OPPO R9 Plus evaluation: the hard power behind the hot sale

IT 168 Evaluation On March 17, OPPO's R series product line was upgraded, and brand-new R9 and R9 Plus models were officially released. As the pioneer of this department, R9 can break through 400,000 sales in just four days. While the iron is hot, OPPO recently launched R9 Plus. Compared with the previous hot sales of R9, R9 Plus is even worse, and there is a rare scene of queuing to buy a mobile phone offline. All this makes the author very puzzled. After all, OPPO gives people the impression that it is more at the marketing level of title variety and celebrity endorsement, and not everyone is willing to approach it at a slightly higher price. Compared with brands such as Xiaomi and Meizu, which are famous for their cost performance, what are the advantages of OPPO at the product level? Today, with all kinds of questions and puzzles, the author experienced the latest R9 Plus of OPPO, stripped off all kinds of star auras and restored a real mobile phone product.

First share a set of data. In the context of the slowdown of the global mobile phone market in 20 15, the sales of OPPO mobile phones increased by 67% against the trend, while the net profit rate reached 8.2%, which was only slightly lower than Huawei (8.6%) among domestic mobile phone manufacturers, showing a healthy development trend. R7 series, as the main product of OPPO 2065 438+05, naturally contributed. It can be seen that R9 is selling well now, laying the foundation for R7 series last year. But the heat of R9 series is not only the residual temperature of R7 series. OPPO, who is well versed in consumer psychology, chooses to start with configuration, and directly improves the obviously perceived hardware parameters, thus continuing the popularity of R9 series. Our R9 Plus is built as the flagship model of this series, so the configuration is not disappointing. Let's briefly summarize it through a table.

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OPPO R9 series related parameters

Mobile phone model

R9

R9 Plus

Screen characteristics

5.5-inch display

6.0-inch display

resolution ratio

1920x 1080

processor

MT6755

MSM8974

frequency

2.0 GHz

1.8GHz

Body memory

64GB

64GB/ 128GB

Random access memory

4 GB

Main camera

13 million, F/2.2 aperture

16 million, F/2.0 aperture

front-facing camera

16 million, F/2.0 aperture

Fuselage size

151.8 * 74.3 * 6.6mm.

161.1* 80.78 * 7.4 mm

battery

2850 mah

4 120 mah

eigenfunction

VOOC flash charging, fingerprint identification

Fuselage color

Gold, rose gold

operating system

Android 5. 1. 1

Network standard

Full Netcom Edition, Mobile Edition and Mobile Dual 4G Edition

SIM card type

Nano-SIM dual card dual standby

price

2799 yuan

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3299 yuan

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Compared with R9, R9 Plus has been upgraded in size, equipped with a 6.0-inch large screen with a resolution of 1080P, and the corresponding battery capacity has also been improved, reaching 4 120mAh. On the basis of retaining the front beauty camera16 million pixels, the rear camera is upgraded from13 million pixels to16 million pixels, and upgraded to Sony IMX 298 sensor. On the core, OPPO R9 Plus uses Qualcomm Xiaolong 652 processor. Although it belongs to Snapdragon 600 series, its performance has leapt above last year's flagship Snapdragon 8 10. 4GB of running memory, configured with the shadow of the flagship. But none of this seems to matter. After all, OPPO mobile phones never rely on stacking configuration, and face value seems to be more important. Let's start with the appearance of the R9 Plus.

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Absorb popular elements and have an eclectic appearance.

OPPO's mobile phone can always keenly capture the current popular elements, and then absorb its own design, which is particularly evident in this R9 Plus. Simply put, it is 2.5D+ narrow frame, waist ring and metal injection molding.

On the positive side, R9 Plus gives people a fresh and elegant feeling. The front face is covered with a layer of 2.5D curved glass, which is full of the smart texture of water drops. The customized 6.0-inch screen is adopted, and the resolution is maintained at the level of 1080P, ensuring delicate local presentation. AMOLED material also makes the display dazzling. More importantly, this customized screen cooperates with OPPO's U-shaped dispensing technology, and the pursuit of narrow borders is further harsh, reaching1.76 mm. In the shadow of the glass arc, the visual effect is even more shocking.

This time, R9 Plus abandoned the previous virtual buttons and switched to the design of touch buttons. Fingerprint identification is integrated on the central "waist circle" Home button, and the visual effect is symmetrical and concise. Made of zircon, it has higher hardness, better scratch resistance and wear resistance, and remains as good as new after long-term use. At the same time, zircon has higher dielectric constant, higher signal intensity, stronger penetration ability and more sensitive identification than sapphire.

Because R9 Plus is a large-screen mobile phone, the weight is controlled at 192g, and the feel is particularly important, so OPPO chooses to build a concentrated waistline on the side. This waistline can be simply understood as the transition between an arc and an inclined plane, but the design is unique and the handling of the transition is very particular, which makes the light always stay above the waistline when the mobile phone rotates, forming a beautiful visual effect on the golden body. At the same time, the radians on both sides of the waistline fit the hand shape, which makes the large-screen mobile phone have a light grip.

On the back, OPPO R9 Plus is a metal body design, and the process is further upgraded. Using the same nano-injection process as iPhone, the antenna injection tape is placed up and down, which controls the color difference between the injection tape and the metal well, and the width of the injection tape is kept at 1.5mm, which makes the metal proportion of the mobile phone body as high as 98. 1%, and makes the hand feel and impression more outstanding. Unfortunately, the camera on the back is slightly prominent and not good-looking.

In other aspects, the SIM card slot of this mobile phone adopts AND or card slot design, which can support the placement of two Nano SIM cards or Nano SIM+TF cards. The groove fits well with the condensed waistline, and there is no sign of shaking. However, in the process of pressing the side buttons, this R9 Plus is not satisfactory, and both the volume button and the screen lock button show signs of slight shaking and relaxation. Because we only have one evaluation machine in our hand, it is not excluded that it is an individual phenomenon.

On the whole, the appearance of R9 Plus has absorbed the most pleasing design at present, including 2.5D glass, narrow frame, waist ring, metal injection molding and other elements. In particular, a concentrated waistline with aesthetic feeling and grip is designed for large-screen mobile phones, which reflects the continuous progress of OPPO in design and technology, which we can clearly perceive.

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The front and back pairs are160,000. What is the imaging effect?

In addition to being good at the appearance that consumers are most likely to perceive, OPPO pays more attention to the improvement of the camera. In terms of the most direct pixels, the front camera of R9 Plus reaches an astonishing160,000 pixels, and the rear camera is also160,000 pixels, and it uses Sony IMX 298 processor. In the past, we always ignored the front camera of the mobile phone and focused on the performance of the rear camera, but this time we chose to talk about R9 Plus, a front camera with 654.38+06 million pixels.

In terms of parameters. The front camera of R9 Plus has reached16 million pixels, and this front camera uses a customized sensor of 1/3 inches, and it is also a 5P lens with a wide angle of 78. 1 and an ultra-large aperture of F2.0, thus improving the camera's sensitivity and light tolerance, reducing the noise of photos and making the picture quality clearer and brighter.

The most important and natural use of the front camera is self-timer, but160,000 pixels will naturally enlarge some facial defects, and the effect of large pores and oily surface is not refreshing. R9 Plus's Beauty 4.0 system just makes up for this, which is not limited to ordinary exfoliation and acne removal. Beauty 4.0 system makes selfies more natural and clearer. And support 7 levels of beauty, from ruddy to white style adjustment, easy to find a beauty style suitable for individuals.

In addition to the ultimate beauty, R9 Plus also introduced a panoramic self-timer function, which can automatically take 3 photos and synthesize a wide-angle photo by rotating the body left and right once during the self-timer. Panoramic selfie records a wider range, but unfortunately panoramic selfies and beauty effects cannot exist at the same time.

To sum up, high pixel, good beauty and panoramic self-timer are the advantages of the front camera R9 Plus. Everyone loves beauty, and OPPO captures the demands of users well, making the front camera another important feature that distinguishes R9 Plus from other products.

As for the rear main camera, R9 Plus is equipped with Sony IMX298 sensor,160,000 pixels, 1/2.8 inches, and the unit pixel size is1.12 μ m. It is worth mentioning that this sensor is RGBW sensor, which adds white pixels to the traditional red, green and blue pixels to enhance the brightness of the picture. 6P lens, F/2.0 large aperture, double color temperature flash, mainstream configuration. Let's talk about it with evidence.

In the performance of proofs, R9 Plus is completely satisfactory, with sufficient resolution and color reproduction, which is in line with what people really see. In addition, this rear camera also supports the beauty effect, so that the group photo also has a beauty blessing. In terms of experience, due to the support of PDAF focusing technology, it can quickly capture dynamic objects, with excellent focusing ability and friendly interactive experience. Unfortunately, the R9 Plus is not equipped with optical image stabilization. At the price of 3000 yuan, you can ask for it again.

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ColorOS is newly upgraded, and the experience is gradually improved.

On the system, this phone runs the latest ColorOS 3.0. To sum up, this system, like R9 Plus, caters to many current trends, including dynamic icons, fuzzy special effects, immersive taskbar and so on. In addition, it has been optimized in terms of performance and power saving, making ColorOS 3.0 look and experience more brisk.

ColorOS 3.0 is based on Android 5. 1. 1. It uses a brand-new ART virtual machine, and the application startup speed has been significantly improved. On the UI interface, ColorOS 3.0 has a fresh style, with regular rounded rectangular icons, bright colors and high recognition. We can easily find * * * in the icons of other systems. It is worth mentioning that ColorOS 3.0 uses dynamic icons, the calendar icon will change according to the real date, the pointer of the clock icon will also rotate according to the time, and the weather icon will change its style according to the weather while displaying the temperature of the day.

▲ Other aspects of the UI style concise system, ColorOS 3.0 has also been completely redesigned. The multi-task interface adopts layered animation effect, and the sliding switch is very smooth. The drop-down menu is also a popular frosted glass effect recently, which is very pleasing.

As a customized system, ColorOS 3.0 can meet most of users' needs and is simple and easy to use. First of all, the function of mobile phone housekeeper is perfect, which directly includes cleaning acceleration, privacy rights, virus scanning and other functions. It is practical and concise, and there is no need to install third-party security applications.

▲ Music service is followed by the improvement of various online services. Take the video and music applications that come with the system as an example. They all provide massive audio-visual resources in conjunction with other copyright owners. Whether you are a drama fan or a music lover, the resources here can satisfy you. If you need more, you can also open the corresponding membership service and experience some resources that restrict copyright.

▲ Video service In the dial-up interface, ColorOS 3.0 inherits the yellow pages function, and daily life services such as recharge, phone bill inquiry and express delivery are integrated into it, as well as convenient nearby services to inquire about nearby hotels, shopping malls and food, which is very convenient. It can be seen that ColorOS 3.0 is becoming more and more perfect, and it is for the sake of users from multiple angles.

▲ Yellow Pages Inquiry Of course, the good system experience of R9 Plus is not limited to ColorOS 3.0, and its fingerprint recognition is actually indispensable. FPC 1 140+FPC2050 solution of Swedish fingerprint card company is adopted. The official claims that the fingerprint can be unlocked in 0.2s at the earliest in the information screen or bright screen state.

▲ After entering the fingerprint, fingerprint recognition is really fast, and it is not sloppy at all. Because the unlocking animation is omitted, I feel that the mobile phone has just touched the recognizer. Frankly speaking, this should be the fastest fingerprint unlocking I have ever experienced. Of course, the fingerprint recognition of this mobile phone also supports fingerprint payment, which is safer and more convenient.

In short, ColorOS 3.0 experience is brisk and smooth, and online services are constantly improving. With R9 Plus's fast fingerprint recognition, the experience will be improved in all directions.

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What is the performance geometry of Xiaolong 652?

A major upgrade of OPPO R9 Plus is the adoption of Qualcomm Xiaolong 652 processor. Xiaolong 652 is a 64-bit eight nuclear processor, clocked at 1.8GHz and equipped with 4GB RAM. Don't use numbers to measure Xiaolong 652, thinking it is the "five dregs" of Xiaolong 650. In fact, Xiaolong 652 is a high-end series of Qualcomm (Xiaolong 820 is the flagship), and it can compete with Snapdragon 8 10 with A72+A53 combined architecture.

A72 architecture is the best and most advanced core of ARM at present, which is actually upgraded from A57. The A72 architecture has been comprehensively improved in performance, power consumption and core area. It is reported that ARM has re-optimized almost all A57 logic blocks, among which the CPU architecture has been greatly improved, including new branch prediction unit and improved decoder pipeline design. This part is rather complicated, so I won't go into details here. Simply put, the A72 architecture greatly reduces performance. Let's measure this processor with a simple running score.

▲Geekbench runs points.

▲ Ann Bunny's running score shows that this Xiaolong 652 processor is very powerful. With the performance of single core 1500 and multi-core 4833, Ann Bunny easily broke 80,000, which is more than the flagship chip Snapdragon 8 10, which is enough to meet the daily entertainment needs.

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Long battery life, VOOC flash charging and blessing

In terms of battery life, this mobile phone is equipped with a large-capacity battery of 4 120mAh, which can be used normally for a whole day without any problems. But when it comes to large-capacity batteries, we are concerned about whether the charging time will be too long. OPPO's unique VOOC flash charging completely dispelled this concern.

In fact, VOOC flash charging is not only fast, but also relatively safe. The working voltage of VOOC flash charging belongs to the standard 5V charging voltage commonly used in mobile phone charging system, which is acceptable and safe for mobile phone charging system. At the same time, VOOC flash charging adopts a brand-new topological structure, which has higher charging conversion efficiency and better temperature control of the mobile phone when charging. After testing, the charging time of OPPO R9 is maintained at about 90 minutes, which is undoubtedly the best among large battery phones.

In addition, the new generation of VOOC flash charging supports making phone calls, watching high-definition videos and even playing games while flashing. This is because VOOC flash charging is equipped with customized batteries, and a micro smart chip "flash core" is innovatively implanted in the power adapter for intelligent monitoring to ensure stable and safe charging of large current and protect battery safety. It can be said that OPPO R9 Plus is equipped with a large battery, which ensures battery life on the premise of ensuring performance, and adopts exclusive VOOC flash charging technology to solve the concern of long charging time, so that users do not have to worry about power, effectively solving the pain points in use.

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OPPO R9 Plus summary

It should be said that OPPO R9 Plus is a balanced mobile phone. In appearance, it absorbs the most fashionable design at present, and the 2.5D glass highlights the texture. The extremely narrow frame and the improvement of injection process reflect the pursuit of OPPO, and the blessing of the waist line and waist key takes into account the beauty and feel. On the camera, OPPO R9 Plus can also meet daily needs, and has its own unique insights in self-portrait beauty. ColorOS 3.0 has undergone a brand-new upgrade and integration, and with fast fingerprint recognition, there is no obvious shortcoming in the experience. On the premise of being equipped with a large-capacity battery, OPPO's exclusive VOOC flash charging is supported to enjoy the fun of continuous video games. So it looks beautiful, it is smooth to use, beautiful to shoot and cool to play, which should be the author's most brief summary. The only regret is that at this price, we can ask for more, such as the improvement of individual processes, not highlighting the camera, adding OIS optical image stabilization and so on.

Having said that, I am afraid that the reasons for OPPO's hot sales will have a corresponding answer. OPPO usually makes great efforts to carve the most easily perceived parts such as advertisement, appearance, system UI and camera effect, and weakens the concept of parameters, so as to bring the most direct user experience. Of course, OPPO is not only these seemingly fancy efforts, but also cutting-edge technology. At the MWC at the beginning of the year, OPPO released VOOC super flash charging and SmartSensor image chip anti-shake technology, which is the real hard power of OPPO and is expected to be installed on OPPO mobile phones in the future.

Back to the final purchase question, this product is currently priced at 3299 yuan, which is available in OPPO official website, and there are gifts. If the big screen, beautiful appearance and beauty selfie poke your girl's heart, it is no problem to buy it. Friends who hesitate a little may wish to experience it in the offline experience store before making a decision.

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