wi-fi Hotspot Yes
  • GPS

Yes, A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS

  • NFC No
  • Wireless Charging

No

  • Headphone Jack Yes
  • HDMI No
  • USB

Micro USB 2.0

Data

  • GPRS Yes
  • EDGE Yes
  • Speed

42.2 Mbps (HSDPA), 5.76 Mbps;(HSUPA); LTE 400/ 150 Mbps

  • Web Browser

HTML 5

Media

  • Video Format

3GP, M4V, H.263, H.264, MOV, AVI, xVID, WMV, FLV, MP4, H.265

  • Audio Format

MP3, eAAC+, WAV, Flac player

  • FM Radio

No

  • Alert Types

Vibration, MP3

  • Ring Tones

Wav ring tones

  • Loudspeaker

Yes

Battery

  • Battery Type

Li-Poly (Lithium Polymer)

  • Capacity

3500mAH

  • Placement

Non-removable

MISC

  • Features
  1. Document viewer
    2. Photo and video editor
    3. Active Noise Cancellation with dedicated mic
    4. Fast battery charging (VOOC flash charge)
    5. Dirac HD sound

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