OPPO A5

Announced meekly by the company with just a few picture releases, the Oppo A5 is by no means a high profile affair, but presents itself as a great option for those who want power on a budget. The 4 GB of RAM coupled with 64 GB of internal storage makes the phone a beast, and the trademark Oppo designs make it feel like the phone might as well belong in a higher price range. The notch display and dual camera setup offer another set of features to make the case of the A5 a stronger one, but the lack of a fingerprint scanner might force some people to look the other way.

Oppo A5 Price in India

Oppo A5 is a great device by all means, but it is in no regard the best-in-class. Great specs, powerful performance, the notch, and great battery life are a few of its selling points. Following the launch of 6GB+128GB storage smartphone, the 3GB+64GB storage smartphone’s price is Rs 11,490, while the price for 4GB+64GB storage is Rs 12,990. If anyone looking for this specific set of features, the A5 is a great choice to buy. If not, then there might be a few better-valued options in the market at this very price range.

Oppo has the habit of making its budget and mid-range phones look like flagships, when they are most certainly not in the flagship category. Still, the glossy back and the subtle fine lines make the phone a delight to look at. The rear, however, is a fingerprint magnet, and needs to be cleaned regularly.

A microUSB slot, 3.5 mm headphone jack and speakers are housed at the bottom of the handset, with the bottom bezel a tad too large for some.

One of the few phones with a notch in this segment, the Oppo A5 houses a 6.2 inch IPS LCD screen, with a resolution of 1520 by 720 pixels. The screen to body ratio is excellent at 81.2%, and the aspect ratio offered is 19:9. The notch contributes to all of the above numbers, although it may be intrusive when viewing content on the phone owing to poor optimization. The display is bright and vibrant enough, but do not expect any magic to happen on the HD+ display.

Powered by the Snapdragon 450 chip and an Adreno 506 graphics processing unit, the Oppo A5 houses a great 4 GB of RAM, and 64 GB of internal storage expandable up to 256 GB using microSD cards. The processor clocks in at 1.8 GHz, and is of the octa core variety. Android 8.1 Oreo powers the device out of the box, with Oppo’s Color OS skin 5.0 pasted on top.

As one would expect, the multitasking performance is a breeze, due to the 4 GB RAM and the powerful snapdragon chipset. Games run nicely without much issue, although you might see some issues with prolonged sessions.

The dual camera setup at the back of the A5 is a welcome addition. The 13 MP primary lens is accompanied by a 2 MP secondary lens for depth of field and bokeh shots. It is also of great help in taking portrait mode and background blur shots. The performance is decent, and is by no means at the level of flagships like iPhone XS or OnePlus 6T.

The selfie camera is of 8 MP and supports the face ID features. With an f/2.2 aperture, shots clicked on the selfie camera are decent, but nothing extraordinary. Selfies in low light or poor background may not even end up being useful to post or share on social media. The front camera on which Oppo usually prides itself, is almost a letdown here.

The 4230 mAh non removable lithium ion battery is a mammoth one, to say the least. With regular usage, the phone can easily last up to a day and a half, which is in line with the battery life of other Oppo phones. This segment has always been a strong point for Oppo, with devices such as the A3s also showing exquisite battery life statistics. Fast charging technology is also included, with the phone taking about 2 hours to get charged from 0 to 100.

The Oppo A5 is a great device by all means, but it is in no regard the best-in-class. Great specs, powerful performance, the notch, and great battery life are a few of its selling points, while the absence of a fingerprint sensor might pull some away from the device. Still, if you are looking for this specific set of features, the A5 is a great choice to buy. If not, then there might be a few better valued options in the market at this very price range.