5 features that make OPPO A83 the smartest smartphone in sub Rs. 15k price segment

AI equipped Cameras to enhance your photography experience

The sub Rs. 15,000 smartphones do not offer anything extraordinary in the optics department. You will only get to experience basic camera features or a dual-lens camera setup which will only offer gimmicky output. OPPO tends to change this with the all new A83.

The smartphone packs in simply the smartest pair of front and rear cameras as the sensor are backed by the power of Artificial Intelligence. The primary camera has a 13-megapixel sensor that utilizes an F/2.2 aperture and is accompanied with an LED flashlight. OPPO A83 comes installed with an 8MP front camera with F2.2 aperture and 1/2.8" sensor.

While the camera hardware is itself good enough to deliver crisp images, the power of Artifical Intelligence makes it a force to reckon with in sub Rs. 15,000 price-point. OPPO A83 borrows the machine learning capabilities from its elder sibling OPPO F5 and applies it to both the front and rear camera sensors. OPPO A83 self-learns and recognizes the differences between skin tones and color, age, gender of subjects within an image, and makes appropriate and relevant beautification enhancements to each subject.

The complex algorithm also has the ability to differentiate male from female subjects, babies from adults, to make appropriate subtle enhancements to improve the self portraits. OPPO A83 knows who is clicking the picture and will avoid unnatural enhancements such as feminine enhancements on male subjects, something which is exclusive to OPPO A83's cameras in this price-point.

In simple terms, the AI Beauty Technology in OPPO A83 can keep the detailed facial features like face shapes, stubble, preserves natural skin color maintained for best-in-class selfies.

The front-camera Portrait mode also applies a Bokeh effect to the background; it blurs the background and making you the focus of the selfie shot, every time. Last but not the least, the camera app also looks organized and you get several modes and filters to experiment with pictures you click.

5.7-inch 18:9 aspect ratio for immersive multimedia experience

The 16:9 aspect ratio displays have gradually become dated in today's time and the world has moved towards the taller 18:9 aspect ratio screen devices. OPPO A83 also flaunts the new aspect ratio screen scattered over its 5.7-inch form factor that delivers an immersive multimedia experience. You can consume more content in compact form factor.

The taller screen enables you to experience immersive gameplay, edge-to-edge video playback and better multitasking with split screen feature. Moreover, the edge-to-edge screen gives OPPO A83 a bezel-less look and feel and makes it stand out from the crowd. The smartphone is the most affordable handset in OPPO's product line-up with a taller aspect ratio screen.

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Futuristic Face unlock feature at budget price-point

OPPO A83 raises the bar in sub R. 15,000 price-point by integrating Facial Unlock feature. The face-unlock feature works brilliantly and unlocks the device in super high speed of 0.4 seconds. You just need to align OPPO A83 with your face to unlock the phone. And the best part, the face unlock even works in dark light scenario as it takes advantage of machine learning and works in accordance with the several facial points.

Reliable hardware and software performance

OPPO A83 is the only smartphone in its respective price-point that works on a 2.5 GHz octa-core CPU. The MediaTek 6763T, or you can also call it Helio P23 SoC makes sure you don't experience any performance slowdown in playing games or while performing strenuous tasks. The CPU is paired with 3GB of RAM that handles action quite well and makes it possible to run multiple applications without any memory management issues.

You can edit pictures, open multiple web pages, play music and write a mail at one go without any struggle. The ample amount of RAM and speedy processor allows for a reliable computing and multitasking experience. Moreover, gamers will face no issues in running games on the immersive 5.7-inch vivid display.

As for other specifications, the smartphone offers 32GB of internal storage and you also have the option to expand the internal memory by up to 256 via micro SD card. In short, you will never run out of storage on OPPO A83.

As far as software is concerned, runs on Android Nougat 7.1.1 with the company's ColorOS 3.2 on top. OPPO's customized UI packs in several useful features that make for a smart and seamless mobile user experience. The ColorOS 3.2 comes with split screen mode that allows you to split the screen to watch your favorite videos at one hand and enjoy social networking at the other.

You can tweak screen's color tones; capture a screenshot with three fingers, save your files on OPPO cloud and can share data 100 times faster than Bluetooth with OPPO's O share technology.

Long-lasting battery and easy availability

OPPO A83 will not give you a tough time during a long working day. The smartphone is backed by a 3,180mAh battery unit that can easily last a day on a single charge. You can also enable power saving mode to further preserve the battery life in critical scenarios.

Oppo A83 will be available in Champagne Gold and Black color option in offline market which makes it possible for you to test the smartphone before even buying it. This is something you can never experience with smartphones that follow online only sale model.