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Apple iPhone 11 Mobile Phone
Apple iPhone 11
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HTC Desire Mobile Phone
HTC Desire
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Oppo A72 Mobile Phone
Oppo A72
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Samsung Galaxy S20 Mobile Phone
Samsung Galaxy S20
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Editiorial reviews
20
4.6 out of 5
9 user ratings
5 stars
88 %
4 stars
11 %
3 stars
0 %
2 stars
0 %
1 stars
0 %
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29
4.0 out of 5
11 user ratings
5 stars
27 %
4 stars
63 %
3 stars
9 %
2 stars
0 %
1 stars
0 %
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8 editorial reviews
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
Read editorial reviews
19
4.3 out of 5
12 user ratings
5 stars
41 %
4 stars
58 %
3 stars
0 %
2 stars
0 %
1 stars
0 %
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User rating
42
3.8 out of 5
42 user ratings
5 stars
19 %
4 stars
50 %
3 stars
28 %
2 stars
0 %
1 stars
2 %
39
4.4 out of 5
39 user ratings
5 stars
46 %
4 stars
43 %
3 stars
10 %
2 stars
0 %
1 stars
0 %
38
4.1 out of 5
38 user ratings
5 stars
31 %
4 stars
42 %
3 stars
26 %
2 stars
0 %
1 stars
0 %
40
4.3 out of 5
40 user ratings
5 stars
40 %
4 stars
52 %
3 stars
5 %
2 stars
2 %
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Hardware

Operating systemApple iOS 13Android 2.1ColorOS 7.1Android 10
CPU cores6-coreSingle-core8-core8-core
CPU modelApple A13 BionicQualcomm Snapdragon QSD8250Qualcomm Snapdragon 665Samsung Exynos 990
RAM memory4 GB512 MB4 GB8 GB
CPU clock speed
N/A
1.0 GHz
N/A
2.73 GHz
GPU model
N/A
Qualcomm Adreno 200
N/A
N/A

Display

Screen size6.1 in3.7 in6.5 in6.2 in
Resolution1792 x 828 px800 x 480 px2400 x 1080 px3200 x 1440 px
TechnologyLiquid Retina HD displaySuper AMOLEDTFTInfinity-O Dynamic AMOLED 2X
Pixel density326.0 ppi252.0 ppi
N/A
563.0 ppi
Screen materialFingerprint-resistant coating
N/A
N/A
Corning Gorilla Glass 6.0
Touchscreen
N/A
yes
N/A
N/A
Number of colors
N/A
16.7M16.7M16.7M
Panel type
N/A
OLED
N/A
OLED
Dual screen support
N/A
no
N/A
N/A
Scratch resistant display
N/A
yes
N/A
N/A
HDR
N/A
no
N/A
yes
Multi touch
N/A
yes
N/A
N/A

Rear camera

Primary sensor resolution12.0 Mpx5.0 Mpx48.0 Mpx64.0 Mpx
Resolution (second camera)12.0 Mpx
N/A
8.0 Mpx12.0 Mpx
Lens aperture (second camera)F/2.4
N/A
F/2.2F/2.2
Field of View (FoV) (second camera)120.0 °
N/A
119.0 °120.0 °
Focus adjustmentAutomatic
N/A
Automatic
  • Automatic
  • Manual
Optical zoom2x
N/A
N/A
N/A
Video recording
N/A
yes
N/A
N/A
Highest video resolution
N/A
1920 x 1080 px
N/A
N/A
Autofocus
N/A
yes
N/A
N/A
Face detectionFace recognitionyes
N/A
N/A
Geo-tagging
N/A
yes
N/A
N/A
LED Flash
N/A
yes
N/A
N/A
Panorama
N/A
yes
N/A
N/A
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 (third camera)
N/A
N/A
2.0 Mpx12.0 Mpx
Resolution (fourth camera)
N/A
N/A
2.0 Mpx
N/A
Lens aperture (third camera)
N/A
N/A
F/2.4F/1.8
Lens aperture (fourth camera)
N/A
N/A
F/2.4
N/A
Primary Field of View (FoV)
N/A
N/A
N/A
76.0 °
Field of View (FoV) (third camera)
N/A
N/A
N/A
79.0 °

Storage

Internal storage
  • 128 GB
  • 256 GB
  • 64 GB
128 MB128 GB128 GB
Memory card reader
N/A
yes
N/A
N/A
Maximum card storage
N/A
32GB
N/A
N/A
Types of memory card supported
N/A
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
N/A
N/A

Design

Colour of product
  • Green
  • Purple
  • Yellow
  • White
  • Black
Black
  • Aurora purple
  • Twilight black
  • Cloud blue
  • Pink cloud
Material
N/A
Plastic
N/A
N/A
Water resistant
N/A
no
N/A
N/A
Shock resistant
N/A
no
N/A
N/A

Dimensions

Height5.94 in4.69 in6.38 in5.97 in
Width2.98 in2.36 in2.97 in2.72 in
Depth0.33 in0.47 in0.35 in0.31 in
Weight6.84 oz4.59 oz6.77 oz5.75 oz

Connectivity

Sim card size
  • e-SIM
  • Nano-SIM
Mini-SIMNano-SIM
  • Electronic SIM card
  • Nano SIM
  • Nano-SIM
  • e-SIM
Bluetooth version5.02.1 EDR5.05.0 LE
Charging connectionLightningUSBUSBUSB
Dual sim support
N/A
noyesyes
DLNA certified
N/A
yes
N/A
N/A
Bluetooth
N/A
yesyesyes
Bluetooth profile
N/A
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
N/A
N/A
Bluetooth codec
N/A
  • AAC
  • SBC
N/A
N/A
NFC
N/A
noyesyes
Headphone connection
N/A
3.5 mm
N/A
N/A
USB version
N/A
2.0
N/A
N/A
Video output
N/A
No
N/A
N/A
Type of USB connector
N/A
N/A
USB Type-CUSB Type-C

Cellular

Data transmission
  • GPRS
  • EDGE
  • HSDPA
  • HSUPA
  • HSPA+
  • LTE
  • DC-HSDPA
  • LTE Advanced
  • VoLTE
  • FDD-LTE
  • TDD-LTE
  • VoWiFi
  • Gigabit LTE
N/A
  • GPRS
  • EDGE
  • HSDPA
  • HSUPA
  • HSPA+
  • FDD-LTE
  • TDD-LTE
  • EDGE
  • FDD-LTE
  • GPRS
  • HSDPA
  • HSPA+
  • HSUPA
  • LAA
  • TDD-LTE
  • VoLTE
  • VoWiFi
Navigation system
  • GPS
  • GLONASS
A-GPS
  • GPS
  • A-GPS
  • GLONASS
  • BeiDou
  • Galileo
  • GPS
  • GLONASS
  • BeiDou
  • Galileo
GSM frequencies
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
Wireless network (Wi-Fi)
N/A
yes
N/A
N/A
Wireless networking standard
N/A
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
N/A
N/A
2G GSM
N/A
yes
N/A
N/A
3G UMTS
N/A
yes
N/A
N/A
UMTS frequences
N/A
  • 900 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 1700 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 800 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1700 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
4G LTE
N/A
no
N/A
N/A
LTE frequencies
N/A
  • 800 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 2600 MHz
N/A
N/A
Mobile hotspot
N/A
yes
N/A
N/A

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