Oppo A37
Oppo has announced a new entrant in its
budget-minded A-series. The Oppo A37 will be priced around the US$ 199 mark, with
specific numbers varying by market, and has all the basics covered. The A37
sports a 5-inch 720p IPS LCD, and despite its position in the company lineup,
it still has 2.5D curved edges and a layer of Gorilla Glass 4 on top.
The handset is powered by a Snapdragon
410 chipset, there's 2 GB of RAM on board and internal storage is 16 GB. It may
not be much, but storage can be expanded by up to 128 GB via microSD and the
best part is that there's a dedicated slot for the purpose - Oppo has fitted a
triple-card slot so you can have a couple of nanoSIMs and a microSD card inside
all at the same time.
Oppo's press material stresses the phone's
photography prowess, though that may be a bit of an overstatement. The primary
shooter on the back uses an 8 MP Type 1/3.2" sensor mated to an f/2.2 lens,
while on the front it's a 5 MP Type 1/4" f/2.4 setup. While the pixel count
is nothing spectacular, the individual pixel size of 1.4μm might actually mean
good performance in less than ideal light. There's a mandatory beautification
feature, and a screen flash, plus an Ultra HD mode that creates 24 MP images
from the rear camera.
The smartphone measures 143.1 x 71 x
7.7 mm and weighs 136 grams with a 2,630 mAh battery inside. The Android version is
5.1 Lollipop with Oppo's own ColorOS 3.0 on top. The Oppo A37 is already
available in Singapore for US$ 215. Indonesia will get it next, starting June 25
with other markets to follow.
