Oppo A76 Review: specs and features, camera quality test, gaming benchmark, user opinions and photos

Oppo A76 - beauty and only?

The low-mid price segment of the smartphone market has recently enjoyed strong popularity both among buyers and developers themselves. Hundreds of models come out from under the conveyors of various companies, and it is not difficult to get lost in the variety of them. Some phones focus on the overall balance of technical characteristics, others - on battery life, others - on functionality. The hero of today's review is trying to impress users with a thoughtful design, but he has certain problems with other aspects.

As mentioned earlier, the appearance of the novelty was quite successful. Designers should be commended for the neat transfer of the camera block from the flagships, the installation of a side fingerprint sensor and the eye-catching colors of the cases. Of course, the budget orientation of the Android smartphone could not be hidden. The display bezels are visible around the perimeter, the plastic of the back panel quickly collects fingerprints and scratches if you wear the device without a case. The 6.56-inch IPS panel gets the newfangled 90Hz refresh rate, but we're sure most audiences would prefer to upgrade to FullHD+ resolution. Unfortunately, the applied 1612x720 pixels are not enough for the clarity of the launched content. At the same time, the brightness margin is better than that of the opponents, and the contrast did not disappoint.

The Qualcomm Snapdragon 680 CPU is only a slightly improved version of the 662 chipset, so expecting a performance record from it and the Adreno 610 video adapter is foolish. The extra 8GB of RAM helps the processor get rid of Android 11 lag, but the gaming experience is extremely limited. You don’t have to dream about the smoothness of Fortnite, but less resource-intensive projects like World Of Tanks Blitz will function at medium graphics presets. The power consumption of this bundle is modest, so the 5000mAh battery brings autonomy to an impressive level. The need to charge the battery will occur every couple of days. The size of the internal memory reached an unusual value category of 128GB with a slot for microSD cards .

In terms of photo capabilities, the phablet frankly failed. The mediocre 13- and 2-megapixel main cameras, even during the day, do not guarantee perfect photographic results. The slightest deterioration in lighting or the manifestation of the dynamics of the object adds a lot of noise to the frame and simply destroys hints of detail. Among other disadvantages, we highlight the lack of NFC contactless payments and stereo sound. Thus, we have a beautiful, but unbalanced device that has more up-to-date counterparts at a similar price tag.