The Oppo A5 series is ideal for the Generation Z or younger Miliienials that like to spend hours on their smartphones using social media applications such as Instagram, Snapchat, Twitter and Facebook. They want a large flagship screen with a maximum screen to body ratio that offers an immersive video watching experience.
To do all these activities, the smartphone must have all the connectivity features to connect to 3G or 4G mobile internet and Wifi to stream High Definition videos from favourite platforms like Youtube and Netflix. There are not many differences between the A5 and Oppo A5S, which makes it a little hard to choose between the two versions. Depending on what activities and tasks you need to perform on your smartphone will help determine which model is better suited to your daily needs.
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For users who consider themselves selfie experts and love taking photographs at every event and festive occasion will enjoy the Oppo A5’s dual-camera system as the 13-megapixel with an additional 2-megapixel sensor will achieve near to perfect results. But there is no fingerprint scanner on the rear side of the phone leaving users with only a face unlock feature, the A5S has a rear scanner making it quicker to unlock and faster to capture important moments with the camera.
A large screen ensures that users can achieve great viewing angles that make it easier to share videos or photographs with a group of people. A widescreen with a cinematic aspect ratio of 16:9 can offer a satisfying movie and TV show watching experience. The A5S has more colour variants in Red, Black, Gold and Green while the previous iteration only had Blue and Pink that felt like a limited choice.
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Both the A5 and A5S do not have fast charging for their same sized 4230 MAH non-removable lithium battery. A5 surprisingly has not only the easy top use NFC (Near Field Communication) feature that allows data and file sharing by simply by placing two phones next to each other and a 2 MP Dual Camera sensor system that enhances photographs making them sharper and brighter. Have a look to more Oppo A5 specifications and price here.
The A5S has an updated processor chipset called MediaTekHelio P35 which is faster and smoother than the previously installed Qualcomm Snapdragon 450. The A5 has a larger 4GB RAM due to its dated processor whereas the A5S has 2GB RAM that is sufficient for multitasking and low setting gaming.
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Sadly, both these versions have low power efficiency GPUs that feel a lot slower and average processing performance than high-end smartphones graphics. For users looking to play intensive multiplayer games like PUBG and Fornite, they will need a much higher Adreno 640 GPU paired with at least a Snapdragon 855+ or higher processor.
These unique features make the A5 a slightly better iteration that covers all the value-added qualities needed in a low-end smartphone. The FM Radio, Iris Scanner, GPS, Heart Rate Sensor and Fingerprint Scanner are also part of the A5’s abilities that make it a wholesome buy. Both these phones can give you large storage capacities with an additional memory card but one of the key differences in their setup is the A5 has a card slot that can either be used as a memory card holder or sim holder. It can not do both simultaneously giving the A5S the advantage of offering better memory system for users.
