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Gadget News • 5 Nov 2020

Oppo A15 and A53s come to South Africa – price and details

By Megan Ellis

The latest Oppo smartphones to arrive in South Africa — the A15 and A53s — will launch on 7 November, bring two new affordable smartphones to our shores.

The announcement was made by Oppo South Africa, following the October launch of the Oppo A72.

Both of the new devices come with full Google Mobile Services and prices under R5000.

The Oppo A15 is for budget-minded users, but still sports a triple camera and 4230mAh.

Meanwhile, the A53s has a slightly higher price tag but comes with a display that features a 90Hz refresh rate — a rare feature for phones in the mid-range market.

You can find out more about each phone below…

Oppo A15: specs and price in South Africa

The Oppo A15 will go on sale in South Africa from 7 November for a price of R2 999.

It will be available from Vodacom, Foschini, Cellucity, 4U, Chatz, Hi, and Game.

So what do you get for the price tag?

You can see the phone’s specifications below:

Display: 6.52-inch (1600×720 pixels) HD+ display
CPU: MediaTek Helio P35
Main camera: 13MP main lens + 2MP macro lens + 2MP depth lens
Selfie camera: 5MP
RAM: 2GB
On-board storage: 32GB
Battery: 4230mAh

Oppo A53s: specs and price in South Africa

The Oppo A53s also goes on sale on 7 November, with a price of R4999. The phone will be available to buy from Vodacom, Foschini, Cellucity, 4U, Chatz, Hi, and Game.

It offers higher specs than the A15, with more RAM and battery capacity.

The phone interestingly has a display with a 90Hz refresh rate. Other features include a triple-lens main camera and 18W fast charging support.

You can see a summary of Oppo A53s specifications below:

Display: 6.5-inch (1600×720 pixels) display with 90Hz refresh rate
CPU: Qualcomm Snapdragon 460 (SDM460)
Main camera:13 MP main lens + 2MP macro lens+ 2MP depth lens
Selfie camera: 8MP
RAM: 4GB
On-board storage: 128GB
Battery: 5000mAh

To find out more about the new affordable phones, you can check out the Oppo South Africa website.

Feature image: Oppo

Megan Ellis

Megan has been writing about technology since 2016, but takes pride in being a life-long technophile and nerd. She holds two post-graduate qualifications - a BJourn in New Media and BA Honours in Linguistics.