Oppo R9, R9 Plus with 4GB RAM, 16MP camera gets official

Oppo has officially announced its flagship R9 and R9 Plus in China. The R9 and R9 Plus sports a 6063 aluminum alloy body and supports VOOC charging, that offers 2 hours of talktime with just minutes of talk time.

The home button doubles up as a fingerprint scanner, that is capable of unlocking the handset in mere 0.2 seconds and even works with wet fingers. They house hybrid dual-SIM trays (SIM + SIM or SIM + microSD card) and run Android 5.1 Lollipop with Color OS 3.0 on top. 

The Oppo R9 sports a 5.5-inch Full HD (1920 x 1080 pixels) AMOLED display and is powered by an octa-core MediaTek Helio P10 processor with Mali T8690 GPU 4GB RAM and 64GB internal storage, further expandable via microSD card up to 128GB.

For photography the R9 offers a 16-megapixel rear camera with LED flash, f/2.2 aperture, 5P lens and 4K video recording capabilities. For snapping selfies and video calling you get a 13-megapixel front camera. Connectivity features include 4G LTE, VoLTE, WiFi 802.11 b/g/n, Bluetooth 4.0, and GPS. It is fueled by 2850mAh battery.

The Oppo R9 Plus gets a bigger 6-inch display Full HD (1920 x 1080 pixels) AMOLED display and is equipped with Qualcomm's octa-core Snapdragon 652 processor clubbed with Adreno 510 GPU, 4GB RAM, and comes with either 64GB/128GB internal storage w/ microSD card support. 

The R9 Plus gets 16-megapixel rear camera with Sony IMX298 sensors, PDAF, f/2,0 aperture, 5P lens and LED flash. Front facing camera is 16-megapixel as well. It is fueled by 4120mAh battery and supports 4G LTE with VoLTE, WiFi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac (dual-band), Bluetooth 4.1 and GPS connectivity features.

The Oppo R9 is now available for order in China for CNY 2799 ($430 | Rs. 29,000) and will go on sale starting March 24. The R9 Plus is priced at CNY 3299 ($410 | Rs. 34,000) and will go on sale in China from April 12. They come in Rose Gold and Golden colors.

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