PLDT wireless subsidiary Smart Communications Inc. (Smart) has partnered with popular smartphone brand OPPO in pushing for LTE smartphone adoption in the Philippines.
Under the partnership, Smart and OPPO are offering the OPPO A3S to Smart, TNT and Sun users at a discounted price to encourage more customers to upgrade to an LTE device. This project is among Smart and OPPO’s joint initiatives to serve their customers better.
Long Term Evolution (LTE) is the best technology for data and allows customers to experience faster upload and download speeds for video streaming and mobile gaming, for example.
“Apart from our continuing investments in upgrading our network, we are also partnering with manufacturers like OPPO in empowering our customers with capable devices, so that they can maximize the network that we have put in place,” said Oscar A. Reyes Jr, senior vice president and head of Consumer Market Development, PLDT-Smart.
“With devices like the OPPO A3S, our customers can stay connected with their friends and family through chat apps, stream videos and play games on their smartphones, and stay productive while on-the-go, aided by a device and the network that keeps up with their fast-changing needs,” Reyes said.
The OPPO A3S is available for P5,990, discounted from its original price of P6,990. It comes with a Smart LTE Prepaid SIM and data freebies: Upon activation, the customer automatically gets 1GB, plus an additional 1GB upon loading P100 within three days, valid for three days. It also comes with data rewards for a year, where customers get 500MB for every P150 accumulated load, valid for three days.
“This partnership is all about making sure that LTE is available for all. It is about making the most popular device, the OPPO A3S, and the Philippines’ fastest network, more accessible to more Filipinos,” said Carlo Endaya, vice president and head for Prepaid marketing, Smart.
The dual-camera OPPO A3S also features a 13MP rear camera and an 8MP front camera, a 6.2” IPS HD Display with a notch design, Octa-Core 1.8 GHz, and an SD card slot expandable up to 256 GB. It runs on Android Oreo OS with 2GB RAM and 16 GB ROM, and boasts a ‘best-in-class’ battery of 4,230mAh, compared to the usual 3,000mAh of other devices in the same price range.
“Through this partnership with Smart, we take one step closer to building a world of intelligent connectivity,” says Zen Han, vice president, Channel Sales, OPPO Philippines.