New Mid-Range Smartphone Face off: OPPO F5 vs. Vivo V7+

New Mid-Range Smartphone Face off: OPPO F5 vs. Vivo V7+

It’s the battle of the 18:9 Display mid-range phones!

 

Today, OPPO has revealed its newest mid-range smartphone with the F5. Aside from having an impressive Selfie AI feature, the F5 is OPPO’s first smartphone to have an 18:9 display. With its price point, the F5 will be dealing with a tough competition in the mid-range smartphone market. For our series of comparisons, we start off comparing the F5 with Vivo’s V7+. Which is the better smartphone? Let’s take a quick look at the specs:

Vivo V7+ Specs

  • 1.8GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon 450 octa-core processor
  • Adreno 506 GPU
  • 4GB of RAM
  • 5.99-inch HD+ IPS LCD display; 1440×720 resolution
  • 64GB of expandable storage (up to 256GB via MicroSD card)
  • 4G, LTE
  • Dual SIM
  • 16-megapixel rear camera, f/2.0 aperture, PDAF, LED Flash
  • 24-megapixel front camera, f/2.0 aperture
  • WiFi, Bluetooth
  • GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS
  • Fingerprint scanner
  • Android 7.1 Nougat with FunTouch OS 3.2
  • 3225mAh Battery
  • Price: Php 17,990

Read: Vivo V7+ Quick Review: Perfect Selfie in a FullView Display

 

OPPO F5 Specs

  • 2.5GHz MediaTek MT6763 octa-core processor
  • 4GB of RAM
  • Mali-G71 GPU
  • 6-inch Full HD+ Full-Screen IPS LCD Display; 1080×2160 resolution, 402 pixels per inch
  • 32GB of expandable storage
  • 4G, LTE
  • Dual SIM
  • 16-megapixel rear camera with f/1.8 aperture with LED flash
  • 20-megapixel front camera with f/2.0 aperture with AI Beauty Mode
  • WiFi, Bluetooth
  • GPS, A-GPS
  • Fingerprint scanner
  • 3200mAh battery
  • Android 7.1.1 Nougat with ColorOS 3.2
  • Price: Php 15,990

Read: OPPO F5 Unboxing and Quick Review: A Smarter Selfie Expert?

 

Internals: Mediatek over Snapdragon?

While people would opt for the V7+ because it uses a Snapdragon processor, one should note that the F5 uses one of MediaTeks’ newest processor with the MT6763. On paper alone, the MT6763 has a much faster clock speed at 2.5GHz compared to the Snapdragon 450’s 1.8GHz clock speed.

While they both sport 4GB of RAM, the V7+ has a slight advantage for having a bigger internal storage at 64GB compared to the F5’s 32GB.

 

Screen: Full HD display any day

While both the V7+ and F5 use a 6-inch 18:9 display, the F5 has the better display as it uses a Full HD+ panel instead of a HD+ panel found on the V7+.

 

Cameras: Bigger aperture is better?

As for the cameras, it is difficult to say which has the better camera setup: For the rear camera, the F5 is better since its 16-megapixel snapper has a f/1.8 aperture. For the front, however, the V7+ has a higher megapixel count at 24-megapixels. What makes the F5 interesting is its Beauty AI feature, which has been impressing those who got to use the F5. We will be doing several tests and a possible blind camera test to determine which one has the better set of snappers.

 

Battery: Almost the same

At 3200mAh, the F5 Is slightly smaller over the V7+‘s 3225mAh battery. As for its battery life, we will be testing the F5 further to see if its 3200mAh battery can last us a day (or even more) on regular use.

 

Verdict: F5 wins because of price

Being Php 2K cheaper than the V7+, the F5 offers a better spec sheet, making it the better bang-for-the-buck phone. While the F5 looks like the winner in this quick comparo, we will be reviewing the F5 thoroughly to see if it is indeed a better choice over the V7+.

 

Check out some of our other articles about the two phones:

3 Things We Like About the Vivo V7+

First Shots: Huawei Nova 2i

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