Oppo F21 Pro Review: specs and features, camera quality test, gaming benchmark, user opinions and photos

Oppo F21 Pro is a great non-gamer option

What phone do most users need today? Most likely, if we add up all the answers, we will get a portrait of a functional, beautiful and autonomous mobile assistant, ready to cope with any daily task. The hero of today's review perfectly fits the description mentioned above, only if the buyer is not a fan of demanding Android games.

The design of the novelty turned out to be elaborate and interesting for the value category. A back panel stylized as leather, an innovative block of photomodules, an angular high-quality 32-megapixel selfie camera and a fingerprint scanner installed under the glass of the screen are often found in flagship devices, which are many times more expensive than the device in question. Only the lower bezel of the display is frustrating, but you can put up with its thickness. The 6.43-inch AMOLED screen outperforms IPS-opponents in brightness, while providing a fairly clear picture with FullHD + resolution. The manufacturer did not save on the 90-Hz image refresh rate either.

But the technical characteristics are ordinary for the price segment. The Qualcomm Snapdragon 680 CPU is also used in cheaper Android phones, but in the phablet it is combined with 8GB of RAM and an Adreno 610 video adapter, which allows you to unleash the full potential of the chip. Playing the same Call Of Duty is more than realistic, but with resource-intensive projects like Genshin Impact, the situation is deplorable. Even minimal graphics presets do not save you from noticeable jamming and friezes. But the processor also has other advantages. One of them is energy efficiency. The 4500mAh battery will last for a couple of days of working with the gadget, but you will have to spend less than an hour at the outlet thanks to fast charging at 33W . 128GB of ROM and a slot for MicroSD cards is a decent internal storage, where dozens of music albums and even seasons of TV shows will find their place.

The 64- and 2-megapixel cameras do a good job with daytime photo shoots, and the macro camera is also good, giving out a 30x zoom. It is a pity that the modules lack optical stabilization, so noise reduction is not as effective, and it is not difficult to get blurry. You can save photos from the last flaw only with a tripod or confidently holding the device in your hands. Unfortunately, they saved money on stereo sound, as well as on NFC contactless payments and support for 5G frequencies. But it was precisely such measures that made it possible to keep the price tag of the device more than moderate.