Review | Oppo R11s and R11s Plus full review – face recognition login, improved fingerprint sensor as handsets ape Apple iPhoneX
Chinese manufacturer’s new handsets are attractively priced and have bezel-less design and other features seen on iPhone X, but lack of a processor update means that existing owners of the R11 are unlikely to make the switch
The Chinese electronics firm may be continuing its relentless quest of mimicking Apple’s latest and greatest, but is it worth the upgrade?
Oppo lifts the curtain on its latest Apple, Samsung killer – its R11 smartphone series
Design and hardware
The first thing that strikes you with the new R11s family is the new bezel-less design. Gone is the familiar front-facing fingerprint reader, which has been vanquished to the back for a larger display and a high screen-to-body ratio. In effect, the R11s is a 6-inch smartphone while the R11s Plus is the R11 Plus with a larger 6.4-inch screen.
Elsewhere, both devices sport a gorgeous AMOLED screen, sleek aluminium curves, and a beefed-up dual camera.
One change that stands out is the incorporation of a slightly elongated fingerprint reader on the back, which was a minor but practical tweak that makes it noticeably easier to scan one’s finger. The company has also opted for a thicker colour-matched antenna line along the top and bottom, versus the two slim lines of their predecessors.