Oppo F9 – Fusion Nepal

Oppo F9

$338

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The Good

Very fast charging • Huge screen • Cool design

The Bad

Some software issues • Bad bokeh shots

The Bottom Line

Oppo F9 is a good midrange phone with a great design that charges extremely fast. It has no jarring flaws except for the fact that there are already phones on the market that offer more for the price.

Mashable Score3.5

Cool Factor4.0

Learning Curve4.0

Performance3.0

Bang for the Buck3.0

The Oppo F9 is the first smartphone to have a display notch that’s tear-shaped — a feature that appears arbitrary but one we’ll likely be seeing on a lot of Android phones coming out in the near future. That tiny notch, and the phone’s smooth, gradient-colored back make it one of the nicest-looking phones around. Read more…

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OK, we get it: Not everyone likes, prefers or even tolerates the smartphone notch.

But most flagship smartphones these days have it, so any attempt to make it less obtrusive — or even actually pretty — gets a thumbs up from us.

Oppo’s F9 is one such phone. It’s got a tiny, waterdrop-shaped notch that houses the selfie camera and the speaker while making the phone stand out at the same time.

Oppo calls this the “Waterdrop Screen” and yes, it is quite similar to the Essential Phone’s screen, but the subtle differences in design make Oppo’s solution a bit less intrusive. The phone has a small chin on the bottom as well, but still maintains a crazy-high, 90.8% screen-to-body ratio. Read more…

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