Oppo has announced Oppo A37, a new budget smartphone with focus on Camera. The handset is priced around $199 with specific number vary by market.
The A37 features a 5-inch 720p IPS LCD display with Gorilla Glass 4 molded for a 2.5D effect. For processor, the handset has a Snapdragon 410 CPU with 2GB of RAM. It has 16GB internal storage with option to expand it using microSD card for up to 128GB.
The A37 is a dual-SIM handset with a triple card slot with support for microSD card and 2 nanoSIMs. A 2,630-mAh battery powers the handset.
The handset runs Oppo’s Color OS 3.0 – a modified version of Android 5.1 Lollipop. The phone is crafted out of magnesium aluminum alloy and comes in gold, rose gold and gray.
The highlight if A37 is its camera. Oppo claims that the device camera is the best in its budget. The handset has a 8-megapixel rear camera with a 1/3.2-inch sensor mated to an f/2.2 lens. The front camera is a 5-megapixel Type 1/4″ with a f/2.4 lens. Unfortunately, the front camera has no LED flash and you have rely on the screen flash for your selfies.
Both camera modules has individual pixel size of 1.4μm pixels with OmniBSI+ technology. This means you can easily take some good quality pictures even in low light condition. In addition, the camera app allows Ultra HD mode, which can composite five shots from the rear camera into a single 24-megapixel photo for better color and detail reproduction.
Oppo A37 is already available in Singapore for $215(SGD). The company will launch the handset in Indonesia on June 25 with few other markets to follow.
