SpecEagle review · Oppo
Oppo A55 5G review: A 2021 Dimensity 700 budget 5G with 5,000 mAh battery.
SpecEagle Editorial·Aug 2021·$220
Overall
50/100
Class rank
#98 of 147
Tier
Budget
Buy?
Look elsewhere
The verdict, up front
Budget 5G basics.
A55 5G covered the budget 5G niche at $220 — Dimensity 700 essentials.
01Display
64/10064/100 — right at the average for budget phones of 2021.
TypeIPS LCD, 90 Hz
Size6.5 inches
Resolution1,600 × 720 px (HD+)
02Camera
52/10052/100 trails the 57-point cohort average for budget phones of 2021.
Main13 MP + 2 MP depth
Selfie8 MP
03Performance
56/10056/100 puts it above the 52-point average for budget phones of 2021.
ChipsetDimensity 700 5G
RAM4 / 6 GB
Storage64 / 128 GB · microSD
04Battery
80/10080/100 — right at the average for budget phones of 2021.
Capacity5,000 mAh
Wired10 W
05Build
60/10060/100 — right at the average for budget phones of 2021.
06Value
64/10064/100 — right at the average for budget phones of 2021.
What works
- Dimensity 700 5G.
- 5,000 mAh + 90 Hz at $220.
- microSD + jack.
- IPX4 splash.
What doesn't
- HD+ resolution.
- 10 W charging slow.
- 2 MP depth filler.
- Mono speaker.
Cross-shop it against
Redmi Note 10 5G
$199 · score 70/100
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 147-phone cohort of budget devices released around the same time. We don't publish invented lab anecdotes. Spot an error? .