The Oppo A72 is a mid-range Android smartphone part of A series, developed and manufactured by OPPO. It was announced on April 21, 2020. On May 4, 2020, the Oppo A92, which is rebranded in Malaysia, was introduced, followed by the Philippines on June 27, 2020.
Specifications
Hardware Both smartphones are powered by the Octa-core CPU, layered with four Kryo 260 Golds and Kryo 260 Silvers, clocking respectively at 2.0GHz and 1.8GHz, the Adreno 610 GPU and the Qualcomm SM6125 Snapdragon 665 chipset. The battery capacity is 5000 mAh, featuring an 18W-wired fast charging with Quick Charge 3.0. The internal memory is only available at 128GB with 4GB, 6GB, or 8GB RAM options. The 6GB is only available for the A92.
The main camera features an AI-Quad Camera, with 4 camera modules with autofocus: +Main Camera (A72/A92)resolution (in MP (megapixels))typeaperture48MP (auxiliary)wide-angle8MP (auxiliary)ultra-wide angle (119 degrees)2MPin-depthblack and white Video can be recorded up to 4K @ 30fps or standard 1080p @ 30-120fps. The front camera features a 16MP module (aperture ), sizing at1/3.06 inches, and can record up to 1080p @ 30fps. The display in the front is protected by Corning Gorilla Glass 3, installed with an IPS LCD type sizing at 6.5 inches, with a resolution of 1080 x 2400 pixels (20:9 ratio) and 405 ppi desnsity.
Software The A72 and A92 runs on ColorOS 7.1, which is based on Android 10 and was updated to ColorOS 11 (Android 11).
Critics
UnboxPH notices limitation to HD resolution for ultra-wide-angle. Tech Advisor noticed performance lags. TechRadar noticed that in games like Asphalt 9, it fairly runs with low frame rate.
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