In 2017, Oppo created the Oppo QE Reliability Lab that was opened in the company’s factory in Greater Noida, India. The lab is used to make sure that certain decisions made to improve the look, feel and design of Oppo’s handsets can stand the test of time. For example, the company, one of the smartphone brands owned by China’s BBK Electronics along with OnePlus, Vivo, iQOOO, and Realme, unveiled the Oppo F21 Pro with a Sunset Orange leatherette back.
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The leatherette test is specific to the Oppo F21 series only while some of the other tests mentioned in this story are used on all Oppo smartphones. Oppo rear cameras are tested with a ring of RGB lights that are used to test the rear cameras to make sure that they have a lifespan of over 50,000 hours.
To check the damage to the phone’s body from falls on an abrasive surface, Oppo drops its phones on sandpaper for a short distance without using a screen protector or a case. To simulate more drops, the phones are placed in 1m cases that spin at 3.5 revolutions per minute. After 150 revolutions, the wear and tear on the phone from spinning is equal to 150 drops from 1m.
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The phones are then dunked in 20cm of water (7.87 inches) for 30 seconds and then wiped dry. After three days, Oppo disassembles the test unit to make sure that no water came in contact with the internals corroding them. Humidity can also damage handsets so the phones go into a chamber for 14 days with the power both off and on. Relative humidity is at 95% with the temperature at 65 degrees C (149 degrees Fahrenheit).
Oppo rigorously tests its smartphones
Oppo runs its temperature shock test for 300 hours, four times longer than the industry standard of 75 hours. This test checks to see whether the phone can continue to run after being exposed to temperatures in a range of 167 Fahrenheit to -40 degrees Fahrenheit. And the Oppo F21 series must pass the sweat test which has the phone wrapped up in a cloth soaked with artificial sweat for a 24-hour period.
With consumers holding on to their phones for three years and longer these days (up from two years), manufacturers need to make sure that their phones can handle being handled for so long.
