Oppo has a new smartphone series on the way to the Indian market called the Oppo F27 Pro series. It is expected to come with two models called the Oppo F27 Pro and F27 Pro+.
The brand has confirmed June 13 as the launch date. In this article, we will discuss if these are devices that you should be on the lookout for.
1. Design & display
The design of the Oppo F27 Pro series, in particular the F27 Pro+ is identical to the Chinese Oppo A3 Pro. The phones feature a vegan leather back design accompanied by a circular camera island. While on the front, it is expected to come with a curved AMOLED display measuring 6.7 inches, offering a Full HD+ resolution with 120Hz refresh rate.
2. Key selling point
The key selling point of these upcoming smartphones, other than their elegant look is their ruggedness. The Oppo F27 Pro series will be India’s first IP69 water and dust resistance-certificated smartphones.
For those who are not familiar, IP69 is the highest level of protection against solids and liquids. Devices with an IP69 rating are engineered to function in extremely harsh conditions, including environments with frequent exposure to water, dust, and debris. This of course comes in addition to the ability of being submerged under water for long periods.
If that is not rugged enough, the front of the device will be protected by the latest Corning Gorilla Glass Victus 2. Victus 2 is the glass that is currently being used on all smartphones. This glass is made to survive a 3-foot fall onto hard surfaces like concrete and up to 6.5 feet on surfaces like asphalt.
3. Performance
Under the hood, the Oppo F27 Pro+ is expected to be equipped with the MediaTek Dimensity 7050 SoC. This chip was launched in May 2023 and features two Cortex-A78 cores clocked at 2600 MHz and 6 Cortex-A55 cores clocked at 2000 MHz. It is built using a 6-nanometer process. The chip will be coupled with LPDDR4X RAM and UFS 3.1 storage.
In terms of performance, we can expect it to score around 545,000 points on AnTuTu. The Oppo F27 Pro+ was also recently spotted on Geekbench 6 with 886 points in the single-core test and 2305 points in the multi-core test. What this means is that you won’t face any lag or stutter issues in day-to-day tasks.
4. Optics
In the camera department, the F27 Pro+ is expected to feature a
64 MP main camera with ƒ/1.7 aperture and AF autofocus. The second camera on the back will likely be a 2 MP portrait lens with fixed focus. On the front, the device will come with a basic 8 MP camera with ƒ/2.0 aperture. The phone will likely offer modes like portrait, night scene, ultra-clear picture quality, panorama, slow motion, time-lapse photography, and multi-scene recording.
5. Battery & other features
The battery of these devices could be around 5,000 mAh in capacity with support for 67W fast charging. Other than that, the device will likely offer an in-display fingerprint scanner, and Bluetooth 5.3.
6. Verdict
While the device is not that special in terms of specifications, what makes it unique is its design and ruggedness. If you are in the market for a premium-looking mid-range smartphone that can take some abuse, then it is worth waiting for the Oppo F27 Pro series.
