OPPO A15s

After launching the OPPO A15 in the Indian smartphone market, OPPO launched its successor, the OPPO A15s with increased RAM and internal storage and other features. The latest device belongs to the same affordable price range and comes with a decent battery and a nice camera setup at the given price point. However, the competition is too high between different smartphone brands for this price range. So let us check if the OPPO A15s is worth buying or not.

OPPO A15s Price in India

OPPO A15s is available in two colour variants, Fancy White and Dynamic Black. Speaking about the price, the OPPO A15s comes in a single variant, featuring 4GB RAM and 64GB internal storage and available under the price tag of Rs.11,490 as per the online shopping site Amazon.

The design of this smartphone is something that will attract you more with 177 grams of weight and 7.9mm thickness. There is a polycarbonate panel at the back with glossy finish holding the triple-camera setup at top left corner. The rear panel also features a fingerprint sensor for biometric authentication. The 3D curved design makes the OPPO A15s comfortable to hold and gives a premium look to this device.

On the front side, there is a thick chin at the bottom and a water-drop notch at the top for housing the selfie-camera. On the right side, there are volume rockers along with the power button, while the left side provides a place for the SIM tray. On the bottom, you get a 3.5mm headphone jack and a USB 2.0 charging port.

OPPO A15s is using a 6.52-inch HD+ LCD panel with a screen to body ratio of 88.7% and resolution of 720 Pixels. The display of OPPO A15s supports the refresh rate up to 60Hz and the touch sampling rate has been set up to 60Hz for enabling a smooth experience. For ensuring quality visuals, the pixel density is of the order of 269PPI and a peak brightness of 480nits. There is an AI Brightness feature which adjusts the brightness of the screen as per your requirements.

Speaking about the performance, the OPPO A15s comes with the same MediaTek Helio P35 chipset that we have seen in the OPPO A15. The noticeable change brought in the OPPO A15s when compared with the OPPO A15 includes an improvement of RAM from 3GB to 4GB and also an increase in the internal storage from 32GB to 64GB. You can use the dedicated SD Card slot for increasing the internal storage up to 256GBG.

The Oppo A15s runs on the Android 10 out of the box with ColorOS 7.2 skin on top of it. The smartphone also supports WLAN, Bluetooth 5.0, 4G network, GPS, A-GPS, BeiDou, Glonass and Galileo, in terms of connectivity.

In terms of camera, the OPPO A15s features an AI triple-camera setup on the rear in a square-shaped module at the top-left side including an LED Flash. The triple rear camera includes a 13MP main camera with an aperture of f/2.2, a 2MP Macro Lens with f/2.4 aperture and a 2MP depth sensor with f/2.4 aperture. The rear camera supports photo, video, professional mode, night mode, panorama mode, portrait, time-lapse photography, slow motion etc.

For selfies, the OPPO A15s has an 8MP selfie camera with AI Beautification feature, under the water-drop notch on the front side.

OPPO A15s is deriving its power from a 4230 mAh non-removable battery and ensures 16 hours HD videos and 6 hours of games, according to the company. There is no support for Fast Charging and the device comes with a 5V charger for refilling the battery. So it might take you some time to charge your smartphone from 0 to 100%. There is a USB 2.0 for connecting the charger, which is an outdated spec nowadays.

OPPO A15s is not a gaming smartphone. It offers a decent battery and a sleek design. It has been designed for those who are looking for an upgraded camera along with a large screen for and a decent RAM and internal storage option in the pocket-friendly price range.