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Oppo A72 Mobile Phone
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Flashy phone on the outside, and perfectly serviceable phone on the insideRead more
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The Oppo A72 is a solid budget choiceRead more
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Hardware

Operating systemColorOS 7.1Android 11Android 5.1
CPU cores8-core8-core8-core
CPU modelQualcomm Snapdragon 665MediaTek Helio G95Qualcomm Snapdragon 616 MSM8939v2
RAM memory4 GB
  • 4 GB
  • 6 GB
2 GB
CPU clock speed
N/A
2.05 GHz1.5 GHz
GPU model
N/A
N/A
Qualcomm Adreno 405

Display

Screen size6.5 in6.4 in5.0 in
Number of colors16.7M
N/A
16.7M
Resolution2400 x 1080 px2400 x 1080 px1280 x 720 px
TechnologyTFTSuper AMOLEDIPS TFT
Panel type
N/A
OLEDLCD
Pixel density
N/A
409.0 ppi294.0 ppi
Touchscreen
N/A
N/A
yes
Dual screen support
N/A
N/A
no
Scratch resistant display
N/A
N/A
no
HDR
N/A
N/A
no
Multi touch
N/A
N/A
yes

Rear camera

Primary sensor size1/2.8"
N/A
N/A
Sensor size (second camera)1/4.0"
N/A
N/A
Primary sensor resolution48.0 Mpx64.0 Mpx13.0 Mpx
Resolution (second camera)8.0 Mpx8.0 Mpx
N/A
Resolution (third camera)2.0 Mpx2.0 Mpx
N/A
Resolution (fourth camera)2.0 Mpx2.0 Mpx
N/A
Lens aperture (second camera)F/2.2F/2.25
N/A
Lens aperture (third camera)F/2.4F/2.4
N/A
Lens aperture (fourth camera)F/2.4F/2.4
N/A
Field of View (FoV) (second camera)119.0 °119.0 °
N/A
Focus adjustmentAutomaticAutomatic
N/A
Primary lens aperture
N/A
N/A
2.0 f
Video recording
N/A
N/A
yes
Highest video resolution
N/A
N/A
1920 x 1080 px
Maximum FPS at the highest resolution
N/A
N/A
30.0 fps
Autofocus
N/A
N/A
yes
Burst Mode
N/A
N/A
yes
Digital Image Stabilization
N/A
N/A
yes
Digital zoom
N/A
N/A
yes
Face detection
N/A
Face recognitionyes
Geo-tagging
N/A
N/A
yes
HDR Capture
N/A
N/A
yes
LED Flash
N/A
N/A
yes
Panorama
N/A
N/A
yes
Smile detection
N/A
N/A
yes
Touch focus
N/A
N/A
yes

Front camera

Primary sensor size1/2.8"
N/A
N/A
Primary resolution16.0 Mpx16.0 Mpx5.0 Mpx
Lens apertureF/2.0F/2.45
N/A
Face detection
N/A
Face recognitionyes

Storage

Internal storage128 GB
  • 128 GB
  • 64 GB
16 GB
Memory card reader
N/A
N/A
yes
Maximum card storage
N/A
N/A
128GB
Types of memory card supported
N/A
N/A
microSD

Dimensions

Height6.38 in6.32 in5.48 in
Width2.97 in2.91 in2.73 in
Depth0.35 in0.31 in0.33 in
Weight6.77 oz6.24 oz5.08 oz

Sensors

Accelerometeryesyesyes
Proximityyesyesyes
Ambient light sensoryes
N/A
yes
Magnetometeryesyes
N/A
Gyroscope
N/A
yesyes
Digital compass
N/A
N/A
yes

Connectivity

Dual sim supportyes
N/A
yes
Sim card sizeNano-SIMNano SIMMicro-SIM
Bluetoothyes
N/A
yes
Bluetooth version5.0
N/A
4.1
NFCyes
N/A
no
Charging connectionUSB
N/A
USB
Type of USB connectorUSB Type-C
N/A
N/A
DLNA certified
N/A
N/A
no
Bluetooth profile
N/A
N/A
A2DP
Bluetooth codec
N/A
N/A
SBC
Headphone connection
N/A
N/A
3.5 mm
USB version
N/A
N/A
2.0
USB On-The-Go (OTG)
N/A
N/A
yes
Video output
N/A
N/A
No

Cellular

Data transmission
  • GPRS
  • EDGE
  • HSDPA
  • HSUPA
  • HSPA+
  • FDD-LTE
  • TDD-LTE
  • FDD-LTE
  • TDD-LTE
HSPA+
Navigation system
  • GPS
  • A-GPS
  • GLONASS
  • BeiDou
  • Galileo
  • GPS
  • A-GPS
  • GLONASS
  • BeiDou
  • Galileo
GLONASS
GSM frequencies
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
N/A
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
UMTS frequences
  • 1700 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 800 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 850 MHz
  • 900 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2100 MHz
Wireless network (Wi-Fi)
N/A
N/A
yes
Wireless networking standard
N/A
N/A
  • 802.11b
  • 802.11g
  • 802.11n
2G GSM
N/A
N/A
yes
3G UMTS
N/A
N/A
yes
CDMA frequences
N/A
N/A
  • 800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
4G LTE
N/A
N/A
yes
LTE frequencies
N/A
N/A
  • 1800 MHz
  • 1900 MHz
  • 2600 MHz
  • 2300 MHz
  • 2500 MHz
Mobile hotspot
N/A
N/A
yes
Streaming standards
N/A
N/A
Miracast

Battery

Battery capacity5000.0 mAh5000.0 mAh4100.0 mAh
Talk time34.0 h
N/A
N/A
Replaceable battery
N/A
N/A
no
Battery type
N/A
N/A
Lithium ion
Fast charging
N/A
N/A
no
Wireless charging
N/A
N/A
no

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