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Oppo A72

Oppo A72
$194
Brand: OPPO
Category: Phones
  • Display 6.5 inch 1080 x 2400 IPS screen
  • Camera 48 MP + 8 MP + 2 MP + 2 MP Main / 16 MP front
  • Storage 128 GB
  • RAM 8 GB
  • CPU Octa-core 2.0 GHz, Snapdragon 665
  • OS Android 10

Our Rating

The review rating is based on accessment of the device by experts, and opinions of trusted YouTube reviewers.

8.7
  • Design, Built Quality 7 / 10
  • Display Quality 8 / 10
  • Camera Quality 9 / 10
  • Audio & Multimedia 7 / 10
  • OS and Usability 9 / 10
  • Battery Performance 9 / 10

Oppo A72 Highlights and Overview

The OPPO A72 is the higher variant of the A52 announced yesterday. Both phone has similar specification and features, but the A72 has a larger 48-megapixel main camera, instead of the 12-megapixel main sensor used on the A52. It comes in a 6.5-inch unit with a 1080 x 2400 pixels resolution, and has a punch hole notch to the top left corner of the screen.

Specification wise, the OPPO A72 runs on the octa-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 665 CPU clocked at 2.0GHz, along with an Adreno 610 GPU, 8 GB of RAM and a 128GB internal storage, expandable via SD card up to 256 GB.

There are four camera sensors at the back, comprising of a 48-megapixel main sensor, 8-megapixel ultra-wide sensor, a 2-megapixel macro sensor and another 2-megapixel macro sensor. For selfie, there is a single 16-megapixel sensor upfront, capable of AI portrait, face Beautification and FaceID.

The unit also makes use of a side-placed fingerprint scanner, come with dual Nano-SIMs slot with 4G LTE network on both SIMs. It is powered by a 5000mAh battery and runs on Android 10 out of the box. Other key specifications and silent features of the OPPO A72 are contained in the spec table below

Oppo A72 Full Specifications and Features

NETWORK

Technology GSM / CDMA / HSPA / LTE
2G Network Bands GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
CDMA 800 & TD-SCDMA
3G Network Bands HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
4G Network Bands LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700), 17(700), 34(2000), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500)
5G Network Bands Does not have support for 5G Network
Speed HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (2CA) Cat6 300/50 Mbps

LAUNCH

Also Known As -
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BODY

Dimensions 162 x 75.5 x 8.9 mm
Weight 188 grams
Build Front/back glass, aluminum frame
SIM Type Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)

DISPLAY

Display Type IPS LCD capacitive touchscreen, 16M colors
Size 6.5 inches, 102.0 cm2 (~82.5% screen-to-body ratio)
Resolution 1080 x 2400 pixels, 20:9 ratio (~403 ppi density)

PLATFORM

Operating System Android 10.0; ColorOS 7
Chipset Qualcomm SDM665 Snapdragon 665 (11 nm)
CPU Octa-core (4x2.0 GHz Kryo 260 Gold & 4x1.8 GHz Kryo 260 Silver)
GPU Qualcomm Adreno 610

MEMORY

RAM + ROM 8 GB
Card Slot Yes, up to 256 GB via microSD card (uses SIM 2 slot)

MAIN CAMERA

Camera Type Quadruple Lenses
Camera Sensor(s) 48 MP + 8 MP + 2 MP + 2 MP Main/ 16 MP front
Camera Features Autofocus
Face detection
F/1.7 aperture
LED Flash
Panorama
HDR
8 MP, f/2.3, 13mm (ultrawide), 1/4", 1.12µm, AF
2 MP, f/2.4, 1/5", 1.75µm
2 MP, f/2.4, 1/5", 1.75µm, depth sensor
Video Resolution 2160p@30fps, 1080p@30fps, gyro-EIS

SELFIE CAMERA

Camera Type Single Lens
Camera Sensor(s) 16-megapixel
Camera Features F/2.0 aperture
FaceID
Face beautification
HDR
Video Resolution 1080p@30fps

SOUND

Loudspeaker Yes
Speaker Location Placed at the front
Audio Jack Type Yes, 3.5mm audio jack

CONNECTIVITY

Bluetooth Bluetooth 5.0, A2DP, LE
NFC
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS

BATTERY

Battery Capacity Non-removable Li-Po 5000 mAh battery
Wireless Charging No
Talk Time Talk Time is the longest time that a single battery charge will last when you are constantly talking on the phone under perfect conditions, Ambient temperature and highly dependent on the cellular network environment such as the distance to the closest cell network tower. Up to 28 hours
Stand-by Up to 540 hours

OTHER FEATURES

Sensors Fingerprint (side-mounted), accelerometer, proximity, compass
Box Contents Charging Brick / USB cable

Oppo A72 User Reviews and Opinions

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