Oppo R9 is a new camera-focused smartphone which many selfie takers are sure going to fall in love with. The device packs a one-of-its-kind sturdy front-facing camera while also boasting a huge Full HD display, an octa-core processor, plenty RAM and a fingerprint sensor.
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Design and Display
Due respect to Oppo; it may be argued that this new handset from it is another iPhone clone.
The Oppo R9 looks significantly like an iPhone 6S. It flaunts an appealing unibody design with a chassis made entirely of metal.
Oppo R9 parades an ultra-slim profile coming in at a thickness of just 6.6 millimetres.
It crams in a 5.5-inch AMOLED display with Full HD (1080p) resolution for awesome clarity and immersive content viewing. The touchscreen has very thin bezels, which Oppo says measures just 1.66 millimetres.
Camera
The main talking point on the Oppo R9 is what it has to offer on the camera front. The R9 comes with an awe-inspiring 16-megapixel selfie shooter boasting an f/2.0 aperture and a 78.1-degree wide angle lens for eye-catching shots.
This impressive front-facing camera is accompanied by a 13-megapixel rear camera with a 5-element lens, LED flash, and phase detection autofocus.
Hardware and Software
Under the hood, the Oppo R9 packs an octa-core MediaTek MT6755 Helio P10 processor, with four Cortex-A53 cores running at 2 GHz and another four at 1.0 GHz.
This powerful CPU is backed by abundant 4 GB of RAM for zippy performance and awesome responsiveness.
The Oppo R9 phablet offers highly generous 64 GB of onboard storage, expandable by up to 128 GB using a microSD card.
Its maker’s ColorOS 3.0 software, which is based on Android 5.1.1 Lollipop, runs the show.
Other Features
The Oppo R9 is accompanied by a respectable 2,850mAh battery that should comfortably support full-day use.
The juicer is backed by incredibly fast VOOC flash charge technology said to give two hours of talk time in just five minutes of charging.
The dual-SIM phablet is fitted with a fingerprint scanner below its display, as against the rear-mounting preference in earlier Oppo R series devices.
Connectivity options in the Oppo R9 include 4G LTE with VoLTE support and Bluetooth 4.0.
Pricing and Availability
Oppo R9 is not yet available in Nigeria. When available, you can buy it at leading online stores in the country. Oppo R9 Price in Nigeria is expected to range from N100,000 to N120,000 depending on your location in Nigeria.
Oppo R9 Specs
Here are a few specs of the Oppo R9:
General Features
- Platform: Android 5.1.1 (Lollipop) ColorOS 3.0
- Processor: ARM Cortex-A53, Octa-core 2.0GHz (MediaTek Helio P10 MT6755)
- GPU: ARM Mali-T860 MP2
- Memory: 4GB RAM
- Colours: Rose-gold, Gold
- Dimension: 151.8 x 74.3 x 6.6 mm
- Weight: 145 g
- SIM Type: Nano-SIM
- SIM Count: Dual SIM
Display
- Display: 5.5-inch Touch Display, 1080 x 1920 pixels (401 ppi)
- Display Protection: –
Camera
- Rear Camera: 13MP Camera, HD Video 1080p @30fps
- Rear Camera Features: Autofocus, LED flash, Geo-tagging, touch focus, face/smile detection, panorama, HDR
- Front Camera: 16MP Camera
Storage
- Built-in Storage: 64GB
- Memory Card Support: MicroSD
- Bundled Cloud Storage: –
Network Support
- 2G GSM: Yes
- 2G CDMA 1X: No
- 3G WCDMA: Yes
- 3G CDMA EVDO: No
- 4G LTE: Yes
Internet & Connectivity
- GPRS: Yes
- EDGE: Yes
- 3G/WCDMA/HSPA: Yes
- HSPA+: Yes, up to 42.2 Mbps
- CDMA EVDO: No
- 4G LTE: Yes, up to 150 Mbps
- WLAN: Yes, Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n, Wi-Fi Direct
- Wi-Fi Hotspot: Yes
- Bluetooth: Yes Bluetooth 4.0, A2DP, HID
- NFC: No
- Infrared Blaster: No
- USB Port: Yes USB 2.0
Messaging
- SMS/MMS: Yes
- Instant Messaging: Yes
- Push Emails: Yes
- Email Protocol: –
Entertainment
- Music Player: MP3/WAV/eAAC+/Flac player
- Video Player: Xvid/MP4/H.264 player
- FM Radio: Yes
- Loudspeaker: Yes
- 3.5mm Jack: Yes
Navigation
- Navigation: Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS
- Maps: –
Sensors & Control
- Digital Compass: Yes
- Accelerometer: Yes
- Proximity Sensor: Yes
- Light Sensor: Yes
- Barometer: No
- SpO2: No
- Pedometer: Yes
- Heart Rate Monitor: No
- Gyroscope: No
- Fingerprint Scanner: Yes
- Iris Scanner: No
- Intelligent Digital Assistant: Yes
- Motion Sensing / Gesture Control: Yes
- Voice Control: Yes
Other Features
- Video Streaming: Yes
- Active Noise Cancellation: Yes
- Wireless Charging: No
- Built-in Mobile Payment: No
- Water Resistant: No
- Dust Resistant: No
- Image Editor: Yes
- Video Editor: Yes
- Document Viewer: Yes
- Document Editor: No
Battery
- Battery: Li-Polymer 2850 mAh battery (Non-Removable)
- Talktime: –
- Standby Time: –
