PLDT wireless subsidiary Smart Communications, Inc. (Smart) has forged another partnership with popular smartphone brand OPPO in ramping up LTE smartphone adoption among its customers.
Under the partnership, Smart and OPPO are offering the OPPO A71 phone kit bundle to Smart, TNT and Sun users at a discounted price to encourage more customers to upgrade their devices to LTE.
The OPPO A71 is one of OPPO’s best-selling smartphones and is now made available for P5,988, discounted from its original price of P6,990 while supplies last.
The OPPO A71 phone kit bundle comes with an LTE upgrade SIM for existing Smart, TNT and Sun customers. First-time LTE SIM upgraders also get a free 1GB open-access data valid for 3 days upon successful upgrade, which customers can use for accessing social media sites like Facebook, Instagram, and Youtube, chat apps like Viber, and games like Mobile Legends, for example.
Smart LTE migration campaign
All Smart, TNT and Sun subscribers can check if their SIMs are LTE-ready by texting SIMCHECK to 5832 for free. They can also check if their location is LTE ready by accessing smart.com.ph/LTE.
OPPO A71 comes with a 5.2” LCD display, a 13-megapixel rear camera, and a 5-megapixel front camera, and is available in Champagne Gold and Blue.
OPPO A71 2018 specs
| Display | 5.2-inch IPS capacitive HD (1280×720) touchscreen display, scratch-resistant glass |
| Dimension | 48.1mm x 73.8mm x 7.6mm |
| Weight | 137 grams |
| OS | Android 7.1 Nougat with ColorOS 3.2 |
| CPU | 64-bit 1.8GHz octa core Cortex-A53 CPU cores, Adreno 506 GPU, Qualcomm Snapdragon 450 chipset |
| RAM | 2GB of RAM |
| Storage | 16GB internal storage, expandable up to 256GB via micro SD, dedicated |
| Camera | 13MP f/2.2 PDAF main camera with LED flash, 1080p video recording |
| 5MP f/2.4 secondary camera | |
| Multimedia player | |
| FM Radio | |
| 3.5mm audio jack | |
| GPS with A-GPS and GLONASS | |
| WiFi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ | |
| Micro USB 2.0 with OTG | |
| Bluetooth v4.0 | |
| Sensors | Accelerometer, light, proximity, compass, gyroscope |
| Battery | Battery: 3000mAh lithium-ion, non-removable |
| Colors | Champagne Gold and Blue |
