Oppo smartphones land in South Africa

[Jamie McKane]

Oppo smartphones land in South Africa

Chinese smartphone manufacturer Oppo has officially landed in South Africa, offering a number of devices in the country.

Oppo is the second-biggest smartphone manufacturer in China, and it has a major presence in a number of countries around the world, where it offers everything from entry-level handsets to cutting-edge flagship smartphones.

 

[B-1]

R7000? Seems like quite a markup.

 

[Randux]

No competition for Xiaomi locally.

 

[WaxLyrical]

How are these better than the Redmi Note series?

 

[keru]

How are these better than the Redmi Note series?

Have used both Oppo and Redmi and Redmi is far superior.

 

[genetic]

Have used both Oppo and Redmi and Redmi is far superior.

Superior how? Which two devices did you compare? Were they in the same category?

 

[ronz91]

A72 is not priced competitively imo

 

[Johnatan56]

Going through the full process, UK taxes seem to be higher, so it's actually:


Not sure how it got to R7k.

 

[We Love Bass]

China thinks we that stupid?

 

[friedpiggy]

Import duties with that extra "luxury goods" tax as well.

 

[Gudnews]

Pass. Just more of pricing status quo it appears.

 

[boboudts]

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Going through the full process, UK taxes seem to be higher, so it's actually:
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Not sure how it got to R7k.

MARXIST ANC TAXES!

 

[Johnatan56]

Import duties with that extra "luxury goods" tax as well.

Amazon's one is the full price including taxes.

 

[Fulcrum29]

Meh, these aren't the Oppos I'm looking for, neither did I want pandemic tax.

 

[FiestaST]

GSMArena article

Oppo expands to South Africa, A72 is its pioneer

Oppo has just announced its expansion to an new market - the company has made its way to South Africa. The first phone, introduced by the official Oppo division, is the Oppo A72 which local media already had to chance to have for a quick hands-on.

Two other phones that hit the country are Oppo A15 and Oppo A53, all of them midrangers. A flagship is coming in Q2 2021, so it's likely not going to be one of the currently existing one

Oppo expands to South Africa, A72 is its pioneer

This is the tenth market in the Africa & Middle East region for the company. Oppo has just announced its expansion to a new market - the company has made...

www.gsmarena.com

https://twitter.com/OPPOSouthAfrica

 

[Praeses]

I wish OnePlus would rather launch in SA. Loving my OnePlus 6!

 

[mk1]

No thanks. Xiaomi is better priced and better quality.

 

[genetic]

No thanks. Xiaomi is better priced and better quality.

Another random comment with no actual facts.

 

[Dan C]

Another random comment with no actual facts.

OPPO as far as I understand was part of Xiaomi. They still have a lot of catch-up to do.

 

[Fulcrum29]

OPPO as far as I understand was part of Xiaomi. They still have a lot of catch-up to do.

Oppo is BBK.