Oppo A17 Smartphone, 5000mAh Capacity, 4GB RAM + 64GB ROM, MediaTek 6765, 6.56“ HD+ (720x1600) |60Hz LCD, Android12 + ColorOS 12, Midnight Black

Product Information

The OPPO A17 is powered by a MediaTek Helio G35 Mobile processor with 4GB RAM and 64GB of storage on-board. You can expand that storage with a microSD card which is always helpful in these budget phones. In the camera department, the Oppo A17 features a 50MP primary camera on the rear with an f/2.2 aperture, which captures decent photos in well-lit conditions. However, it may struggle in low-light situations. For selfies, there’s a 5MP front-facing camera with an f/2.4 aperture, suitable for casual selfie enthusiasts and video calls. It offers various camera features and modes to enhance your photography experience. Storage and Connectivity The 64GB (39B free) storage is eMMC 5.1 and is slow – CPDT sequential read/ write is 202/123Mbps. A micro-SD card (to 1TB) is 80/27MBps. It will accept an external micro-USB flash drive (maximum size unknown but likely 64GB) but not external SSDs at 24/7MBps. OPPO A17 emphasises making the mobile gaming experience extremely smooth for its users. When traditional games such as "Subway Surfers" are played on the A17, the top-notch display characteristics provide a fascinating outlook for the gamer. It is also more fun to play these games on the large screen of 6.56", which provides clear attention to every little detail within the surface. Similarly, when fast-paced games such as first-person shooting, racing, or real-time strategy are played, the phone’s fast processing CPU even enables these high-energy consumption games to run without any interruptions. For instance, if you are someone who loves PUBG, then the audio system of the A17 is the best match for you! The smartphone gives perfect audio pitch thanks to its stereo speaker, which makes the game feel like a real-life royale event for the gamer. Long-lasting Battery Oppo A17 mobile was launched in September 2022. The phone comes with a 6.56-inch touchscreen display offering a resolution of 720x1612 pixels. Oppo A17 is powered by an octa-core MediaTek Helio P35 (MT6765) processor. It comes with 4GB of RAM. The Oppo A17 runs Android 12 and is powered by a 5000mAh battery.

Another feature is FlexDrop which makes it possible to keep an app open in a floating window while using another. Selfie: 5MP RGGB has close to natural skin tones and details and a range of filters to enhance any image. Excellent battery. The OPPO A17 is one of those phones that just doesn't die. You'll comfortably get up to eight hours of screen time per charge. That's easily two days of light usage, or at least a day and a half of heavy usage. Either way, you'd have to do a lot to kill the OPPO A17 in just a single day. Maximum nits are 600 (in a 2% window) and typically around 350 at full brightness. But lower-cost LCD screens are not very daylight readable, affecting things like trying to frame photos or read messages in bright light.

The OPPO A17 includes a 5,000mAh battery which has an extremely long life, and comes with a 10W charger in the box. There’s a lot to like about the OPPO A17 at this price-point, though of course there are some rough edges in terms of performance.

Perhaps the worst lag I suffered was keyboard input, which was frustratingly slow – something Scott also found with his review on the budget focused OPPO A57s. There were times when entering text I was waiting for the phone to catch up, with it displaying what I’d typed after a few seconds – but other times saw it miss half of what I typed and put together a mish-mash, forcing me to start again. The Bluetooth has a mind blowing range, the display is crystal clear, I love the functions especially the torch mode, it definitely comes in handy when I've dropped something in the dark. Can't wait for this contract with EE to come to and end so this contrary piece of rubbish can go straight into the recycling bin, for scraps. Performance wise, the phone games and apps are slow to load, but once loaded,they run just fine. It has some issues keeping up with multitasking, with some lag while scrolling the recent apps menu to switch.Elevated design. The OPPO A17 feels a lot nicer than a lot of budget phones. You're not going to mistake it for a high-end device - it doesn't have the same kind of heft you get from a more premium aluminium or stainless steel build - but the OPPO A17 is nonetheless a step up the plain old plastic you tend to get on these kinds of handsets. The faux leather doesn't feel that different to the actual leather case I use on my daily driver, and since it's fake, it's not going to wear down. Overall, it’s not a performance focused phone, but it does run apps and games well once they’re loaded into memory. It’s more suited to running one app at a time, so if that’s your plan this is a decent option.