OPPO F19 overview: glossy design and good AMOLED show, however not sufficient bang for the buck

Final month, we took an in depth take a look at the OPPO F19 Professional+ 5G (overview) and the OPPO F19 Professional (overview) smartphones to see how they stack up within the sub-Rs 30,000 and sub-Rs 25,000 segments. OPPO later launched the F19, which is the vanilla model of the Professional fashions, priced underneath Rs 20,000. The OPPO F19 comes with just a few attention-grabbing options, comparable to an AMOLED show, 33W quick charging, and a 5,000mAh battery. Nonetheless, the sub-Rs 20,000 section is sort of aggressive and the OPPO F19 has its work minimize out. I reviewed the cellphone for every week to see whether or not the OPPO F19 has what it takes to face out from the gang.

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Verdict

Priced underneath Rs 20,000, the OPPO F19 is a handsome cellphone with an honest show and quick charging help. Nonetheless, the smartphone doesn’t ship an all-around expertise and feels a bit underwhelming in comparison with what the competitors is providing on this section.

The lowdown

The OPPO F19 borrows fairly just a few design parts from its F19 Professional siblings, so you already know it’s a part of the identical household. You get a nook punch-hole digicam on the entrance and an oblong rear digicam module. On second thought, the OPPO F19 has a really acquainted design. You’ll see just a few Realme telephones with an identical design language as nicely. The OPPO F19 distinguishes itself with its color and ending although. The cellphone will get a shiny, semi-reflective rear panel that is available in Midnight Blue and Prism Black color choices. The blue colored unit that I obtained collects tons of fingerprints and smudges, which was off-putting.

There’s no denying the OPPO F19 is a glossy cellphone. It measures round 7.38mm in thickness and weighs 175 grams, making it fairly slim and light-weight. It’s a straightforward cellphone to work with and the buttons on the body really feel strong and clicky. You get a 3.5mm headphone jack, a Sort-C port, and a SIM tray that accommodates two SIM playing cards and a microSD card.

Shifting on to the show, the OPPO F19 will get a 6.43-inch FHD+ AMOLED display screen with a nook punch-hole digicam. The show comes with a normal 60Hz refresh price, which can disappoint some, since there are telephones just like the Redmi Word 10 Professional Max that provides a 120Hz AMOLED show at an identical worth level. The usual 60Hz refresh price gained’t supply the identical buttery clean scrolling that telephones with screens that includes increased refresh charges can ship, however the show itself appears good with vibrant colors and respectable brightness ranges. I did discover the display screen a bit onerous to learn underneath intense daylight, but it surely’s not a deal-breaker. The contact response does really feel sluggish at instances and solely improves to 180Hz when Recreation Mode is enabled.

I watched a Netflix documentary, known as a Evening on Earth, in full HD decision. The present was nice to check the deep blacks of the AMOLED show and crisp readability in 1080p. Total, the OPPO F19 presents a nice display screen for consuming media, but it surely won’t be ultimate for gaming fanatics.

The rear digicam system features a 48MP main sensor, a 2MP depth sensor, and a 2MP macro lens. Sadly, the cellphone misses out on a wide-angle lens, which I really feel may have changed one of many 2MP sensors. The principle digicam is a succesful shooter throughout the day. Pictures look detailed and hues look good. There’s not a number of dynamic vary as a number of the darker areas look extraordinarily darkish. The macro lens presents respectable readability however colors look washed out. I really feel a wide-angle lens would have been handier than a macro lens.

The Evening mode is ready to drastically enhance the brightness in a low mild scene, though it doesn’t do an important job at lowering noise. The issue was that processing a photograph in Evening mode takes ages and that may get fairly annoying. The entrance digicam tends to barely oversharpen selfies in daylight and the portrait mode overexposes the picture. Nonetheless, colors look on level they usually make images look pleasing.

The OPPO F19 is powered by the Snapdragon 662 chipset paired with 6GB RAM and 128GB inner storage. This octa-core chipset was launched in January 2020 and presents a peak clock pace of 2GHz. Actually, the processor is just not going to blow your thoughts by way of efficiency. Benchmark scores will inform you that it may well’t actually match the MediaTek Dimensity 800 chip powering the Realme X7 5G and the Snapdragon 732 SoC powering the Redmi Word 10 Professional Max.

In terms of common day-to-day utilization like messaging and checking emails, the cellphone feels a bit sluggish in comparison with rivals on this class. Apps take longer to open and switching between apps is just not as clean as nicely. OPPO F19 can also be not one of the best cellphone on this section for those who’re into heavy gaming. Video games like Name of Obligation run in a mix of excessive graphics and medium body price, or low graphics and excessive body price. Both method, you gained’t expertise the very best gaming efficiency. At these settings, the sport runs principally nicely with some stutters and barely laggy contact response. I used to be nonetheless in a position to full a recreation with a excessive variety of kills if that helps.

The OPPO F19 runs Android 11-based ColorOS 11 out of the field. If you’re acquainted with OPPO’s customized pores and skin, you’ll realize it comes with just a few pre-loaded apps together with OPPO’s customized browser and others that may generally push out spammy notifications. The bloatware may be manually lowered after which you’re left with a reasonably clear and easy-to-use UI. ColorOS comes with tons of customisation choices for customers, comparable to the flexibility to vary the font, app logos, and extra. You even have options just like the All the time-On show, although its performance on the OPPO F19 is proscribed. You gained’t be capable to create vibrant and personalised AOD designs on the F19 as you may on extra premium OPPO telephones.

Coming to the battery, the OPPO F19 packs a 5,000mAh unit which is ample for a full day’s utilization. Even on days with heavier workloads or gaming, the cellphone will nonetheless final you thru the day. Nonetheless, the chipset is just not extraordinarily power environment friendly, so you’ll discover standby battery drain increased than that of the competitors. You’ll positively see the battery life cut back considerably with AOD enabled. The OPPO F19 helps 33W quick charging and it takes round an hour to completely cost from zero to 100 per cent.

Remaining verdict

The OPPO F19 has just a few issues going for it. It presents a glossy and enticing design that’s not straightforward to seek out within the sub-Rs 20,000 section. It additionally comes with a horny AMOLED show and 33W quick charging help, that are helpful options. Only for these features alone, the OPPO F19 could be a good purchase in case you are trying to improve from an older OPPO smartphone.

That mentioned, the sub-Rs 20,000 is extraordinarily aggressive proper now. Yow will discover some stellar units from Realme, Xiaomi, and Samsung that supply higher options on the identical (if not decrease) worth factors. The OPPO F19 finds itself among the many likes of the Realme 8 Professional (overview), Redmi Word 10 Professional Max (overview), and extra that supply options like a 120Hz AMOLED show, as much as 108MP cameras, and superior efficiency in comparison with the OPPO F19.