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HTC Desire Mobile Phone
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OnePlus 9 Mobile Phone
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Oppo A72 Mobile Phone
Oppo A72
Editiorial reviews
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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15
4.3 out of 5
11 user ratings
5 stars
36 %
4 stars
63 %
3 stars
0 %
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
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User rating
39
4.4 out of 5
39 user ratings
5 stars
46 %
4 stars
43 %
3 stars
10 %
2 stars
0 %
1 stars
0 %
41
4.3 out of 5
41 user ratings
5 stars
46 %
4 stars
34 %
3 stars
19 %
2 stars
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38
4.1 out of 5
38 user ratings
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4 stars
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Hardware

Operating systemAndroid 2.1OxygenOSColorOS 7.1
CPU clock speed1.0 GHz2.84 GHz
N/A
CPU coresSingle-core8-core8-core
CPU modelQualcomm Snapdragon QSD8250Qualcomm Snapdragon 888Qualcomm Snapdragon 665
GPU modelQualcomm Adreno 200
N/A
N/A
RAM memory512 MB
  • 12 GB
  • 8 GB
4 GB

Display

Screen size3.7 in6.55 in6.5 in
Touchscreenyes
N/A
N/A
Number of colors16.7M16.7M16.7M
Panel typeOLEDOLED
N/A
Resolution800 x 480 px2400 x 1080 px2400 x 1080 px
TechnologySuper AMOLEDFluid AmoledTFT
Pixel density252.0 ppi402.0 ppi
N/A
Dual screen supportno
N/A
N/A
Scratch resistant displayyes
N/A
N/A
HDRnoyes
N/A
Multi touchyes
N/A
N/A
Screen material
N/A
Corning Gorilla Glass
N/A

Rear camera

Primary sensor resolution5.0 Mpx48.0 Mpx48.0 Mpx
Video recordingyes
N/A
N/A
Highest video resolution1920 x 1080 px
N/A
N/A
Autofocusyes
N/A
N/A
Face detectionyes
N/A
N/A
Geo-taggingyes
N/A
N/A
LED Flashyes
N/A
N/A
Panoramayes
N/A
N/A
Primary sensor size
N/A
1/1.43"1/2.8"
Sensor size (second camera)
N/A
1/1.56"1/4.0"
Resolution (second camera)
N/A
50.0 Mpx8.0 Mpx
Resolution (third camera)
N/A
2.0 Mpx2.0 Mpx
Lens aperture (second camera)
N/A
F/2.2F/2.2
Lens aperture (third camera)
N/A
F/2.4F/2.4
Field of View (FoV) (second camera)
N/A
119.0 °119.0 °
Focus adjustment
N/A
AutomaticAutomatic
Resolution (fourth camera)
N/A
N/A
2.0 Mpx
Lens aperture (fourth camera)
N/A
N/A
F/2.4

Storage

Internal storage128 MB
  • 128 GB
  • 256 GB
128 GB
Memory card readeryes
N/A
N/A
Maximum card storage32GB
N/A
N/A
Types of memory card supported
  • microSD
  • microSDHC
N/A
N/A

Dimensions

Height4.69 in6.3 in6.38 in
Width2.36 in2.92 in2.97 in
Depth0.47 in0.34 in0.35 in
Weight4.59 oz6.77 oz6.77 oz

Sensors

Accelerometeryesyesyes
Proximityyesyesyes
Digital compassyesyes
N/A
Ambient light sensoryesyesyes
Gyroscope
N/A
yes
N/A
Magnetometer
N/A
N/A
yes

Connectivity

Dual sim supportno
N/A
yes
Sim card sizeMini-SIM
  • Nano SIM
  • Nano-SIM
Nano-SIM
DLNA certifiedyes
N/A
N/A
Bluetoothyes
N/A
yes
Bluetooth version2.1 EDR
N/A
5.0
Bluetooth profile
  • A2DP
  • AVRCP
N/A
N/A
Bluetooth codec
  • AAC
  • SBC
N/A
N/A
NFCno
N/A
yes
Charging connectionUSB
N/A
USB
Headphone connection3.5 mm
N/A
N/A
USB version2.0
N/A
N/A
Video outputNo
N/A
N/A
Type of USB connector
N/A
N/A
USB Type-C

Cellular

Wireless network (Wi-Fi)yes
N/A
N/A
Wireless networking standard
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
N/A
N/A
Navigation systemA-GPS
  • A-GPS
  • BeiDou
  • GLONASS
  • GPS
  • Galileo
  • GPS
  • A-GPS
  • GLONASS
  • BeiDou
  • Galileo
2G GSMyes
N/A
N/A
GSM frequencies
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
N/A
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
3G UMTSyes
N/A
N/A
UMTS frequences
  • 900 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 1700 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1700 MHz
  • 800 MHz
  • 1700 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 800 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
4G LTEno
N/A
N/A
LTE frequencies
  • 800 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 2600 MHz
N/A
N/A
Mobile hotspotyes
N/A
N/A
Data transmission
N/A
  • 5G NR FR1
  • FDD-LTE
  • HSPA
  • LTE Advanced
  • TDD-LTE
  • VoLTE
  • VoWiFi
  • GPRS
  • EDGE
  • HSDPA
  • HSUPA
  • HSPA+
  • FDD-LTE
  • TDD-LTE

Battery

Replaceable batteryyes
N/A
N/A
Battery typeLithium ionLithium polymer
N/A
Battery capacity1400.0 mAh4500.0 mAh5000.0 mAh
Standby time360.0 h
N/A
N/A
Talk time6.5 h28.0 h34.0 h
Fast chargingno
N/A
N/A
Wireless charging noyes
N/A
Wireless charging standard
N/A
  • Qi
  • Warp Charge 15 Wireless
N/A

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