Oppo F29 Pro Review: Stylish, sturdy and expensive | Mint

Over the years, Oppo has used its F-series to deliver durable and design-heavy smartphones, and the recently launched F29 Pro is no exception. But in an increasingly junk market with many options that cater to different users, Oppo’s durability first approach is still a game changer? Well, I have been using the F29 Pro for over a month on and off- that’s how it did in the real world. Unboxing and design: Stylish and comfortable If you open the white and gray box of the F29 PRO, you are greeted with the device itself, a silicone box with a slight pattern, an 80 W adapter, a USB type A -Type C -Cable, some paperwork and a SIMEJECTOR -instrument. Oppo F29 Pro Unboxing The F29 Pro certainly looks good, with the tried and tested circular camera module at the back, a fine gradient design and a matte finish that prevents fingerprints from showing and displaying as the light on it. The back and frame are both of plastic, and the phone itself is quite easy to keep up with its curved edges and ergonomic design, which weighs just 180 grams and measures 7.6 mm in thickness. The front of the phone has a flat screen with a hole at the top of the camera. The volume rockers and the on / out button are both on the right, while the double SIM card slot is at the bottom. Like most other phones in this price range, OPPO has given the F29 Pro IP68 + IP69 water resistance, which means the phone can resist submerging 1.5 meters of water to 30 minutes, along with hot/cold water rays from any direction. Oppo F29 Pro contains a circular camera module Oppo F29 Pro has a thickness of just 7.6 mm OPPO F29 Pro design show: Good enough The F29 Pro has a 6.67-inch Full HD+ Amoled screen with a 120Hz renovation rate and 2100 nits peak brightness with Corning Gorille Glass 2 The screen itself does not leave much room to complain, with the panel that produces punchy and live colors and the amoled panel that ensures deep blacks that come in handy during dark scenes. In bright sunlight, the phone performs fairly well, because text is legibilia, it’s not something to boast about. The amoled panel is accompanied by a double stereo -speaker setup with support for a 300%boost. The speakers are getting hard hard and are good for most day -to -day tasks, such as listening to music or even watching music, but to turn on the software boost leads to a little loss of sound quality. Software: Feature-rich, but still inflated the F29 Pro, runs on Oppo’s Coloros 15 based on Android 15 with two years of promised OS updates and three years of security data. If this is your first time with Coloros, let me simplify things to you. The onion is very similar to the experience you get on real or Oxygen OS with a similar function rich and functional interface. However, the onion on F29 Pro is also a lot of junk with lots of inflatables (pre-installed third and first party apps), hot programs, hot games and ads loaded throughout the onion. If you can pass all this, there is also a lot to like the onion, and start with some of the same AI features we previously saw on the OnePlus 13 and even translate the Nord 4 like AI screen, Ai Voice Translate, Ai Summary, Ai Eraser, Ai Reflection Remover and Ai Clarity Enhancer. It is remarkable to note here that all these features need an internet connection to work. Thoughts about AI: I personally believe that most AI functions on smartphones are nothing more than gimmicks (which obstruct Ai Eraser), but if there are some of these features that may be useful during the day to day, it is usually found on oxygen OS/Coloros or Samsung’s One onion. Processor: Oppo F29 Pro runs on the MediaAk Dimensity 7300 Energy Processor with Options for 8/12 GB LPDDR4x RAM and 128/256 GB UFS 3.1 storage. As I said in my Infinix Note 50x review, does not trust the suffix attached to this series by MediaAk, it is the same dimensional 7300 processor we have seen in many phones in the past. And if you are not aware of it, it is not a bad processor at all. In fact, it is generally considered very good SOC for performing daily tasks and even some casual play, but do not stretch your hope further. As far as benchmarks are concerned, the phone gets a score of 6,94,595 on Antutu. On Geekbench 6, it received a single core score of 1012 and a multi-nuclear score of 2955. If you are looking for comparisons, the dimensity 7300 is nowhere to the flagship grade Snapdragon 8s Gen 3 (Poco F6 and IQOO NEO 10R) or Snapdragon 7+ Gen 3 (OnePlus Nord 4) or even a mid-range Snapdragon 7 Gen 3 (OnePlus Nord CE 4) in the middle of a middle-range performance. Camera: Mixed bag The F29 Pro has a 50mp primary camera and a 2MP secondary shooter. Unfortunately, there is no ultra-broad or telephoto lens. At the front you are greeted with a 16mp shooter. To be completely honest, I did not have much hope of the camera section of this phone, and I liked to report here that I was pleasantly surprised. The primary shooter catches the eye pleasant shots in good lighting conditions with much detailed, excellent dynamic size and accurate skin colors. The portraits of the night can be a hit or mist with the details that will sometimes throw under very dark conditions. In addition, the sensor prefers warmer colors during portraits of artificial lights, which can lead to images that may look good but not very color accurate. As for the leading sensor, it is equal to the price with the ability to capture good shots in daylight conditions, but details that go in the low light. One thing to note here is that the F29 Pro, just like many other Oppo phones in the past, brightens the skin colors slightly (despite all effects turned off) that is very visible during selfies at night. Pronunciation at £ 27,999 for the base variant (8 GB RAM/128 GB storage), the OPPO F29 Pro does not look designed for online first buyers. Instead, it is aimed at those who still prefer to step into a store, where prices are slightly higher. The phone gets the basics right -a minimalist yet attractive design, a flat amoled panel, a massive 6,000 mah battery, an IP rating for water resistance and reliable cameras. That said, the underwhelming processor for the price-together with the absence of tele- and ultra-broad cameras, and an advertising-heavy (although feature-rich) software experience for some users. First published: 21 Apr 2025, 1:10 am Ist