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Oppo A5x review: Sub-$170 5G with IP65 and 45W charging.

SpecEagle Editorial·Mar 2025·$160
Overall
58/100
Class rank
#78 of 146
Tier
Budget
Buy?
Look elsewhere
The verdict, up front

Tough budget 5G volume.

Oppo A5x brought 45W charging, IP65 ruggedness and 5G to $160 — the value-volume entry tier where Oppo competes hard with Realme and Vivo on durability and charging speed.

01Display

66/100

66/100 trails the 69-point cohort average for budget phones of 2025.

TypeIPS LCD, 90Hz, 720 nits
Size6.67 inches
Resolution720 x 1604 px

02Camera

54/100

54/100 trails the 59-point cohort average for budget phones of 2025.

Main32 MP, f/1.8
Selfie5 MP

03Performance

58/100

58/100 puts it above the 55-point average for budget phones of 2025.

ChipsetDimensity 6300 (6nm)
GPUMali-G57 MC2

04Battery

82/100

82/100 — right at the average for budget phones of 2025.

Capacity5100 mAh
Charging45W SuperVOOC

05Build

70/100

70/100 puts it above the 66-point average for budget phones of 2025.

What works
  • 45W charging + IP65 + 5G at $160
  • 5100 mAh battery + stereo
  • microSD + 3.5 mm jack
What doesn't
  • 720p only
  • Single 32 MP cam
  • Dimensity 6300 entry-tier
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 146-phone cohort of budget devices released around the same time. We don't publish invented lab anecdotes. Spot an error? .