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Alcatel TRU Mobile Phone
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Gaba A5 Mobile Phone
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Oppo A72 Mobile Phone
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Samsung Galaxy J3 Mobile Phone
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Flashy phone on the outside, and perfectly serviceable phone on the insideRead more
Another new brand in South Africa, can the Oppo A72 stand out from the crowd?Read more
The Oppo A72 is a solid budget choiceRead more
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3.6 out of 5
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4 stars
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3 stars
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4.1 out of 5
16 user ratings
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4 stars
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38 user ratings
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4.2 out of 5
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Hardware

Operating systemAndroid 5.0Android 4.4ColorOS 7.1Android 5.1
CPU clock speed1.1 GHz1.3 GHz
N/A
1.2 GHz
CPU coresQuad-coreQuad-core8-coreQuad-core
CPU modelQualcomm Snapdragon 210 MSM8909
N/A
Qualcomm Snapdragon 665Qualcomm Snapdragon 410 MSM8916
GPU modelQualcomm Adreno 304
N/A
N/A
Qualcomm Adreno 306
RAM memory1 GB1 GB4 GB1.5GB

Display

Screen size5.5 in5.5 in6.5 in5.0 in
Number of colors16.7M
N/A
16.7M16.7M
Panel typeLCDLCD
N/A
OLED
Resolution854 x 480 px1280 x 720 px2400 x 1080 px1280 x 720 px
Pixel density196.0 ppi267.0 ppi
N/A
294.0 ppi
Screen materialDragonTrail Glass
N/A
N/A
N/A
Multi touchyesyes
N/A
yes
Technology
N/A
IPS LCDTFTSuper AMOLED
Touchscreen
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes
Dual screen support
N/A
N/A
N/A
no
Scratch resistant display
N/A
N/A
N/A
no
HDR
N/A
N/A
N/A
no

Rear camera

Primary sensor resolution5.0 Mpx8.0 Mpx48.0 Mpx8.0 Mpx
Highest video resolution1280 x 720 px
N/A
N/A
1920 x 1080 px
Autofocusyes
N/A
N/A
yes
Burst Modeyes
N/A
N/A
yes
Digital zoomyesyes
N/A
yes
Face detectionyes
N/A
N/A
yes
Geo-taggingyes
N/A
N/A
yes
HDR Captureyes
N/A
N/A
yes
LED Flashyesyes
N/A
yes
Panoramayes
N/A
N/A
yes
Smile detectionyes
N/A
N/A
yes
Touch focusyes
N/A
N/A
yes
Primary sensor size
N/A
N/A
1/2.8"
N/A
Sensor size (second camera)
N/A
N/A
1/4.0"
N/A
Resolution (second camera)
N/A
N/A
8.0 Mpx
N/A
Resolution (third camera)
N/A
N/A
2.0 Mpx
N/A
Resolution (fourth camera)
N/A
N/A
2.0 Mpx
N/A
Lens aperture (second camera)
N/A
N/A
F/2.2
N/A
Lens aperture (third camera)
N/A
N/A
F/2.4
N/A
Lens aperture (fourth camera)
N/A
N/A
F/2.4
N/A
Field of View (FoV) (second camera)
N/A
N/A
119.0 °
N/A
Focus adjustment
N/A
N/A
Automatic
N/A
Primary lens aperture
N/A
N/A
N/A
2.2 f
Video recording
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes
Maximum FPS at the highest resolution
N/A
N/A
N/A
30.0 fps
Maximum FPS (regardless of res.)
N/A
N/A
N/A
30.0 fps
Max resolution (highest frame rate)
N/A
N/A
N/A
1280 x 720 px
Digital Image Stabilization
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes
Gesture Shot
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes

Front camera

Primary resolution2.0 Mpx2.0 Mpx16.0 Mpx5.0 Mpx
Primary sensor size
N/A
N/A
1/2.8"
N/A
Lens aperture
N/A
N/A
F/2.0
N/A

Design

Colour of productBlackWhite
  • Aurora purple
  • Twilight black
  • Silver
  • Black
  • Gold
MaterialPlastic
N/A
N/A
Plastic
Water resistant
N/A
N/A
N/A
no
Shock resistant
N/A
N/A
N/A
no

Dimensions

Height5.55 in6.14 in6.38 in5.6 in
Width2.81 in3.02 in2.97 in2.8 in
Depth0.39 in0.27 in0.35 in0.31 in
Weight5.89 oz5.11 oz6.77 oz4.87 oz

Sensors

Accelerometeryesyesyesyes
Proximityyesyesyesyes
Ambient light sensoryesyesyesyes
Magnetometer
N/A
N/A
yes
N/A
Digital compass
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes

Connectivity

Dual sim supportnoyesyesyes
Sim card sizeMicro-SIM
N/A
Nano-SIMMicro-SIM
Bluetoothyesyesyesyes
Bluetooth version4.14.05.04.1
Headphone connection3.5 mm3.5 mm
N/A
3.5 mm
Type of USB connectorMicro-USBMicro-USBUSB Type-C
N/A
NFC
N/A
N/A
yesyes
Charging connection
N/A
N/A
USBUSB
DLNA certified
N/A
N/A
N/A
no
Bluetooth profile
N/A
N/A
N/A
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
Bluetooth codec
N/A
N/A
N/A
  • aptX
  • SBC
USB version
N/A
N/A
N/A
2.0
USB On-The-Go (OTG)
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes
Video output
N/A
N/A
N/A
No

Cellular

Wireless network (Wi-Fi)yesyes
N/A
yes
Data transmissionHSPA+HSDPA
  • GPRS
  • EDGE
  • HSDPA
  • HSUPA
  • HSPA+
  • FDD-LTE
  • TDD-LTE
HSPA+
Navigation systemGPSGPS
  • GPS
  • A-GPS
  • GLONASS
  • BeiDou
  • Galileo
GLONASS
2G GSMyesyes
N/A
yes
GSM frequencies
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
UMTS frequences
  • 700 MHz
  • 1700 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
2100 MHz
  • 1700 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 800 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
4G LTEyes
N/A
N/A
yes
LTE frequencies
  • 850 MHz
  • 1700 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
N/A
N/A
  • 800 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 2600 MHz
Mobile hotspotyes
N/A
N/A
yes
Wireless networking standard
N/A
N/A
N/A
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
3G UMTS
N/A
N/A
N/A
yes

Battery

Replaceable batteryyesyes
N/A
yes
Battery typeLithium ionLithium Polymer
N/A
Lithium ion
Battery capacity2000.0 mAh2200.0 mAh5000.0 mAh2600.0 mAh
Standby time400.0 h
N/A
N/A
330.0 h
Talk time14.0 h
N/A
34.0 h22.0 h
Fast charging
N/A
N/A
N/A
no
Wireless charging
N/A
N/A
N/A
no

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