Oppo has been expanding its market in India with the launch of various smartphones in the different price segments in India while providing great specifications at all price points. It has now launched the Oppo F9 Pro in August 2018 at a price as one of its premium offering to the consumers. The Oppo F9 Pro is priced at around Rupees 17999 in India.
The display on the Oppo F9 Pro is a 6.3 inches LTPS IPS LCD display. The display has a ‘water drop’ notch design in the front and houses the front camera and the speaker grill a the top. The proximity sensor is cleverly hidden in the notch and the company claims that the use of screen protectors might make the sensor to malfunction and provides a pre-applied tempered glass with the device and a case. The color reproduction and the viewing angles on the phone are great and the contrast and brightness gives a natural tone to the images viewed on the display. The back of the device has a unique design that looks like a diamond cut and it reflects light at different angles, giving the device an attractive appeal.
The Oppo F9 Pro comes with a Mediatek Helio P60 chipset and has Octa-core (4x2.0 GHz Cortex-A73 & 4x2.0 GHz Cortex-A53) processors to support it. The device has the Mali-G72 MP3 graphics chipset for those heavy games and video editing apps. The device offers 6GB/64GB of RAM and Internal storage. The OS on the Oppo F9 Pro is the Android v8.1 Oreo with the ColorOS 5.2 overlayed on top. The UI sure needs some work as far as optimization and performance tweaks is concerned but it still works well.
The cameras that support the photography on the Oppo F9 Pro are a 16 MP shooter with an aperture of f/1.8 and a 2 MP with an aperture of f/2.4 with a depth sensor. The cameras at the rear are quick to focus on the subject in the image and the camera pictures are sharp and there is a good amount of detail in them. The HDR mode also captures decent snaps when the background is too bright. The low light performance is a little bit of worry but still the shots are much better than other devices. The dim lighting conditions generate a bit of noise and the lack of detail is worrying. The selfie camera takes portraits well but the beautification mode makes the images look a bit artificial. The edge detection is decent and you can take good pictures with the depth detection.
The battery on the Oppo F9 Pro is a 3500mAh Lithium-Polymer battery and easily lasts for a day and a half on full charge with average usage. With heavy usage the battery lasts a single day and you need to charge it at the end of the day to make it last. The device also offers fast charging through VOOC fast charging and this allows the device to fully power up from 0 to 100 in about 2 hours.
The Oppo F9 Pro is available in Sunrise Red, Twilight Blue and Starry Purple color variants.
SPECIFICATIONS
GENERAL
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Factors |
Oppo F9 Pro |
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Form factor |
CandyBar |
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Release Date |
August 2018 |
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Package Contents |
Handset, Adapter, Headset, Micro-USB Cable, Important Information Booklet with Warranty Card, Quick Guide, SIM Card Tool, Case |
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Price Group |
Budget Range (10000 - 20000) |
BODY
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Factors |
Oppo F9 Pro |
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Material |
Main body: Plastic |
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Dimensions |
156.7 x 74 x 8 mm (6.17 x 2.91 x 0.31 in) |
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Weight |
169 g (5.96 oz) |
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SIM |
Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) |
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Screen size (Diagonal) |
6.3 inches |
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Colors |
Sunrise Red, Twilight Blue, Starry Purple |
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Keys |
Right - Lock/Unlock key, Volume control |
DISPLAY –
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Factors |
Oppo F9 Pro |
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Resolution |
1080 x 2340 pixels |
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Pixels per inch |
409 ppi |
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Technology |
LTPS IPS LCD |
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Touch |
Capacitive, Multitouch |
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Features |
Sunlight display Night display Supports standard display Light sensor Proximity sensor |
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Colors |
16 Million |
CAMERA –
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Factors |
Oppo F9 Pro |
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Primary(Rear) Camera(s) + Aperture Size Focus Flashlight |
16 MP, f/1.8 + 2 MP, f/2.4 (depth sensor) Autofocus LED flash, panorama, HDR |
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Features |
Digital zoom geo-tagging touch focus Face detection Smile detection |
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Video |
1080p@30fps |
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Video features |
Video Sharing Video calling |
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Secondary(Front) + Aperture Size Video |
25 MP, f/2.0 1080p@30fps |
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Features (Front Camera) |
Selfie countdown Face recognition Group shots Mirror |
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Shooting Modes |
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR) Panorama |
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Settings |
Exposure compensation ISO control White balance presets |
SOFTWARE, PERFORMANCE AND STORAGE –
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Factors |
Oppo F9 Pro |
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OS |
Android 8.1 (Oreo) Skin - ColorOS 5.2 |
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Chipset |
Mediatek MT6771 Helio P60 (12 nm) |
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Processor |
Octa-core (4x2.0 GHz Cortex-A73 & 4x2.0 GHz Cortex-A53) |
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Graphics processor |
Mali-G72 MP3 |
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System memory |
6 GB |
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Internal memory |
64 GB |
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Card Slot |
MicroSD up to 256 GB (Dedicated slot) |
BATTERY
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Factors |
Oppo F9 Pro |
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Capacity |
3500 mAh |
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Type |
Not User replaceable, Li – Po |
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Fast Charge |
Yes |
MULTIMEDIA
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Factors |
Oppo F9 Pro |
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Mirroring |
DLNA, Wireless screen share |
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Music player Filter by Features Supported formats |
Album, Artist, Genre, Playlists Album art cover, Background playback, MP3, AAC, FLAC, WAV, M4A (Apple lossless), AMR, OGG, MIDI |
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Video Playback Supported Formats |
MPEG4, H.263, H.264 |
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Speakers |
Earpiece, Loudspeaker |
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Headphones connector |
3.5 mm |
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Radio |
Yes (VOOC Flash Charge) |
CELLULAR
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Factors |
Oppo F9 Pro |
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Technology |
GSM / HSPA / LTE |
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2G bands |
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 |
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3G Network |
HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1900 / 2100 |
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4G Network |
LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500) |
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Data |
LTE, HSPA |
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No. of SIMs |
2 |
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Card Slots |
Nano SIM(GSM)+Nano SIM(GSM) |
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VoLTE |
Yes |
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EDGE |
Yes |
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GPRS |
Yes |
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Supports 4G in India (Band 40) |
Yes |
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IR port |
No |
PHONE FEATURES
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Factors |
Oppo F9 Pro |
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Sensors |
Fingerprint Sensor (Rear-mounted) Accelerometer Proximity Compass Ambient Light Sensor Gyroscope |
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Notifications |
Haptic feedback Music ringtones (MP3) Vibration, Flight mode Silent mode Speakerphone |
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Messaging |
SMS(threaded view) MMS |
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Browser |
HTML5 |
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IMAP, POP3, SMTP |
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Instant messaging |
Hangouts / Google Talk |
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Java |
No |
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Other features |
XviD/MP4/H.265 player MP3/WAV/eAAC+/ Document editor Voice dialing Voice commands Voice recording |
CONNECTIVITY –
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Factors |
Oppo F9 Pro |
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Bluetooth |
v4.2, A2DP, LE, aptX |
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Navigation |
Turn-by-turn navigation, Voice navigation |
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GPS |
Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS |
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Infrared port |
Yes |
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Radio |
Yes |
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Wi-Fi |
802.11 a/b/g/n/ac |
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Wi-Fi Direct |
Yes |
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Mobile hotspot |
Yes |
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NFC |
Yes |
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USB Connector Features |
Micro USB 2.0 Mass storage device, USB charging |
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Charging connector |
Micro USB 2.0 |
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Other |
Tethering Computer sync OTA sync |
PROS –
6.3 inch display with a notch display.
Average screen to body ratio that is, approximately 84.0%.
409 ppi pixel density.
Neat design on the back
Camera Pictures are good.
The phone has a dual camera setup
3500mAh battery with fast charging.
CONS –
ColorOS 5.2 is still not optimized perfectly
The back is a fingerprint magnet.
Low Light camera performance is average.
Beautification mode makes the selfies look artificial.
Oppo F9 Pro is a decent smartphone in the mid price range segment and looks well built and has a premium feel to it.
With the Oppo F9 Pro you feel that you are handling a beautiful device in your hand and the cameras take decent pictures.
Apps and heavy games run well thanks to the powerful Helio P60 and there is almost no lag due to the 6GB RAM on the device. You get a 64 GB of internal storage which can be expanded using a microSD card up to 256GB.
The battery works well and lasts for a day and a half on average usage and there is a fast charging functionality that powers up the device in about 2 hours from 0 to 100.
Buy the Oppo F9 Pro in our opinion as it provides good value for money.
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