so? You don't honestly think wifi 6 is going to magically take over the millions of devices already on the market and in peoples homes in that time span you get this phone and get a new one..lol
No Wi-FI6 is a huge omission; kind of DOA because of it compared to other high-end phones that do have it. Way faster wifi. That & to a far lesser degree no wireless charging.
It isn't in many SoC's, especially in the mid-range. I finally just got a laptop with an Intel AX200 WiFi chip since even my year old Dell Latitude has all the WiFi 6 cards blacklisted, and with my Netgear AX12, the performance difference over AC is negligible unless you are actually next to the router.
That is a lot of features for that price. Does Oppo ship vanilla Android or have a heavily customized skin on top of it? Also, any idea on how their update policy is?
Oh .. I really don't prefer such heavy skins over Android (or any OS for that matter). Looked like a good piece of hardware though. But not a great track for updates and skin is a no-go. OnePlus 7 seems like a good alternative.
I wonder if this is using the same SuperVOOC tech as earlier Oppo luxury models, which works by using two batteries in series and charging at ~10V instead of ~5V. So rather than charging a battery at 13A, it's charging two batteries at 6.5A each, which sounds a lot more survivable as a peak charge rate. They also put the charge controller in the power adapter rather than the phone, so the only heat generated in the device is from the internal resistance in the battery.
I have Wi-Fi 6 routers at home and work so why would I want to take advantage of that? If everyone thinks like that we would be still stuck with 802.11b.
I have Wi-Fi 6 routers at home and work so why would I want to take advantage of that? If everyone thinks like that we would be still stuck with 802.11b.
> "We still need to wait for Android to natively support HDR, but Oppo says that it is good and ready." - I can watch HDR10+ on my year and a half old phone using the YouTube APP, example: https://youtu.be/TN1tuGn8t0Y - I can see the clouds in the sky behind the buildings, despite the neon lighting in the foreground. The S9+ simply punches up the brightness to blinding (in a dark room). --- The BOM for my phone was under $380 yet this will sell for $40 more than that, with a couple more image sensors and a CPU upgrade; nothing is free. The 'cost' seems to be knocking the competition out of the market. Still, I'm happy with my phone, as I expect it to still work some years down the road.
Andy Rubin, creator of the world-famous Android operating system and CEO of #Essential Corporation, tweeted a photo of the new smartphone that the company is apparently working on. Rubin’s tweet does not indicate when a new #smartphone will be released. We only know that it is being developed as part of a project called Project Gem, it has a long and thin body, similar to an Apple TV remote control, made in at least four colors – blue, blue, pink and gold – and a display of the same shape. https://reportagram.net/news/1282-new-essential-ph...
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5080 - Thursday, October 10, 2019 - link
Strange, everything is top notch but Wi-Fi 6 is MIA.imaheadcase - Thursday, October 10, 2019 - link
so? You don't honestly think wifi 6 is going to magically take over the millions of devices already on the market and in peoples homes in that time span you get this phone and get a new one..lollilkwarrior - Friday, October 11, 2019 - link
No Wi-FI6 is a huge omission; kind of DOA because of it compared to other high-end phones that do have it. Way faster wifi. That & to a far lesser degree no wireless charging.StevoLincolnite - Thursday, October 10, 2019 - link
Would have liked a higher resolution screen and wireless charging to be honest...Samus - Friday, October 11, 2019 - link
It isn't in many SoC's, especially in the mid-range. I finally just got a laptop with an Intel AX200 WiFi chip since even my year old Dell Latitude has all the WiFi 6 cards blacklisted, and with my Netgear AX12, the performance difference over AC is negligible unless you are actually next to the router.3ogdy - Monday, October 14, 2019 - link
More like, NOTCH at the TOP. No thanks.GreenMeters - Thursday, October 10, 2019 - link
MicroSD?PixyMisa - Thursday, October 10, 2019 - link
GSMArena says yes: https://www.gsmarena.com/oppo_reno_ace-9894.phpmaxnix - Sunday, November 17, 2019 - link
Actually, they say NO MicroSD slot.Teckk - Thursday, October 10, 2019 - link
That is a lot of features for that price. Does Oppo ship vanilla Android or have a heavily customized skin on top of it? Also, any idea on how their update policy is?Kishxda - Thursday, October 10, 2019 - link
Oppo phones come with a highly customized flavor of Android called ColorOS. Overall speaking, they're not known for delivering quick OS updates.Teckk - Friday, October 11, 2019 - link
Oh .. I really don't prefer such heavy skins over Android (or any OS for that matter). Looked like a good piece of hardware though. But not a great track for updates and skin is a no-go. OnePlus 7 seems like a good alternative.mrvco - Thursday, October 10, 2019 - link
Interesting phone, especially if the price stays <= $500, but as it is with most non-Pixel Android phones, my interest level hinges on software.unclevagz - Thursday, October 10, 2019 - link
Put OxygenOS on it and this would be the Oneplus 7T we deserve....Alistair - Thursday, October 10, 2019 - link
Yeap! Also, you know we've reached peak phone when the cheap phones have 5 cameras in total. Would love to see that money go to 2 higher quality ones.Samus - Friday, October 11, 2019 - link
Isn't Color OS basically just a port of Oxygen OS?LtGoonRush - Thursday, October 10, 2019 - link
I wonder if this is using the same SuperVOOC tech as earlier Oppo luxury models, which works by using two batteries in series and charging at ~10V instead of ~5V. So rather than charging a battery at 13A, it's charging two batteries at 6.5A each, which sounds a lot more survivable as a peak charge rate. They also put the charge controller in the power adapter rather than the phone, so the only heat generated in the device is from the internal resistance in the battery.5080 - Thursday, October 10, 2019 - link
I have Wi-Fi 6 routers at home and work so why would I want to take advantage of that? If everyone thinks like that we would be still stuck with 802.11b.5080 - Thursday, October 10, 2019 - link
I have Wi-Fi 6 routers at home and work so why would I want to take advantage of that? If everyone thinks like that we would be still stuck with 802.11b.Rοb - Thursday, October 10, 2019 - link
> "We still need to wait for Android to natively support HDR, but Oppo says that it is good and ready." - I can watch HDR10+ on my year and a half old phone using the YouTube APP, example: https://youtu.be/TN1tuGn8t0Y - I can see the clouds in the sky behind the buildings, despite the neon lighting in the foreground. The S9+ simply punches up the brightness to blinding (in a dark room). --- The BOM for my phone was under $380 yet this will sell for $40 more than that, with a couple more image sensors and a CPU upgrade; nothing is free. The 'cost' seems to be knocking the competition out of the market. Still, I'm happy with my phone, as I expect it to still work some years down the road.lilkwarrior - Sunday, October 13, 2019 - link
Eccentric not to have Dolby Vision *and* HDR10+. HDR10+ only is sort of a silly decision.uiremia - Sunday, October 13, 2019 - link
Andy Rubin, creator of the world-famous Android operating system and CEO of #Essential Corporation, tweeted a photo of the new smartphone that the company is apparently working on. Rubin’s tweet does not indicate when a new #smartphone will be released. We only know that it is being developed as part of a project called Project Gem, it has a long and thin body, similar to an Apple TV remote control, made in at least four colors – blue, blue, pink and gold – and a display of the same shape. https://reportagram.net/news/1282-new-essential-ph...HideOut - Tuesday, October 15, 2019 - link
Complete with fake images on the screens of the "phones". The "polo alto" is misspelled,rekha - Monday, October 14, 2019 - link
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