A metamorphosis smartphone 'OPPO Find X' review where the camera unit pops out for a true bezelless without notch, I tried to experience the cutting edge of smartphone technology
OPPO Find X --A Panorama Design, Out of Ordinary --OPPO Global
https://www.oppo.com/en/smartphone-find_x
◆ Opening / appearance check
Find X is in a dark blue x orange box.
'OPPO' logo on the side.
When you slide it out of the box, it becomes an orange box. The package tells us that OPPO attaches great importance to 'luxury'.
The contents were the Find X body, a special protective cover, a SIM eject pin, a simple manual, a Type-C USB cable, an AC adapter, earphones, and a cloth to wipe off dirt.
Find X is a smartphone that uses a curved edge line with curved edges on the display. The line is similar to Samsung's Galaxy S series and Xiaomi's ' Mi Note 2'.
The back, which is entirely covered with glass, changes its purple color depending on the viewing angle, which is an indescribable beauty.
It is superior to the iPhone X in terms of luxury that comes from the design. Among the many smartphones, it can be said that it is a 'superlative luxury' that is on
In addition, there was a 'Find X' logo under the back.
Volume button on the left side
If you look closely at the curved edges, the protective film is stuck. It is difficult to attach the protective film to the curved edge, and the protective glass film cannot be used, so it is safe to say that the protective film is already attached correctly.
Power button on the right side
The upper part of the display is bezel-less. It doesn't even have a camera unit, but if you look closely, it only has speakers.
The top surface has a unique shape with a dent.
It has a SIM slot, a Type-C USB port, a microphone, and a speaker on the bottom with the same indentation.
When you open the SIM slot using a pin in the shape of the Oppo logo ...
Nano SIM size slot. SIM cards can be installed on the front and back, and it is compatible with
Fingerprints and other stains are particularly noticeable on the back, so maintaining beauty can be a daunting task ... Therefore, it seems that a cloth is attached.
Find X, which uses a glass back for the curved edge, is realistic to use a protective cover (case) considering the risk of damage. Therefore, a special protective cover is attached.
The included clear protective cover is made of plastic, and when attached, the gloss is reduced and the beauty of the main body is halved.
The top surface is not covered because it corresponds to the 'Stealth 3D Camera' that pops out from the top, which is the biggest feature of Find X.
The bottom is also cut, so you can charge and insert and remove the SIM card with the cover attached.
◆ I tried using it
·display
When you turn on the power, you will be amazed at the display with a screen occupancy of 93.8%. Rather than the notch design with a notch like the iPhone X, the full-size bezelless display uses organic EL, which is a level of beauty that impresses me.
When GIGAZINE is displayed, it looks like this. The screen resolution of the 6.4-inch OLED display is 1080 x 2340 pixels, and thanks to the bezel-less design, the amount of information in the vertical direction is quite large.
・ Specs & Benchmark
Find X
When the score is measured with the benchmark application '
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・ Web browsing and watching movies
Find X has no home button and no fingerprint sensor. Therefore, it has a unique UI that uses the 'corners' and 'edges' at the bottom of the screen. Browsing the web and browsing movies with Find X You can see how to operate it by watching the following movies.
How to operate the bezelless screen of the full screen smartphone 'OPPO Find X' is like this --YouTube
It is said that the 'back' operation of 'raising the corner diagonally upward' and the 'displaying the application history (sleep app)' operation of 'slowly pulling up the bottom edge of the screen' are difficult until you get used to it, and it is quite difficult to operate with one hand. I have no choice but. The UI is the result of pursuing a 'bezelless display' and eliminating the home button, but I honestly wanted you to add the Android standard 'back', 'home', and 'history' software buttons.
・ Stealth 3D camera
The bezelless display that does not require a notch is realized thanks to the pop-out camera unit 'Stealth 3D Camera'. So, you can check the movement of the camera, which is the biggest feature of Find X, in the following movie.
The Find X camera is not a pop-up type like 'Vivo Apex ', but a type in which the entire upper part slides out from the bottom of the display. The camera unit with face recognition function is equipped with an infrared camera and a dot projector, and is a 3D type that performs dot recognition at 15,000 points on the face, and OPPO says that '20 times safer than fingerprint recognition'. Apple said at the time of the announcement of 'Face ID' adopted in iPhone X that 'TrueDepth camera is 2.5 years ahead of Android', but OPPO seems to have caught up in less than a year.
The rear is equipped with a dual camera of 20 million pixels + 16 million pixels. All three cameras, including the 25-megapixel front, use a bright lens with an F value of 2.0.
・ Face recognition
Find X does not have a fingerprint recognition function, only a face recognition function using a stealth 3D camera. You can check the quickness of unlocking by face recognition in the following movie.
The accuracy of face recognition is as high as the iPhone X. The cancellation speed is quite fast, so unless you check 'Swipe up when the screen is on' in the 'Settings' app and request a swipe for the authentication operation, you will not be able to check the screen notification and time. is. Since it is a 3D type face recognition, it can be unlocked even in a dark place like iPhone X.
◆ Impression
'Find X', launched by OPPO, which has the momentum to drop flying birds not only in China but also in India and Southeast Asia, is an ambitious work that adopted a sliding camera to achieve the highest screen occupancy. In order to eliminate even the home button, it is a flagship model with all the technologies that it has, such as adopting a 3D type that uses a dot projector for the face recognition function, and it is a terminal that shows OPPO's technical capabilities. It can be said.
However, how high is the evaluation of Find X, for better or worse, for this 'bezelless design with a screen occupancy of 93.8%'? I think it's all about that. The sliding stealth 3D camera used to achieve a bezel-less display is motor-driven, so there is a risk of failure. OPPO appeals that it has the durability to withstand opening and closing 300,000 times, but when you look at the camera unit that closes while sucking in dust and dirt, you can't easily wipe out your anxiety. Also, the appearance of the camera sliding due to the screen lock is a gimmick that tickles the man's heart, but he is forced to 'wait for a few seconds'. The standby state you come across each time you unlock is a surprising stress factor, and a few seconds of comma sliding the camera can be a risk of missing a photo opportunity.
Unfortunately, the organic EL display used by Find X has a fairly narrow viewing angle in terms of expressing accurate colors, and has the disadvantage that the display becomes reddish as soon as the screen is tilted.
Find X has no complaints in terms of specifications, and there is no doubt that it has the highest performance of the current Android smartphone, but the sliding camera mechanism adopted to realize 'full screen display' and its own screen Disadvantages in terms of operability and usability such as operation method are conspicuous. Similarly, beautiful glass enclosures are side-by-side with the risk of breakage.
It's a beautiful glass back panel, but the risk of damage when dropped is not comparable to metal materials.
The beautiful curved design is also a 'slippery and difficult to hold' design, and is a sword with a fragile blade.
There is no doubt that OPPO's challenge, which has a unique presence among smartphones whose performance has peaked and it is becoming difficult to differentiate from others, can be highly evaluated, but Find X is a smartphone that can be recommended to everyone. I can't say. My honest impression is that it is a terminal that requires the determination to accept various disadvantages in order to experience the cutting edge of smartphone technology.
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