Chinese smartphone manufacturer OPPO comes out today with new midrangers in the form of the R9s and the R9s Plus. As the subject of multiple leaks for months now, the R9s series is the successor to OPPO’s earlier R9 line, which was locally released and rebadged as the OPPO F1s.
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OPPO R9s
- 2.0GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon 625 octa-core processor
- Adreno 506 graphics processor
- 4GB RAM
- 5.5-inch FHD display, 1920 x 1080 resolution, Gorilla Glass 5
- 64GB internal storage, expandable up to 128GB via microSD
- 16-megapixel rear camera, 5P lens, f/2.0 aperture
- 16-megapixel front camera, Sony IMX398 sensor, 6P lens, f/1.7 aperture,
- Dual SIM
- 4G VoLTE
- WiFi, Bluetooth 4.0, GPS, A-GPS, NFC
- Fingerprint sensor
- Android 6.0.1 Marshmallow (ColorOS 3.0)
- 3010mAh battery, Super VOOC Rapid Charge
OPPO R9s Plus
- 1.95GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon 653 octa-core processor
- Adreno 510 graphics processor
- 6GB RAM
- 6.0-inch FHD display, 1920 x 1080 resolution, Gorilla Glass 5
- 64GB internal storage, expandable up to 128GB via microSD
- 16-megapixel rear camera, 5P lens, f/2.0 aperture
- 16-megapixel front camera, Sony IMX398 sensor, 6P lens, f/1.7 aperture, OIS, dual-LED flash
- Dual SIM
- 4G VoLTE
- WiFi, Bluetooth 4.0, GPS, A-GPS, NFC
- Fingerprint sensor
- Android 6.0.1 Marshmallow (ColorOS 3.0)
- 4000mAh battery, Super VOOC Rapid Charge
Qualcomm’s newly announced Snapdragon 653 chipset did indeed make an appearance inside the R9s Plus, as the leaks correctly predicted. The 6-inch phablet, although packing great internals, is still considered a midrange smartphone, due to the SoC being positioned as such.
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The OPPO R9s is currently pegged at $415 (~Php 20K) while the bigger R9s Plus sits at the $520 (~Php 25K) price range.
Considering OPPO’s local presence, there’s a high chance of these powerful midrangers arriving in Philippine stores. Although, there’s also the possibility that the company might reconfigure them for local use, like what they did to the F1s. We’ll find out soon enough, so stay tuned to Unbox.