Oppo R17 Pro To Launch In India On December 4

Guangdong based Oppo Electronics has sent out media invites for the launch of their first R-series smartphone in India. The event will be held in Mumbai on the 4th of December and the company will launch the R17 Pro. The R17 Pro has already been launched in China and the Indian variant is expected to have the same features.

Features & Design

The R17 Pro has a 6.4-inch AMOLED display with a 2340 x 1080 px resolution and a pixel density of 402 ppi. The front of the device has thin bezels and a dewdrop notch at the top. The dewdrop notch houses the f/2.0 aperture equipped 25 MP selfie camera that can also capture 1080p videos at 30 fps.  The display also has Corning Gorilla Glass 6 to protect it against scratches. The device also has an in-display fingerprint scanner for securely unlocking it.

The rear of the smartphone has a blue gradient glass panel which also houses the dual 12 MP + 20 MP cameras along with an LED Flash and a third TOF 3D Stereo Camera. The R17 Pro’s rear cameras can also capture 2160p videos at 30fps. The third TOF 3D camera is used for range imaging that resolves distance based on the known speed of light.

Under the hood, the Oppo R17 Pro features the Octa-Core Snapdragon 710 SoC. In terms of memory and storage, the smartphone has 8 GB of RAM and 128 GB of ROM. It is powered by a 3,700 mAh Li-ion battery which supports Oppo’s SuperVOOC 50 W charging technology. The SuperVOOC technology is capable of charging the smartphone fully in under 40 minutes.

In terms of connectivity, the smartphone gets dual 4G VoLTE support, 802.11 ac Wi-Fi, Bluetooth 5.0 and the USB Type-C port for charging and data transfer.

Price & Availability

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Pricing details of the Oppo R17 Pro will only be announced at the time of its launch. But it is expected to carry a similar price tag as the Chines variant which costs 4,299 Yuan (around Rs. 43,800). The availability details will also be made public at the time of its launch which is set for the 4th of December.