OPPO launches F9 Pro powered by VOOC Flash Charge in India

OPPO has announced the latest addition to its popular F-series – OPPO F9 Pro. With 5 minutes of VOOC Flash Charge, one can get two hours of talk. F9 Pro has been designed to offer a unique experience and represent OPPO’s technologically advanced and innovative expertise. Priced at Rs.23,990, OPPO F9 Pro will be available in gradient colour combinations – Sunrise Red, Twilight Blue and Starry Purple. It will go on sale from 31st August, 2018 across all offline and online partners and the pre-order will begin on 21st August, 2018 exclusively on Flipkart.

With several breakthroughs such as industry’s first 6.3-inch “Waterdrop Screen” design, high screen to body ratio of 90.8%, unique gradient colour design and a 3,500mAh battery, the OPPO F9 Pro offers much more in addition to an excellent selfie function – an immersive experience, fast charging and long-lasting battery. OPPO F9 Pro is powered by MediaTek Helio P60, the SoC platform featuring AI technology that offers flagship features to consumers without a premium price tag.

OPPO India President Charles Wong says, “India is a priority market for us, and we always strive to offer products that are in sync with the demands of our consumers. We are thankful to our young consumers for the appreciation the F-series has received. It motivates us to keep innovating to offer advanced products and F9 Pro is the result. It has been designed to elevate smartphone experience with several technological breakthroughs combined with superior aesthetics and quality. F9 Pro is yet another example of OPPO’s passionate and innovative spirit that believes in bringing the best to its consumers.”

TL Lee, General Manager, MediaTek's Wireless Communication Business Unit, comments, “The OPPO F9 Pro with its advanced camera and selfie focused features is ideally powered by the MediaTek Helio P60 with NeuroPilot AI technology. The P60’s AI-computing architecture maximizes performance, power efficiency and delivers AI enhanced imaging consumers want and expect when capturing life’s moments. The OPPO F9 Pro with a built-in P60 technology offers a top-tier smartphone experience.”

At the launch, OPPO also announced a brand-new TVC featuring the Brand Ambassadors – Deepika Padukone and Sidharth Malhotra. The TVC titled “5 Minute Charge, 2 Hour Talk” revolves around a day in the life of two characters played by Deepika and Sidharth. It highlights OPPO F9 Pro’s VOOC Flash Charging capability that enables a user to be connected to their loved ones even with a 5-minute charge on a low battery.

OPPO F9 Pro comes with VOOC Flash Charge. This technology, independently developed by OPPO, applies low voltage charging technology and has a charging speed which is up to four times faster than general charging at 5V/1A. And if in a hurry, a quick 5-minute charge is enough to maintain two hours of talk.

In addition to increasing the charging speed by four times, VOOC also boasts an intelligent five-layer protection system from the adaptor to the port and interior of the phone. VOOC has replaced the voltage reducing circuit with a MCU, making VOOC a cool fast charging tech. F9 Pro is equipped with a 3,500mAh battery and an optimized AI battery management.

OPPO has three gradient colour combinations – Sunrise Red, Twilight Blue and Starry Purple. The Gradient Spraying Technology and “Frame Gradient” tech used by OPPO realizes a perfect combination of gradient design on the back and the user a more unified viewing experience. In the sunlight, the F9 Pro shines like a crystal gem and flowing water. The colour design aesthetics of the OPPO F9 Pro reflects both OPPO's design ideology and insights into what aesthetics appeals to young consumers around the globe.

Besides the gradient colour design, the F9 Pro screen is also beautiful and appealing. OPPO has always believed that a smartphone is not just a tool for communication but also a piece of art. The screen occupies almost all of F9 Pro front except for a small droplet at the top due to which it’s called the “Waterdrop Screen”, inspired by a water drop.

The F9 Pro comes with an impressive 6.3-inch bezel-less screen that features a resolution of 1080*2340 and an aspect ratio of 19.5:9, a super-high screen-to-body ratio of 90.8%.

OPPO’s legacy of strong photography is even further enhanced with OPPO F9 Pro. While OPPO initially established its expertise as the “Selfie Expert", the brand has now begun to focus on capturing all-round beauty.

For the first time, OPPO F series is equipped with dual rear cameras (16MP + 2MP). There are a few common pain points that a user faces with portrait mode. Firstly, users often get blurry and fake Bokeh effect. Secondly, the lighting condition is complicated, causing images to be either over-exposed or particularly dark. The main camera for F9 Pro at the rear is a 16MP plus f/1.8 aperture lens. This, plus the secondary camera, will calculate the depth-of-field to achieve better Bokeh effect for rear photography.

OPPO F9 Pro’s 25MP front-facing camera also does not disappoint. OPPO F9 Pro can accurately collect 296 feature points for each subject, referencing them against its massive database of facial images, analyzing features before making enhancements, customized for each subject. The AI Beauty Technology 2.1 can provide users with up to 8 million different personalized beautification effects – now selfies are more attractive while keeping the natural look of each human subject intact.

Additionally, F9 Pro supports multiple interesting camera features such as AR Stickers, Super Vivid mode and slow motion video.

When it comes to hardware, the 6GB + 64GB memory combination improves the speed of operation. F9 Pro also supports 256GB memory expansion. To satisfy users with multiple SIM cards, F9 Pro applies a design that contains 3 card slots, two for SIM cards and one for the storage card.

At the launch, OPPO has also announced the OPPO F9, another variant of the F series family which will be hitting the Indian market soon at Rs.19,990.