Review: OPPO A11 Specs, Other Features and Price

[Yakub Oloyede]

The Oppo A11 is a mid-range rated smartphone with many exciting features. It features amazing hardware for camera, incredible battery capacity, and much more. It is a device born out of careful observation in the mid-range smartphone market of the needs of enthusiasts. We are exploring the specifications and price of the Oppo A11 in this report.

Oppo A11 Key Specs & Features

• 6.5-inch, IPS LCD Capacitive Touchscreen, 720 X 1600 pixels (270 ppi)
• Android 9.0 (Pie), ColorOS 6.0
• 4GB RAM
• Octa-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 665 (11nm)
• 128GB built-in storage and supports memory card up to 256GB
• 48MP + 8MP + 2MP + 2MP Quad rear camera and 16MP front camera
• 4G LTE
• Fingerprint sensor
• Water and Dust Proof (IP68 certification)
• 5000mAh non-removable Li-Po battery

Design and Display
Despite the fact that Oppo has been known to engage in status quo changing innovations, a large number of their Oppo smartphones are built around current trends. This helps them scale through the danger of producing a Mobile phone that may not be widely accepted.

The Oppo A11 is a very familiar device, in terms of appearance. Apart from having a look that resembles a lot of other Oppo smartphones, there is a large number of non-Oppo smartphones that look similar.

Is the Oppo A11 anything to be excited about? Well the answer is Yes, if you wanted a smartphone without much bells and whistle. A smartphone with a lowkey design that doesn’t appear too flashy, like the flagships of today.

The rear of the smartphone is home to a triple quad-camera system, a camera flash, a fingerprint sensor, and the oppo logo.

Upfront, we have a 6.5 inch IPS LCD display, with a screen resolution of 720×1600 and a screen density of 270ppi. This display has a drop notch, which houses its selfie camera. There is also an observable amount of increased bezel on the bottom.

Purchasing the Oppo A11, you have the options of choosing from one of these color variants: Purple, Lake Green, Cloud White.

The Cameras
The Cameras on the Oppo A11 can be best described as being modern. Oppo has included a very modern camera system that features a quad-camera system on the rear and a single front-facing camera.

Today we have a large number of smartphones that feature a quad-camera system on the rear. It isn’t about the numbers, but the added functions these cameras provide. This feature varies for different smartphones.

On the rear, the Oppo A11 features a 48 megapixels wide-angle camera, an 8 megapixels ultrawide camera, a 2 megapixels depth sensor, and another 2 megapixels secondary camera.

This set of cameras lets you shoot photos in HDR, Panorama modes and lots more. you can also shoot 2160p video at 30fps, 1080p video at 30fps and lots more. Please note that videos shot with this smartphone are stabilized using electrical image stabilization.

For selfies, the Oppo A11 features a 16MP front-facing camera. This camera lets you take photos in HDR, as well as beauty mode and lots more. This camera also lets you shoot 1080p videos at 30fps.

Hardware and Software
Hardware specs on the Oppo A11 are pretty much Mid-range. It is a mid-range device with a very popular specs sheet. I say popular specs sheet because the specs here are pretty much the regular stuff you find on mid-range devices.

It features an Octa-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 665 processor, with clock speeds of 2.0GHz on max and 1.8GHz on idle.

The Oppo A11 features a 4GB RAM and 128GB internal storage, with support for Mirco-SD expansion up to 256GB.

It also features a non-removable 5000mAh Li-Po battery. Please note that the smartphone supports reverse charging and can be used as a power bank to charge other devices.

On the software side, the Oppo A11 runs ColorOS 6.0 on top of the Android Pie operating system. As at the time this article was written, there was no word on it getting the Android 10 update.

Connectivity
The Oppo A11 features a 3.5mm headphone jack and a USB Type C (2.0) port. There is also dual-band Wi-Fi and Bluetooth 5.0.

Please note that the Oppo A11 doesn’t support 5G network connectivity, It supports 4G LTE connections, 3G and 2G.

Oppo A11 Price and Availability
Oppo A11 Price in Nigeria is around 80,000 Naira, which is about 222 dollars.

As for availability, the Oppos A11 is expected to be available for purchase late October 2019, after which you should be able to purchase the smartphone in offline retails stores new you, as well as online retail stores that ship to Your region.

Oppo A11 Specs

General Features
Platform: Android 9 (Pie), ColorOS 6.0
Processor: Octa-Core Processor, 2.0 GHz quad-core Kryo 260 Gold & 1.8 GHz quad-core Kryo 260 Silver ( Qualcomm Snapdragon 665)
GPU: Adreno 610
Memory: 4GB RAM
Colours: Purple, Lake Green, Cloud White
Dimension: –
Weight: –
SIM Type:  Nano-SIM
SIM Count: Dual SIM

Display
Display: 6.5-inch IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen, 720 x 1600 pixels, 270ppi
Screen Protection: –
Foldable Display: No

Camera
Rear Camera: 48MP (wide) F/1.8 + 8MP (Ultrawide) F/2.3 + 2MP (secondary) F/2.4+ 2MP (depth sensor) F/2.4 Quad-Camera
Rear Camera Features: LED flash, HDR, panorama, 2160p@30fps, 1080p@30fps, gyro-EIS
Front Camera: 16MP, F/2.0 Face Unlock, Face Beauty, HDR

Storage
Built-in Storage: 128GB
Memory Card Support: up to 256GB microSD
Bundled Cloud Storage: –

Network Support
2G GSM: 50 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 MHz
2G CDMA 1X: –
3G WCDMA: –
3G CDMA EVDO: –
4G LTE: Band 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500)
5G: No

Internet & Connectivity
GPRS: Yes
EDGE: Yes
3G/WCDMA/HSPA: Yes
HSPA+: Yes
CDMA EVDO: Yes
4G LTE: Yes
5G: No
WLAN: Yes
Wi-Fi Hotspot: Yes
Bluetooth: Yes, Bluetooth 5.0
NFC: –
Infrared Blaster: –
USB Port: Yes, USB Type C (USB 2.0)

Sensors & Control
Digital Compass: Yes
Accelerometer: Yes
Proximity Sensor: Yes
Light Sensor: Yes
Barometer: –
SpO2: –
Pedometer: –
Heart Rate Monitor: –
Gyroscope: Yes
Fingerprint Scanner: Yes, ( Rear Mounted)
Iris Scanner: –
Face Unlock: Yes
Stylus Pen: –
Intelligent Digital Assistant: Yes
Motion Sensing / Gesture Control: –
Voice Control: Yes

Other Features
Video Streaming: Yes
Active Noise Cancellation: Yes
Wireless Charging: –
Built-in Mobile Payment: –
Water Resistant: –
Dust Resistant: –
Image Editor: Yes
Video Editor: Yes
Document Viewer: Yes
Document Editor: Yes

Battery
Battery: 5000mAh non-removable Li-Po battery
Talktime: –
Standby Time: –
Fast Charging: –