Quite recently, we spotted the OPPO A5i Pro 5G on Malaysia’s SIRIM certification website, hinting at an imminent launch. Today, it has officially been launched in the Malaysian market. Its design is similar to the OPPO A5i Pro 4G, which was launched in June this year alongside the OPPO A5i 4G.
Oppo A5i Pro 5G Specs and Features
It features a 6.67-inch LCD HD+ display with a 120Hz refresh rate, paired with a 240Hz touch sampling rate. It supports 88% DCI-P3 in vivid mode and 100% sRGB in natural mode, offers up to 1000 nits peak brightness in HBM, and is protected by Corning® Gorilla® Glass 7i. It also comes with an IP65 rating for water and dust resistance, ensuring protection against splashes and dust in normal conditions, along with MIL-STD-810H tested durability, which includes multi-angle drop and impact resistance.
Under the hood is the MediaTek Dimensity 6300 chipset with an octa-core CPU and ARM Mali-G57 MC2 GPU, paired with up to 8GB LPDDR4X RAM and 256GB UFS 2.2 storage, expandable via microSD card. And ships wth ColorOS 15.0.1 based on Android 15.
The rear houses a dual camera setup with a 50MP f/1.8 wide-angle lens and a 2MP monochrome sensor, while the front has an 8MP f/2.0 selfie shooter. It supports multiple shooting modes, including Night, Portrait, PRO, Panorama, and Dual-view video, with video recording up to 1080p at 60fps on the rear and 1080p at 30fps on the front.
Battery capacity stands at 6000mAh (typical), with support for 45W SUPERVOOC fast charging. It supports both a side-mounted fingerprint scanner and facial recognition, alongside essential sensors including proximity, ambient light, and accelerometer.
In terms of connectivity, it offers 5G with a wide range of supported bands, 4G LTE, dual-SIM support, Wi-Fi 5, Bluetooth 5.4 with multiple codecs (SBC, AAC, LDAC, aptX, aptX HD), USB Type-C, a 3.5mm headphone jack, and NFC. Location services include GPS, GLONASS, Galileo, Beidou, and QZSS, with A-GPS and WLAN positioning support. It weighs about 194g with a thickness of 7.99mm.
Pricing and Availability
It has been launched in two color options: Breeze Blue and Midnight Purple. On the global site, it is listed with two memory options: 4GB+128GB and 8GB+256GB. However, in Malaysia, it is launched only in the 8GB+256GB variant, priced at RM 799 (approximately $188.87 USD).
