Oppo A94 5G is a budget-friendly phone that offers good looking screen and quick charging

The Oppo A94 5G is a unique Android phone and it is reliable that would not let you down. Oppo A94 5G is a budget-friendly phone. And offering good looking screen and quick charging. If you are looking for a budget phone in the 2021 series then the Oppo A phone is the best for you.

The Oppo A94 5G is the top member of the cheap 5G phone family. And it launched alongside the A74 5G. There is not much difference between them. Minimal difference in price and other minor differences such as processor, screen refresh rate, and charging speed. So if you want to buy a fast phone then it is the best choice. The Oppo A94 is a pretty good phone with its affordable price.

Price and Availability:

The price of the Oppo A94 5G is around about $410, £299, and the price is affordable for a 5G phone. The smartphone is not available in the US but Australian availability is up in the air.

Design:

The smartphone is not similar to the standard Android phone, which is expected in a few smartphones at this price. The smartphone Oppo A94 5G is easy to hold. The weight of the phone is 173g. The measure of the phone is 169.1 × 73.4 × 7.8mm and it is not too big and it is perfect for those who did not want a giant smartphone? The phone has a USB-C port and headphone jack.

On the left edge, there is a volume rocker and on the right, there is a power button. The plastic back of the phone does not pick up fingerprints. On the back, there is also a camera bump. There is an in-the-display fingerprint sensor that is not seen on other same-price phones.

Display:

The Oppo A94 5G has a 6.43-inch display which is smaller than the panel on the A54 or A74. The phone is offering a 60Hz refresh rate. Oppo A94 comes with 1080 × 2400 resolution. And it also has 800 nits max brightness which is good for a budget smartphone. In the top left corner, there is a cut-out for the front camera. The smartphone uses Super AMOLED.

Cameras:

Oppo A94 5G is equipped with a quad-camera as the A54 and A74 have. Oppo A94 has 48MP with an f/1.7 main, 8MP with an f/2.2 ultra-wide, 2MP with an f/2.4 macro, and 2MP with an f/2.4 depth-sensing camera. Oppo A94 5G has a 16MP selfie camera on the front. The array is average for a phone at this price. The selfie camera performs well and selfies looked fairly good.

The main camera does not disappoint you much because pictures are suitably perfect for sharing on Instagram. There is a depth issue also. There is a problem with close-ups as well. In terms of video recording, you can record up to 4k at 30fps and slow-mo goes up to 1080. Oppo A94 5G has offering panorama, Pro mode, slow-mo photography, portrait mode, and many more.

Performance and specs:

Oppo A94 5G paired with MediaTek Dimensity 800U chipset and it is comparable with the Snapdragon 480 used in the other two AX4 phones. It is paired with 8GB of RAM. In the Geekbench 5 benchmark test, its multi-core score is 1664. Oppo A94 5G is a powerful phone and it did not disappoint when put to test. Performance-wise we found it good. There is a 5G network available and it gives you a faster internet connection. At this price getting 5G, it’s a blessing.

Software:

Oppo A94 5G has Android 11 with Oppo’s ColorOS. There are a few extra customization options too. Compared with other Chinese smartphone makers. Oppo A94 5G does not chock-full of unnecessary apps when turning it on. The software is fairly smooth to navigate. But there were small stutters or delays when swiping. The one problem we found in Oppo A94 5G is that the phone often dropped connection for small periods while using it. Whether it is Bluetooth, Wi-Fi, or mobile data. If there are one or two issues then we tolerate but all three sometimes became very irritating.

Battery:

Oppo A94 5G comes with a 4310 mAh massive battery. The mobile phone survived a whole day with light or medium use. After we need to turn on the power-saving mode in the afternoon to ensure the phone will work until evening. And sometimes it is necessary to turn on Super Battery Saving Mode. Oppo A94 5G is shipped with 30W fast charging and it is not so quick, there is no wireless charging support. With 30W charging support, it can take an hour to power the smartphone from 0 to 100%.

Here some great competitors of Oppo A94 5G are Samsung Galaxy M32 5G, Vivo Y33s, Realms 8s, and Motorola Edge 20 Fusion. In the end, we suggested that you buy Oppo A94 5G if you like colorful screens, affordable 5G, and only need cameras for social media. And do not buy it if you like the high screen refresh rate and you need a long-lasting battery.