Tech review: Oppo R9s – mid-range smartphone is enjoyable to use with a very long battery life
The latest smartphone from Chinese tech company Oppo is sleek and fast with great cameras and a quick charger for the long-lasting battery
The R9s is the latest smartphone from Oppo that blends performance and usability in a lightweight and slim package. While some may say the Oppo R9s lacks the “wow” factor, the device is highly refined and comes with a number of touches that makes it surprisingly enjoyable to use.
Design and hardware Like previous models from Oppo, the new R9s is another comfortable clone of that popular fruit themed smartphone. There is a lot that is familiar here, including an all-metal unibody chassis, well-rounded sides, the chamfered edge where the rounded “2.5D” Gorilla Glass meets the metal, and even the location of its speaker grill and buttons.
Oppo has swapped the thick antenna bands that traverse the backs of most smartphones with a series of fine antenna lines a mere 0.3mm thick. The smartphone maker calls them “six-string” antenna lines, and compares them to stringed instruments.
Elsewhere, Oppo has stuck to a more conservative design, retaining the tried-and-tested micro-USB for charging and the 3.5mm earphone plug.
