The OPPO A5s is an entry-level phone housed in a plastic body. There’s a metallic finish around the sides of the device, while the rear’s plastic back attempts to imitate a glass back. Overall, the construction of the phone is solid and sturdy. The device has a 6.2-inch screen, with a water drop notch that’s occupied by the selfie camera. A plus point for the A5s is that the display is fitted with Corning Gorilla Glass 3 and also has a pre-installed screen protector. The left side houses the triple card tray, namely two SIM card slots and a dedicated microSD card slot. Over the rear, there are dual cameras and the LED flash, all accented with a gold lining. There’s also a fingerprint scanner. The smartphone also employs a face unlock option.

For display, OPPO A5s sports a 6.2-inch HD+ (720x1520) resolution screen. Colors produced are vibrant and have a slight saturation to them. In terms of camera, A5s has an 8MP selfie camera that resides in the water drop notch. Situated on the rear are a 13MP shooter, a 2MP shooter, and an LED Flash. The A5s carries a MediaTek Helio P35 chipset, paired with PowerVR GE8320 GPU. Game Space feature were included as well which optimizes the A5s to run at the best possible performance while gaming. The A5s has all the usual connectivity features such as 4G LTE, WiFi, Bluetooth, and GPS. It also has dual SIM capabilities so switching from network to network isn’t an issue. For battery, it has a4230mAh battery capacity which could easily last for a day with a single charge on light to moderate usage.