The new OPPO A96 will be out on April 4th and it was powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon 695 chipset and runs on Android OS version 11.0. The smartphone has an internal storage of 256 GB and 8GB RAM with a decent non-removable Li-Po 4500 mAh. A96 have a 6.43 inches AMOLED display with a resolution of 1080 x 2400. The AMOLED technology is known for its decent colour reproduction abilities, is very common among other competitors like Samsung. Although, Samsung is mostly accompanied by corning gorilla glass. AMOLED display consumes less power, faster motion response and brilliant picture quality.
SPECIFICATIONS
| NETWORK Technology Bands | GSM / CDMA / HSPA / EVDO /LTE / 5G 2G, 3G, 4G, and 5G bands |
| BODY Dimension Weight SIM | 159.9 x 73.2 x 7.5 mm (6.30 x 2.88 x 0.30 in) 171 g (6.03 oz) Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) |
| DISPLAY Type Size Resolution | OLED 6.43 inches (approximately 85.3% screen-to-body ratio) 1080 x 2400 pixels |
| PLATFORM OS, Chipset, CPU, GPU | Android 11, ColorOS 12 Qualcomm SM6375 Snapdragon 695 5G (6nm) Octa-core Adreno 619 |
| MEMORY Card slot Internal | microSDXC 128GB 8GB RAM, 256GB 8GB RAM |
| MAIN CAMERA Dual Features Video SELFIE CAMERA Single Features Video | 48 MP, f1.7, 26mm (wide), PDAF 2 MP, f/2.4, (depth) LED flash, HDR, panorama 1080p@30fps, gyro-EIS 16 MP, f2.4, 27mm (wide), 1.0 µm HDR 1080p@30fps |
| SOUND Loudspeaker 3.5mm jack | available available |
| COMMS Bluetooth WLAN GPS NFC USB Radio | 5.1 Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot ü X Type-C 2.0, On-The-Go X |
| BATTERY Type Charging | 4500 mAh Li-Po, non-removable 100% in 63 minutes (advertised), 33W Fast Charging, Reverse charging. USB Power Delivery |
| FEATURES Sensors Messaging Browser | Accelerometer, under the display and optical fingerprint, gyro, compass, proximity HTML5 |
| MISC Colours Models | Black, Blue, Pink PFUM10 |
Comparison with Tecno POP 5 pro and Samsung Galaxy A12.COMPARISON
PRICE
The three phones are mid-range phones suitable for sophisticated and heavy user users. Starting with the price, the OPPO A96 is reported to cost about 128,000 naira which makes it one of the most costly mid-range phones in Nigeria compare to some Tecno phones, like the latest release, Tecno POP 5 pro which cost 56,000 naira and Samsung Galaxy A12 which cost 88,000 naira. Although the price will vary based on location and mode of buying.
CAMERA AND MEMORY
There will be a lot of expectations for a phone with such features and cost. Starting from the camera, with a 48 MP main camera and 16 MP Selfie camera, you will be able to capture some exciting moments and record elegant videos. With a huge 8 GB RAM, nothing is stopping you from running multiple applications at a time and with a 256 GB ROM, you will be able to store your movies, music, picture and different files, I bet you might not exhaust that chunk of memory. The Tecno POP 5 comes with a 5 MP main camera and a 5 MP Selfie camera with both cameras having LED flash. And it has 1GB, 2GB RAM with 16GB ROM AND 32GB ROM respectively. Samsung Galaxy has 4 main cameras of 48 MP, 5 MP, 2 MP AND 2 MP with a 8 MP Selfie camera, that’s cool right? Yeah! The phone houses 2GB RAM 32GB ROM, 3GB RAM 32GB ROM, 4GB RAM 64GB ROM,3GB RAM 128GB ROM,4GB RAM 128GB ROM,6GB RAM 128GB ROM. That’s a machine! You have varieties to pick from depending on your budget.
SCREEN
OPPO A96 screen is of OLED while Tecno POP is made of IPS LCD, Samsung A12 gives you PLS IPS. The PLS (Plane to Line Switching) was developed by Samsung and its construction is very similar to the IPS panel technology. Samsung claimed that PLS is cheaper to produce and it gives a wider viewing angle and 10% more brightness than the IPS display. OLED (Organic light-emitting diode) offers rich colours, wide viewing angle, high contrast, low power, deep blacks and fast response time for action scenes.
BATTERY
4500 mAh battery for OPPO A96 to stream music, watch videos, play games, receive calls and at the end of a long day, you still have some percent left on your phone. The battery is enough to last you for a day, especially for heavy users that play games with high resolutions. When you want to juice up, it takes 63 minutes to charge the phone from 0% to 100% (as advertised). Tecno POP 5 comes 4000mAh, 500 mAh difference and Samsung A12 dropped 5000 mAh, that’s solid!
TYPES/COLOUR
Tecno POP 5; ice Lake Green, Obsidian Black and Ice Blue, while Samsun A12 gives you Black, White, Blue and Red. The OPPO A96 is available in Black, Blue and Pink, you have 3 Colours to choose from and these are mostly common Colours for mobile phones.
CONCLUSION
The OPPO A96 is a perfect device for personal use for your various activities like streaming, capturing and recording moments, playing games, calling, and chatting. Also, Entrepreneurs will find all they want in this phone for their personal use and day to day running of their business. They can use the 48 MP for products photography; taking pictures of their wares/products, for business meetings (video calls) and so on. With all this usage, the phone will be able to withstand it because of the huge battery capacity and memory. Look out for the release next month on the 4th to get yours. This is a perfect mid-range phone made for you! With its sleek design and features, OPPO A96 is not just a mid-range phone, it’s a machine!