The design of the Oppo A74 5G is rather simple. It has a plastic body with a plastic back and noticeably thick borders around the display. It uses a 6.5-inch full-HD+ LCD panel with a 90Hz refresh rate, which makes navigation and scrolling through lists feel fluid and snappy. The Qualcomm Snapdragon 480 SoC is what sets the Oppo A74 5G apart from the competition. It scored 3,18,144 points in AnTuTu, which is roughly on par with MediaTek’s Dimensity 800U SoC.
Battery life was pretty solid in my experience thanks to the capacious 5,000mAh battery. The cameras on the Oppo A74 5G are nothing fancy, and oddly, Oppo has not included an ultra-wide camera. To break it gently, this phone’s cameras are simply not up to the mark. Performance was quite disappointing, especially in low light.
The Oppo A74 5G does have a good display, an interesting colour scheme, decent app and gaming performance, and very good battery life. Unfortunately, these factors simply aren’t enough in my opinion for it to stand out.
Oppo A74 5G Full Specifications
| Brand | Oppo |
| Model | A74 5G |
| Price in India | ₹14,990 |
| Release date | 5th April 2021 |
| Launched in India | Yes |
| Form factor | Touchscreen |
| Dimensions (mm) | 162.90 x 74.70 x 8.40 |
| Weight (g) | 188.00 |
| Battery capacity (mAh) | 5000 |
| Fast charging | Proprietary |
| Colours | Fantastic Purple, Fluid Black |
| Screen size (inches) | 6.50 |
| Touchscreen | Yes |
| Resolution | 1080×2400 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 20:9 |
| Pixels per inch (PPI) | 405 |
| Processor | octa-core |
| Processor make | Qualcomm Snapdragon 480 |
| RAM | 6GB |
| Internal storage | 128GB |
| Rear camera | 48-megapixel (f/1.7) + 2-megapixel (f/2.4) + 2-megapixel (f/2.4) |
| No. of Rear Cameras | 3 |
| Rear autofocus | Yes |
| Rear flash | Yes |
| Front camera | 8-megapixel (f/2.0) |
| No. of Front Cameras | 1 |
| Operating system | Android 11 |
| Skin | ColorOS 11.1 |
| Wi-Fi | Yes |
| Wi-Fi standards supported | 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac |
| GPS | Yes |
| Bluetooth | Yes, v 5.10 |
| USB Type-C | Yes |
| Headphones | 3.5mm |
| Number of SIMs | 2 |
| SIM 1 | |
| SIM Type | Nano-SIM |
| GSM/CDMA | GSM |
| 3G | Yes |
| 4G/ LTE | Yes |
| 5G | Yes |
| Supports 4G in India (Band 40) | Yes |
| SIM 2 | |
| SIM Type | Nano-SIM |
| GSM/CDMA | GSM |
| 3G | Yes |
| 4G/ LTE | Yes |
| 5G | Yes |
| Supports 4G in India (Band 40) | Yes |
| Fingerprint sensor | Yes |
| Proximity sensor | Yes |
| Accelerometer | Yes |
| Ambient light sensor | Yes |
| Gyroscope | Yes |
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