Mid-range · 2022

Oppo F21 Pro

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Our Take

CPU benches near recent lower-mid phones like the Samsung Galaxy A05s

Best for

Strength All-day battery (measured), AMOLED screen

Extras Leather back

Watch out No more updates, 4G only

Skip if Heavy gaming or multitasking

6.43″ AMOLED · 90Hz

680 4G 8 / 128 GB

4500 mAh 33W charging

64 MP 2 rear · 32 MP selfie

4G LTE

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Full specifications

Display

6.43″ · AMOLED · 1080 × 2400 · 90 Hz · HDR

OLED display

A clean OLED panel — colours pop and sunlight visibility is solid.

Screen size

6.43"

Panel type

AMOLED

OLED

Resolution

1080 × 2400 px

Refresh rate

90 Hz

Brightness

800 nits

HDR

Supported

Protection

Corning Gorilla Glass 5

Performance

Qualcomm SM6225 Snapdragon 680 4G (6 nm) · 8-core 2.4 GHz · Adreno 610

Light-use CPU

Fine for messaging, calls, and browsing. Heavy multitasking will feel slow.

Chipset

Qualcomm SM6225 Snapdragon 680 4G (6 nm)

Current CPU tier

Lower mid-range

Launch class

Mid-range

AnTuTu

289,250

GeekBench

1,653

CPU

8-core, 2.4 GHz

GPU

Adreno 610

Process

6 nm

RAM type

LPDDR4X RAM

Storage type

UFS Storage 2.2

CPU layout

4x2.4 GHz Kryo 265 Gold + 4x1.9GHz Kryo 265 Silver

Software & updates

Android 12, upgradable to Android 14, ColorOS 14 · 2-year support (brand estimate)

Likely end of life

This phone is past its update window — it still works, but new Android versions and most security patches have stopped.

Operating system

Android 12, upgradable to Android 14, ColorOS 14

Software support

2 years of updates (brand estimate)

Updates remaining

None — past its update window

Camera

64 MP f/1.7 main · 32 MP selfie

A standard camera setup — sharp in daylight, expect noise in low light.

Main camera

64 MP f/1.7

Camera

2 MP f/3.3

Front camera

32 MP f/2.4

Main sensor

Sony IMX709, 1/2.74", 0.8µm

Slow motion

Yes, 120 fps

Video

1080p @ 30 fps

Battery

4500 mAh · 33 W wired

Battery is average for the class — fine for daily use.

Capacity

4500 mAh

Lab endurance

127:00h

Wired charging

33 W

Removable

Audio

Average (-29.7 LUFS)

Loudspeaker

Average (-29.7 LUFS)

Memory

8 GB RAM · 128 GB · expandable

RAM

8 GB

Storage

128 GB

Storage type

UFS 2.2

Expandable

Yes

Connectivity

4G LTE · Wi-Fi 5

Falls short for 2026

4G only

4G LTE

Yes

NFC

Wi-Fi

Wi-Fi 5

Bluetooth

5.1

GPS systems

GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, QZSS, Galileo

USB

USB-C 2.0

USB OTG

Yes

3.5mm jack

Yes

IR blaster

SIM

1× Nano-SIM

Network bands

4G works on all four carriers — no 5G

Radio bands decide whether this phone sees MTN, Glo, Airtel or 9mobile towers — and how strong the signal holds indoors.

M MTN

4G works · no 5G No B20 or B7 — weaker indoor signal, and slower speeds where the network is busy.

Works

A Airtel

4G full · no 5G

Full

G Glo

4G works No B28 — signal can get weak indoors and outside the big cities.

Works

9 9mobile

4G full

Full

The bands Nigerian networks use

B3 main band

M A G 9

B7 extra speed

B20 indoor reach

B28 indoor reach

n78 the 5G band

M A

The dots show which network uses each band. ✓ means this phone has it, ✗ means it doesn't.

All reported bands

2G B2, B3, B5, B8

3G B1, B5, B8

4G B1, B3, B5, B8

Build & Design

175 g · 7.5 mm

Height

159.9 mm

Width

73.2 mm

Thickness

7.5 mm

Weight

175 g

Sensors

Fingerprint (under display, optical) · accelerometer · gyro · proximity

Sensors

Fingerprint (under display, optical), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass

Images and battery life estimates from GSMArena · Read full review

How it stacks up against the rest.

A few phones around the same price, so you can see what this one does better and what it gives up.

Apple iPhone 14

Trades blows 2 wins 3 losses

Smoother display

90 Hz vs 60 Hz refresh · 6.43″ vs 6.1″ screen · Tradeoff: 1080 × 2400 vs 1170 × 2532 resolution

37% larger battery capacity

33 W vs 18 W charging · 4,500 mAh vs 3,279 mAh battery

Lower benchmark score

289k vs 1.4M AnTuTu · Lower mid-range vs High-end tier

Less stable camera

No OIS vs OIS · 1080p @ 30 fps vs 4K @ 60 fps video · 64 MP · f/1.7 vs 12 MP · f/1.5 main

No 5G

No 5G vs 5G · No NFC vs NFC

Full comparison

Samsung Galaxy S22 5G

Loses on most 1 win 4 losses

22% larger battery capacity

4,500 mAh vs 3,700 mAh battery

Less smooth display

AMOLED vs Dynamic AMOLED panel · 90 Hz vs 120 Hz refresh · Tradeoff: 6.43″ vs 6.1″ screen

Lower benchmark score

289k vs 1.0M AnTuTu · Lower mid-range vs Upper mid-range tier

Less stable camera

No OIS vs OIS · — vs Telephoto · OIS · 1080p @ 30 fps vs 8K @ 24 fps video

No 5G

No 5G vs 5G · No NFC vs NFC

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