Author: David Jackson
Rating: 5
Review: I always buy my own smartphones and have had several over the last couple of years. A few months ago I purchased a TCL20R 5g which was a terrible mistake despite many good reviews it was slow, unreliable, lousy camera the list goes on and on. I needed to replace it and decided on the Oppo. Now this phone has a couple of good reviews and lots more that give it very unflattering ratings. Having owned it for just a few days and having pushed all its features to the limits and more, I can only say "What a gem". It is fast enough to please me and everything on it works well and very smoothly. A year or so ago I had a Galaxy S10 and this Oppo blows it away. Now I'm an old codger and not a gamer so I can't speak to its abilities there, but, if you are a grown-up who wants a smoothly operating phone and would like a bargain I can certainly give this my blessing!
Author: StockportJambo
Rating: 5
Review: I bought this to replace a "much loved" similarly priced phone for the time, a Motorola G6Play, which I've had since 2018. The main thing I wanted was dual sim (which my old one has), and a better camera. I've been using it for a couple of weeks now. Installing the SIMs and SD card was simple - just a single caddy that pops out of the side with a pin. Everything was clearly labelled as to which way around it should go, so it worked first time. Out of the box, it came with either Android 10 or 11 (I forget), but a couple of painless system updates later (which it prompted me for) and I was on Android 12. I was a bit nervous about the description saying "Color OS" thinking it wouldn't be "proper" Android like some phones, but everything worked fine - including Play Store and Google apps. I signed in, and all my old apps were installed within an hour or so. The phone is very fast! Certainly compared to my old Moto, it is a joy to use and everything feels really responsive. I'm not really a mobile gamer, but the few games I tried worked well. In general use, it's outstanding. The 90hz AMOLED screen is excellent. Really no more to say about that - it's just really good & I doubt you'd be disappointed in any way with it. Battery life is also great - after three days with no charging, it's still has 30%. Bear in mind I am not a heavy phone user, but it still seems good to me. They include a 65W charger in the box, which means even when you do run out of juice, it takes only a short time to be back up and running again. The camera options are great too - the pictures it produces are comparable (at least) to my Canon DSLR. Also has anti-shake, which is very useful for recording video (in 4K or 1080p). They include a plastic case in the box (which is adequate and fine if function over form is good for you), which has reinforced corners, but no screen protector so you'll have to buy that separately. One thing I'm not keen on is the fingerprint sensor is at the bottom of the screen rather than a physical hardware thing like my old Moto. It means the screen has to wake (slightly) to unlock. May not be an issue for some (and it isn't really for me either, I just have to get used to it) but I find it annoying. So many good things about this phone, and I struggle to think of anything bad. Call quality is clear on both speaker & to the ear, has all the modern connectivity options you can shake a stick at, separate headphone and microphone sockets, and USB-C fast charging. In summary, it's a fantastic value phone if you're looking for a decent lower-middle end device that does the job & doesn't look or feel cheap. It'll be my phone for the next several years.
