Oppo A96 Malaysia: Everything you need to know

Oppo Malaysia has officially launched the Oppo A96. This is their mid-range smartphone which goes head to head with the likes of the Redmi Note 11, Realme 9, and Honor X8/X9 series.

Oppo A96 Malaysia Pricing and Availability

The Oppo A96 is officially priced at RM1,299 and it is now available for pre-order until 22nd April 2022. As a pre-order promo, Oppo Malaysia is offering freebies worth RM498. This includes an A96 Gift Box (power bank and umbrella) worth RM99 and other deals including a 50% off PWP deal for Oppo Watch Free, Oppo Band or Enco Air 2. There are also a variety of Oppo Members’ Privileges from the My Oppo App.

For Malaysia, the Oppo A96 comes in a single configuration of 8GB RAM + 256GB storage, and the device is offered in two colours – Pearl Pink and Starry Black. Besides authorised Oppo outlets, you can buy the Oppo A96 online via Lazada and Shopee.

Oppo A96 Hardware Specs

The Oppo A96 features a 6.59″ Full HD+ (2412×1080 pixels) LCD display that’s capable of up to 90Hz refresh rate and a touch sampling rate of 180Hz. It runs on a Qualcomm Snapdragon 680 processor mated with 8GB LPDDR4x RAM. If you need more RAM for multi-tasking, it supports Memory Expansion which allows you to “add” up to 5GB RAM extra by converting available storage. Onboard it has 256GB of UFS 2.2 storage which is expandable via microSD.

For taking pictures, it gets a rather basic dual-camera setup that consists of a 50MP f/1.8 main camera and a 2MP depth sensor for bokeh effects. Upfront, the tiny punch-hole on the top left corner of the screen houses a 16MP f/2.0 selfie camera.

In terms of connectivity, this is a dual-SIM 4G device and it has support for 802.11ac WiFi 5, Bluetooth 5.0 and it still gets a 3.5mm headphone jack. Since the A96 uses an LCD display, it gets a side-mounted fingerprint sensor that doubles as a power button and it also supports facial recognition for face unlock.

Out of the box, it runs on ColorOS 11 but there’s no mention of the Android version. Powering the device is a large 5,000mAh battery that supports 33W SuperVOOC fast charging via USB-C. According to Oppo, you can get 50% power with just 26 minutes on the cable.

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