OPPO A57 Smartphone with 16MP Front Camera to Launch in India on February 3rd

In this selfie world, OPPO is one of the very first manufacturers to capitalize on the selfie feature by launching quite a few smartphones with higher resolution front cameras. In November last year, the company launched the OPPO A57 mid-range smartphone in China. The device is priced at 1,599 Yuan (approx Rs. 16,000) and came with a metal built body along with decent configuration. Now, the company is all set to launch the same OPPO A57 in the Indian market on February 3rd. Though there are no other details mentioned about the device, we expect it to feature the same specifications as on the Chinese variant.

The OPPO A57 sports a 5.2-inch display with HD (1280 x 720 pixels) resolution and a 2.5D glass laid on top. Under the hood is the Snapdragon 435 octa-core processor clocked at 1.4GHz and coupled with Adreno 505 GPU. The OPPO A57 also packs 3GB of RAM and 32GB of internal storage that can be further expanded via MicroSD card slot. It runs on Android 6.0 Marshmallow based in-house ColorOS 3.0 out of the box. The USP of the device lies in its camera department, it features a 13MP rear camera with f/2.2 aperture, PDAF, and LED flash. While on the front is a whopping 16MP selfie camera with f/2.0 aperture.

The device is backed by a 2,900mAh non-removable battery and supports fast charging suing the patented VOOC flash charge technology. The physical home button on the front also come integrated with a fingerprint sensor. It supports dual SIM dual standby and offers connectivity options like 4G VoLTE, Wi-Fi, Bluetooth 4.1, GPS, 3.5mm Audio port, and a MicroUSB 2.0 port. The OPPO A57 measures 149.1 x 72.9 x 7.65 mm and weighs 147 grams. Last week, another Chinese company, Vivo launched the high-end selfie-centric smartphone called Vivo V5 Plus with 20MP + 8MP dual front cameras along with LED flash.

It is priced at Rs. 27,980 and sports a premium build quality with an all-metal unibody design. On the rear is a 16MP camera with LED flash. At this price, the device comes with a 5.5-inch Full HD (1920 x 1080 pixels) display, Snapdragon 625 SoC, 4GB of RAM, and 64GB of internal storage. It runs on fully customized Funtouch 3.0 OS based on Android 6.0 Marshmallow and is powered by a 3160mAh battery. The Vivo V5 Plus goes on sale starting from February 1st while the OPPO A57 will be launched two days later on February 3rd. The official details of the A57 including the specifications, pricing, availability can be confirmed only after its officially launch in India. Stay tuned on PhoneRadar for more updates.

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