Oppo borrows a lot of design elements from the higher end siblings such as the R7/R7 Lite for the F1 with the only difference being use of plastic on the back with the F1. The Oppo F1 comes with a 5-inch display with 2.5D Corning Gorilla Glass 4 protection. The phone has a metal alloy frame which has nice chamfering around the edges. There are no sharp edges around the phone.
The volume rocker buttons are placed on the left hand side and on the right hand edge, just under the SIM card slot you get the power/standby button. On the top edge, you have the 3.5mm audio jack and at the base there is the microUSB charging and data transfer port. The front has thin bezels on the side as compared to the top and bottom. the soft buttons present on the bottom bezel are not backlit.