Oppo F1s review: A second take

Performance

The original Oppo F1 got a mid-range chipset courtesy of Qualcomm. However, the Chinese OEM decided to follow up with MediaTek chips on the F1 Plus and the F1s. That definitely isn't a bad thing in itself, however, while the former got some decent, although not too powerful Helio P10 silicon, the latter is stuck with a downgraded version.

Compared to the MT6755, the MT6750 isn't true octa-core and has a lower clock speed on both the CPU and GPU. Plus, it also lacks the benefits of the 16nm production process. Performance-wise this all leaves the F1s at pretty much the same level as the original F1 if not worse. And that is not ideal for a proper successor smartphone, isn't it?

At least you still get 3GB of RAM, which is plenty for multitasking, and the 720p resolution is quite easy on the silicone when it comes to gaming performance. But overall, synthetic benchmarks look disappointing.

AnTuTu 6

Higher is better

• Xiaomi Redmi Note 3 (S650)
  76186
• Xiaomi Mi 4s
  59850
• Oppo F1 Plus
  51299
• Huawei Honor 5c
  51220
• Xiaomi Redmi Note 3 (Helio X10)
  45474
• Meizu m3 note
  44898
• Samsung Galaxy A5 (2016)
  35689
• Oppo F1
  35353
• Samsung Galaxy A7 (2016)
  35134
• Oppo F1s
  30657
• Asus Zenfone Max
  25778

Basemark OS II

Higher is better

• Xiaomi Redmi Note 3 (S650)
  1914
• Xiaomi Mi 4c
  1464
• Xiaomi Mi 4s
  1303
• OnePlus X
  1290
• Oppo F1 Plus
  1114
• Oppo F1
  1055
• Xiaomi Redmi Note 3 (Helio X10)
  956
• Meizu m3 note
  930
• Oppo F1s
  888
• Xiaomi Redmi 3
  727
• Asus Zenfone Max
  713

When given a multi-threaded task, the strength in numbers shines through, but individually, the Cortex-A53 cores fail to impress. At least the phone always runs cool and even under pressure it never gets warm.

GeekBench 3 (multi-core)

Higher is better

• Xiaomi Redmi Note 3 (Helio X10)
  4537
• Huawei Honor 5c
  3933
• Xiaomi Redmi Note 3 (S650)
  3695
• LG Nexus 5X
  3527
• Xiaomi Mi 4c
  3321
• Oppo F1 Plus
  3242
• Xiaomi Mi 4s
  3147
• Samsung Galaxy A5 (2016)
  3061
• Samsung Galaxy A7 (2016)
  3039
• Meizu m3 note
  3028
• Oppo F1
  3014
• Oppo F1s
  2967
• Xiaomi Redmi 3
  2842
• OnePlus X
  2297
• Asus Zenfone Max
  1550

GeekBench 3 (single-core)

Higher is better

• Xiaomi Redmi Note 3 (S650)
  1543
• Xiaomi Mi 4s
  1254
• Huawei Honor 5c
  898
• Oppo F1 Plus
  857
• Meizu m3 note
  807
• Oppo F1s
  706
• Asus Zenfone Max
  493

GPU performance tells the same sad story. The 720p display resolution does help the F1s to some extent with on-screen performance.

GFX 3.0 Manhattan (1080p offscreen)

Higher is better

• LG Nexus 5X
  16
• Xiaomi Mi 4c
  15
• Xiaomi Redmi Note 3 (S650)
  14
• Xiaomi Mi 4s
  13
• OnePlus X
  9.9
• Xiaomi Redmi Note 3 (Helio X10)
  8.5
• Huawei Honor 5c
  7.8
• Oppo F1 Plus
  7
• Oppo F1
  5.8
• Xiaomi Redmi 3
  5.8
• Samsung Galaxy A5 (2016)
  5.7
• Samsung Galaxy A7 (2016)
  5.7
• Meizu m3 note
  5.4
• Oppo F1s
  5.1
• Asus Zenfone Max
  1.8

GFX 3.0 Manhattan (onscreen)

Higher is better

• LG Nexus 5X
  17
• Xiaomi Mi 4c
  15
• Xiaomi Redmi Note 3 (S650)
  14
• Xiaomi Mi 4s
  12
• Xiaomi Redmi 3
  12
• Oppo F1
  11
• Oppo F1s
  10
• OnePlus X
  10
• Huawei Honor 5c
  8.3
• Xiaomi Redmi Note 3 (Helio X10)
  7.9
• Oppo F1 Plus
  7
• Samsung Galaxy A5 (2016)
  5.7
• Samsung Galaxy A7 (2016)
  5.7
• Meizu m3 note
  5.4
• Asus Zenfone Max
  3.9

GFX 3.1 Manhattan (1080p offscreen)

Higher is better

• LG Nexus 5X
  11
• Xiaomi Mi 4c
  10
• Xiaomi Redmi Note 3 (S650)
  9
• Xiaomi Mi 4s
  8.1
• Huawei Honor 5c
  4.5
• Xiaomi Redmi Note 3 (Helio X10)
  4
• Oppo F1 Plus
  3.3
• Meizu m3 note
  2.5
• Oppo F1s
  2.4

GFX 3.1 Manhattan (onscreen)

Higher is better

• LG Nexus 5X
  11
• Xiaomi Mi 4c
  9.7
• Xiaomi Redmi Note 3 (S650)
  9
• Xiaomi Mi 4s
  7.9
• Oppo F1s
  6
• Huawei Honor 5c
  4.8
• Xiaomi Redmi Note 3 (Helio X10)
  3.9
• Oppo F1 Plus
  3.3
• Meizu m3 note
  2.5

Basemark X (medium)

Higher is better

• Xiaomi Redmi Note 3 (S650)
  23643
• Xiaomi Mi 4s
  19854
• Huawei Honor 5c
  16171
• Xiaomi Redmi Note 3 (Helio X10)
  15359
• Oppo F1 Plus
  14843
• Meizu m3 note
  11604
• Xiaomi Redmi 3
  11088
• Oppo F1s
  9740
• Asus Zenfone Max
  3976

Putting numbers aside, we are satisfied with the real-life performance especially at this price point. There are some dropped frames occasionally while navigating the UI or scrolling through apps but in general, the phone behaves itself and is no problem to use.

However, if you are looking for a strong performer for heavy workloads, the Oppo F1s is perhaps not the best option.