The Oppo A3x 4G lands as Oppo’s most affordable entry-level option in South Africa, offering an incredibly budget-conscious price point while retaining the signature rugged durability and ultra-reliable battery life found in the higher-tier A-series models.
Starting at just ZAR 1,500, the Oppo A3x 4G is highly accessible for those seeking a highly functional primary phone or an emergency backup. Keep in mind that exact pricing can fluctuate across provinces, during localized retail promotions, or based on your chosen internal storage tier.
You can pick up the device across South Africa’s primary e-commerce networks, major supermarkets, and dedicated cellular hubs:
Retail & Online Storefronts: Available for cash purchases or via store accounts at Takealot, HiFi Corp, Foschini, Cellucity, 4U, Makro, Mr Price, Hi Online, Game, PEP, and Ackermans.
Mobile Network Channels: For upgrades, monthly prepaid bundles, or cellular packages, you can purchase it directly through MTN and Chatz Connect.
Despite sits highly accessible entry-level price, the Oppo A3x 4G doesn’t compromise on daily structural toughness or power delivery.
Like its sibling models, the A3x 4G is built around extreme physical resilience. It features a MIL-STD-810H military-grade shock-resistant body, meaning it is fully certified to survive multi-angle drops onto unforgiving surfaces. It is backed by an IP54 dust and splash resistance rating that protects the chassis from spills (like tea or coffee), alongside Splash Touch software engineering so you can cleanly swipe the screen with wet fingers.
The device carries a spacious 6.67-inch HD+ display protected by twice-reinforced glass. Crucially for outdoor workers and commuters, the panel features a 90Hz refresh rate for smooth system animations and hits a peak brightness of 1000 nits, allowing you to read incoming messages perfectly under harsh South African sunlight.
The phone relies on a massive 5100 mAh battery optimized with custom materials to preserve its long-term health. Oppo guarantees the cell will retain at least 80% of its maximum capacity after four years of daily cycles. If you find yourself running low before a trip, the integrated 45W SUPERVOOC flash charging system safely returns the phone to 50% battery capacity in roughly 30 minutes.
Under the hood, the device runs on the efficient Qualcomm Snapdragon 6s 4G Gen 1 platform. It handles daily messaging, social scrolling, and administrative tasks cleanly while managing power carefully. For capturing snapshots, the rear features an 8MP primary camera supported by a flicker sensor to keep images sharp around moving water or shifting indoor light fixtures. Upfront, a 5MP selfie camera handles video calling and portrait shots with adjustable AI retouching controls.
| Brand | Oppo |
| Model | Oppo A3x 4G |
| Announced | 20 August, 2024 |
| Released | 20 August, 2024 |
| Status | Available |
| Price | TZS 250,000 |
| Type Design Type called form factor refers to a mobile phone's size, shape, and style as well as the layout and position of major components of phone. There are three major form factors seen in mobile phones => bar phones, folding phones and sliding phones. | Bar |
| Dimensions | 165.8 x 76.1 x 7.7 mm (6.53 x 3.00 x 0.30 in) |
| Weight | 186 g (6.56 oz) |
| Protection | IP54, dust and splash resistant |
| Colors | Nebula Red, Ocean Blue |
| 2G Network | |
| 3G Network | |
| 4G Network | |
| 5G Network | |
| SIM SIM (Subscriber Identity Module) is a small card that contains mobile network subscriber's account information. This allows the phone using the card to attach to a mobile network. The SIM card is most commonly associated with GSM and UMTS mobile networks. Moving a SIM card from one phone to another allows a subscriber to switch mobile phones without having to contact their mobile network carrier. SIM cards can also be used by a phone to store limited amounts of data, such as phone numbers and text messages. | Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) |
| Display Type Display Technology => A number of display technologies and types used in mobile phones => TFT (Thin Film Transistor), IPS (In-Place Switching), OLED (Organic Light Emitting Diode), AMOLED (Active-Matrix Organic Light-Emitting Diode), Super AMOLED (an even advanced version of AMOLED), Resistive Touchscreen (Resistive touchscreens contain two layer of conductive material with a very small gap between them which acts as a resistance), Capacitive Touchsceen (Capacitive touchscreen technology consists of a layer of glass coated with a transparent conductor) | IPS LCD, 90Hz, 1000 nits (HBM) |
| Size | 6.67 inches, 107.2 cm2 (~85.0% screen-to-body ratio) |
| Resolution | 720 x 1604 pixels, 20:9 ratio (~264 ppi density) |
| Audio Playback | |
| Video Playback | |
| FM Radio | Unspecified |
| Ring Tones | |
| Loudspeaker |
| Main Camera Camera is able to capture photographs and usually videos, The most important characteristics of a camera are the resolution (measured in megapixels), lens focus type (fixed or automatic), higher megapixel cameras are known to capture higher quality photos, but not always a good measurement of the photos quality. |
8 MP, f/2.0, (wide), PDAF Auxiliary lens |
| Video | 1080p@30fps |
| Selfie Camera | 5 MP, f/2.2, (wide) |
| Video | 1080p@30fps |
| Operating System OS => Every computer system run on a base software called Operating System (OS). Operating System controls all basic operations of the computer (such as smartphone, PDAs, tablet computers and other handheld devices). The Operating System allows the user to install and run third party applications (apps), apps are used to add new functionality to the device. | Android 14 |
| User Interface UI or user interface of a device is the look and feel of the on-screen menu system. How it works, its color scheme, how it responds to button presses, all of these things are part of the user interface. | ColorOS 14 |
| Chipset Chipset is a group of integrated circuits designed to perform one or a more dedicated functions, often with real time computing constraints, Popular smartphones are equipped with more advanced embedded chipsets that can do many different tasks depending on their programming. | Qualcomm Snapdragon 6s Gen 1 |
| GPU GPU (Graphics Processing Unit) is a single-chip processor designed to rapidly manipulate and alter memory to accelerate the creation of images in a frame buffer intended for output to a display, This includes things such as lighting effects, object transformations, and 3D motion. | Adreno 610 |
| RAM (Memory) RAM (Random Access Memory) is a type of computer memory that can be accessed randomly, any byte of memory can be accessed without touching the preceding bytes that allows information to be stored and accessed quickly from random locations. RAM is the most common type of memory found in computer systems, smartphones, tablets and other electronic devices. | 8GB-16GB |
| Internal Storage Internal Storage is a data storage space (flash memory) mostly used in smartphones, tablets and other electronic devices where operating system, apps, music, photos, videos, files and other user data Is stored. | 64GB/128GB/256GB |
| Card Slot Memory Card Slot is a special slot for inserting a memory card. Memory cards allow you to expand the phone's built-in memory, A memory card (sometimes called a flash memory card or a storage card) is a small storage medium used to store data such as text, pictures, audio, and video, for use on small, portable or remote computing devices such as mobile phones, mp3 players, digital cameras. | microSDXC |
| Sensors Sensors are electronic components that detects and responds to some type of input from the physical environment. The specific input could be light, heat, motion, moisture, pressure and location, The output is generally a signal that is converted to use in computing systems, a location sensor, such as a GPS receiver is able to detect current location of your electronic device. | Fingerprint (side-mounted), accelerometer, proximity, compass |
| Bluetooth Bluetooth is a wireless communications technology for exchanging data between mobile phones, headsets, computers and other network devices over short distances without wires, Bluetooth technology was primarily designed to support simple wireless networking of personal consumer devices. | 5.0, A2DP, LE |
| Wi-fi Wi-Fi is a popular wireless networking technology using radio waves to provide high-speed network connections that allows devices to communicate without cords or cables, Wi-Fi is increasingly becoming the preferred mode of internet connectivity all over the world. | Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band |
| Wi-fi Hotspot | |
| USB | USB Type-C 2.0, OTG |
| Positioning GPS The Global Positioning System is a satellite-based radio navigation system, GPS permits users to determine their position, velocity and the time 24 hours a day, in all weather, anywhere in the world, In order to locate your position, your device or GPS receiver must have a clear view of the sky. | GPS, GALILEO, GLONASS, BDS, QZSS |
| NFC NFC (Near field communication) is a set of standards for smartphones and similar devices to establish peer-to-peer radio communications with each other by touching them together or bringing them into proximity, usually no more than a few inches. |
| Battery Type Battery Type => Cell phones run on various kinds of batteries depending on the manufacturer, phone size or shape and features. There are basically four types of cell phone batteries => Lithium Polymer, Lithium Ion, Nickel Metal Hydride and Nickel Cadmium. | 5100 mAh, non-removable |
| Charging Wireless Charging (Inductive Charging) uses an electromagnetic field to transfer energy between two objects. This is usually done with a charging station. Energy is sent through an inductive coupling to an electrical device, which can then use that energy to charge batteries or run the device. | 45W wired, PD2.0, PPS, 50% in 30 min (advertised) |
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