Oppo R9s

Premium feel ; Solid build ; Long battery life ; Fast charging ; Great selfie camera

Struggles with gaming ; ColorOS still needs work ; Over-saturated colours

Offering a flagship feel at half the price of its competitors, the Oppo R9s is one of the best mid-range handsets on the market, though don't expect stellar game performance.

Looks and feels great ; Ultra-fast fingerprint unlock ; Good value and well featured ; Dual-sim

Bit sluggish running powerful apps ; Annoying camera shutter lag ; Mediocre battery life

There's much to like about the R9s: it does so many things and looks great. It's a bit sluggish in terms of performance and camera, though. But at this price it's still great value.

The Oppo R9s' 16-megapixel front and rear cameras are all-star performers. It'll go for days on a single charge, and has custom gesture controls.

You'll feel the phone's midrange design in its sharp-edged aluminium body and some clunky software navigation.

Oppo's R9s battery life and camera make it a great midprice buy, even if it isn't as buttery-smooth as more upmarket phones.

The Oppo R9s' 16-megapixel front and rear cameras are all-star performers. It'll go for days on a single charge, and has custom gesture controls.

You'll feel the phone's midrange design in its sharp-edged aluminium body and some clunky software navigation.

Oppo's R9s battery life and camera make it a great midprice buy, even if it isn't as buttery-smooth as more upmarket phones.

Camera lives up to the hype ; Impressive battery life ; Super fast VOOC charging provides a 75% charge in 30 minutes ; Thin, light design ; Nice display ; Unlocked dual-SIM support is great to have ; 64GB + microSD expansion

Design and software are derivative ; Sloppy software with inconsistent design language ; Ships with Marshmallow and is moderately unlikely to be updated ; Strange display coating makes cleaning off fingerprints difficult ; Performance is below average...

Exceptional value for money, fine looks, very good screen, good battery life, expandable storage

OTG switches off automatically, can’t edit quick launch items, no NFC

Slick design, affordable, good cameras, great battery life. ; No NFC, iPhone clone (some may say this is a Pro). ; The Oppo R9s proves you don’t have to spend four figures to get a decent smartphone and a decent camera. Despite looking like an iPhone...

No NFC, iPhone clone (some may say this is a Pro). ; The Oppo R9s proves you don’t have to spend four figures to get a decent smartphone and a decent camera. Despite looking like an iPhone clone, the Oppo R9s is an attractive and affordable device that...

The Oppo R9s proves you don’t have to spend four figures to get a decent smartphone and a decent camera. Despite looking like an iPhone clone, the Oppo R9s is an attractive and affordable device that offers high quality features and great value. The...

When looking squarely at OPPO R9s and its price of S$679, one might think it seems reasonable, given the predecessor is similarly priced. However, the specs are pretty close to ASUS Zenfone 3 ZE552KL , which retails only at S$498.