Entry level smartphones are packing some of the best batteries these days, with phone manufacturers reaching out to users that want inexpensive, no fuss handsets that they won’t have to charge for several days. Recently, we saw TCL release the sub-$300 TCL 20 R 5G with a 4500mAh battery capacity. Now, Oppo has followed suit by releasing another handset in its affordable A-Series line-up, the Oppo A16s with a whopping 5000mAh battery life.
The A16s, which will carry an RRP price tag of just AU$249, has a very similar feature set to the aforementioned TCL 20 R 5G but minus the 5G connectivity. Similarities lie in the screen size, storage, and resolution, with both handsets featuring 6.52-inch HD+ LCD displays with 720x1600-pixel resolution and 64GB of internal storage.
Oppo says the A16s’s Eye Care Display is a little different though, since it features adapting brightness that can adapt the phone’s screen brightness down to just 2 nits to suit the prevailing environmental conditions and to be easier on the eyes.
Like the TCL 20 R 5G, Oppo’s A16s will also sport a triple camera array featuring a 13-megapixel rear-facing camera and 8-megapixel front-facing camera. Its 13-megapixel...