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Oppo expands to South Africa, A72 is its pioneer

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Yordan 25 September 2020

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Oppo has just announced its expansion to a 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 a chance to have for a quick hands-on.

OPPO has officially landed in South Africa! 📲
Welcome to the team, @OPPOSouthAfrica! 🎉 https://t.co/BfDWfpUXCK

— OPPO (@oppo) September 25, 2020

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 ones.

An official announcement with a fancy event is expected to happen in South Africa on October 7 when we’ll learn the Oppo A72 price in the market.

Source | Via

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  • SoutAfri
  • XAY
  • 28 Sep 2020

South Africa mentioned on GSMArena lol! As a South African it feels funny reading it.

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  • Saaj
  • NsB
  • 28 Sep 2020

The A72 is priced at R6999 (ZAR) in south Africa for a mid-range device. Just makes you wonder what the flagship will cost when released. Currently, that is overpriced and not good value compared to the Redmi Note 9 Pro 6/128gb Device which is g...

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  • Lukhanyo
  • NsB
  • 26 Sep 2020

My country is in Africa (South Africa), and i have never met anyone using a techno, so i think you need to write the post and refer to countries that are dominated by this tecno

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