[OPPO Find X2 Lite Real Life Review] Steveh8204:
Right, there's not been much activity on here so thought I'd kick it off. I received this phone a few days ago and have had a few days to play with it so thought I'd share my thoughts.

I came from a Samsung S9 so one of the first things that I noticed was the display seemed to lack saturation. I know this is because Samsung are generally over-saturated but I've never minded that, so to go to this display was a little bit disappointing. It's still a very good display I'm getting more and more used to but just worth noting if you also consider buying and you have a Samsung.

The next thing I was a bit disappointed with was the customisation options for the Home and App Drawer screens, there is very little of it. You can't have folders in the App Drawer and the Home Screen can only be 4 x 6 or 5 x 6 (I prefer 4 x 5) and you can change the Icon style but not the size which leaves the Apps on the Homescreen looking very small to me. An aftermarket launcher soon sorts this out though so not really the end of the world.

I'm generally pleased with this phone but coming from a Samsung with its wealth of options I find the lack of such on this phone sometimes frustrating. Some seem to be basic things as well which can add to the frustration. For example you can only turn the ringtone on or off from the Status Bar Shortcuts, you can’t change the vibration too. You need to go into the settings unlike the S9 where you could toggle between the 3 with the button.

There's plenty to like about this phone and the only things I've not liked have been software related so hopefully this will be changed in future updates. Things like there being no real Lock-screen customisation options (I used to have a ‘If You Find This Phone’ message on my S9) and the size of the notification icons on the LS is ridiculous, you can't even tell what app they're from they are that small.

Enough of the negatives though as there are still plenty of positives about this one of which is the Lock-screen Gestures. Being able to swipe an O to open the camera and other similar shortcuts is a very nice touch. The front facing camera is very sharp and the display and sound for watching videos is great.

I'd never heard of Oppo before but after trying one I believe it has a lot of potential to do well in the UK as long as the software is drastically improved in the near future. Any customers they get are more likely to come from the likes of people used to Samsung phones (which now seem to just be getting dearer) so not having basic options these customers are used to isn’t ideal.

The face unlock recognition and in screen Fingerprint sensor are spot on as are the Wide, Normal and Macro lenses.

One thing I would also suggest if you are reading this to consider a purchase and you are on a Samsung device is see if you can get a Samsung A71 at a similar price. I wasn’t aware of this very similar phone when I bought it and is probably more suitable to someone already on Samsung. The A71s I’ve seen are generally slightly more expensive on contract though so if you don’t want to pay the extra and are happy with a few small niggles you are getting a very good phone for your money with the X2.