This may feel like a bit of a deja vu, but today is
the official unveiling of the Oppo F9. It boasts a 90.8% screen to body ratio,
its 19.5:9 screen covering most of the front and featuring a small V-shaped
notch. That notch houses a 25MP selfie camera with hardware support for HDR.
The other camera, the one on the back, is a 16MP +
2MP dual shooter. The second sensor is used for bokeh effects while the 16MP
sensor does most of the work (it has an f/1.8 aperture). The Oppo F9 is powered by the Helio
P60, which specializes in AI tasks. This extends to the camera, of course, with
AI Beautification 2.1. The chipset is hooked up to 4GB of RAM (with a 6GB
option) and 64GB storage. It runs Color OS 5.2 based on Android 8.1 Oreo.
The screen measures 6.3” in diagonal and has a 2,340
x 1,080px resolution. It’s a LTPS TFT panel that promises a solid 450 nits of
brightness. The screen is one of the first to be guarded by Gorilla Glass 6
(along with the Oppo R17).
The F9 packs a relatively large 3,500mAh battery
with VOOC flash charge support. The charging is done over an outdated microUSB
port, though. On the up side, there's a 3.5mm headphone jack. The back of the Oppo F9 has a
gradient paint job with and is available in three colors: Sunrise Red, Twilight
Blue and Starry Purple. The first two feature a tessellated pattern while the
Starry option is speckled with gold “stars”.
The phone is available for pre-order now and units shiped out on August 24. The price in Vietnam is VND 7,690,000, which works
out to US$ 330/€ 290 (that's for the 4GB version).
