Oppo R9 review: A 2016 selfie-focused mid-ranger that was Oppo's best-selling phone in China.
Oppo's top-selling phone in China.
R9 was Oppo's 2016 best-seller — a slim AMOLED phone with a 16 MP selfie camera and VOOC charging, marketed hard at younger Chinese buyers. Modest in spec but smartly positioned, it propelled Oppo to enormous Chinese market share.
01Display
72/10072/100 — right at the average for mid-range phones of 2016.
02Camera
58/10058/100 — right at the average for mid-range phones of 2016.
03Performance
52/10052/100 — right at the average for mid-range phones of 2016.
04Battery
60/10060/100 — right at the average for mid-range phones of 2016.
05Build
68/10068/100 — right at the average for mid-range phones of 2016.
06Value
62/10062/100 — right at the average for mid-range phones of 2016.
- 16 MP selfie camera — Oppo's selfie pitch.
- Slim 6.6 mm aluminium body.
- AMOLED + 20 W VOOC charging.
- microSD + jack.
- Helio P10 modest.
- Small 2,850 mAh battery.
- ColorOS 3 was rough.
- Mono speaker.
How this review is built: every section score, spec row and comparison on this page comes from SpecEagle's tracked catalogue — scores weight measured specs against the 1-phone cohort of mid-range devices released around the same time. We don't publish invented lab anecdotes. Spot an error? .