Oppo f9 design
In terms of side and size, both Oppo F9 and Oppo F9 Pro are both the same. Different finish has been used in both for differences between the two models. The F9 Pro has different patterns and gradients with flashy color scheme. Realme 1 in F9Review) Like diamond cut pattern. Customers can buy the phone in mist black and steeler purple color. It is not necessary to appear at all times, it emerges on the back panel when it falls on the back panel. We have a purple color variant available for review. This color looks slightly different compared to the black and gold colored smartphones present in the market.
This handset of Oppo is made of plastic, the biggest feature of F9 is its display. F9’s notch is smaller than other smartphones, the company named it Waterdrop. A 16 -megapixel front camera will be available for selfie and video calling. The earpiece has got a place just above the selfie camera to make the notch small size. A similar notch can be in the company’s Vivo V11 Pro (Review) and OnePlus 6T.
In the retail box, you will get the phone cover and the screen protector already on the phone. The body of F9 is slightly emerged outwards. Although the back panel is of plastic but it is giving a glass look. Scratches can be easily occurred if the back panel is not covered. The power button on the right, the voice raising and reducing button is given on the left side. On holding the phone correctly in the hand, the fingerprint on the finger back panel easily reaches the sensor. Horizontal rear camera setup and LED flash just above the fingerprint sensor. As you can see in the picture, metal has been used all around to protect the camera module from scratch. The bottom of the phone has a micro-USB port, 3.5 mm headphone jack, loudspeaker and microphone instead of Type-C. The SIM tray is present on the left side of the phone, two Nano-SIM and MicroSD card slot have been given.
Oppo F9 Specification and Software
The F9 Pro and F9 have considerable similarity between the hardware. For speed and multitasking, it has a 2 GHz MediaTac Helio P60 octa-core processor with ARM Coretex-A73 core and Coretex-A53 core. The same processor has also been used in Realme 1 and recently launched Nokia 5.1 Plus. Oppo F9 has 4 GB RAM and 64 GB internal storage, storage can be increased to 256 GB with the help of microSD card. There is a 6.3 -inch LTPS display with full HD resolution, which has an aspect ratio of 19.5: 9. The connectivity feature includes 4G VoLTE, Wi-Fi 802.11 AC, Bluetooth 4.2, Glonas and GPS. The battery is of 3500 mAh but it is not equipped with fast charging support. We tried to put VOOC charger in Oppo F9 but it was not charging F9. The Oppo F9 will come with OS Skin based on Android Oreo. We have a handset for review on the July Security Patch.
Smart assistants will open when the home screen is pulled from the right side, on the top you will see the search bar, shortcuts of some apps, weather and step counter widget. Like iOS, if the home screen is swiped downwards in this smartphone of Oppo, then the universal search function will open. The Settings app will find many menu and sub menu options. We did not see the search function in the app. This means if you want to find a function, then you will not be able to find with the help of a search bar. The phone has already given several pre-install applications. The Oppo app will also suggest you to install several apps at the app store. During the review, we found that the default browser sends notifications several times a day.
Oppo F9 performance, battery life and camera
The display of Oppo F9 is good, things are clearly visible on the screen when the phone is used in the light. Compatible apps work on full screen mode and non-compatible apps 16: 9 aspect ratios. But you also have the option to stretch these apps on full screen. This handset of Oppo comes with face unlock security, during the review we found that the feature works fast. When we reviewed the F9 Pro, we felt the performance of F9 Pro with other smartphones Honor Play and Huawei Nova 3i found in this price segment. The performance of the phone is better because while using the handset, we did not feel that the phone was slowing down.
We saw the PUBG game in F9, we would advise that while playing the game in the phone, keep it on medium quality. The phone did not slow down but it was starting to heat up quickly. We notice that while playing the game, battery consumption was happening rapidly. In 20-25 minutes, about 10 percent of the battery was seen to decrease. In the HD video loop test compared to F9 Pro, we found that the F9 smartphone gives a backup of 14 hours 39 minutes. After playing games, using WhatsApp account and watching online videos, the phone gives one day battery life. Power saving mode has also been given to save the battery.
The lack of VOOC charging technology may disturb you. The phone was charged 29 percent in 30 minutes and 62 percent in one hour. It took 2 hours 20 minutes for the phone to be fully charged. On the back panel of the phone, a 16 -megapixel primary sensor and a 2 -megapixel depth sensor will get a 16 -megapixel front camera for selfie and video calling. Apart from standard photos and video modes, the camera app has portrait mode, stickers, pano, time laps, slow-mo and expert. Before clicking the photo, you can apply flitter, Google lens has also been integrated in the stock camera app. The phone is fast in focusing on anything, as well as photos in daylight have come very sharp and right.
The focus takes some time when shooting on the macro. The picture comes as a sharp, but it keeps the person and the background separate. The camera performance fade in low light. Portrait mode uses secondary camera, but no option is available for how much blur to blur. But you will definitely get many lighting options. The portrait mode blurred the background more, due to which the photo looks artificial. The F9 Pro has a 25 -megapixel front camera for selfie, while the company has given a 16 -megapixel front camera in F9. Beautification mode and AI are already set which decide the beautification level. Apart from this, you can set the beautification level by yourself. Rear and front cameras are capable of recording video at 1080p. Video stabilization is available when shooting at 1080p from the rear camera.
Our decision
The most attractive feature of Oppo F9 is the waterdrop notch in the phone. Oppo has better designed the handset. Battery life and the performance of the phone in this price is excellent. If the look of the phone more than the specification, the design affects you, then the Oppo F9 is for you. On the other hand, in this price segment, other company phones can be a better profit deal. If you want maximum performance then Xiaomi Poco F1 can also prove to be a great option. We have not yet reviewed the Vivo V9 Pro, but the hardware of this phone is also better.