In an event in Mumbai, OPPO has launched the company’s latest selfie expert smartphone in the F-series – OPPO F3 in India at a price tag of Rs. 19,990. The smartphone comes in Gold & Rose Gold color and available for pre-order exclusively on Flipkart as well as offline stores from today till May 12th, and goes on sale from May 13th. Customers who pre-order the OPPO F3 smartphone are eligible to participate in a contest where three lucky winners will stand a chance to watch the ICC Finals in London. Originally, OPPO F3 is the smaller & affordable variant of the OPPO F3 Plus that was launched back in March 2017.
On the specifications front, the OPPO F3 features 5.5-inch Full HD display with a resolution of 1920 x 1080 pixels and to protect the display from scratches, the smartphone comes with Corning Gorilla Glass 6 protection.
The smartphone is powered by Octa-Core MediaTek MT6750T processor which is paired with 4GB of RAM. The smartphone runs on Android 6.0 Marshmallow operating system with Color OS on top of it and has 64GB internal storage which can be expanded further up to 128GB via microSD card.
On the camera side, there is 13-megapixel rear-camera with LED flash and on the front, there is a dual-camera setup (16megapixel + 8 megapixel) for clicking selfie & video-calling.
The smartphone has Triple slot card tray setup which means you can use two SIMs and microSD card simultaneously. The smartphone comes with connectivity features like 4G VoLTE, Wi-Fi 802.11ac (dual-band), GPS, and Bluetooth 4.1
The smartphone measure 153.3×75.2×7.3mm, and weigh 153 grams.
The smartphone packs 3200mAh battery with no support for fast charging.
At such a price tag, the OPPO F3 will compete with Gionee A1 and Vivo V5s.
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Press Release Quote:
Commenting on the launch, Mr. Sky Li, OPPO’s Global Vice President and President of OPPO India, said:
“Cricket is a sport full of vigor and passion enjoyed by the youth of India. We believe that we share the same passion and spirit of pursuit of perfection as cricket that makes this association a perfect fit. By partnering with the team, OPPO will not only further enhance its connection with the young consumers, but also engage with the country’s youth in its endeavor of providing them with the outstanding selfie-led photography experience.”
Speaking on the partnership, Mr. Rahul Johri, CEO-BCCI said:
“We are excited to have OPPO join the BCCI family. OPPO Mobiles is pursuing perfect photography technology and it shares a common vision with BCCI. I am confident that we will work together to further grow Indian cricket!”
OPPO F3 Specifications:
Display: 5.5 inch Full HD IPS LCD display with a resolution of 1920 x 1080 pixels and protected by Corning Gorilla Glass 5
Processor: Octa Core Mediatek MT6750T processor with is paired with Mali T860 GPU
Memory: 4 GB of RAM, 64 GB internal storage which can be expanded further up to 128 GB with microSD
Operating System: Android 6.0 (Marshmallow) with ColorOS 3.0
>Card Slot: Triple card slot, two for SIMs and one for microSD card
Fingerprint sensor: Yes
Front Camera: 16 MP primary camera + secondary 8 MP camera with 120 degree wide-angle for selfie & video-calling
Main Rear Camera: 13 MP rear-camera with LED flash, Full HD 1080p video recording
Dimensions: 153.3 × 75.2 ×7.3 mm
Weight: 153 gm
Connectivity: 4G VoLTE, WiFi 802.11ac (dual-band), Bluetooth 4.1, GPS
Battery: 3200 mAh Li-ion