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Oppo A40 review: Drop-and-water-resistant budget with Snapdragon 6s Gen 1.

SpecEagle Editorial·Aug 2024·$170
Overall
56/100
Class rank
#130 of 223
Tier
Budget
Buy?
Look elsewhere
The verdict, up front

Tough, fast-charging budget 5G.

Oppo A40 brings 45W charging, IP65 ruggedness and military drop certification to the $170 5G tier — built to survive daily knocks and top up fast, the durability-first budget volume seller.

01Display

66/100

66/100 — right at the average for budget phones of 2024.

TypeIPS LCD, 90Hz, 1000 nits
Size6.67 inches
Resolution720 x 1604 px

02Camera

58/100

58/100 — right at the average for budget phones of 2024.

Main50 MP, f/1.8
Selfie5 MP

03Performance

56/100

56/100 — right at the average for budget phones of 2024.

ChipsetSnapdragon 6s Gen 1 (6nm)
GPUAdreno 619

04Battery

82/100

82/100 — right at the average for budget phones of 2024.

Capacity5100 mAh
Charging45W SuperVOOC

05Build

72/100

At 72/100 this is one of the strongest build showings among budget phones of 2024 — 7 points above the cohort average.

What works
  • 45W charging + 5100 mAh + 5G at $170
  • IP65 + military drop resistance
  • Stereo + microSD + 3.5 mm
What doesn't
  • 720p only
  • Snapdragon 6s Gen 1 modest
  • Single 50 MP cam, no UW
Cross-shop it against
Moto G85
$299 · score 74/100

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 223-phone cohort of budget devices released around the same time. We don't publish invented lab anecdotes. Spot an error? .