OPPO has been known for its budget friendly, value-for-money devices. Over the years also, they have been known as photography masters with their devices. Okay, they have not been topping the photography benchmarks until now with the OPPO Find X2 Pro. Still, we have always liked and OPPO budget smartphone. We like their entry-level and mid-range offers because they are actually quality products. They are well made, and they work well for what you are paying. They feel optimised.
Smartphones have gotten more expensive these days. This is also consistent with OPPO’s offerings over the years. Occasionally though, there is a device that just goes back to basics. For OPPO, that device is the OPPO A91 that is just launched today.
No, there is no big launch gambit. If you are not updated just yet, Malaysia is now under lock down order from the government. Non-essential services and businesses are supposed to be closed and we are all force to work from home. Thank goodness for the Internet.
The OPPO A91 is a basic entry-level device at MYR 999. Despite the price though, it looks like a premium OPPO device. It is finished on both sides with glass, so it will also feel premium. If other smartphones from OPPO is any indication, the OPPO A91 should be a quality hardware too.
There is nothing to shout about when it comes to its processing power, a MediaTek Helio P70 Octa-core System on a Chip (SoC). It is what you commonly find on budget smartphones. It is still an adequately powerful SoC though. You get 8GB of RAM and 128GB of storage too, which is quite plenty for the price you pay.
Those things power up the Android 9.1 based ColorOS 6.1 projected to a 6.4-inch display. No, not a 720P HD display. You get a Full HD+ AMOLED display protected underneath a Gorilla Glass 5. You even get an in-display fingerprint sensor. All of this is powered by a 4,025 mAh battery that also comes with VOOC 3.0 charging to fully charge your device from an empty battery to full in an hour.
The biggest upsell of the OPPO A91 though is its camera. You do not only get two lenses, not even three. You get four lenses point out the back of the device. It features a 48-Megapixel main shooter that is partnered with an 8-Megapixel ultra-wide angle lens, 2-Megapixel monochrome sensor, and a 2-Megapixel depth sensor. No telephoto lens to be found here. The ultra-wide lens can focus and capture images from a minimum distance of 3cm.
The camera software packs the usual AI beauty mode or AI scenes for an optimised photo. You also get the Night Portrait mode in this device for all your low-light shoots. Video is steadier than ever with the built-in Electronic Image Stabilisation (EIS).
The OPPO A91 entry-level smartphone is available now for MYR 999 on OPPO’s official stores on Shopee and Lazada. From now to 26th of March, the OPPO A91 is now on sale for only MYR 899. Of course, terms and conditions apply.
