With the cost of living rising in Australia it’s good to see that manufacturers like OPPO are releasing phones with decent tech like the new A96 phone at a relatively low price of $399 including 4G support, 8GB RAM, 128GB storage and a slot for up to 1TB SD card.
The OPPO A96 features a LCD 6.59-inch LCD screen, with adaptive 90Hz refresh, covering 100% DCI-P3 wide color gamut, 90.8% screen-to-body ratio at 1080×2412 FHD resolution.
The 5000mAh battery capacity gives users the necessary battery power to stay connected all day.
A highlight is the included 33W SUPERVOOC fast charger and cable which other brands don’t provide at this price level. 33W fast charging provides more flexibility with a 30 minute charge providing 55% of battery power.
Powered by a Qualcomm Snapdragon 680 4G Mobile Platform the A96 should give acceptable but obviously not super speedy performance.
Naturally at this price point there have to be compromises and these include:
- Just having two main cameras: 16MP front selfie camera and a 50MP Rear Camera with 2MP Bokeh sensor to help with Portrait Mode.
- Launching with Android 11, which is a bit disappointing.
Software updates in the future for the A96 will include Android 12 (but not 13) and 3 years of security patches.
The OPPO A96 is now available in two colours, Starry Black and Sunset Blue for $399 at JB Hi-Fi, The Good Guys, Officeworks, Bing Lee, Wireless1, Big W, Catch, Kogan, TeleChoice, Amazon, Mobileciti and The Technology Store AU.
Specifications
| Device | A96 |
| Model Code | CPH2333 |
| Colour | Starry Black / Sunset Blue |
| Chipset (make/ model) | Qualcomm SDM 680 |
| Weight | About 189g |
| Form Factor | Smartphone |
| Operating System/ ColorOS | Android 11 / ColorOS 11.1 |
| Ingress Protection / Water & Dust resistant | IPX4 |
| Display | |
| Screen Size (inches)/ Pixels | 6.59″ 1080×2412, FHD+ LCD |
| Screen Refresh Rate | 90Hz |
| PPI | 401PPI |
| Aspect Ratio | 20.1:9 |
| Max Brightness | Normal mode: 480 nits High brightness mode: 600 nits |
| Screen Contrast | Typical value: 1500:1 |
| Touch Panel Type | On-Cell |
| Touch Points | 10 |
| Gesture Control | Yes |
| Anti-Fingerprint Coating | Yes |
| Screen off Gestures | Yes |
| Gloves Mode | Yes |
| Wet Touch | Yes |
| Memory | |
| System Memory (RAM) | 8GB |
| Internal Memory (ROM) | 128GB |
| External Memory | Micro-SD Max 1TB |
| Flash Chipset Type | UFS2.2 @ 2Lanes HS-Gear3 |
| Camera | |
| Rear Camera Setup | 50MP(f/1.8) + 2MP(f/2.4) |
| Rear Camera Type | Main Camera + Mono |
| Rear Camera Sensor | Main: Samsung S5KJN1SQ03 Mono: GalaxyCore GC02M1B |
| Rear Camera Sensor Size | 50MP(1/2.76″) 2MP(1/5.0″) |
| Rear Camera Field of View | 50MP(77°) 2MP(88.8°) |
| Rear Camera Lens setup | 50MP(5P) 2MP(3P) |
| Rear Camera Zoom Type | Digital x10 |
| Rear Camera Video Mode | 1080P@30 fps / 720P@30 fps |
| Front Camera Setup | 16MP (f/2.0) |
| Front Camera Type | Punch hole |
| Front Camera Sensor | Sony IMX471 |
| Front Camera Field of View | 85° |
| Front Camera Zoom Type | N/A |
| Front Primary Camera Video Mode | 1080P/720P@30 fps |
| Peripheral | |
| GPS | GPS/A-GPS/Beidou/Glonass/GALILEO/QZSS |
| E-compass | Yes(if is Geomagnetic sensor) |
| Gyro-meter | Yes |
| Barometer Sensor | No |
| Light and Proximity Sensor | Yes |
| Side Key | Yes |
| Vibration | Yes |
| Audio Jack | Yes |
| USB Type/ Version | Type-C @ 2.0 |
| Fingerprint Sensor | Side-mounted |
| OTG | Yes |
| HDMI | No |
| Media | |
| Noise cancelling microphone | Yes |
| Audio Recorder | Yes |
| FM Radio | No |
| Audio Format (PLAYBACK) | 3GP/M4A/AAC/FLAC/MID//MP3/WAV/OGG/APE/AMR/WMA/MKA |
| Video Format (PLAYBACK) | MP4/3GP/ASF/AVI/FLV/M2TS/MKV/MPG/TS/WEBM/WMV |
| Audio Codec | AAC LC/HE-AACv1 (AAC+)/HE-AACv2 (enhanced AAC+)/AAC ELD (enhanced low delay AAC)/AMR-NB/AMR-WB/FLAC/GSM/MP3/Opus/PCM/WAVE/Vorbis |
| Video Codec | H.264 (BP,MP,HP)/H.265 HEVC/MPEG-4 SP/VP8/VP9/MPEG2/VC1 |
| Network | |
| GPRS | GPRS 850/900: class4 GPRS 1800/PCS1900: class1 |
| EDGE | GSM850/900: class E2 DCS1800/PCS1900: class E2 |
| HSDPA Category | CAT24 |
| HSUPA Category | CAT7 |
| 2G Bands/ Frequencies | 850/900/1800/1900 |
| 3G Bands/ Frequencies | 1/2/4/5/6/8/19 |
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4G Bands/ Frequencies
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1/2/3/4/5/7/8/12/17/18/19/20/26/28/66 |
| 38/39/40/41 | |
| Connectivity | |
| NFC | Yes |
| Bluetooth | BT5.0 |
| BT Hotspot | Yes |
| Wi-Fi (bands, *a/b/g/n/ac/ax) | 802.11a/b/g/n/ac |
| Wi-Fi Hotspot | Yes |
| VPN | Yes |
| Wi-Fi Direct | Yes |
| Wi-Fi Display | Yes |
| DLNA | Yes |
| WPS | Yes |
| SIM | |
| SIM Lock | No |
| Dual SIM | Yes |
| Dual SIM Type | DSS |
| Dual SIM RAT | 4G+4G |
| SIM Card Type | 4FF + 4FF + microSD |
| Power Management | |
| Battery Size/ Type | 5000 mAh/19.35 Wh (Typ) |
| GSM Talk Time | 38h (estimated value) |
| GSM Standby Time | 350h (estimated value) |
| UMTS Talk Time | 38h (estimated value) |
| UMTS Standby Time | 350h (estimated value) |
| LTE Talk Time | 38h (estimated value) |
| LTE Stanby Time | 350h (estimated value) |
| Charger details | 11V/3A @33W |
| VOOC | Yes |
| Super VOOC | SuperVOOC 33W |
| Wireless Charging | No |
| Packaging (in-box content) YES/ NO | |
| Wall Charger | Yes |
| Data Cable | Yes |
| Headphones | No |
| Case | Yes |
| Screen Protector | Yes |
| User Manual | Yes |
| Warranty Card | Yes |
| Mobile Muster Card | Yes |
Launching with an older version of Android and promising to update it to the current version and then wash their hands of actual Android updates and move on? Typical Oppo…
Not sure why anyone would spend $400 on 4G only phone these days. There are better alternatives out there.
Cheers