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Oppo A74 review: A 33 W-charging AMOLED budget Oppo — sub-$300 essentials done well.

SpecEagle Editorial·Apr 2021·$249
Overall
58/100
Class rank
#50 of 147
Tier
Budget
Buy?
Look elsewhere
The verdict, up front

AMOLED on a strict budget, 2021 edition.

A74 brought a real AMOLED — rare at $249 in 2021 — and 33 W charging to budget buyers. The 60 Hz cap and dated chip were the price; for buyers who valued the inky panel over a smoother refresh rate it served well in its window.

01Display

70/100

70/100 puts it above the 65-point average for budget phones of 2021.

TypeAMOLED, 60 Hz
Size6.43 inches
Resolution2,400 × 1,080 px (FHD+)

02Camera

58/100

58/100 — right at the average for budget phones of 2021.

Main48 MP, f/1.7
Macro2 MP
Depth2 MP
Selfie16 MP

03Performance

50/100

50/100 — right at the average for budget phones of 2021.

ChipsetSnapdragon 662 (11 nm, 4G)
RAM6 / 8 GB
Storage128 GB · microSD

04Battery

78/100

78/100 — right at the average for budget phones of 2021.

Capacity5,000 mAh
Wired33 W

05Build

64/100

64/100 puts it above the 61-point average for budget phones of 2021.

06Value

64/100

64/100 — right at the average for budget phones of 2021.

What works
  • Real AMOLED at $249 — rare in 2021.
  • 33 W charging is genuinely useful.
  • 175 g, slim 7.95 mm.
  • jack + microSD.
What doesn't
  • 60 Hz AMOLED.
  • 4G + Snapdragon 662.
  • Two filler lenses.
  • Single speaker, support ended.
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? .