OPPO is all set to bring out the F9 Pro in India on August 21, 2018. The company is not likely to launch the OPPO F9 in the country while it has already been launched in Vietnam. The phone has been in the news for quite some time, thanks to the leaks and videos that kept following it. Now, in the latest development, OPPO itself has outed the TVC for the upcoming F9 Pro. The ad does not reveal the pricing but focuses heavily on one feature of the phone i.e. VOOC charging.
OPPO F9 Pro: First TVC Premieres With Deepika Padukone, Siddharth Malhotra
The first TVC of the OPPO F9 Pro was posted by the brand on its official Twitter handle. In India, Deepika Padukone and Siddharth Malhotra have been the brand ambassadors of OPPO for quite some time now. Yet again, the latest TVC of the brand features these two tinsel town stars. The TVC heavily promoted the VOOC flash charging feature of the phone, which is touted by the company to offer 2 hours of talktime with just 5 minutes of charge. In the TVC, we see Deepika Padukone leaving her house after charging the F9 Pro for 5 minutes. She later spends 2 hours talking to Sidharth Malhotra over the phone while she commutes to his house in the car. The TVC quite clearly shows that the F9 Pro lasts for 2-hours on 5 minutes charge.
OPPO F9 Pro: Specifications, Features
Previous reports about the F9 Pro revealed that it is industry’s first smartphones to come with Gorilla Glass 6, thanks to the collboration between OPPO and Corning. Corning toutes that its new Gorilla Glass 6 is crafted with “an entirely new material to address the challenge of multiple drops”. About its integartion in OPPO’s F9 Pro, Corning stated,”OPPO’s new flagship model will provide consumers, who depend on their smartphone for every interaction in their digital lives, increased protection against multiple drops.”
The OPPO F9 Pro is a successor to the OPPO F7 smartphone that debuted in March this year. The F9 Pro is rumoured to come with a 6.3-inch Full HD+ notched display at 2280 x 1080 pixels resolution and 19:9 aspect ratio. The phone is expected to come powered by an octa-core MediaTek Helio P60 12nm processor paired with ARM Mali-G72 MP3 GPU, 4GB/6GB of RAM and 64GB/128GB storage options. The storage on the smartphone could be further expanded up to 256GB via microSD card.
Concerning optics, the OPPO F9 Pro will sport 16MP+2MP dual camera setup at the rear with LED flash and f/1.85 aperture. It will have a 25MP selfie shooter at the front with Sony IMX576 sensor and f/2.0 aperture. On the software side, the phone will run Android 8.1 Oreo-based ColorOS 5.2 out-of-the-box. It will feature connectivity options such as Dual-SIM, Dual 4G VoLTE, WiFi 802.11 ac (2.4GHz + 5GHz), Bluetooth 4.2, GPS, and 3.5mm audio jack. A 3500mAh battery backs the F9 Pro with VOOC Flash charge fast charging. It will measure 156.7x74x7.9mm.
OPPO F9 Pro: Expected Price in India
If reports are to be believed, then we may see the OPPO F9 Pro debuting under the 30K price segment in India. In that case, the phone will rival the ASUS ZenFone 5Z and the Honor 10 in the country. The OPPO F9 has been launched at VND 7,990,000 (approx. Rs. 23,984) with 4GB of RAM in Vietnam. The F9 Pro is an advanced version of the F9, which means that it will be priced higher than the F9.
What do you think about the latest TVC of the F9 Pro? Does it convey the message that OPPO intended? Share your thoughts with us in the comments section below.
