The OPPO A72 is the higher variant of the A52 announced yesterday. Both phone has similar specification and features, but the A72 has a larger 48-megapixel main camera, instead of the 12-megapixel main sensor used on the A52.

Battery life is excellent but some performance issues stop us recommending the A72 wholeheartedly

The Oppo A72 certainly isn't going to disappoint you when you consider the amount of money you'll have to exchange for it – it offers decent camera quality, performance and battery life, though of course there are much better phones further up the price ladder.

Large 5,000mAh battery; Very attractive price; Decent screen size

Average performance; Slightly cheap feel; No future-proofing 5G

solid main camera; NFC; many supported LTE bands; long battery life; stereo speakers; hardly any heat development

LCD display weak in contrast; weak SoC; case looks cheap; aged security patches; front and ultra wide-angle camera

Oppo has stuffed a lot of phone into an affordable package with amazing battery life, a good screen, and decent main camera but it’s let down occasionally by sluggish performance.

Slick modern design; Excellent battery life; Oppo's best software

Performance issues; Two of the cameras don’t do much; Shows dust easily

The Oppo A72 is a flashy phone on the outside that turns out to be a perfectly serviceable phone under the surface. Its plastic build shows a lot of dust and lint but the 1080p is great at this price and the cameras are decent – well, two of them are. Battery life is also stunning, and there’s a fast charger in the box. Just don’t push it too hard, as the A72 is not the fastest budget blower about and it’ll frustrate you if you’re a manic mobile multitasker. Overall however this is a solid low-end pick if you’re watching the pennies.

Slick modern design; Excellent battery life; Oppo's best software ;

Performance issues; Two of the cameras don’t do much; Shows dust easily;

Oppo has made a decent budget phone here with strong design, decent battery life and the best software skin the company has made to date in Color OS 7, but performance isn’t as good as we’d expect.

Great price; Strong battery life; Software much improved;

Performance lags; Dust magnet;

The Oppo A72 is an upper mid-range smartphone that was announced alongside the Oppo A52 . The phone comes with an impressive camera setup which is part of its selling point. Furthermore, it comes with a large screen display size, a side-mounted fingerprint scanner, and a massive battery capacity.

Slick modern design; Excellent battery life; Oppo’s best software ;

Performance issues; Two of the cameras don’t do much; Shows dust easily;

Slick modern design; Excellent battery life; Oppo’s best software ;

Performance issues; Two of the cameras don’t do much; Shows dust easily;