Oppo quietly launched A5i and A5i Professional, although they don’t seem to be completely novel designs. Each are primarily based on the Snapdragon 6s 4G Gen 1, which is a rebrand of the Snapdragon 662. The identical chip was used within the Oppo A5 Professional 4G, which shares many similarities with these two new fashions.
Each A5i telephones characteristic 6.67” LCD shows with HD+ decision and 90Hz refresh fee. They will attain 1,000 nits of brightness. Outside visibility is additional helped by the anti-glare coating. The Professional additionally has a 6.67” LCD (HD+, 90Hz), however it’s a larger high quality IPS panel.
The Oppo A5i and A5i Professional have 6.67” HD+ 90Hz LCDs
The back and front are protected by China Southern Glass and Panda Glass. Oppo lists each as “twice strengthened” and the telephones have undergone MIL-STD-810H testing and obtained a certification from SGS.
Nevertheless, ingress safety on the A5i is fairly primary with an IP54 score. The Professional mannequin is a bit higher at IP65. Each telephones help moist contact.
The A5i is powered by a 5,100mAh battery, which guarantees to retain at the very least 80% of its capability after 4 years of use. The cellphone helps 45W quick charging.
Vanilla A5i: 5,100mAh battery • 45W charging
If you need extra juice, the Professional has a bigger 6,000mAh Si/C battery (nonetheless with 45W charging). The larger battery makes the Professional a bit thicker and heavier, however not by a lot – it’s 7.68mm/186g for the vanilla and seven.99mm/193g for the Professional.
The variations between vanilla and Professional fashions proceed. The vanilla mannequin has a really primary 8MP most important digital camera on the again, the entrance homes a 5MP module. Each are restricted to 1080p @ 30fps video recording.
The Oppo A5i Professional has higher ingress safety and a much bigger 6,000mAh battery.
The Oppo A5i Professional stands out with a 50MP rear digital camera with a wider aperture (f/1.85 vs. f/2.0), however the entrance module continues to be solely a 5MP digital camera. There’s a secondary module on the again and since its operate is just not listed, we’re assuming a depth sensor.
Whereas each telephones are powered by the Snapdragon 6s 4G Gen 1 – an outdated 11nm design with Cortex-A73 and A53 CPU cores plus an Adreno 610 GPU – there shall be a small efficiency distinction between them. The Professional mannequin has 8GB of LPDDR4X RAM and 128GB of UFS 2.1 storage. The vanilla mannequin has much less RAM, 4/6GB of LPDDR4X, and 64/128GB of slower eMMC 5.1 storage.
Snapdragon 6s 4G Gen 1 • 8MP rear digital camera for the vanilla A5i
Because the chipset’s title suggests, it solely helps 4G LTE networking. Native connections are dealt with with dual-band Wi-Fi 5 (ac) and Bluetooth with aptX. The vanilla mannequin additionally has a 3.5mm headphone jack, the Professional doesn’t, however it does have NFC and an IR blaster. Lastly, each telephones have a side-mounted fingerprint reader.
The Oppo A5i Professional is out there within the Philippines – proper now, it’s solely bought by means of Shopee, however beginning on June 20 it would even be obtainable from Oppo’s TikTok store and Lazada. The Professional is priced at PHP 9,000, which converts to $160/€140/₹14,000.
Oppo A5i in Starry Purple and Nebula Crimson • Oppo A5i Professional in Midnight Purple
We haven’t discovered Oppo A5i in shops simply but. The A5i is available in Starry Purple and Nebula Crimson, the A5i Professional is available in Midnight Purple.
