HWM Singapore — May 2017

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AT AGLANCE

OPERATING SYSTEM

Android 6.0 OS with

ColorOS 3

DISPLAY

5.5-inch/ 1,920 x 1,080

pixels/ AMOLED

PROCESSOR

Qualcomm

Snapdragon 625

BATTERY

3,010mAh

PRICE

$ 679

The R9s serves as an upgrade to

the earlier Oppo R9. Although the

one signiȴcant change is the use of

Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 625 instead of

the MediaTek MT6755. It makes a world

of di΍erence choosing this slightly newer

device over its older sibling.

The R9s continues to be heavily

inspired by the Apple iPhone series,

making it nearly indistinguishable from

its predecessors. Oppo has taken extra

e΍ort to show that they are di΍erent,

thanks to their new ultra-ȴne “six-string”

antenna lines. They represent the six

network frequency ranges that the

phone can operate on.

The Oppo R9s has a 5.5-inch AMOLED,

Full HD (1,920 x 1,080 pixels) display.

The choice to use an AMOLED display

gives the R9s a vibrant hue, albeit slightly

oversaturated and warm.

Right out of the box, the Oppo R9s

uses Android 6.0 (Marshmallow) skinned

with Oppo’s proprietary ColorOS 3.0,

which looks youthful and tidy. Some

of the older, unique features are still

around, such as the Screen-o΍and

Screen-on Gestures that lets you draw

symbols to start certain apps.

The R9s has a 16-megapixel rear

camera with an f/1.7 aperture lens

powered by an “exclusive” Sony IMX398

sensor. This simply means that the

particular Sony sensor is only found on

the R9s and R9s Plus. We found it to

have very strong, stark contrast handling.

Otherwise, the images are well-colored at

relatively low noise levels under indoor

lighting.

All things considered, the R9s is one of

the more expensive devices here at $679,

especially when pitted against similarly

conȴgured and much more a΍ordable

Xiaomi Redmi Note 4 ($269) and ASUS

ZenFone 3 ($498). The only oyher phone

at this price range is the Moto Z Play

($699), but at least the Moto has a

unique proposition with its Moto Mods,

and a higher battery capacity.

That said, the Oppo R9s is still

attractive, thanks to its decent camera

performance, the phone’s general

aesthetics, and smooth handling during

day-to-day use.

OPPO R9S

The Oppo phones use a

16-megapixel rear camera that’s

backed by an “exclusive” Sony

IMX398 sensor.

A‚racঞve aestheঞc

and good handling

during day-to-day

use.

Not compeঞঞve

enough against

alternaঞves.

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