Oppo A3x Overview

Design and Display

The Oppo A3x is almost the same as the titular phone, which is apparent straight away. These phones look virtually the same, barring the colour choices. It is available in Ocean Blue and Nebula Red colourings. The former comes with wavy patterns on the back, while the latter has a plain monotone finish. The Oppo A3x also offers the same toughness as the regular variant. That being said, it passed the MIL-STD-810H test and received a five-star rating from SGS for shock resistance. It is IP54-rated too, able to brush off liquid exposure like water splashes, and spillage of other drinks like tea, soup, and such as well.

For display, it has a 6.67-inch LCD panel touted with twice-reinforced Panda glass. You get an HD+ resolution with a 90Hz refresh rate, a maximum touch sampling rate of 180Hz, and a peak brightness of 1,000 nits under the sunlight. Likewise, the screen has a pixel density of 264PPI, a colour depth of 16.7 million, and covers up to 83% NTSC colour gamut. Furthermore, the Oppo A3x supports the “Splash Touch” feature allowing undisturbed usage even with wet hands or screen.

Performance

Under the hood, this phone packs the same chipset as the regular Oppo A3 i.e. Snapdragon 6s 4G Gen 1. In fact, the Oppo A3 series is the first smartphone in the world to have this processor. Which would be great, if it was a new silicone. In reality, this chip is just a renamed Snapdragon 662, which launched in early 2020. Being a unit from quite some time ago, the internals on this thing are no better with 11nm fabrication and older cores. If we are to compare, this chipset falls in the same category as the Helio G80 or the UNISOC T616.

The Oppo A3x is available in wider configurations in the international market than the regular offering. However, Nepal only gets the lowest two trims from all the available ones, seemingly to create enough separation from the regular Oppo A3. Given that, you get a single 4GB memory option here with an option to expand the RAM virtually. In contrast, you can choose between 64GB or 128GB as the ROM option. There is also a MicroSD card slot if you want to increase the storage space.

Camera and the rest

The major difference between the Oppo A3 and A3x lies in the optics department. While the former boasts a large 50MP shooter, the latter settles with a measly 8MP unit. The forward-facing camera on both phones is a 5MP snapper. In the meantime, the rear camera setup consists of a flicker sensor, which supposedly helps capture flicker-free shots. This comes especially in handy when taking pictures of things like a bulb, display, and ripples on a water body.