Finished my quick review for the R17. In short, for the love of God, DON'T BUY THIS, especially for those of us in Singapore.
As Gary has mentioned, no fingerprint sensor on this phone at all. Which leaves you with the traditional methods which are more troublesome, or the other option is face unlock which is less secure. For a phone with RRP of S$699? This alone should be reason enough not to buy this phone. Especially when the R17 in some other countries has the hidden fingerprint sensor.
The software, ColorOS is still intrusive and just not a great experience. Why does the Music app need phone info like IMEI number? Or when you want to dismiss notifications you can't just swipe it away like every other phone in the market?
Something i didn't add in the review, was that when i "moved" all the sample photos I took with the phone to my USB-C drive half of the photos got corrupted. So i had to retake the night shots, and that's why when you see the camera samples I've uploaded to google photos, there aren't as much photos. I didn't include this in the review because I'm not sure if it was a one-off event or not. But I want to mention it here still because i've not had this issue before with any other phone i've reviewed so far.
It's not a completely bad phone hardware wise. The chipset seems capable, the cameras are decent, and the screen (and the new notch) looks really REALLY nice. Full screen content, games, all looks really nice. It's also nice that they finally switch to using USB-C port.
BUT, at S$699 it's just not worth it. You can probably get it a bit cheaper outside or with qoo10 coupon, but still, it's not going to be worth it man. So many other better options out there. Even if you love the screen design so much, can always wait for the OP6T, which is going to be a better experience for sure. So yeah.... for anyone considering the R17... please... don't.
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