Realme 1 is in reality a stripped down lower cost version of Oppo F7. And it is sad to see the Realme relea bysed a month later than F7 won’t get the Android 10 based ColorOS 7 update in India.
I am an Oppo F7 user and currently received ColorOS 7.1. The biggest advantage with this update is the near-stock Android experience that ColorOS 7.1 brings to the table. I received the update on my Oppo F7 as on 24th June, 2020. Oppo prior had released the beta version of the same last month of May, 2020. They performed a month or so of soak test over 2000 beta volunteers in India like you before releasing the stable version.
Below are the details after update:
ColorOS Version: V7.1
Android Version: 10
Android Security Patch: June, 2020
Build Number: CPH1819EX_ 11_ F.11
Date of release: 24th June, 2020
Size: 2.56 GB
Immediately after the huge update I performed hard factory reset on my F7. The phone after reset rebooted with everything wiped out of its memory and everything set to factory defaults. These is a mandatory procedure I follow after every major android software updates. I avoid 9 out of 10 issues, as now after hard reset the phone is running at optimal level as the developer intended.
The new update have borrowed many important traits straight from their sub-brand OnePlus which I like. Straight off, the new ColorOS 7.1 seems much less bloated than before and the software now feels much less offensive than previous ColorOS 6 on Android 9. Like the new border-less design which makes visuals more attractive and operation more efficient. The new default icon pack, new font style, system wide Dark Mode and new navigation gestures all makes the new software feel rich in look and feel. Any operations on the phone now seems as smooth as silk with no stuttering whatsoever.
I really liked the new fresh look, more optimized and intuitive UI’s of Camera, Album, Contact apps after this new update. Even the new new charging animation looks awesome. I use a 18 watts fast charger with my F7 and charging speeds remain same as before. Lastly, we finally have VoWiFi ( WiFi calling) enabled on this phone. VoWiFi will help us to get connected to any Wi-Fi network and able to make calls when carrier signal strength is poor or no GSM signal is available. However the GSM carrier needs to supports this new tech.
Finally, truly impressed with Oppo’s hard work of making the new software more lean and purposeful while providing liquid smooth operational speed. Oppo have kept the promise and provided us with two major android software updates. F7 arrived with Android 8.0 and subsequently got updated to Android 9 and now finally we have Android 10.
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