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OPPO R7 review: 2015 metal mid-range with VOOC.

SpecEagle Editorial·May 2015·$420
Overall
70/100
Class rank
#6 of 31
Tier
Mid-Range
Buy?
At the right price
The verdict, up front

OPPO R7.

OPPO's 2015 R7 brought VOOC fast charge + aluminium 6.3 mm + AMOLED to $420 mid-range.

01Display

80/100

At 80/100 this is one of the strongest display showings among mid-range phones of 2015 — 6 points above the cohort average.

TypeAMOLED
Size5.0"
Resolution1080 x 1920

02Performance

70/100

At 70/100 this is one of the strongest performance showings among mid-range phones of 2015 — 7 points above the cohort average.

ChipsetSnapdragon 615
CPU1.5 GHz octa-A53
RAM3 GB

03Camera

74/100

74/100 puts it above the 69-point average for mid-range phones of 2015.

Main13 MP AF
Front8 MP

04Battery

72/100

72/100 — right at the average for mid-range phones of 2015.

Capacity2,320 mAh
ChargingVOOC 4 V/5A

05Software

72/100

72/100 puts it above the 68-point average for mid-range phones of 2015.

What works
  • VOOC fast charge in mid-range.
  • Aluminium unibody 6.3 mm.
  • AMOLED display.
  • 3 GB RAM.
What doesn't
  • 2,320 mAh small.
  • Snapdragon 615 throttles.
  • ColorOS bloat.
  • No 4K video.
Cross-shop it against
Honor 8
$400 · score 78/100

How this review is built: every section score, spec row and comparison on this page comes from SpecEagle's tracked catalogue — scores weight measured specs against the 31-phone cohort of mid-range devices released around the same time. We don't publish invented lab anecdotes. Spot an error? .