Oppo A12

Oppo A12 is a new entry to the budget segment which includes a 6.22-inch LCD waterdrop notch display, has a 13MP dual-camera setup, a rear-mounted fingerprint sensor, and is backed by a 4230mAh battery. Oppo is targetting brands like Infinix, Honor, and Samsung in this battle of best budget smartphones. Let’s read more about the phone and see how this Oppo A12 performs.

Camera and Performance

Oppo A12 has a dual rear camera set up a 13MP primary sensor and a 2MP depth sensor with autofocus. You may get decent shots and portraits shots using the depth sensor. Also, the camera app features AR Stickers, Characteristic Function for Photograph: filters, AI Beautification, Bokeh, HDR to better the pictures. Videos max out at FHD 1080p@30fps. For selfies and video calls, the water-drop notch on the screen houses an 8MP camera that can also record 1080p videos.

Oppo A12 runs on Android 9 operating software It is driven by a 12nm based Helio P35 chipset with 8 performance cores. The phone is assisted by 3GB RAM for background activities, and IMG PowerVR GE8320 GPU takes care of the graphic performance. User-friendly sensors like Accelerometer, Proximity, Gyro, and Compass are present on the phone.

Display and Design

Oppo A12 comes with a 6.2-inch color IPS LCD screen with a waterdrop notch. This multi-touch panel has a resolution of 720x1520pixels which amounts to 270PPI pixel density on a 19:9 aspect ratio panel. The screen has a decent size but with the given PPI, you can't expect visuals to be that sharp or clear. In the name of biometrics security, the phone has a rear-mounted fingerprint sensor and face lock.

Oppo A12 is solidly built and has a plastic back finish with a plastic frame on the sides. The phone stands at approx 155mm of height and has 8.3mm thickness. The phone has the volume rockers and power button to its right side. Also, a headphone jack lies at the bottom of the phone.

Battery and Storage

Oppo A12 employs a 4230mAh non-removable battery. Judging it by the size, the battery might deliver a day of power back up on over normal usage.

Oppo A12 has 32GB of internal storage capacity that can be used for stuffing apps and games. Also, it has external card support to expand the storage up to 256GB.

Connectivity

Oppo A12 connectivity options include 3G, 4G, VoLTE support for HD calling, WiFi, Bluetooth v5, and microUSB 2. For online navigation, it features constellations like GPS with A-GPS, Beidou, and Glonass.