OPPO Find X3 Lite 5G – 8GB RAM and 128GB Storage SIM Free Smartphone (6.4 inch, 64MP Quad Camera, Dual SIM) – Blue

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Bought this phone to replace an aging Moto g. For a long time I’d bought Moto g phones and had been mainly satisfied.The latest version of Moto g had mixed reviews and seemed a little expensive for what it was, so after watching a few YT reviews decided based on price / performance to purchase this Oppo phone despite having never heard of the brand previously.I’m so impressed, battery life is 2 days, charging is fast, screen display is beautiful, seems several times faster than my old phone and android is pretty stock similar to the Motorola’s.Overall does everything I want even the case and factory applied screen protector seem more than adequate.The camera I haven’t used much, however the images I have taken I’ve been very impressed with.I recently did something I’ve never done before, managed to drop my (relatively) new phone in the garden pond! When I fished it out after about 30 seconds immersion in 20 cms of muddy water. The YT video I’d been watching was still running! Really thought that was the end of my lovely new phone…The case is such a tight fit on the phone that no water appeared to have got onto the phone back, which was dry, however I was able to shake water out of the charging and/or headphone port. Standard remedial action was taken …hair dryer, rice, airing cupboard etc. and to cut a long story short the phone showed no I’ll effects and has functioned perfectly now 2 weeks following immersion. Needless to say I’m gonna try very hard not to test the water resistant properties again and would not recommend anyone else trying it either!Overall I’m very impressed with Oppo and will be eventually looking to replace my wife’s newer Moto g with this brand when the time comes.Quick update 29th November 2023.Well it’s been six months since my phone “went swimming” in the garden pond. There seems to be no adverse effects and the Oppo us still running perfectly. Certainly don’t recommend giving your smartphone a bath, but good to know in this example it was not destroyed. I’m assuming water only went in through the charging and headphone ports and these must be sealed off reom the rest of the phones electronics. The tight fitting provided clear plastic case must’ve prevented water penetrating elsewhere. So even more pleased with the Oppo, however I am extra careful with my phone when in the garden near the pond!Latest update May 2024No I’ll effects from from the phones “dunking” Still running faultlessly. I just took the factory supplied case off, cleaned case and phone l, both still like new.My phone has a fairly hard life as I work on the farm with horses every day, with the phone in my back pocket. Phone has occasionally been dropped and often gets mucky .. 😫Totally impressed and delighted with this phone a brand I’d not heard of prior to reading some reviews.

Overall, I’m happy with the phone, but bearing in mind that I’m upgrading from a 5 year-old phone… (Samsung A3 2016), and it costs nearly twice as much, you’d expect massive improvements in every area, it is disappointing in a number areas (I originally gave it 3 stars but after living with it for a year, I’m upping it to 4 stars, because basically I like this phone. Also, it’s come down in price considerably since I bought mine.) See my comments below for the details of the pros and cons from my personal perspective.I Like:- Glass-backed not plastic (but only on the silver version)- Dual Sim- Super-fast 65w charging.- Eye-comfort option on the screen.- It’s a good size without being excessively large- Fingerprint and face recognition very fast and effective.- Factory fitted screen protector- 3.5 mm jack- Wide angle lens for camera.- Front camera hole is very discrete.- Nice look and feel.- Fast overall performance.- The 64 megapixel camera is defaulted to a lesser resolution (to keep photo size down)- I feel it’s a nice looking phone with a nice feel, and the silver finish looks almost like polished metal in some light conditions.- Oppo Customer Support has been responsive when needed.I Don’t Like:- In the normal mode the home screen has no ‘Apps’ Folder so everything just appears automatically, if there are pre-installed Apps you don’t want to see your home screen pages, you must copy them to the ‘tools’ folder.- the volume settings erratically turn themselves right down sometimes which leads to missed calls.- frame/bezel looks like metal but is in fact plastic I think.- Loud speaker sound quality seems less good compared to my old Samsung A3.- Flashlight is considerably dimmer than on my old Samsung.- Android Auto is pre-installed but apparently there is no way to launch it. However I raised this with Oppo who informed me that you can download ‘Android Auto for phone Screens’ thin in-built install I guess only works if you have a very recent car.- User interface on Settings, Widgets, etc. looks and feels rather low-end, it’s better on my 5 year old Samsung A3 2016 and generally there is not much configurability, basic settings seem difficult to locate.- 3.5 mm jack is on the left-hand side at the bottom of the phone, thus interfering with typical desktop phone stands, would be ideal to right next to the charging port.- The coating on the glass back makes it feel like plastic. The coating also reflects various colours in certain lights (maybe some people would like this) I would have have preferred a straightforward shiny metallic look. Overall the phone feels quite nice in your hand. A high-end look and feel is v. important to me personally and I absolutely reject plastic constructed phones, which is quite limiting these days.- Icons on notifications bar, and pull-down notifications are excessively tiny, making it difficult to see them, or to hit them easily, this seems not configurable. (Android 12 recently rolled out has improved this somewhat)- Icons generally have no choice or configurability unless you sign up for a 3rd party app.- The front camera hole, positioned at left side, whilst discrete, gives a misalignment which makes close up selfie taking a little awkward, and also easy to partially obscure the camera with your thumb.- Poor use of screen space – widgets and icons don’t use of about 5 mm of space at each side of the screen– given that having a larger phone is already irksome, you’d think that manufacturers would optimise screen space usage as an absolute priority…- Minimal water proofing ip52 I believe (by now I’d expect to see this feature at this price)- No contactless charging.- No SD card slot, but 128 Gb should be plenty I guess.- SAR emissions seem to be on the high side.- Standard SMS app seems very minimalistic, not a nice look and feel. Same for most of the inbuilt apps.- I took an indoor photo in artificial light with the wide-angle lens and the result is very grainy.- Comparing an indoor artificial light photo between my Samsung A3 2016, and the Oppo, there is little discernible difference in quality, expect perhaps Oppo image is somewhat brighter.- Can’t find any options for voice commands on the Camera.As I say, quality look & feel is very important to me, and given that most phones are technically competent these days – it becomes a key differentiating factor – see how Apple have finally got it right with the iPhone 12. I would probably have bought a mid-range Samsung if they offered glass construction but they don’t anymore. Or, at my price point, an LG Velvet (though a bit on the large side) – which seemed to have everything I would want – but LG are closing down their mobile phone business.Hopefully, Oppo or someone else will step up to the space vacated LG, by providing a mid-range phone that gives quality look and feel + all the important features at an affordable price.