In April, OPPO had launched the OPPO A9 smartphone in China. Now, a new phone called the OPPO A9x with slightly upgraded specs has appeared on OPPO China’s online store with key specs. The OPPO A9x will be available for purchase in the home market from May 20. A couple of renders of the phone have also appeared on the official site.

The OPPO A9 was available in color options such as Mica Green, Ice Jade White, and Fluorite Purple. The upcoming OPPO A9x will be available in two color variants like Ice Jade White and Meteorite Black. The smartphone will be available for purchase with a price tag of 1,999 Yuan (~$290) in China.

OPPO A9x Specifications

The OPPO A9x borrows most of its specs from the OPPO A9 model. It features a 6.53-inch IPS LCD display with waterdrop notch that offers full HD+ resolution of 1080 x 2340 pixels. The display is protected by Gorilla Glass 5. With slim bezels surrounding, the phone promises a screen space of 90.7 percent. The MediaTek Helio P70 chipset that includes an octa-core processor that works at 2.1 GHz.

The smartphone will feature a 4,020mAh battery that carries support for 20W VOOC 3.0 Flash Charge technology. The ColorOS 6 flavored Android 9 Pie OS will come preloaded on the device. The GameBoost 2.0 technology enhances the gaming experience on the device.

For photography, the OPPO A9x will be featuring a 48-megapixel primary sensor with 4-in-1 pixel binning and f/1.7 aperture along with a 5-megapixel secondary lens. It is equipped with a selfie camera of 16-megapixel. A fingerprint scanner is available on the rear side of the phone.

As it can be seen, the only major difference between the OPPO A9 and the upcoming A9X is that the latter will be coming with better rear cameras. Also, the OPPO A9 is selling with a lower price tag of 1,799 Yuan (~$260). As far as the appearance of the OPPO A9x is concerned, the above-shown renders reveal that its sports an identical design as the OPPO A9.

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