In the never-ending race towards progress and higher standards in mobile phone connectivity, Oppo is ready to lay its latest technology for another milestone.OPPO's steadily enhancing its smartphone line-up with a new, but equally powerful A series phone. The latest is the Oppo A78 5G, and it pretty much matches what everybody expected.
The Oppo A78 5G was announced recently. It is an upper mid-range smartphone which comes with 5G support and dual front cameras.
While there are still many unknown factors surrounding this handset, one thing is sure: it will be a low-cost device with some good features. Let's get started and see what we think about the phone!
Dimensions
The Oppo A78 5G sports 6.56 inches (16.66cm) LCD (A-Si) display with a resolution of HD+ 1612×720 pixels. It has an 89.8% screen-to-body ratio and a pixel density of 269 ppi. The display is protected by Panda glass (Reinforced once)/Caihong glass (Reinforced once).
The display has thin bezels on all sides except the bottom where the speaker, fingerprint sensor, and other sensors are placed. There are no options to change the screen resolution or brightness levels on the Oppo A78 5G, so you'll have to rely on your settings. You can choose between Standard Brightness Level and Maximum Brightness Level (which makes everything look brighter) which are Standard maximum brightness: 480nits (Typical), Maximum brightness under sunlight: 600nits (Typical).
It's an upper mid-range offering with a double camera setup on the back and a punch-hole display up front. It also has an in-display fingerprint sensor and a gorgeous AMOLED display.
Battery
The Oppo A78 5G has a battery capacity of 5000 mAh. The battery life of the Oppo A78 5G is excellent, and it can easily last for two days with moderate to high usage. The Oppo A78 5G's battery supports SUPERVOOCTM, VOOC, and PD (9 V/2 A) Charge technology for faster charging. The phone also comes with a 33W wireless charger that can charge the phone from zero to 100% in less than an hour. The battery life on this device is good and I was able to get a little over 6 hours of screen-on time on a single charge while using the device normally.
Camera
The Oppo A78 5G sports a 50-megapixel main camera with f/1.8 aperture and a 2-megapixel secondary camera with f/2.4 aperture for selfies. The phone also comes with an AI Scene Recognition feature which automatically detects the scene and optimizes the shooting settings accordingly. The front camera also comes with AI Beauty Mode 3.0 which helps you get clearer and smoother-looking selfies even when you have makeup on or have worn contact lenses recently.
The 48MP sensor on this phone comes with an f/1.8 aperture and a 5P lens, which should result in more light being let into the camera sensor, allowing the image sensor to capture more details.
The camera app also offers quite a lot of modes including Night, Videos, Photos, Portrait, Expert, Extra HD, Panoramic, Time-lapse, Slow-motion, Sticker, Text scanner, Google Lens, Night, Video, Photo, Portrait, Panorama, Time-lapse, Sticker. There’s even an AI mode that will automatically detect objects in your photos and optimize them accordingly.
Performance and Storage
The Oppo A78 5G has a total of 128GB of storage space. As for the RAM, it comes with 8GB LPDDR4X (2133MHz 2 x 16-bit). This smartphone does not support external memory and there is no information about an external storage card slot.
Oppo A78 5G is the first smartphone in India to be powered by MediaTek 6833. The CPU is clocked at 2.2 GHz and has eight cores, while the GPU runs at 950 MHz and supports Mali-G57 MC2. This chipset also comes with an integrated modem that supports the latest 5G standard (5G NR). The phone runs on ColorOS 13 based on the Android 13 operating system.
Connectivity and Location Access
The Oppo A78 supports Wi-Fi 5 (802.11ac), Wi-Fi 2.4GHz/Wi-Fi 5GHz, and Bluetooth 5.3. It also has built-in support for Wi-Fi Display, which allows you to wirelessly share content from your phone to compatible devices like TVs or monitors. The Oppo A78 supports SBC, AAC, apt X, and LDAC Bluetooth audio codecs. Each codec has its own features, so it’s best to check with your provider to see which one they support before buying a pair of headphones. It also can be connected to other devices using a USB Type-C cable and has a 3.5mm earphone jack.
Sensors
The Oppo A78 5G has a fingerprint sensor on the back. The sensor is quick to unlock and works well, but it can be a little inconsistent in terms of accuracy.
The phone also comes with a Face Unlock feature that uses facial recognition technology to unlock the device. It's fast, but it doesn't work when it's too dark or you're wearing sunglasses.
The Oppo A78 5G features an accelerometer and a gyroscope sensor for measuring orientation and motion. They work together to detect your gestures and help you control the phone with simple movements. You can also use them for gaming or fitness tracking purposes by making use of the built-in pedometer function.
Conclusion
Overall, for its feature and price, we'd rate Oppo A78 5G as a nice budget phone. Oppo A78 5G has an attractive design and the body of the smartphone are made of glass fibre material. The availability of beautiful colors helps in attracting buyers. In brief, we can say that Oppo A78 5G has a dual camera with a 50 + 2 MP sensor. You can click great pictures with this phone in low-light conditions. This phone's display is great. 6.56" inches widescreen display gives us an awesome experience while playing movies, video songs and playing games. It is an all-rounder with quality hardware and software. It does light up the competition in this highly segmented space for sure. All in all, Oppo A78 5G is a good-looking mid-range phone with lots of interesting features.