Oppo Find 7a thoughts.

Chinese manufacturer Oppo may not be to recognizable here in the states, but back in Chine, they are a well known top phone manufacturer. Their most recent run in the flagship smartphone game, the Find 7 and Find 7a, definitely doesn't skimp on anything either. I have been using the Find 7a for the past couple of weeks as my daily driver and I have been very pleased with the device so far.

With the Find 7a, Oppo's lesser version (though it can still compete with any company's flagship phones right now), comes with a 1080p Full HD display, Snapdragon 801 processor, 2GB of ram, 16GB of internal storage with an expandable micro SD storage slot for cards up to 128GB, and a removable battery. As you can see, the little brother of the Find 7 is no slouch. The Find 7a also comes with Oppo's Color OS, their version of Android. While it is definitely not the worst version of Android I've used (sorry Samsung, TouchWiz is terrible...), it was easily not the best either. They add a lot of customizations, but also a lot of bloat. There is a theme section that will let you change the entire look of the phone with other Oppo themes. However, they were all too cartoon-ish for my taste. If you have ever seen or used MIUI, then you will be right at home with how most of the themes look.

I was very pleased with the camera on the Find 7a. The shutter speed was instant and the Ultra HD option in the camera app to take 50MP images looked great. See below for some samples:
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Two of my favorite features are the fast charge they added, and the notification light dubbed Skyline Notification. Their fast charge is not only a feature they market, but completely true. Included in the box is a brick plug in USB charger that ups the output from the normal 1A of charging ability, to 4A! Oppo says that a 5 minute charge will let you make a two hour phone call, and a 45 minute charge will bring your battery from 0% to 75%. I can tell you, those claims are not lies or gimmicks, the fast charging is simply amazing. I remember getting home with 15% battery left from work, putting it on the faster charger and making dinner. When I came back, my phone was at 90%.

With all that said though, will I be sticking with the Find 7a for the foreseeable future? Sadly, no. There is a lot to like about this phone. The screen is great, fast charging, add on storage option, removable battery, skyline notification light, great camera; but there is nothing that sets it apart in my eyes. Oppo did a great job with the Find 7a, its just not for me.