The latest high-end smartphone from China’s Oppo aims to usurp Samsung as the bestphone launched in 2022 with serious speed and a luxurious ceramic back that’s almost too smooth. and is packed with all the things you expect from a top-flight phone.
The 120Hz 6.7in OLED screen is slick, crisp, bright and colourful, although is too saturated in the default “vibrant” display colour mode. Setting it to one of the more natural colour options looked better to my eye. Available in either white or black ceramic, the glossy metallic-like rear surface is a fingerprint magnet, marred by text and a string of company and regulatory logos that cheapens the look.The back of the phone is more unusual, with a moulded design that fully envelops the camera lump in a single piece of smooth ceramic material.
It feels very solidly made and nice in the hand, with a relatively narrow width that makes it easier to use than some larger rivals, but it is a touch heavy compared with similar-sized models from Samsung and others.