After a small break, BBK has resumed with the presentation of new smartphones, starting with the Oppo brand which has just welcomed the A55s 5G model on the Chinese domestic market, with relatively basic specifications while still falling within the mid-range.
A week after the launch of the A57 5G model, Oppo has launched a new mid-range smartphone, the Oppo A55s 5G, which borrows the aesthetics of the A55 5G (January 2021) while being the heir of the A55s fielded in November 2021 in Japan.
Oppo A55s 5G (8.4 mm thick, for 186 grams of weight) is cadenced in the colors Brisk Blue, Temperament Gold, Rhythm Black while, in terms of memories, it can be chosen in the combination of 6 + 128 GB, priced at 1,099 yuan, about 160 euros, or in the 8 + 128 GB one, sold for 1,199 yuan, about 174 euros.
The front face reveals, with an 88.7% screen-to-body, a 6.5 ”IPS LCD display. resolved at 720 x 160 pixels, so in HD +. with 480 nits of brightness, AI backlighting with smart attenuation according to 4,096 levels, 60 Hz as refresh rate and touch sampling, The lower part is occupied by a discreet chin while, at the top, a water drop notch houses the self-camera , 8 megapixel (f / 2.0). Located on the side, in the power button, the fingerprint scanner is integrated while, on the back, bare, there is the classic side totem for a triple camera.
The latter consists of a 13 megapixel main sensor (f / 2.2), one for 4 cm 2 megapixel macros, and one in black and white for depth and the still 2 megapixel bokeh effect ( f / 2.4): the camera app guarantees functions such as AI smart beauty and “super night scenes”.
At the helms of command, at hardware level, there is the octacore processor (2.2 GHz) Dimensity 700 5G, which brings the standalone 5G as a dowry and not to the two SIMs with dual stand-by: the RAM, as seen up to 8 GB, enjoys the function of virtual expandability, while the storage gains concrete expansion, up to 1 TB, via microSD. The power unit consists of a 5,000 mAh battery, unfortunately chargeable via Type-C only at 10W which, on the other hand, under the energy saving mode, with 10% of residual energy allows 173 minutes of phone calls and 159 minutes of messaging. on WeChat. The connections of the Oppo A55s 5G include GPS (Glonass), also 4G, Bluetooth 5, Wi-Fi ac, Bluetooth 5 and a 3.5 mm mini-jack for old-fashioned wired headphones and earphones.
Android 11, the operating system chosen for the Oppo A55s 5G, is covered by the ColorOS 11 interface, which brings with it 30 months of support, the change of voice in gaming, an increase in the framerate of 17%, an increase of 32% in response time, a 45% improvement in the use of system resources, and a 20% efficiency in app startup.