Smartphone Oppo A9 - advantages and disadvantages

Six months after the presentation of the Oppo A7, the company has pleased its fans with a novelty - Oppo A9. The smartphone, like its predecessors, belongs to the middle price segment, so this model will be affordable for most people.

The review will guide you on the price of the device, as well as tell you about its performance, functionality, main characteristics, pluses, minuses and features.

About Oppo

Oppo is a subsidiary of BBK Electronics Corporation and is currently the fifth largest smartphone vendor in the world.

The history of the company begins in 2004 - the year of its foundation.At the beginning of its journey, the company was engaged in the manufacture of MP players, which differed in an extraordinary appearance, then MP4 players with large screens for that time for watching movies. Since 2008, the company began to produce phones that, like the players, were very unusual and interesting. In 2009, the first phone with a touch screen was released, and the world saw the first smartphone on the Android operating system in 2011. Already at the beginning of 2012, the second model of the line was released. And by the middle of the year, the company introduced a very ultra-thin smartphone. At the end of the year, there was a presentation of the next, iconic Oppo Find 5 smartphone, which opened the door to marketplaces in different countries.

Oppo is based in the Guangdong province, in the city of Dongguan. There is also a factory with over 20,000 workers and 1,400 engineers. 4 million gadgets are produced per month. Also, the company's division is located in Silicon Valley in San Francisco, which specializes in the manufacture of headphones, sound amplifiers, players and other audio and video equipment.

Review of the smartphone Oppo A9

Table with parameters and their description

Options and cost of the smartphone

In a branded box, the buyer will receive:

• telephone;
• warranty card;
• user manual;
• a metal key to open the slot for a SIM card and a memory card;
• Charger;
• USB cable.

How much does a novelty cost?

The average cost of Oppo A9 is 26,419 rubles. This model has no modifications, it is sold only in one version.

Design

Oppo A7 has a delicate and sophisticated appearance. The plastic back panel mimics glass very well. The main feature of the cover is a three-dimensional gradient of green, white or purple to choose from, which shimmers gorgeously in the sun or under artificial lighting.

On the back there is a dual camera and an LED flash, below there is a fingerprint scanner and a brand inscription. The scanner is located too high, so unlocking the device may cause discomfort.

On the front side there is a drop-shaped cutout at the top of the screen for the front camera, and above it there is a grill from the earpiece, a proximity and light sensor. There is a small chin at the bottom. The volume rocker is on the left side, and the power button is on the right side. On the top there is a microphone for noise reduction, on the bottom there is a speaking microphone, a USB port, a 3.5 mm jack and a speaker.

Camera

The main camera has two modules:

1. The first module has a resolution of 16 megapixels and f / 1.8 aperture, there is phase detection autofocus.The frame rate for video recording is 30 frames per second. Image resolution is 4608 x 3456 pixels (15.93 MP), video - 3849 x 2160 (8.29 MP).
2. The second 2-megapixel module has f/2.4 aperture, and serves as an auxiliary camera for taking a deeper picture.

Camera Features:

• touch focus and autofocus;
• dual LED flash;
• panorama;
• HDR image;
• Full HD resolution at 30 frames per second;
• face recognition and scene selection function;
• white balance and ISO adjustment;
• optical stabilization;
• exposure compensation;
• digital zoom and continuous shooting;
• autostart.

Do not worry about how the camera takes pictures at night. For shooting videos and photos, there is a special application Ultra Night Mode 2.0, which improves the quality even in low light.

The front camera has a resolution of 16 megapixels and f / 2.0 aperture. Video resolution - 1920 x 1080 pixels (2.07 MP), images - 4608 x 3456 pixels (15.93 MP). The frame rate is 20 frames per second.

Display

In Oppo A9, IPS technology was used for manufacturing. For long-term high durability, which determines the service life, the display is covered with 2.5D curved glass, as well as Corning Gorilla Glass 5.

Capacitive screen with a diagonal of 6.53 inches and an area of ​​104.7 centimeters square, occupies 84.8% of the screen to the body. The resolution is 1080 x 2340 pixels and the aspect ratio is 19.5:19. The pixel density per inch is 395 pixels. The maximum number of colors that the screen can show is 16777316, and the color depth is 24 bits.

Performance

The smartphone has a fast and reliable MediaTek Helio P70 processor on a single-chip platform, with a 12 nanometer process technology, 64-bit bit depth and a clock frequency of 2,100 megahertz. The chip has 8 cores: 4 Cortex-A73 cores at 2.0 GHz and 4 Cortex-A53 cores at 2.0 GHz. Helio P70 has a 4G modem, the bandwidth of which reaches 300 Mbps per second. For good interaction of two SIM cards at the same time, there is support for Dual 4G VoLTE.

The calculations are processed by the ARM Mali-G72 MP3 GPU. The clock frequency of the graphics chip, which consists of 3 working parts, is 900 megahertz.

The device quickly copes with its tasks, as the amount of RAM reaches 6 GB. As for the built-in memory, according to the standard it is 128 GB. But the producers did not stop there. The amount of memory can always be increased up to 256 GB. A9 supports card types such as: microSD, microSDXC, microSDHC.

Soft

Oppo A9 runs on the Android 9.0 Pie operating system, with a proprietary ColorOS 6 shell. The ColorOS 6 shell is based on a minimalist white background with a gradient so as not to burden the user's eyes. The interface is able to flexibly adapt to its owner. The Hyper Boost software engine is responsible for the high level of performance in the system, applications and games. Among the many useful programs are:

• System Boost, Game Boost 2.0 and App Boost are programs for speeding up games, with many additional useful options.
• Game Assistant - allows you to block incoming messages and calls during gameplay. Also, the utility will allow you to record the gameplay.
• Game Space - eliminates the worry of lost game data due to internet outages. To do this, this function creates a dual-channel network where 4G and WI-FI connections are used.

In addition, there are navigation gestures, a smart assistant and many other useful and amazing features.

autonomy

The Oppo A9 has a non-removable 4020 mAh lithium polymer battery. An excellent and useful solution is the presence of a fast charging function.

Communications and sensors

• The device uses the following connection technologies: VoLTE, Computer sync, Tethering;
• Supports standards: CSS 3, HTML, HTML 5;
• For data exchange: microUSB 2.0 connector for charging, data storage and On-The-Go;
• Bluetooth 4.2 with A2DP, LE and EDR protocols;
• Wi-Fi 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac, WiFi Direct;
• Navigation system: BDS, GLONASS, A-GPS;
• Mobile networks: LTE, TD-SDMA, GSM, CDMA, HSPA, UMTS.

Your phone has the following sensors:

• fingerprint scanner;
• approximation;
• lighting;
• gyroscope;
• accelerometer.

Advantages and disadvantages of a smartphone

• beautiful, delicate design;
• successful imitation of glass and a gradient finish on the back panel;
• neat drop-shaped cutout for the front camera;
• useful additional camera functions;
• display protection with Corning Gorilla Glass 5 and 2.5D;
• productive processor;
• the ability to increase the amount of memory;
• proprietary shell ColorOS 6, with a lot of useful features;
• user-friendly interface;
• fast charging;
• large battery capacity;
• acceptable price.

• high location of the fingerprint scanner.

Conclusion

2019 is full of novelties in the world of smartphones, but despite the large assortment, questions about how to choose the right device and what selection criteria to consider in the first place do not disappear. After all, you can always not take into account some characteristics and, as a result, get not what you wanted. That is why, before buying, you should definitely carefully study consumer reviews, specifications and reviews on your favorite smartphone. Also, before buying, be sure to consult with professionals.