Oppo expands its A Series lineup with a new budget 5G smartphone called Oppo A53 5G. Notably, it is different from Oppo A53 4G handset which was unveiled earlier in August.
The Oppo A53 5G offers support for 5G (SA/NSA) and Dual 4G VoLTE. It comes with side facing fingerprint sensor and is powered by Android 10 based ColorOS 7.2.
The handset is 7.9 mm thick and houses 4040 mAh battery capacity with 10W charging support. Its battery is claimed to offer up to 11 hours of online video time or about 7 hours of gameplay.
The Oppo A53 5G specs include 6.5-inch LTPS LCD display with FHD+ resolution. The screen delivers 90Hz refresh rate and 120Hz touch sampling rates. Its slim bezels results into a 90.5% screen-to-body ratio.
The mobile gets processing done by Octa-core MediaTek Dimensity 720 SoC. There are two variants of Oppo A53 5G, one with 4GB RAM and other with 6GB RAM. These have 128GB built-in storage space which is non expandable.
Optics are handled by 8MP front camera coupled with triple shooters at back with LED Flash. They include 16MP (main) + 2MP (macro) + 2MP (depth) shooters.
Oppo A53 5G specifications
- Model: PECM30
- Dimensions: 162.2 x 75.0 x 7.9 mm
- Weight: 175 grams
- SIM: Dual Nano Slots
- Operating System: Android 10 based ColorOS 7.2
- Biometrics: Fingerprint sensor (side)
- Display: 6.5-inch LTPS LCD display with 2400 x 1080 pixels resolution, 20:9 aspect ratio, 90Hz refresh rate, 120Hz touch sampling rate, 100% sRGB color gamut, 405ppi pixel density, 1500:1 contrast ratio, 480nits brightness, multi-touch support, 90.5% screen-to-body ratio
- Chipset: 2GHz Octa-core MediaTek Dimensity 720 (MT6853V) processor with ARM NATT MC3 GPU
- RAM: 4GB / 6GB
- Storage: 128GB built-in, non expandable
- Front camera: 8MP with F/2.0 Aperture, up to 1080p video
- Rear cameras: Triple rear cameras with LED Flash, up to 4K video recording, 1080p slow-motion at 120fps
- 16MP main with F/2.2 Aperture
- 2MP macro with F/2.4 Aperture
- 2MP depth with F/2.4 Aperture
- Battery: 4040mAh (typical) with 10W (5V/2A) charging
- Connectivity: 5G (SA/NSA) / Dual 4G VoLTE, Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, Wi-Fi Hotspot, Dual Band (2.4/5GHz), Bluetooth V5.1, USB Type-C, GPS/A-GPS/GLONASS/Beidou/Galileo, 3.5mm Headphone jack
- Sensors: Geomagnetic induction, Light, Proximity, Acceleration, Gravity, Gyroscope, Step counter
The Oppo A53 price starts 1299 Yuan ($198 / EUR162 / Rs. 14,610 approx.). It comes in Night Black, Streamer Purple and Lake Green colors. The handset is already up for pre-sale in China.