Lower mid-range · 2022

Oppo F21 Pro 5G

Name: Oppo F21 Pro 5G
Brand: Oppo

Our Take CPU benches near recent lower-mid phones like the Samsung Galaxy A23 5G

A dependable lower mid-ranger with an AMOLED screen.

Best for Streaming · reading · social

Strength AMOLED screen

Skip if Heavy gaming or multitasking

6.43″ AMOLED · 60Hz

Snapdragon 695 5G 8 / 128 GB

4500 mAh 33W charging

64 MP 2 rear · 16 MP selfie

5G NFC

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Full specifications

Display

6.43″ · AMOLED · 1080 × 2400 · 60 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

60 Hz

Slow for 2026

Brightness

600 nits

HDR

Supported

Protection

Schott Xensation glass

Performance

Qualcomm SM6375 Snapdragon 695 5G (6 nm) · 8-core 2.2 GHz · Adreno 619

Basic CPU

Best for messaging, calls, and light browsing. Avoid heavy multitasking.

Chipset

Qualcomm SM6375 Snapdragon 695 5G (6 nm)

Current CPU tier

Lower mid-range

Launch class

Mid-range

AnTuTu

395,000

CPU

8-core, 2.2 GHz

GPU

Adreno 619

Process

6 nm

RAM type

LPDDR4X RAM

Storage type

UFS Storage 2.2

CPU layout

2x2.2 GHz Kryo 660 Gold +6x1.7 GHz Kryo 660 Silver

Camera

64 MP f/1.7 main · 16 MP selfie

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

Main camera

64 MP f/1.7

Macro

2 MP

Front camera

16 MP f/2.4

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

Wired charging

33 W

Removable

Memory

8 GB RAM · 128 GB · expandable

RAM

8 GB

Storage

128 GB

Storage type

UFS 2.2

Expandable

Yes

Connectivity

5G · NFC · Wi-Fi 6

Modern radios

Yes

4G LTE

Yes

NFC

Yes

Contactless

Wi-Fi

Wi-Fi 6

Modern Wi-Fi

Bluetooth

5.1

GPS systems

GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo

USB

USB-C

USB OTG

Supported

3.5mm jack

Yes

IR blaster

SIM

1× Nano-SIM

Build & Design

173 g · 7.5 mm

Height

159.9 mm

Width

73.2 mm

Thickness

7.5 mm

Weight

173 g

Sensors

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

Sensors

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

Specifications sourced from GSMArena · Read full review

How it stacks up against the rest.

Quick reads against a few phones in the same price tier. Tap any one for the deep comparison.

Apple iPhone 14

Loses on most 1 win 3 losses

37% larger battery capacity

33 W vs 15 W charging · 4,500 mAh vs 3,279 mAh battery

Lower benchmark score

395k 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

Less protected

None vs IP68 protection

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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 · 60 Hz vs 120 Hz refresh · Tradeoff: 6.43″ vs 6.1″ screen

Lower benchmark score

395k vs 1.0M AnTuTu · Lower mid-range vs Upper mid-range tier

Less stable camera

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

Less protected

None vs IP68 protection

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