Oppo F1s: Compare plans, pricing and specifications

Jessica Citizen

Last updated: Jan 14, 2021

Oppo's F1s represents a low-cost way to get iPhone style without the price tag.

5.5 inches

Display size

720 x 1280px

32GB

Internal storage

13 MP

Rear camera

3,075 mAh

Battery size

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Display

Display Size

5.5 inches

Resolution

720 x 1280px

Camera

Rear camera megapixels

13MP

Rear camera aperture size

f/2.2

Video recording

N/A

Front camera megapixels

16MP

Front camera aperture size

f/2.0

Physical Dimensions

Dimensions

154.5mm x 76mm x 7.38mm

Weight

160g

Connectivity

NFC

Wi-Fi

802.11 a/b/g/n

Network category speed

N/A

Power, storage and battery

Processor

MT6750

RAM

3GB

Operating system

Android 5

Internal storage

32GB

External storage support

Up to 128GB

Battery capacity

3,075mAh

Device features

Headphone jack

Yes

Fingerprint sensor

Water resistance rating

N/A

Wireless charging

Launch price (RRP)	$0

Where to buy

Design

This is the iPhone you get when Apple's asking price is simply too much. From the familiar-looking rose-gold tint to the anodised aluminium back and the fingerprint scanner/home button combination, the Oppo F1s is strongly "inspired" by Apple's technology, but for a fraction of the price. So what you're getting is something that visually looks like the iPhone 7, but without the hit to your wallet that this entails.

The similarities continue beyond a few cosmetic niceties, too. The Oppo F1s runs a custom operating system, Color OS, that draws heavily on the iOS despite using an Android back end.

However, this is not simply a cheap imitation. The Oppo F1s is a surprisingly impressive budget model phone, outperforming many of its competitors and packing quite a decent bang for your buck.

Officially, the Oppo F1s is not water or dust resistant. Some YouTube videos and anecdotal evidence suggests that it may survive small-scale immersion, but we wouldn't suggest you risk it, and it certainly wouldn't be covered by warranty if you actually did it.

Performance

There's actually a surprising amount of grunt under the hood given the price.

The MediaTek MT6750 in the Oppo F1s provides four Cortex-A53 cores running at 1.5GHz and four running at 1.0GHz. The 3GB of RAM is the same as the previous model (the Oppo F1), but the built-in memory has been doubled to 32GB. You can add up to 128GB through the microSD slot, which should better suit the audience Oppo is targeting with the F1s.

Camera

Labelling the F1 the "selfie expert", this is where Oppo has paid close attention. The budget-priced smartphone features a 16MP front-facing camera, combined with a 1/3.1-inch sensor and a wide f/2.0 aperture lens, designed for "less than ideal" lighting conditions. In case that wasn't enough, you can brighten your skin and remove blemishes using the Beautify 3.0 feature, which also features a number of built-in filters to make your selfies as good as possible.

On the flip side, there's a 13MP camera with a 1/3.06-inch sensor. No, that's not a typo. The front-facing camera actually has better specifications than the rear camera, which promises "wonderful night-time performance".

Despite being the main selling point of the phone, the Oppo F1s cameras do suffer from the budget price point. Camera speed, both digital shutter and post-image processing, aren't quite as fast as you might want, leading to fuzzy out-of-focus shots if you're not careful.

Battery

The Oppo F1s does not feature the VOOC fast-charging technology that is used in the F1 Plus and other Oppo models. Instead, the 3075mAh battery uses a standard micro USB cable to charge and takes up to two hours to reach capacity.

Pricing and availability

The Oppo F1s is hard to come by these days, but you might still find one for sale on online marketplaces like eBay.

Compare SIM-only plans for the Oppo F1s

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Monthly winner: Data Circles.Life 100GB for $38 SIM-only Plan SIM-Only - Postpaid No contract New customers get over 20% off for 12 months - pay $30/mth, then $38/mth onwards. T&Cs apply. Ends 22.01.2021, 9pm AEDT Unlimited standard national calls & texts 100GB Data $30 per month Go to site View details	Monthly winner: Data Circles.Life 100GB for $38 SIM-only Plan SIM-Only - Postpaid Optus 4G network	New customers get over 20% off for 12 months - pay $30/mth, then $38/mth onwards. T&Cs apply. Ends 22.01.2021, 9pm AEDT Unlimited standard national calls & texts 3GB bill shock protection Plan reverts to $38/month after 12 months	100GB Data	$30 per month Go to site View details	loading Fetching your data...
Moose 15.80 6GB 1 Month SIM-Only - Postpaid No contract Pay $12.80/mth instead of $15.80/mth for 12 months. T&Cs apply. Ends 31 January 2021 Unlimited standard national calls & texts 6GB Data $12.80 per month Go to site View details	Moose 15.80 6GB 1 Month SIM-Only - Postpaid Optus 4G network	Pay $12.80/mth instead of $15.80/mth for 12 months. T&Cs apply. Ends 31 January 2021 Unlimited standard national calls & texts Price reverts to $15.80/mth after 12 months Voice over LTE and WiFi calling from Optus	6GB Data	$12.80 per month Go to site View details	loading Fetching your data...
Circles.Life 20GB for $28 SIM-only Monthly Plan SIM-Only - Postpaid No contract New customers get triple data and over 20% off for 12 months - pay $22/mth, then $28/mth onwards. T&Cs apply. Ends 22.01.2021, 9pm AEDT Unlimited standard national calls & texts 60GB Data $22 per month Go to site View details	Circles.Life 20GB for $28 SIM-only Monthly Plan SIM-Only - Postpaid Optus 4G network	New customers get triple data and over 20% off for 12 months - pay $22/mth, then $28/mth onwards. T&Cs apply. Ends 22.01.2021, 9pm AEDT Unlimited standard national calls & texts 3GB bill shock protection Plan reverts to $28 for 20GB/month after 12 months	60GB Data	$22 per month Go to site View details	loading Fetching your data...
felix Subscription $35 1 month SIM-Only - Subscription No contract Unlimited standard national calls & texts No download limit Speeds limited to 20Mbps $35 per 1 months Go to site View details	felix Subscription $35 1 month SIM-Only - Prepaid Vodafone 4G network	Unlimited standard national calls & texts Endless international calls + text to over 40 selected countries. $5/mth add on One tree planted monthly for every active subscription	No download limit Speeds limited to 20Mbps	$35 per 1 months Go to site View details	loading Fetching your data...
Moose 23.80 20GB 1 Month SIM-Only - Postpaid No contract Pay $19.80/mth instead of $23.80/mth for 12 months. T&Cs apply. Ends 31 January 2021 Unlimited standard national calls & texts 20GB Data $19.80 per month Go to site View details	Moose 23.80 20GB 1 Month SIM-Only - Postpaid Optus 4G network	Pay $19.80/mth instead of $23.80/mth for 12 months. T&Cs apply. Ends 31 January 2021 Unlimited standard national calls & texts Price reverts to $23.80/mth after 12 months Voice over LTE and WiFi calling from Optus	20GB Data	$19.80 per month Go to site View details	loading Fetching your data...

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