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Review | Fastest charging phone: Oppo R17 Pro with dual battery Super VOOC tech stakes its claim

  • Taking just 10 minutes to charge 40 per cent, the Oppo R17 Pro is lightning quick, though its charger looks more like a laptop charger
  • Oppo is clearly no longer content just copying Apple

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The Oppo R17 Pro features Super VOOC charging technology and uses two internal batteries rated at 1,850mAh each. Photo: Oppo
Just six months after the release of the Oppo R15 that we reviewed in May, the Chinese phone maker is back with the release of its R17 and R17 Pro models.
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We review the higher-end R17 Pro to see what has changed.

Design and hardware

The most outstanding aspect of the R17 Pro is undoubtedly its large 6.4-inch screen. The notch is tiny – certainly compared to the elongated bar on top of the iPhone X screen – and is inspired by the shape of a water droplet, according to Oppo.

This small notch holds the front camera; the speaker for regular phone calls has been cleverly repositioned as an almost invisible slit between the screen and the aluminium frame. The bezel is also at its slimmest yet, giving the R17 Pro an incredible 91.5 per cent screen ratio.

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Achieving this screen ratio took some work. For a start, an infrared sensor at the bottom of the screen is used in tandem with the touch screen to replace a proximity sensor (which turns the screen off when you put it to your ear). The light sensor is housed under the screen on the right, relying on light tubes to channel light from the notch area. An in-screen fingerprint reader completes the ensemble.

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