OPPO is celebrating 10 years of manufacturing smartphones (2008 to 2018). There is no elaborate event, at least we haven’t heard of one save for Wednesday’s 10x optical zoom unveiling. However, the Chinese phone maker has taken to Weibo to celebrate some of its iconic releases. Below is a list of some of them:

OPPO A103

This was OPPO’s first phone. The A103 is a feature phone with a unique design even back in 2008. It has a smiley face on its back formed by the rear camera and flash and topped it off with a nice gold finish.

OPPO P51

The OPPO P51 would pass for a Sony Ericsson phone if you swapped the manufacturer’s name on the front. It also rocked an alphanumeric keyboard like the A103. It was released in two colors – metallic gray with green accents and white with red accents.

OPPO T9

This launched in 2009 just like the OPPO P51. It ditched the alphanumeric keyboard for a touchscreen display. Although it did keep some hardware keys. Like the P51, it also had a green accent albeit a different shade.

OPPO U529

Just when we thought OPPO was done with phones with a physical keyboard, it launched the U529. The U529 is a flip phone and must have been a hit among women thanks to its pink color. The alternating shades used for the keyboard is a nice touch.

OPPO X903

The X903 brought back the touchscreen display along with a slide-out QWERTY keyboard. It ran Android 2.2 Froyo and had a 1GHz processor, an 8MP rear camera and a 4-inch screen with 10-point multi-touch.

OPPO Finder

The OPPO Finder launched as the world’s thinnest smartphone in 2012 with a thickness of just 6.65 mm. There are a lot of phones much thicker than that even 7 years later.

The Finder wasn’t cheap. It cost over $600 and that got you a 4.3-inch Super AMOLED display, 1GB of RAM, 16GB of storage, and 1.3MP front-facing camera. I bet no one will pay even a third of that for a phone with the above specs this year.

OPPO N1

The OPPO N1 was a very popular phone when it launched in 2013 thanks to its rotating rear camera which doubled as the front-facing camera. It had a large 5.9-inch display (by 2013 standards), 2GB of RAM and a 3,610mAh battery.

The OPPO N1 still packs a larger battery than some phones released in the past year with a larger display.

OPPO Find 7 and Find 7a

The Find 7 and Find 7a even brought better specs but they will be remembered for bringing VOOC fast charging.

OPPO R7 and OPPO R7s

In 2015, OPPO became one of the top 10 smartphone brands in the world as it sold 50 million units. That year, some of its notable releases were the OPPO R7 and the OPPO R7s which are mid-range phones but came bundled with VOOC fast-charge technology.

OPPO R9 and R9s

In 2016, OPPO continued with just mid-range phones as it had done the previous year but that didn’t stop it from climbing higher in the top 10 list. The OPPO R9 series of smartphones were its popular releases that year.

OPPO R11 and OPPO R11s

2017 began the same way with the mid-range OPPO R11 but for the second half of the year, OPPO switched the design of its phones by adopting the new 18:9 aspect ratio. It was also the year dual cameras gained popularity and OPPO wasn’t left behind. The OPPO R11 had dual rear cameras but the OPPO R11s added the new display design.

OPPO Find X

The Find X is one of OPPO’s most important device ever. It made a big splash in the mobile industry with its unique design. It had a very high screen-to-body ratio as a result of the top bezel getting shaved off.

The usual sensors that lined the top bezel were hidden and only became visible via a motorized slide-out mechanism. The rear cameras and flash were also hidden and were revealed by the same slide-out module.

The Find X also marked the return of OPPO into the proper flagship category as it came with the same top of the range processor that powered a lot of other flagships in 2018.

A special edition of the phone brought a faster version of its VOOC charging technology. Dubbed SuperVOOC, you could charge your phone from empty to full in just 35 minutes.

READ MORE: OPPO joins Xiaomi to make a push for the UK market; maiden launch set for January 29

It has been an amazing 10 years and we look forward to the next 10 years. And just like you, we can’t wait to see what OPPO has in stock for us this year.

Which OPPO phone is your favorite? Let us know in the comment box below.

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For the first time in five years, the iPhone wasn’t the best selling smartphone in China. That title is now held by the OPPO R9 which sold 17 million units, which is 4% of the market share and 5 million units more than the units of iPhone 6s sold in 2016. The report comes from Counterpoint Research, an analysis firm with headquarters in Hong Kong.

It is one thing to not be the top selling smartphone and it is another thing to have declining sales. For Apple, they are also suffering from the latter. In 2016, top sellers like OPPO, Vivo, and Huawei recorded an increase in shipments by 109%, 78%, and 21% respectively; Apple’s shipments declined by 21%, a tad better than Xiaomi who recorded a 22% decline in shipments.

The statement below from the research director at Counterpoint, Neil Shah explains why Apple suffered a decline last year:

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Counterpoint research also says that Apple’s declining sales in China is also as a result of the popularity of mid-range smartphones. Apple knows that sales are declining in China and it is focusing on the next big market, India which  is exactly what Xiaomi is doing too.

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One major selling point of OPPO’s highly successful R9 smartphone was the fast charging technology that the company launched the device with. The OPPO R9S which is expected to launch on October 19 has now been identified to have as its own main selling point, its rear camera technology.

Just recently, it was revealed that the R9S would feature Sony IMX398 sensors at its rear camera and that seem not to be all the camera would carry. It has now been revealed via OPPO’s official Weibo page that the R9S’ rear camera would also feature dual-core focus in addition to having Sony IMX398 sensor. What this means is that the device’s camera would have a great focus as well as high chip rate, and when combined with a powerful sensor, what users can only get is a powerful camera capable of delivering  stunning pictures.

RELATED: OPPO R9S vs OPPO R9 Comparison

The Dual-core auto focus technology is said to be way superior to the phase detection auto focus system that is common in most high-end smartphones. The focus is more accurate and faster and this comes very handy in capturing shots in the dark or at night. It is at night, shooting moving objects or during fast shooting situations that the advantage of the dual-core focus can be well felt. It is predicted that this technology would become the standard on most mobile phones in no distant time and already OPPO is blazing the trail.

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OPPO’s R9 is one of the phone maker’s best selling phones till date. The phone has sold over 7 million units since its launch this year but the company thinks it’s time to release an upgrade in form of the OPPO R9s.

OPPO posted a teaser image with a large ”S” in gold on Weibo with the tag line ”Share the Moment”. The tag line hints at the OPPO R9s being a camera-centric device just like its sibling.

The R9s is said to have gotten its National 3C certification already and is expected to launch soon in less than a month. The phone has been reported to feature a camera with a large f/1.7 aperture, a snapdragon 625 chip and will support a 5V/4A VOOC fast charge technology.

RELATED: OPPO Surpasses Apple by Sales Value in India

A promo poster was also spotted earlier this week which list some specs of the phone such as 4GB of RAM, 64GB of built-in storage and a 3010mAh battery. Another rumour going round is that the new OPPO R9s will feature a USB Type-C port. There is now word yet on price but expect it to cost as much as the R9.

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Shopping online is convenient. You see what you want to buy, enter the necessary details required, pay, and expect your order to arrive. You can even window-shop online by browsing the sites of different online shops and not get harassed by store owners. But there are lots of folks out there that prefer walking into a physical store and purchasing what they want.

Phone manufacturers know there’s a lot of money to be made via that way of shopping that’s why they still setup brick and mortar shops to cater for that category of people.

Two companies hitting it big in offline sales in China right now are OPPO and Apple. According to  recent sales stats from Sino-MR, an independent market research firm, the OPPO R9 (known as the OPPO F1 Plus outside China) and the iPhone 6s are the best selling phones offline.

According to OPPO, they have sold over 7 million R9 units as at mid-June. The iPhone 6s is also doing incredibly well. Other phones selling well offline include the Vivo X7, the Huawei P9 and the Huawei Mate 8.

READ MORE: LeEco Confirms October 19 for US Launch

Other companies like Xiaomi who didn’t take offline sales seriously are now doing so. In a recent statement Xiaomi’s CEO said there are plans to increase the number of stores across China from 25 to 1000 by the year 2020.

Source: gsmarena.com

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OPPO’s best selling phone is the R9 launched early this year. Sporting a  5.5” FHD display, 4GB of RAM, 32GB of storage and Mediatek’s Helio P10 processor, the unique selling point of the phone is its 16MP front facing camera which has made it a favourite amongst selfie lovers.

A few months later, rumours started flying around that the company was already working on a successor due for a September release. While the month is already over, the tale of a successor is true as we have seen the phone called the OPPO R9S get certified by TENAA and heard a source mention the new launch date is now in October.

Today we have news that the OPPO R9S has gotten its 3C Certification. Issued in the company’s official name, GuangDong Oppo Mobile Telecommunications Corp. LTD, the certificate hints that the phone has its own version of VOOC fast charge.

If you look at the last column, where you have the model specifications, it lists the name of the phone as the OPPO R9S. You also have the charger’s output as 5.0V 4A indicating that it supports 20W output power. The charger is said to provide 2 hours of talk time from a 5-minute charge.

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Rumours say the new OPPO phone will launch in late October with a Snapdragon 625 processor, still sport  4GB of RAM but double the internal storage to 64GB. Expect it to be expensive like its older sibling, the R9 which had a launch price of over $400 before getting a price cut to $376 back in July.

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OPPO holds the title of second largest manufacturer in China for H1 2016 and they are holding on to that spot as tightly as possible. The company launched the best-selling selfie-focused R9 earlier this year and even made a special FC Barcelona Edition. It seems they will be launching another camera-centric phone soon judging from the specs of a phone that showed up at TENAA for its certification.

This new device is the OPPO A59s. It shares design similarities to other OPPO phones which have been criticised for aping the iPhone 6s.

The phone is made out of metal, and  has the camera sensor and LED flash at the top left corner just before the upper antenna line. There is the OPPO brand name sitting a few millimetres from the middle, a little text, and the lower antenna line. Nothing we have not seen before.

The OPPO A59s is equipped with 4GB of RAM, 32GB of built-in storage, a 16MP front-facing camera, and a 13MP rear camera. OPPO says there is a memory card slot for storage expansion, a 2980mAh battery, and a 64-bit 8-core processor clocked at 1.5GHz (probably the MT6750).

The phone will weigh 160 grams and will have a thickness of 7.38 mm. The phone’s fingerprint scanner will definitely be placed in front, doubling as a home button.

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Everything seems to be alright until you see that the OPPO A59s is running Android 5.1 Lollipop. Lollipop is 2 years old already and OPPO is still churning out a phone with the old OS. We hope this part of the specs changes before the official launch.

There’s no news yet on the release date and selling price.

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A new TENAA listing of a device is surprisingly identical to the OPPO R9 has surfaced on the regulatory agency’s website. That, however, is not the shocker. The surprising thing is that this OPPO R9 lookalike is nothing like the flagship in terms of specs. The specs inside, including the display, are so bad, that only those who literally don’t care about the specs will want this handset.

The device spotted on TENAA looks very much like the OPPO R9. The power and volume keys are all located at the same place, so too is the antenna lines on the back of the device as well as the SIM card slot on the side. This is indeed an OPPO R9 clone, made by a company called K-Touch. In case you are wondering, this is the K-Touch X7 model.

The difference, however, lies in the display resolution and other specs as listed. The TENAA device is listed as featuring a 5.5-inch display with a rather low resolution of 960 x 540 pixels whereas the OPPO R9 had a 1080p resolution. Going further, the TENAA device is listed as equipped with a 1.3GHz processor as against the 1.95GHz processor on the OPPO R9. I understand there will be some who would be able to live with a 1.3GHz quad-core processor, probably the MT6735. However, I don’t know anyone who would settle for a 5.5-inch 540p display! In this day and age, 720p is standard, even in $50 phones, so I don’t know what K-Touch was thinking when they decided to make this model.

Other details listed include a 1GB RAM, 8GB of internal storage, and another version with 2GB RAM and 16GB of internal storage. Furthermore, the device is listed to run on YunOS out-of-the-box and not Android OS as well as having a 2000mAh battery. The TENAA device is listed as having a dimension of 154.5 × 77.4 × 7.8 mm as against the R9’s 163.1 x 80.8 x 7.4 mm dimension. So, its pretty close.

Although this phone is not yet released, do you think anyone in their right mind would buy this device just for the sake of its resemblance to OPPO R9?

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OPPO has surprised us all with the overall success of the OPPO R9 model in China. In fact, many other smartphones from the company seem to be doing well this year, which has pushed it to the top five smartphone makers in the world. Now, it looks like the company is preparing for the launch of the OPPO R9S, which will be the successor to the earlier released flagship model of the company.

Recently, a new teaser from OPPO started making rounds on the internet, with the posters saying “TheNextOne”. From the talks on the internet, it looks like this could be for the OPPO R9S model that is rumored to debut later this year. The teaser hints that camera will yet again be the highlight of the new generation model. OPPO R9 had a powerful 16MP camera up front and 13MP shooter at the back. These two were capable sensors, so it remains to be seen what upgrades we could see on its successor.

According to the latest information, the OPPO R9S has already entered production. There will be a few changes in the new version, like the processor and some other features. While it is yet to be confirmed, it is said that OPPO R9S will be using the Snapdragon 625 chipset instead of the Helio P10 found inside the current R9 model. Also, the VOOC fast charging tech could be upgraded, with a possibility of the Super VOOC tech that was demoed back at MWC 2016 Barcelona making it to the new generation model.

RELATED: OPPO R9S Said To Release Later This Year With A Thin Metal Body And Super VOOC

We don’t have any specific configuration details of the OPPO R9S, but if the release of the device is close, then expect more information to crop up in the next few days.

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Umi has had it going well this year following the release of the Umi Super but they are cooking up something to challenge OPPO’s R9 in foreign markets. The OPPO R9 was instrumental in cementing OPPO’s spot in the top 5, selling over 700 million units in 88 days.

But while it has done very well in China, it has not really gotten positive reviews outside. Some people have complained about the fact that it runs the older Android Lollipop 5.1 which is based on Color OS. Others have complained about the design similarities to the iPhone 6S most especially the rose gold version and also the high price.

Umi believes it can take on the OPPO R9 with the Umi Max. A few details of the Umi Max says it will run Android 6.0 Marshmallow, have a USB Type-C port, Helio P10 SoC, a beautiful design, and a battery and price worth looking forward to.

We can clearly see that Umi is set to iron out the issues wrong with the R9, but a quick tip here. Android 6.0 is nice, but if the company promises Android Nougat and delivers, it will go a long way in increasing sales.

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Counterpoint, a market research firm, has released the top performing smartphone brands for June 2016. The firm also revealed the top selling phones in the Chinese market for June 2016 and surprisingly the Oppo R9 tops the list.

Looking at the stats for the smartphone brands, it is surprising how Oppo has gone from a brand which had less than 10% of the market in June 2014 and June 2015 to having 22.9% of the market which is more than what Samsung, Xiaomi, and Apple pulled for the month combined.

Xiaomi which had roughly 15% of the market last year, dropped by more than half this year. Another winner is Vivo who has moved from having less than 10% to grabbing 17.4% of the market.

Top Selling Smartphone

For the top selling smartphones, the Oppo R9 is the best selling phone followed closely by Apple’s iPhone 6s, and LeEco’s Le 2  at the third position. Apple phones are still much loved in China as we can see that the iPhone 6s Plus and the iPhone SE released back in March makes it to the list at the 4th and 6th position respectively.

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Xiaomi is the only other company that has 3 phones on the list: having the Redmi Note 3 at No. 7, the Mi 5 at No. 9 and the Redmi 3 at No. 10.

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OPPO recently released the OPPO R9 FC Barcelona Edition in two colors, blue and red. The customized version looks very good and I am sure many of Barcelona fans will try their best to get hold of one of these devices. However, apart from the regular FC Barcelona edition, the company had a special OPPO R9 FC Barcelona MSN Edition in blue with the signatures of three great footballers, Messi, Neymar and Suarez. The company recently auctioned off the device on JD.com and guess what, the phone managed to fetch nearly $13,500!

This customized OPPO R9 FC Barcelona edition comes with an 18K gold plated team logo at the back which is reportedly crafted by hand. Further, the signatures of the above-mentioned footballers can be found on the back of the device. A lot of fans participated in the auction on JD’s website, and this customized version was finally sold for a whopping 88,914 Yuan which comes to around $13,494. That’s a lot of money for a smartphone. The starting price was 3999 Yuan ($607) and in a matter of 10 hours, after fierce competition, it was sold off for the above price.

In case you are wondering, OPPO is not looking to make profits from this auction, instead, it will donate the money received for the phone to charity. So, it seems to be a win-win situation for all. The buyer gets a brand new OPPO R9 with FC Barcelona customizations and the signatures of Messi, Neymar and Suarez. The money goes to charity and OPPO gets its fair share of spotlight.

Meanwhile, you can check out the unboxing pictures of the FC Barcelona Edition from here.

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Earlier today, Vivo revealed a few more details about the upcoming Vivo X7 flagship. The phone will reportedly come with a fast fingerprint sensor and ultra-thin bezels on the sides. While back then, the phone was just revealed in a few renders, now, new real life images of the Vivo X7 have just popped up online. As you can see, these images don’t reveal much about the overall design, instead focuses on the fingerprint sensor that’s located on the front, right below the display.

From the renders revealed this morning, we know that the phone will come with an oval sensor right up front. It looks similar to the ones we have seen on the Meizu and OPPO smartphones. While these pictures are probably promotional materials for the phone’s fingerprint, it reveals that the Vivo X7 will come with a metal frame on a thin body. In fact, there’s no denying that the new phone looks similar to the design of the iPhone series. Also, it looks a lot like the OPPO R9 that was announced a few months back and is doing so well in China.

According to the company, the Vivo X7 will be equipped with a fast fingerprint sensor. The phone also seems to support fingerprint-based payment methods. As for the other specs, we know for sure that the Vivo X7 will be a selfie focused smartphone, featuring a powerful 16MP sensor up front with moonlight soft flash. While the company is yet to confirm the specs inside the device, rumors state that the phone will feature 6GB of RAM on board along with the deca-core Helio X25 chip. We haven’t yet heard anything about the memory or CPU of the phone from the company, so we can’t confirm this information.

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We know OPPO has been doing well when it comes to the sales of its smartphones. The company’s monthly production of the OPPO R9 is close to an impressive 2 million and it has already overtaken Xiaomi in terms of the sales in the first quarter of 2015. Now, the company’s top secret project has been leaked and its a working foldable smartphone.

We have heard about foldable smartphone from Samsung, but this is the first time we are seeing one from the Chinese company, OPPO. The leak gives us a good look at the device through clear pictures as well as a video. But it is said that the OPPO’s foldable smartphone is still in the prototype stage, and the actual market release of the device has not been finalised yet.

The new foldable smartphone was reportedly in development since August 2015 from OPPO, and the first prototype was completed in February 2016. Now, this version that we see in the images and video runs on Android and even supports the company’s VOOC flash charging technology. We know VOOC is fast and it is said that this foldable smartphone charged from 3% to 57% in a matter of just 5 minutes!

You can check out the video from here.

So, foldable smartphones may not be too far away from launch. If OPPO has a working prototype with Android and VOOC on board, we can expect a retail version, maybe in 2017? Of course, OPPO won’t be confirming any of these information but since this prototype has surfaced, it is safe to assume that we can expect a lot more information about the device in the coming months.

Meanwhile, you can check out the bezel-less and beautiful OPPO smartphone which was leaked last year but never saw the light of the day. Maybe we’ll see the device this year. You can read more about this phone from here.

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OPPO R9 has been selling very well for the company. In fact, it is said that the production capacity of the R9 is around 2 million per month, which is almost twice (updated production capacity) of the Mi 5 and much more than Huawei Mate 8’s 800,000 per month. We had heard about an FC Barcelona special edition version of this popular model, and now, the phone has been leaked in pictures.

The new leaked images reveal that the OPPO R9 FC Barcelona Edition will come in Red and Grey variants. The phones will have FC Barcelona’s logo at the back with the words “FCBarcelona” Official Partner. Design wise, rest of the looks remain the same as the regular version.

However, OPPO had revealed earlier that the FC Barcelona edition will come with specialized ringtones and UI tweaks to match the theme. Further, these limited edition models will be reportedly signed by FC Barcelona players, adding further value. Finally, OPPO had also revealed that the phone will be quite affordable. But at this moment, we don’t have information on the pricing of the device.

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Expect the specs to be the same as the regular version. So, the OPPO R9 FC Barcelona Edition will come with a 5.2-inch FHD 1080p display with 4GB of RAM and 64GB of internal storage on board. Inside, the phone will be powered by the Helio P10 MT6755 octa-core chip. At the back, the phone sports a 13MP sensor with f/2.2 aperture, while up front, you get an even better 16MP sensor with f/2.0 aperture. As for the battery, you get a 2850mAh capacity one with fast charging that charges from 0 to 75 percent in just 30 minutes.

OPPO is yet to reveal an exact date for the release of this special edition, but we can expect more details pretty soon.

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OPPO R9 series smartphones have been doing well in China ever since it was announced back in March. The company managed to sell nearly 180,000 units in the first day of launch alone. Later in April, even the OPPO R9 Plus variant with a larger display, battery and better specs went on sale. Now, the company has just released the top-end variant of the OPPO R9 Plus and it will go on sale in China from today.

This top-end model comes with a massive 128GB of storage inside, making sure that you never run out of memory on the device. Rest of the specs are pretty impressive as well. The OPPO R9 Plus comes with the Snapdragon 652 octa-core processor inside with 4GB of RAM. The ROM is further expandable via MicroSD card up to 128GB, clearly making sure that you can store a lot of stuff inside the smartphone. Further, there will be a large 4120mAh battery with the company’s low voltage VOOC fast charging tech. This will make sure that the 6-inch 1080p display on board won’t be an issue for battery life.

Coming to the camera department, the phone comes with 16MP front and rear cameras. The front camera is ideal for selfies with f/2.0 aperture and 5P lens, while at the back, you have the Sony IMX298 with 1.12u pixel sensor and f/2.0 aperture. Other camera features of the phone include support for 4K videos and HDR.

The OPPO R9 Plus 128GB edition will go on sale in China from today for a price tag of 3599 Yuan. This comes to around $554.

So, what do you think about this large storage offering from the company?

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Last month, OPPO unveiled the OPPO R9 and R9 Plus smartphones in China. Both were pretty decent smartphones with powerful specs and premium design. Now, the company has launched the OPPO F1 Plus in India, which is basically the global version of the OPPO R9. So, despite the “Plus” tag line, this is the rebranded R9 and not the R9 Plus.

The OPPO F1 Plus is primarily a camera-centric smartphone with a powerful 16MP front facing camera. The phone is ideal for selfies, with such a powerful shooter up front, thanks to f/2.0 aperture and 78.1 degrees wide angle lens. At the back, the phone features a 13MP camera with f/2.2 aperture, PDAF and LED flash. It supports 4K video shooting as well.

The F1 Plus comes with a physical home button with a fingerprint sensor. The sensor can unlock the device in just 0.2 seconds. As for the display, the phone sports a 5.5-inch 1080p AMOLED panel with 1.6mm ultra-narrow bezels.

Under the hood, the OPPO F1 Plus comes with the Helio P10 MT6755 octa-core chip clocked at 2GHz. For memory, the phone features 4GB of RAM and 32GB/ 64GB internal storage. This is further expandable up to 128GB via MicroSD (Hybrid). Finally, there’s a 2850mAh battery with the company’s VOOC flash charge.

The OPPO F1 Plus comes in Gold and Rose Gold colors and is priced at Rs. 26,990 which comes to around $400. The phone will go on sale around mid-April in the country.

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OPPO’s new flagship smartphone, namely the OPPO R9 is doing quite well in China. The phone went on sale last week and in the first day of sale, the company managed to sell over 180,000 units of the R9. Now, it looks like the sales are strong even after the first day as the company has revealed that it managed to sell more than 400,000 units of the OPPO R9 smartphone within the first four days of sale.

This is really surprising given that China is the hub of low-cost smartphones and OPPO R9 and the R9 Plus are not really cheap products. The cheapest model in the series, namely the R9 itself costs nearly $420. So, it really shows the kind of strong brand image as well as effective marketing strategy of OPPO in China.

The demand for the OPPO R9 is so high that the phone is out of stock in many places. The company released a statement recently saying that the demand was much higher than their initial expectations and they have increased the production to fulfill the high number of orders.

The OPPO R9 series is a big step up from last year’s R7 series which wasn’t as successful as this one. The R9 Plus will go on sale pretty soon and we can expect a good response for the larger model as well.

To recap, the OPPO R9 comes with a 5.5-inch 1080p display with Corning Gorilla Glass 4 protection. The phone has the Helio P10 octa-core chip under the hood with 4GB of RAM and 64GB of internal storage. The major highlight of the device is the 16MP selfie camera up front with f/2.0 aperture. At the back, there will be a 13MP shooter with PDAF and LED flash. Other features include a 2850mAh battery with super fast VOOC charging, fingerprint sensor and a super thin 6.6m metal body.

Specs wise, this isn’t the fastest or the greatest phone in the market, however, the overall experience provided by the device is pretty good, especially with its 16MP front selfie camera. As a result, the phone is doing quite well in the country.

Well, if you are looking to get hold of the handset in India, you are in luck because the R9 and the R9 Plus models are expected to hit the Indian shore on April 5.

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OPPO announced its two flagship smartphones for 2016, namely the OPPO R9 and the R9 Plus a few days back. The phone came with pretty decent specs, and was an instant success in China, where the company managed to sell about 180K units of the R9 in the first day alone.

The company has not yet released any details about an international release of the R9 or the R9 Plus, however, if you are looking to grab one for yourself or your friend, OPPOMART has started selling both the devices on its website. The OPPO R9 retails at a price tag of $499 on the website, which is a bit higher than the official price tag ($416). But that’s the premium that you will have to pay for importing a Chinese smartphone.

If you are wondering why the OPPO R9 andR9 Plus were so popular in China, it’s because the phone is made for selfie lovers. The R9 as well as the R9 Plus features one of the most powerful front facing camera in the market. It comes with a Sony IMX298 16MP sensor with the company’s self developed “perfection technology”.

Other highlighted features include a fingerprint sensor embedded into the physical home button which can unlock in 0.2 seconds, VOOC fast charging and Mediatek Helio P10 octa-core processor clocked at 2GHz.  The OPPO R9 comes with 4GB RAM and 64GB storage and a 5.5-inch 1080p display.

As for OPPO R9 Plus, it comes with the Snapdragon 652 processor clocked at 1.95GHz with 4GB of RAM and 64GB of storage. Both the front and the back cameras are of 16MP on the phone. It also features a larger battery,of 4210mAh capacity with Super VOOC fast charging. One thing to note here is that this will be a single SIM card device. The phone can be bought for $599.99 on the website.

Check out more details about the OPPO R9 and the R9 Plus from the link given below.

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Unlike other Chinese smartphone manufacturers like LeEco, Xiaomi or Meizu, OPPO is not really a low cost smartphone maker. The company has time and again released phones which are costly, retailing at a much higher figure than the phones from above mentioned companies. However, still the company has managed to built a great reputation inside China. And today, we can see the effects of the strong offline sales channels of the company, as the first day OPPO R9 sales figure is quite impressive.

According to the company’s official statement, OPPO managed to sell more than 180,000 units of the OPPO R9 in the first day of launch. This incudes the sales from its strong offline channels in China as well as online channels.

Now, you must be wondering how OPPO R9 which features just mid-range specs and expensive price tag managed to sell so much in China? The answer to this question lies in the key specs of the phone as well as the company’s marketing strategy.

First of all, for the launch of the OPPO R9, the company tied up with top celebrities in the country to make sure that the R9 series phones was promoted adequetly. Further, the OPPO R9 and R9 Plus comes with two great features, one being the powerful front facing 16MP camera with self perfection technology and secondly, the super fast VOOC fast charging technology.

These features coupled with the specs on board make the OPPO R9 and R9 Plus pretty attractive option for consumers in China. The R9 retails for $430 in China. Coming to the phone’s specs, it sports a 5.5-inch FHD 1080p display with super thin bezels (1.66mm) and Helio P10 octa-core processor clocked at 2GHz. There’s 4GB of RAM on board along with 64GB of internal storage. Up front, you get a powerful 16MP selfie camera, which is one of the best in the market, while at the back, there’s a 13MP shooter. The battery is a bit small, measuring just 2850mAh, but this is where VOOC fast charging comes into the picture. Further, to top things off, you get the super fast fingerprint sensor embedded in the home button that can unlock in just 0.2 seconds.

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A few months back, Elephone unveiled a brand new series of high-end smartphones powered by Mediatek’s MT6755 Helio P10 processors. One of the highlights of the lineup was the Elephone P9000 flagship featuring pretty powerful specifications. Now, there’s another Helio P10 powered flagship in town, namely the OPPO R9, so it’s time for a Elephone P9000 vs OPPO R9 specs comparison. Both are similar in many ways, but differ in terms of some specification. Pricing will be it’s biggest difference, which we will elaborate more in the later sections.

Design & Build:

OPPO R9 comes with an all metal design, while the P9000 features a plastic body. Looks wise, we would have to say that the R9 is much better than the Elephone model. In fact, OPPO boasts that the R9’s body features up to 98% metal. Even the build seems to be better on the R9, but it’s going to be a personal choice. So, we better leave that for you guys to decide.

Now let’s look at what we can actually compare between the two devices i.e. specs.

Elephone P9000 vs OPPO R9: Specs

So, in this department, both feature pretty similar hardware. Both the models are powered by the new Helio P10 MT6755 octa-core chip with Mali-T860 GPU. Both come with 4GB of RAM on board, but the OPPO has an edge when it comes to storage, because it features 64GB internal memory rather than 32GB on the P9000.

Both models come with a 5.5-inch FHD 1080p display with narrow borders. In fact, according to official specs, the OPPO R9 comes with 1.66mm border while the Elephone P9000 features a 1.6mm border around the screen. In terms of battery as well, P9000 has an edge, thanks to its 3080mAh capacity battery instead of 2850mAh on the R9. But the R9 does have the super fast VOOC charging. The P9000 can boast of wireless charging.

Coming to the camera department, both models have 13MP rear cameras, but P9000 adds Laser Autofocus. But we can’t really judge the camera performance of both the devices without an official review.

The front camera is definitely going to be the deciding factor. The OPPO R9 comes with a powerful 16MP sensor with the company’s self perfection technology as well as beauty 4.0 software. On the other hand, the P9000 features a decent 8MP shooter.

Other features common in both include 4G LTE support and fingerprint sensor. However, you get NFC on the P9000 model which is absent on the R9.

PRICE:

Finally, coming on the price, the OPPO R9 is officially priced at around $420, while the Elephone P9000 currently retails for around $269. Considering the specs on board, the P9000 is not a bad deal.

So, which one would you pick?

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After nearly a month of rumors and leaks, OPPO has finally unveiled the new OPPO R9 and R9 Plus flagships in China. The company announced these two devices at its special conference in Beijing a few minutes back.

Given that we still have no word on the OPPO Find 7, the R series seems to be driving the company’s flagship lineup. Hence, both the devices are pretty important for the company.

The OPPO R9 and the R9 Plus feature a similar design, with the R9 sporting a larger display. Both the devices are made out of a metal body. In fact, the company claims that up to 98.02% of the phone’s body is made out of metal. The phone features smooth curves around the edges and the body is subjected to zircon sanding to give it a premium look. The company decided to put the fingerprint sensor up front, so that the remained smooth and flawless.

Coming to the front, the OPPO R9 and R9 Plus both come with a fingerprint sensor embedded into the home button. As revealed in one of its earlier teasers, the R9 will come with narrow 1.66mm borders around the display. This makes sure that the display covers a major portion of the front.

The OPPO R9 measures 151.8 x 74.3 x 6.5mm. Yes, it that slim! As for the R9, it comes with the measurements 163 x 80.8 x 7.4mm. Now, compared to the R9, you might feel that this is thick, however, let me inform you that there’s a large 4120mAh battery under its hood, which is pretty impressive. As for the R9, it comes with a 2850mAh battery. This coupled with the company’s super fast VOOC charging will ensure that you don’t have to worry about the charging the device during the day.

Coming to the specs, the OPPO R9 sports a 5.5-inch FHD 1080p display while the Plus variant features a 6-inch 1080p display. The R9 comes with the Mediatek Helio P10 processor while the R9 Plus has the Snapdragon 652 chipset under the hood. Both chips are clocked at 2GHz. There will be 4GB RAM + 64GB storage on both the models, with an option to upgrade to 128GB.

Coming to the camera department, the R9 comes with a 16MP 1/3 inch sensor up front, with the company’s independently developed “self perfection technology”. The company explains that this improves sensitivity and tolerance to light and noise to a great extent. Further, you get the new beauty 4.0 software to enhance your selfies. If you think this isn’t impressive, the R9 series phones now come with panorama mode up front. The phone can automatically capture and stitch together three different photos to create a wide angle image. So, if you think getting everyone in one shot for a groufie is tough, OPPO R9 has got your back.

Up front, the OPPO R9 features a 13MP sensor with 1/3.06 inch CMOS sensor. The setup comes with a dual drive hybrid AF system which includes traditional focus as well as a contrast phase focusing. Further, it features anti-shake 2.0 to capture blur free images.

Coming to the R9 Plus, the phone features 16MP cameras on both the back and the front. This is Sony IMX298 1/2.8 sensor with f/2.0 aperture. At the moment, it seems like the phone doesn’t come with OIS. But there’s EIS i.e. Electronic Image Stabilization to help reduce camera shake.

As for software, the phone comes with the company’s own Color OS 3.0 on top of Android 5.1.1. As mentioned above, you also get a fingerprint sensor up front, which can unlock the device in just 0.2 seconds. The fingerprint sensor improves with time and also supports mobile payments.

Now, coming to the most important part of today’s launch, i.e. the pricing. Both the phones are a bit cheaper than expected. The OPPO R9 will retail for a price tag of 2799 Yuan ($430) while the R9 Plus will be priced at 3299 Yuan ($507).

The OPPO R9 goes on sale on March 24 in China, while the R9 Plus will be available on April 12. There will be two color options available, gold and rose gold. We still have no idea about international availability but hopefully, the company will reveal more details pretty soon.

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OPPO is all set to announce new models in its R series, namely the OPPO R9 and the OPPO R9 Plus on March 17. We are just a couple of days away from the launch, but the company is continuing its tradition of revealing new features of the device. The latest teaser from the company confirms the presence of a powerful 16MP sensor up front, ideal for selfies.

Cameras have always been one of the major selling points of a smartphone. We have seen rear cameras become almost as powerful as a professional camera, and thanks to the obsession with selfies, even the front camera department has seen some good upgrades. OPPO is trying to offer the best front camera experience with its upcoming OPPO R9 flagship, by using a powerful 16MP sensor. But it’s not just about a large sensor, as the company states that the camera will be equipped with “Self-Perfection Technology”, which has been independently developed by OPPO.

According to the company, “self-perfection technology” is not just about software enhancements, rather, it’s also the reconstruction of the camera hardware. Due to this technology, OPPO says that the phone can capture clear and bright pictures even in dark conditions.

Well, at this moment, we are not quite sure how good is this technology. We will have to wait till March 17 conference to see a demonstration of the so-called “self-perfection tech” in real life.

As for the other specs, the OPPO R9 will reportedly come with Mediatek’s Helio P10 processor clocked at 2GHz, 5.5-inch 1080p display, metal body, thin bezels, 4GB RAM and 2850mAh battery. As confirmed by the company, the phone will also feature a fingerprint sensor up front, embedded in its home button.

You can read more about the specs of both OPPO R9 and R9 Plus from here.

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We know for sure that OPPO will release new models in the OPPO R9 series on March 17 in China. Thanks to the TENAA listing, we have a good idea about the specs of both the devices. Now, a new leaked image reveals more details about the phone’s body and overall specs.

According to the new image, the OPPO R9 will come with the Mediatek P10 processor clocked at 2.0GHz. TENAA showed that the phone will come with an octa-core processor, but we were unsure about the chipset inside. But now it looks like the chip mode;l has been revealed. The image reveals that the phone will come with a 16MP camera up front, and a 13MP camera at the back. Usually, companies tend to pack in the best sensor at the back, so we will have to wait and see whether the R9 comes with such a setup.

One of the highlights of the OPPO R9 is going to be the super thin black borders on the screen. It is said that the borders are just of 1.66mm, which is one of the narrowest in the industry. Other features of the phone include a 5.5-inch display, metal body and fingerprint sensor that unlocks in just 0.2 seconds. The 2850mAh battery on board is reportedly good enough for 14 hours on a single charge, and up to 10 hours of video playback.

Coming to the OPPO R9 Plus, the document reveals that the phone will feature Snapdragon 652 octa-core chipset. At the back as well as the front, you will get 16MP Sony IMX298 sensors. The phone can reportedly capture images in up to 64MP resolution. The cameras on both the phones are said to be good. There will be two storage versions, one featuring 64GB and the other with 128GB. Finally, there will be a fingerprint sensor on board, much like its smaller sibling.

Thin bezels, powerful cameras, decent processors and a good battery with VOOC fast charging, well, OPPO R9 series seems to have a lot of good stuff inside. The only thing that we are worried about is the pricing. Rumors say that the R9 will retail for 2999 Yuan ($464) while the R9 Plus for 3499 Yuan ($541) in China, which is frankly higher than competitors. So, let’s hope OPPO prices it cheaper than these figures.

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OPPO has been teasing the features of its upcoming OPPO R9 flagship for the past few weeks. We already know that the phone will come with a metal body with matte finish and a screen with super narrow bezels. Now the latest teaser from OPPO reveals that the upcoming flagship will feature a fast fingerprint sensor.

The company revealed via a couple of teasers that the R9 will come with a front facing fingerprint sensor that unlocks within 0.2 seconds. So, you will be able to start using the phone almost instantly you touch the front facing home button integrated with fingerprint sensor.

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Apart from revealing that the sensor unlocks the phone instantly, the company also hinted that its ideal for making mobile payments. Now, OPPO doesn’t have its own payment service like Apple, Samsung or even Huawei (the company recently unveiled the Huawei Pay). Could we see an OPPO Pay mobile payment service launch alongside the R9? There have been reports about Chinese companies planning to release such a service, and Huawei was the first one to jump into the mobile payment market. But we are not entirely sure whether OPPO will enter the payment market as well.

In one of its teasers, we can see that the R9’s fingerprint looks a lot like the oval sensor from Meizu. Some manufacturers, like Xiaomi for example, have used an oblong shaped sensor probably to differentiate itself from other manufacturers. But OPPO seems to be taking the usual approach to fingerprint ID, instead of a different design.

Although OPPO isn’t officially confirming any other device apart from the OPPO R9, we are almost sure that we will meet a larger sibling, namely the OPPO R9 Plus at the event. Instead of an octa-core chip which is likely the Helio X10 inside the OPPO R9, the Plus variant will reportedly come with Snapdragon 652 and a larger 4000mAh battery as well. Other specs will be the same like 16MP rear and front cameras, and 4GB RAM.

Pricing was never the strong point of OPPO devices, and it said that the phone could retail for as much as 2999 Yuan which comes to $460. The R9 Plus could be even more costlier, retailing for 3499 Yuan ($537).

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OPPO has been teasing its OPPO R9 flagship for the past few weeks. The phone is scheduled to release on March 17 in Beijing, and the company is continuing the tradition of revealing more information about the handset every day. The latest teaser from OPPO confirms that the phone will feature narrow bezels.

As you can see in the picture above, the OPPO R9 will come with super thin bezels on the sides, which will make the display stand out. While we had seen the front of the device via its TENAA listing a few days back, this further confirms the thin side bezels on the flagship. However, we will have to wait and see how thick are the standard black borders around the screen. If they are too big, then it will definitely stand out when the display is turned on, especially on the white colored model.

As for the specs, the previous TENAA listing revealed most of it. The OPPO R9 is said to come with a thinner 6.5mm body and a 2850mAh battery. The phone will most likely be powered by the octa-core Helio X10 chipset with 4GB RAM and 32GB storage. At the back, there will be a 16MP dual LED flash camera. The display will be a 5.5-inch 1080p panel.

Coming to the larger sibling, the OPPO R9 Plus, the phone will come with a 6-inch display with 1080p resolution. Even this device will come with an octa-core chip but it will most likely be from the Snapdragon 652. It’s thicker with a 7.4mm body and comes with a larger 4120mAh battery as well.

From the pictures, the OPPO R9 seems to be a good looking flagship. We will get all the official details on March 17, when the company unveils the device in Beijing, China.

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The company confirmed that the phone will come with curved corners as seen in the image above. The teaser further reveals the power and SIM card slots will be located on the right side of the phone. Also, we can confirm that the phone will come in a silver colored variant.

But this is not the only glimpse of the device we have got till now. We actually got to see both, the OPPO R9 and the R9 Plus at their TENAA listings a few days back. Apart from the design, the certification also revealed the specs of the devices.

The OPPO R9 features a 5.5-inch AMOLED display with 1080p resolution. The OPPO R9 Plus is a larger sized version of the R9, with a 6-inch display. Despite being from the same series, the R9 comes with an octa-core chip clocked at 1.95GHZ probably the Helio X10 and the R9 Plus features a 1.8GHz octa-core chip which could be from the Snapdragon 600 series. But on the memory side, both the devices are quite strong. Both come with 4GB RAM and then there are 32GB and 64GB internal storages on the R9 and R9 Plus respectively.

There will be a 16MP shooter on both the models with dual LED flash. OPPO R9 is slimmer featuring a 6.5mm body and because of this, it only comes with a 2850mAh battery. On the other hand, the R9 Plus features a much larger 4120mAh battery, thanks to its 7.4mm body.

Don’t expect these phones to retail for cheap. So, they could be somewhere between $300 to $400 or even more. But we can only get the pricing confirmed after OPPO officially announces it on March 17.

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For the past few weeks, we have been hearing a lot about the OPPO R9 and R9 Plus flagships. According to the advertisements from the company in China, we knew that the phone was going to launch on March 17. Now, OPPO has just further confirmed the event in Beijing via its official weibo page.

The company released a new teaser today revealing that they have an event on March 17 at the Beijing National Convention Center. Like all its teasers in the past few days, this particular one also comes with a large 9 in the center confirming that the event is for the launch of the OPPO R9.

The OPPO R9 along with its elder brother, the R9 Plus recently passed through the certification website TENAA revealing its design and specs. Both the devices have a similar design, with the R9 Plus featuring a larger form factor owing to its 6-inch display.

As for the specs, the OPPO R9 will come with an octa-core processor clocked at 1.95GHz, which could be the Helio X10. On the other hand, the OPPO R9 Plus features a 1.8GHz octa-core chip most likely the Snapdragon 652. Both feature 4GB RAM, but storage is 32GB on the R9 and 64GB on the R9 Plus. There’s a MicroSD card slot on both the devices, so you don’t have to worry about storage. A 16MP camera sensor adorns the back of both the devices. The R9 sports a 2850mAh battery while the R9 Plus features a 4120mAh battery. Finally, the R9 is slimmer with a 6.5mm body while the R9 Plus features a slightly thicker 7.4mm body.

Pricing and availability details have not been revealed yet but expect more information on the launch day, which is just a couple of weeks away.

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OPPO has confirmed that the OPPO R9 flagship will meet us on March 19 in China. Now the same phone, along with its larger brother has just hit TENAA which reveals a lot of things about the two upcoming devices.

First of all, design wise, the OPPO R9 and the R9 Plus are similar. Like the name suggests, the R9 Plus will be an enlarged version of the device, featuring a larger 6-inch display. There are some other differences between the two models, with the Plus variant featuring much better specs.

But before moving to the specs, one thing to mention about the design is the front facing fingerprint sensor. The phone features a clean back and comes with a fingerprint sensor integrated into the home button. Like its predecessors, the OPPO R9 is pretty thin, featuring a 6.5mm body. The R9 Plus will be a bit thicker, with a 7.4mm body, but nothing to complain here since it features a much larger battery as well.

Like mentioned above, both the models have a few differences in terms of specs. The OPP R8 comes with a 1.95GHz octa-core processor which could be the Helio X10. But we can’t be sure of that right now. On the other hand, the OPPO R9 Plus comes with a 1.8GHz octa-core chip, which is probably the Snapdragon 652. So, no SD820 as rumored before.

As for the display, the R9 sports a 5.5-inch 1080p screen while the R9 Plus comes with a larger 6-inch 1080p panel. Both models have 4GB RAM but the R9 has 32GB ROM while R9 Plus features 64GB ROM. Storages on both the models are expandable up to 128GB. The rear camera is the same, so both get 16MP sensor at the back. The R9 features a 2850mAh battery while the R9 Plus features a 4120mAh battery. Finally, both smartphones get dual SIM dual standby.

Now that we have know a lot about the two upcoming devices, all we can do is wait for OPPO to confirm these specs and reveal other details like pricing and availability.

So, what do you think? How much are you willing to pay for OPPO R9 and R9 Plus with these specs?

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OPPO’s first flagship smartphone for 2016 will meet us on March 17, but it’s not what we expected. As reported yesterday, the company has confirmed that it will launch the OPPO R9 flagship later this month. So, there’s still no sign of the rumored OPPO Find 9 flagship yet.

As for the OPPO R9, the company has started teasing the device via its official weibo page. The latest teaser gives us a glimpse of the upcoming smartphone for the first time. The image confirms that the phone will come with a smooth design in gold. You will find the power button on the right side along with a MicroSD / SIM card slots just above it.

The image also kind of confirms that the phone is going to be slim. The previous generation OPPO R7 was quite thin, measuring just 6.3mm and the R5 even thinner with a 4.9mm frame. So, it’s quite likely that the upcoming OPPO R9 continues with the lineup’s tradition of offering a slim metallic body.

As for the specs, it’s still too early to say anything about the device. Traditionally, the OPPO R series have been mid-range offerings with a great design. However, this could change with the OPPO R9, given the amount of focus the lineup has started getting. Rumors state that the phone could end up as a powerful device, featuring the best SoC right now namely the Snapdragon 820. However, the company is yet to confirm the internal specs of the device.

What we can be almost sure of is the presence of the company fast charging VOOC technology on the device. Given that the R9 is rumored to feature powerful specs, is it that OPPO replaced the Find series with the R series?

We haven’t heard anything concrete about the mighty OPPO Find 9 in the past few weeks and the company sure isn’t giving out any indications that the lineup is still alive.

Let’s hope that the company clears out these doubts in the next few weeks.

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Although the two major tech events of the year, namely the CES 2016 and MWC 2016 are over, we didn’t see an OPPO flagship smartphone in the first two months.

We expected to see a phone like the OPPO Find 9 at Barcelona this year, however, the company decided to just focus and unveil its Super VOOC fast charging tech which charges a phone in just 15 minutes at the event.

But now, OPPO is teasing the release of its newest flagship device. It looks like we still won’t be seeing the OPPO Find 9 anytime soon, as advertisements all over the subway and bus stations in China reveal that the company will be launching the OPPO R9 flagship instead, on March 17. The new OPPO R9 will reportedly come with a powerful camera and is being dubbed as the new camera phone from OPPO. We can also expect the newly unveiled Super VOOC fast charging technology to end up on the device.

Although we haven’t seen any rumors or leaks about the OPPO R9, there have been reports which say that the phone will come with much better specs than its predecessors. Traditionally, OPPO’s R series smartphones could never boast of high-end specs, with last year’s R7 powered by the mid-range Snapdragon 615 chipset and 3GB of RAM. But this year, with the R9, things could be different, with potential specs that include 4GB RAM and 32GB of internal storage with the latest VOOC tech.

The adverts in China suggest that Li YiFeng, a famous Chinese actor and singer will most likely be present at the Spring Conference event in March.

Now, we just hope that the R9 features powerful specs and retails for a relatively affordable price tag. Anything less than $400 can be considered as competitive for OPPO.

What do you think?

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