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GSMArena team, 03 February, 2016

Elegance on a budget


Oppo F1 review: Elegance on a budget

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  • User reviews
  • Oppo F1

1. Introduction
  1. 1. Introduction
  2. 2. Hardware overview, display, battery life
  3. 3. Software, performance
  4. 4. Camera, conclusion
  5.  
  6. Oppo F1 specification
  7. User opinions and reviews
  8. Review comments (78)

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Introduction

The Oppo F1 is the ambassador for a whole new potential line of handsets within the manufacturer's portfolio and as such, it definitely deserves some attention.

However, despite the lofty "F1" title that instantly sparks up images of Formula One cars or fighter jets, swooping at phenomenal speeds, the Oppo F1 has no actual aspiration of blowing users away with performance.

On the contrary, the 5.0-inch phone has its roots set firmly in the mid-ranger realm. It sets out to offer some decent hardware, wrapped in a very signature Oppo-style body, akin that of the R7 line, all the while keeping pricing more reasonable.

Oppo F1 review

Speaking of pricing, Oppo seems to have a rather odd pricing policy, with the R7 often going for more than the R7s, so, hopefully, the F1 can help bring some order. Cheaper or not, the Oppo F1 is still a very nice-looking phone. We still find it rather refreshing to see Chinese companies exploring a design language of their own rather than simply shadowing industry leaders, like Apple's iPhone.

Besides its charming, albeit familiar exterior, the Oppo F1 has another trick to lure potential buyers - a superb selfie experience, or at least that is what the marketing team has decided to focus on. The Selfie Expert is definitely a catchy tag line and the team is justifying it with the 8MP front-facing camera with an aperture of f/2.0. The tiny shooter does look impressive on paper, especially considering it is on board a phone that costs around $250. However, a digital camera is only as good as its software and processing, so we'll make sure to check its virtues for ourselves. But, more on that later.

Oppo F1 key features

  • Metal alloy body
  • Hybrid Dual SIM/microSD slot
  • 5.0 inch IPS LCD display with 720p resolution and 294ppi
  • Octa-core 1.7 GHz, Cortex-A53, Qualcomm Snapdragon 616 SoC, 3GB of RAM
  • 16GB of built-in memory
  • Color OS 2.1 on top of Android 5.1
  • 13 MP, f/2.2, phase detection autofocus main camera with single LED flash
  • 8 MP, f/2.0, 1/4" sensor size front camera capable of shooting 1080p video
  • Cat. 4 LTE (150/50Mbps); Wi-Fi b/g/n; Bluetooth 4.0; GPS/GLONASS; microUSB
  • 2,500mAh battery capacity

Oppo F1 main disadvantages

  • The display has a resolution of only 720p
  • Built-in memory is rather small
  • VOOC fast charging technology is notably missing

As you can see, the Oppo F1 doesn't really shine with any particular point on its feature list. Even more so, with the increasing number of interesting budget offerings, these days $250 can definitely get you more power or a bigger, higher resolution display from manufacturers like Xiaomi or Meizu.

However, Oppo has been happy to offer similar hardware in the R7 line so far for lot more money, so the F1 still has its place in Oppo's current lineup.

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Oppo F1 in official photos

What follows is a short and sweet review (shorter than usual, anyway) to get you through the most important aspects of the Oppo F1, while keeping our impressions and observations brief and to the point.

Next Page » 2. Hardware overview, display, battery life
1. Introduction
  1. 1. Introduction
  2. 2. Hardware overview, display, battery life
  3. 3. Software, performance
  4. 4. Camera, conclusion
  5.  
  6. Oppo F1 specification
  7. User opinions and reviews
  8. Review comments (78)

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  • User reviews
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Oppo F1 review: Elegance on a budget - Reader comments

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  • uNe
  • 30 Oct 2020

system is not updating :(

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  • Shaq
  • 625
  • 02 Jul 2020

I can't agree more. Oppo is the best and best looking mobile phone brand I have ever seen. I have also become a big fan of Oppo.

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  • 625
  • 02 Jul 2020

Why asked R15 questions in F1 area?

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