After rumors and certification, OPPO has officially announced the A5, the company’s latest mid-range smartphone in China. It has a 6.2-inch HD+ 19:9 aspect ratio display with a notch and 87.8% screen-to-body ratio, is powered by Snapdragon 450 with 4GB of RAM and runs ColorOS 5.1 based on Android 8.1 (Oreo). It has a 13-megapixel rear camera along with a secondary 2-megapixel camera for portrait shots and an 8-megapixel front camera with AI beautify features that intelligently recognizes 296 facial features.
It has a dazzling illusion texture on the back and it uses nano-scale microcrystalline technology. It packs a huge 4230mAh battery that promises 14 hours of video playback and 11 hours of gaming.
OPPO A5 specifications
6.2-inch (1520 x 720 pixels) 18:9 FullView 2.5D curved glass display
1.8GHz Octa-Core Snapdragon 450 14nm Mobile Platform with Adreno 506 GPU
4GB RAM, 64GB internal storage, expandable memory up to 256GB with microSD
ColorOS 5.1 based on Android 8.1 (Oreo)
Dual SIM
13MP rear camera with LED flash, f/2.2 aperture, secondary 2MP camera with f/2.4 aperture
8MP front-facing camera, f/2.2 aperture
Dimensions: 156.2×75.6×8.2mm; Weight: 168g
4G VoLTE, Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n, Bluetooth 4.2, GPS + GLONASS, USB OTG
4230mAh (typical) / 4100mAh (minimum) built-in battery
The OPPO A5 comes in Mirror Blue and Mirror Pink colors, is priced at 1500 yuan (US$ 225 / Rs. 15,530 approx.), available for order in China and goes on sale from July 13th.
