ColorOS7 Announced with Performance Upgrades, Enhanced UI and a Video Editor

Oppo recently announced it's new ColorOS7 and wrapped open it's new features in China. Well, I know you people are thinking that it will still come with a stock UI but the company has decided to stick with it's custom icons and fonts design. Although they  have stated that the the new version will incorporate an enhanced UI along with better performance upgrade to make your experience better. Let's talk about it in detail shall we?..

New Features in ColorOS 7

Visual Changes:

Here your expectations may continue to grow strong as the update includes tons of UI tweaks that will help make the user experience even better. Oppo carries forward ColorOS 6’s border-less visual concept with a simpler, more lightweight UI in ColorOS 7. There’s a new “Oppo Sans” font, more white space, redesigned icons, and a softer color scheme in tow to reduce visual fatigue. 

Oppo has developed a new animation engine for improved visual interaction, a global dark theme support as well as a new Art+ wallpaper to make the UI easy on eyes and make your experience better.

Improved Performance:
  
Oppo has also revealed performance improvement numbers for ColorOS7. The new skin brings 25% improvement in app startup, a 40% more efficient RAM utilization, a 15% better touch response and well good news Gamers a 19% improvement for game frame rates along with hyperboost for the same. They have also claimed to improve battery usage by optimizing the power saving mode that is said to increase the battery live by 10% and a smart sleep feature that optimizes night standby consumption and reduces power usage by 35%. Some background optimizations are also in play here to enhance the overall experience. New software features include a Focus Mode, as teased on Weibo. It’s similar to the Zen Mode that debuted on OnePlus phones earlier in 2019. The phone will now automatically switch to Driving mode when it connects to your car’s Bluetooth. Along with all this it also packs a slew of features like Beauty 2.0, video blur, Night View, and multi-frame noise reduction for the Camera App.Talking about the camera app let's talk about the new video editor. 

Soloop Video Editor:

Oppo has tried to simplify video editing with ColorOS 7. It has introduced a Soloop video editor, which uses an image algorithm to scan your video recordings. It finds and singles out the good section and automatically joins them, applies effects, and outputs a striking video.
ColorOS 7 also improves on the camera software with the addition of a Polar Night Mode. Oppo phones already have a night mode but the company has now developed an image enhancement algorithm. It uses multi-frame noise reduction to output stunning pictures even under low-light conditions.

Breeno Voice:

 

When most Chinese phone makers have their own voice assistant (like Xiaomi’s Xiao AI, Vivo’s Jovi), why does Oppo have to stay behind? ColorOS 7 sees the debut of “Breeno Voice,” which can understand complex commands and help users out with daily tasks or interactions.
Apart from this, ColorOS 7 also introduces the “new file transfer protocol” that will work across Oppo, Realme, Vivo, and Xiaomi devices. A new shortcut to capture screenshots, flashback button to switch between a game and messaging apps, and a myriad of other features have made their way in this custom skin.

List of Devices That Will Get ColorOS 7 Update

Oppo has today announced that it will begin beta testing the ColorOS 7 update later this month. It will start with 3 Reno devices on November 25 and should reach a total of 20 Oppo and Realme devices by Q2 2020. You can check out the update roadmap for China attached down below:

• Get ColorOS 7 Beta on November 25
  • Oppo Reno Ace
  • Oppo Reno 10x Zoom
  • Oppo Reno
• Get ColorOS 7 Update in December
  • Oppo Reno 2
• Get ColorOS 7 Update in Q1 2020
  • Oppo Reno 2Z
  • Oppo Reno Z
  • Oppo Find X / Find X Lamborghini Edition
  • Oppo R17
  • Oppo R17 Pro
  • Oppo K5
  • Realme X
  • Realme X Youth Edition (Realme 3 Pro)
  • Realme Q (Realme 5 Pro)
• Get ColorOS 7 Update in Q2 2020
  • Realme X2 (Realme XT Snapdragon 730G)
  • Realme X2 Pro
  • Oppo R15 / R15 Dream Mirror Edition
  • Oppo A9x
  • Oppo A9
  • Oppo A11
  • Oppo A11x

There’s currently no word on whether all the aforementioned phones will receive Android 10 along with Oppo’s custom skin. I hope they do. Oppo has revealed the update timeline only for China releases for India are rumored to start from the next week along with some Indian-Centric Features. The company has scheduled an event for November 26 to unveil ColorOS 7 in the country, which is next week. So, stay tuned for more information.

-Hitarth Langaliya