Oppo A16k review: A 2021 ultra-budget Oppo with 4 GB RAM and 5,000 mAh battery.
A truly entry-tier Oppo.
Oppo A16k covered the entry tier at $130 — basics for first-time buyers.
01Display
52/10052/100 is one of the weaker display results among budget phones of 2021 — 13 points under the average. Check the rows below before buying for this.
02Camera
48/10048/100 is one of the weaker camera results among budget phones of 2021 — 9 points under the average. Check the rows below before buying for this.
03Performance
36/10036/100 is one of the weaker performance results among budget phones of 2021 — 16 points under the average. Check the rows below before buying for this.
04Battery
76/10076/100 trails the 79-point cohort average for budget phones of 2021.
05Build
54/10054/100 is one of the weaker build results among budget phones of 2021 — 7 points under the average. Check the rows below before buying for this.
06Value
54/10054/100 is one of the weaker value results among budget phones of 2021 — 10 points under the average. Check the rows below before buying for this.
- 4 GB RAM + 64 GB at $130.
- 5,000 mAh battery.
- microSD + jack.
- ColorOS familiar.
- Helio P22 very slow.
- HD+ resolution.
- 10 W charging.
- Mono speaker.
How this review is built: every section score, spec row and comparison on this page comes from SpecEagle's tracked catalogue — scores weight measured specs against the 147-phone cohort of budget devices released around the same time. We don't publish invented lab anecdotes. Spot an error? .