Oppo is currently working on a new smartphone to be released in India which is a major market for smartphones especially mid-range ones. The Oppo A3 comes with all the dandy features seen in premium smartphones being made recently. Some of the perks of the smartphone includes a large crisp display hugged by slim bezels and the latest MediaTek Helio P60 chipset with a number of other features. Let’s take a look at how it will fare against the tight competition in this sector.
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Oppo A3 Key Specs and Features
- 6.2-inch, IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen, 1080 X 2289 pixels (405 ppi)
- Android 8.1 Oreo (Color OS 5.0
- Octa-core MediaTek Helio P60 CPU with 4GB RAM
- 128GB built-in storage, up to 256GB with a memory card
- 16MP rear camera and an 8MP front camera
- 4G LTE
- Fingerprint sensor (rear)
- 3, 400mAh non removable Li-ion battery
Design and Display
You will agree with me that what appeared to be an awkward notch has so much permeated the smartphone industry at the moment. Most smartphone brands having their own notched smartphone, some even more than one. The Oppo A3 is certainly in this category, although unlike the iPhone X, there is a little bottom bezel. It has a metallic unibody with a a single camera positioned at the top left corner in the typical Oppo fashion.
You have a good enough display for a mid-range smartphone and a top of the line one to be precise. Besides being crisp, it is also a sizeable display extending up to 6.2-inch thanks to the minimal bezel in place. This is backed up by 1080 X 2280 pixels resolution and a pixel density of 405 ppi, which are all flagship figures by the way.
Battery and Camera
The Oppo A3 comes with just enough battery to keep your smartphone on all day on normal intensive usage. That being said, the smartphone ships with a 3, 400mAh battery capacity. It does not have USB Type-C port, however, there’s the more conventional MicroUSB port with fast charge included.
Taking break from the dual camera smartphones allover the place, the Oppo A3 comes with a single camera on both fronts. The rear panel has a 16MP camera embedded in it while the for selfies are taken by an 8MP camera. What you have here is a nice arrangement which should deliver quite decent pictures with enough light of course.
Hardware and Software
On the inside, the Oppo A3 is certainly one of the few smartphones that comes with the latest MediaTek SoC. I’m talking about an Octa-core MediaTek Helio P60 chipset with cores clocking at 2.0GHz and a Mali-G72 MP2 GPU munching graphics. In sync with the rest of the bunch, a smooth performance is sure.
Moving on, there is 4GB RAM which is quite ideal and a generous 128GB storage space built-in. This is a quite ample space even for a heavy user, nonetheless, you could still expand this up to 256GB with a memory card. It also runs the latest ColorOS 5.0 based on Android 8.1 Oreo.
Oppo A3 Price and Availability
The smartohone is available for sale in various online stores for about 119, 000 Naira although availability is mainly in China at the moment.
Oppo A3 Specs
Here are a few specs of the Oppo A3:
General Features
- Platform: Android 8.1 Oreo (Color OS 5.0
- Processor: Octa-core MediaTek Helio P60
- GPU: Mali-G72 MP3
- Memory: 4GB
- Colours: Knight Black, Soybean Meal, Stardust Silver, Garnet Red
- Dimension: 156 x 75.3 x 7.8 mm
- Weight: 159g
- SIM Type: Nano Sim
- SIM Count: Dual Sim
Display
- Display: 6.2-inch, IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen, 1080 X 2280 (405 ppi)
- Screen Protection: –
Camera
- Rear Camera: 16MP camera, 1080p Video@30fps
- Rear Camera Features: Phase detection autofocus, LED flash, Geo-tagging, touch focus, face detection, HDR, panorama
- Front Camera: 8MP camera, 1080p Video@30fps
Storage
- Built-in Storage: 4GB
- Memory Card Support: Yes, up to 256GB
- Bundled Cloud Storage: –
Network Support
- 2G GSM: Yes
- 2G CDMA 1X: –
- 3G WCDMA: Yes
- 3G CDMA EVDO: –
- 4G LTE: LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 8(900), 34(2000), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500)
Internet & Connectivity
- GPRS: Yes
- EDGE: Yes
- 3G/WCDMA/HSPA: Yes
- HSPA+: Yes
- CDMA EVDO: –
- 4G LTE: Yes
- WLAN: Wi-Fi 802.11 b/g/n/ac, dual-band, WiFi Direct
- Wi-Fi Hotspot: Yes
- Bluetooth: Yes, v4.2 with A2DP, LE
- NFC: –
- Infrared Blaster: –
- USB Port: MicroUSB 2.0
Messaging
- SMS/MMS: Yes
- Instant Messaging: Yes
- Push Emails: Yes
- Email Protocol: –
Entertainment
- Music Player: MP3/eAAC+/WAV player
- Video Player: MP4/H.264/FLAC player
- FM Radio: Yes
- Loudspeaker: Yes
- 3.5mm Jack: Yes
Navigation
- Navigation: Yes, A-GPS, GLONASS
- Maps: Yes
Sensors & Control
- Digital Compass: Yes
- Accelerometer: Yes
- Proximity Sensor: Yes
- Light Sensor: Yes
- Barometer: –
- SpO2: –
- Pedometer: –
- Heart Rate Monitor: –
- Gyroscope: Yes
- Fingerprint Scanner: Yes, (rear)
- Iris Scanner: –
- Face Unlock: –
- Intelligent Digital Assistant: –
- Motion Sensing / Gesture Control: –
- Voice Control: –
Other Features
- Video Streaming: Yes
- Active Noise Cancellation: Yes
- Wireless Charging: –
- Built-in Mobile Payment: –
- Water Resistant: –
- Dust Resistant: –
- Image Editor: Yes
- Video Editor: Yes
- Document Viewer: Yes
- Document Editor: Yea
Battery
- Battery: 3, 400mAh
- Talktime: –
- Standby Time: –
- Fast Charging: Yes
