The OPPO A95 is the company’s latest entry-level smartphone. The OPPO A95 is available in two versions – either the 4G or 5G version. We got the 4G version here and I can call it an entry-level smartphone because part of its hardware is rather… dated, to put it lightly. So, let’s go through what the OPPO A95 has to offer.
Design
Okay, the design of the OPPO A95 is a rathe simple one. It is kinda reminiscent of the OPPO Reno 6Z that we reviewed before as it also has that matte finish with sparkly glitter look. It’s not as rough as the Reno 6Z, though.
Screen
The phone comes with a rather compact 6.43-inch AMOLED screen with the typical resolution of 2400×1080 with 60Hz refresh rate. Very standard, honestly.
The colors though, it does seem a little flat to me, especially with the default wallpaper. Then I realized – it’s a feature in ColorOS that flattens the color of the wallpaper.
Also, that under display fingerprint scanner is waaaaaaaaaaay too low.
Cameras
The cameras on the OPPO A95 is actually quite ridiculous. We have a total of 3 cameras in this cutout here, but I’ll say that only one camera is usable. The depth sensor is useless and that 2MP macro camera can’t take decent pictures anyway.
To have a look a tall the pictures we took with the OPPO A95 4G, watch our video at the top of this review.
Performance
Okay, so the performance side of things. I have to say, it’s still using a Snapdragon 662 chipset in the year 2021, nearing 2022. That means the Snapdragon 662 chipset is nearly 2 years old at this point. Don’t get me wrong, the chipset is actually still pretty good for day-to-day use, but it’ll struggle with games like Genshin Impact even when it is at the lowest graphical settings.
Instead of us telling you how it performs, have a watch here.
Battery
That humongous 5,000mAh battery also lasts for about 13 hours in our battery life test to which I’ll say it’s actually not that good. I was expecting more but I think it just shows how technologically outdated the Snapdragon 662 really is.
Charger
As for the charger, that 33W proprietary charger takes about 70 minutes to charge from 15% to 100% battery and I think that’s expected for a phone with 5,000mAh battery. Pretty typical, I’ll say.
Software
For the software side of things – the OPPO A95 is still running on ColorOS 11 version 11.1, and I think that ColorOS in general is pretty okay to use. The software is quite clean and there is no bloatware.
We’ve also talked about ColorOS 12 in one of our videos – so check that out too. I presume the A95 will get the ColorOS 12 update but I think we’ll have to wait for a long time.
Misc. stuff
A few things to mention – the OPPO A95 4G comes with a triple card slot, and despite it being a thin phone, it still comes with a 3.5mm audio jack.
Should you buy the OPPO A95 4G?
For the price of RM1099 – I think OPPO is asking too much for a phone like this. Yes, the software is actually quite okay – though there is nothing worth shouting about. I’ll just say this – there are many other choices around this price.
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