Friends+Design
- Classy looking chassis - and a contemporary look, and a near edge-to-edge display with a small notch and larger screen-to-body ratio
- The gold accent around the horizontal dual rear camera setup, and fingerprint sensor adds some flair
- Both the fingerprint sensor and face unlock work pretty well
- The fingerprint sensor is placed a bit high though, and is not the most comfortable to reach
Display
- Nice display - renders vivid colors, and brightness levels are decent enough for outdoor visibility
Software
- Color OS is pretty feature packed - you get a lot of shortcuts, gestures, and features like Smart Sidebar, Game space, Kid space, and a bunch of different security options
- It's based on old Android Oreo though, which is a bit disappointing, for a phone launching in the middle of 2019
Performance
- Although day-to-day performance is decent, and casual games run fine with the MediaTek Helio P35 SoC (similar to Snapdragon 632), the 2GB of RAM tends to be a bottleneck with a bit of lag when switching between apps
Camera
- Decent set of dual rear cameras for the price - everything looks decent in daylight with good enough details - giving you social media shareable pictures
- Macros look fairly decent too with punchy colors and adequate details
- Decent portrait shots, with reasonably good edge detection
- Low light performance is a struggle
- The selfie camera can give good selfies under sunlight, but the AI beautification feature is a bit too aggressive, you will often end up with bad skin softening effects and white skin tone, resulting in artificial shots
- The selfie camera's (software) portrait mode also doesn’t work too well
Battery
- Very good battery life - you will get 1.5 days+ with a big 4230mAh battery
Verdict
- While the Oppo A5s is a classy looking smartphone, with a big strong point in terms of battery, it's performance is a bit lacking thanks to the limited RAM - it will face tough competition from its counterparts, including Xiaomi Redmi Note 7, Asus ZenFone Max Pro M2, and Realme 3, which provide better all-round value
