Oppo has taken the wraps off its two new camera focused smartphones, dubbed the Oppo R9 and the R9 Plus. The company had been teasing these smartphones on its Weibo account lately, now both smartphones have finally seen the light of the day.

The R9 Plus is essential the larger variant of Oppo R9 and both smartphones pack a lot of similarities. They feature a fingerprint sensor integrated into the home button which can unlock the phone in just 0.2 seconds. Both phones also support VOOC flash charge that is claimed to deliver up to 2 hours of talk time with just 5 minutes for charging. Read on to find more details on price, specifications and features of the devices.

The USP of both phones is that they sport a 16 mega pixel front facing camera with 78.1-degree wide-angle lens and f/2.0 aperture. As for primary camera, the Oppo R9 sports a 13 mega pixel rear camera with LED flash and PDAF. The R9 Plus sports a 16 mega pixel camera on the rear with Sony IMX298 sensor and PDAF. Both phones support 4K video recording.

The R9 is powered by an octa-core MediaTek Helio P10 (MT6755) processor coupled with 4GB of RAM. It features a 5.5-inch full HD display, 64GB internal memory and a 2850mAh battery.

The R9 Plus, on the other hand, packs an octa-core Snapdragon 652 (MSM8976) processor, large 6-inch full HD AMOLED display, 64GB/128GB inbuilt storage and a massive 4120mAh battery. Other specifications of the phone are similar to that of the R9.

Specifications & Features Of Oppo R9

• Processor: Octa-core MediaTek Helio P10 (MT6755)
• GPU: T860MP2
• Operating System: Android 5.1 Lollipop with ColorOS 3.0
• Display: 5.5-inch Full HD AMOLED (1920×1080 pixels)
• RAM: 4GB
• Storage: 64GB (expandable up to 128GB via microSD card)
• Rear Camera: 13 mega pixel with LED flash, f/2.2 aperture, 5P lens, 4K Video recording
• Front Camera: 16 mega pixel with f/2.0 aperture, 78.1-degree wide-angle lens
• Battery: 2850mAh with VOOC Flash Charge
• Connectivity: 4G LTE with VoLTE, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth and GPS
• Dimensions: 151.8×74.3×6.5 mm
• Weight: 145 grams
• Hybrid Dual SIM
• Fingerprint sensor

Specifications & Features Of Oppo R9 Plus

• Processor: Octa Core Snapdragon 652 (MSM8976)
• GPU: Adreno 510
• Operating System: Android 5.1.1 Lollipop with ColorOS 3.0
• Display: 6-inch Full HD AMOLED (1920×1080 pixels)
• RAM: 4GB
• Storage: 64GB/128GB (expandable up to 128GB via microSD card)
• Rear Camera: 16 mega pixel with LED flash, Sony IMX298, PDAF, 4K video recording
• Front Camera: 16 mega pixel with f/2.0 aperture, 78.1-degree wide-angle lens
• Battery: 4120mAh with VOOC Flash Charge
• Connectivity: 4G LTE with VoLTE, Wu-Fi, Bluetooth and GPS
• Dimensions: 163.1×80.78×7.4 mm
• Weight: 185 grams
• Hybrid Dual SIM
• Fingerprint sensor

Price & Availability

The Oppo R9 is priced at CNY 2799 (approximately Rs. 29,000) and will go on sale starting March 24 in China. The Oppo R9 Plus carries a price tag of CNY 3299 (approximately Rs. 34,000) and will go on sale starting April 12. There is no word on global roll out of the devices as of now.

Also Read: Oppo F1 Plus Launched In India At Rs. 26,990