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Oppo Find 7 review: A 2014 flagship with a 2K screen, 50 MP mode and VOOC fast charging.

SpecEagle Editorial·Mar 2014·$600
Overall
54/100
Class rank
#1 of 2
Tier
Flagship
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The verdict, up front

The phone that introduced VOOC.

Find 7 debuted VOOC fast charging — the technology that became Oppo's and OnePlus's signature — alongside a 2K display and a 50 MP software camera mode. It was Oppo's ambitious early flagship and the root of the fast-charging arms race.

01Display

74/100

At 74/100 this is one of the strongest display showings among flagship phones of 2014 — 9 points above the cohort average.

TypeIPS LCD, 60 Hz
Size5.5 inches
Resolution2,560 × 1,440 px (QHD)

02Camera

60/100

At 60/100 this is one of the strongest camera showings among flagship phones of 2014 — 11 points above the cohort average.

Main13 MP, f/2.0 (Sony IMX214), 50 MP Pure Image mode
Selfie5 MP

03Performance

60/100

At 60/100 this is one of the strongest performance showings among flagship phones of 2014 — 21 points above the cohort average.

ChipsetSnapdragon 801 (28 nm)
RAM3 GB
Storage32 GB · microSD

04Battery

64/100

At 64/100 this is one of the strongest battery showings among flagship phones of 2014 — 11 points above the cohort average.

Capacity3,000 mAh (removable)
Wired20 W VOOC

05Build

66/100

At 66/100 this is one of the strongest build showings among flagship phones of 2014 — 6 points above the cohort average.

06Value

62/100

At 62/100 this is one of the strongest value showings among flagship phones of 2014 — 11 points above the cohort average.

What works
  • Introduced VOOC fast charging — Oppo's signature.
  • 2K display in 2014.
  • 50 MP "Pure Image" software mode.
  • Removable battery + microSD.
What doesn't
  • SD801 hit a thermal wall on the 2K panel.
  • Color OS was rough early.
  • Average real camera.
  • Limited Western availability.

How this review is built: every section score, spec row and comparison on this page comes from SpecEagle's tracked catalogue — scores weight measured specs against the 2-phone cohort of flagship devices released around the same time. We don't publish invented lab anecdotes. Spot an error? .