OnePlus 9R

OnePlus 9R

How much is the OnePlus 9R in Kenya? The price of the OnePlus 9R in Kenya is 54,000 shillings. This Android smartphone runs on the Qualcomm SM8250-AC Snapdragon 870 5G processor with Adreno 650 GPU. The phone has 8/12 GB RAM and 128/256 GB of internal storage which is not expandable using micro SDXC (dedicated slot). It also runs on Android 11 and is powered by a 4500 mAh battery.

OnePlus 9R Specs and price in Kenya

The OnePlus 9R measures 161 x 74.1 x 8.4 mm (height x width x thickness) with a total weight of 189 grams. Coming to cameras, it has a triple 48MP + 50MP + 2MP rear camera and a 16 MP front camera for selfies. This phone has a 6.55-inch (2400 x 1080 pixels) FHD+ 120Hz, HDR10+, 1100 nits (peak) brightness, and Gorilla Glass protection. It has a USB Type-C 3.1 port for data syncing and charging. There is a fingerprint sensor present on this phone (under display, optical).

Launch

This phone, the OnePlus 9R was released in 2021, March 24. This phone has a 161 x 74.1 x 8.4 mm dimension and weighs about 189 grams. It is also a Dual SIM smartphone that uses Nano-SIM, dual stand-by). On the front is a hole punch display wherein the selfie camera lies. Its back panel has a triple-camera module on the right-hand side. As for the fingerprint scanner, it is an optical, under-display scanner.

The OnePlus 9R comes in the color Carbon Black and Lake Blue. It makes use of the USB Type-C 3.1, USB On-The-Go, and has no 3.5 mm jack. The phone also has Bluetooth version 5.2, A2DP, LE, aptX HD, and GPS with A-GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, BDS. It also supports Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, hotspot. As for radio (FM/AM), the same is not available; but NFC is very much present.

Co-developed with Hasselblad, the exclusive Hasselblad Camera for Mobile delivers multiple breakthroughs including Natural Color Calibration. The ultra-flagship camera blends the technological excellence of OnePlus and the legacy of Hasselblad. Visit this product’s official website to learn more.

Display

Now, let us take a look at the display this phone has to offer. Everyone loves a good display on a phone for obvious reasons. Namely, the display is the one part of a phone you will ever interact with. OnePlus 9R has an excellent Fluid AMOLED display panel that measures 6.55 inches, 103.6 cm².

This display has a decent 1080 x 2400  pixels resolution and an equally high 402 PPI density. As for the selfie camera, it is inside that hole punch on the top center. This phone’s build is glass with a Glass front (Gorilla Glass 5), glass back (Gorilla Glass 5), and aluminum frame. OnePlus 9R’s display is also graced with 120Hz, HDR10+, 1100 nits (peak), 86.8% screen-to-body ratio, and Corning Gorilla Glass 5 protection.

Network

The OnePlus 9R smartphone supports five network technologies. These are GSM, HSPA, LTE, and 5G. HSPA extends and improves the performance of existing 3G mobile telecommunication networks using the WCDMA protocols. LTE  is a standard for wireless broadband communication for mobile devices and data terminals, based on the GSM/EDGE and UMTS/HSPA technologies.

Global System for Mobile Communications is a standard developed by the European Telecommunications Standards Institute to describe the protocols for second-generation digital cellular networks used by mobile devices such as mobile phones and tablets. We’re pretty sure you will want to pair this one with your OnePlus Watch, the very first one from OnePlus.

Platform

A phone platform is the hardware/software environment for tablets, smartphones, and other portable devices. OnePlus 9R runs on the Android 11 operating system. Android 11 is the eleventh major release and 18th version of Android, the mobile operating system developed by the Open Handset Alliance led by Google. Also powering this phone is an Octa-core (1×3.2 GHz Kryo 585 & 3×2.42 GHz Kryo 585 & 4×1.80 GHz Kryo 585), Qualcomm -AC Snapdragon 870 5G chipset. This version of Android it runs is based on OxygenOS 11.

Under the hood, it also brings an Adreno 650 GPU. The Qualcomm Adreno 650 is a smartphone and tablet GPU that is integrated within the Qualcomm Snapdragon 865 SoC. The chip will be available from early 2020 and will be used mainly in high-end Android devices. The OnePlus 9R comes with 128/256 GB of internal storage with 8/12 GB of RAM. You may also want to check out the OnePlus 8T smartphone.

Cameras

There are five cameras on the OnePlus 9R. They are made up of a main 48 MP, f/1.7, 26mm (wide), 1/2.0″, 0.8µm, PDAF, OIS, 16 MP, f/2.2, 14mm, 123˚ (ultrawide), 1/3.6″, 1.0µm, 5 MP, f/2.4, (macro) and a 2 MP, f/2.4, (depth). Its main feature is Hasselblad Color Calibration, dual-LED flash, HDR, panorama and it can shoot video up to 8K@30fps with the main camera, and 1080p@30fps, gyro-EIS with the selfie. Speaking of the selfie, on this phone, there is a single 16 MP, f/2.4, (wide) shooter.

Battery

OnePlus 9R has a respectable Li-Po 4500 mAh, non-removable battery with fast charging 65W, 1-100% in 39 min. It is a lasting battery given its 4500 mAh capacity – see also the OnePlus 9 Pro smartphone.

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