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Oppo A83 review: A 2017 face-unlock budget Oppo with an 18:9 display.

SpecEagle Editorial·Dec 2017·$180
Overall
40/100
Class rank
#69 of 74
Tier
Budget
Buy?
Look elsewhere
The verdict, up front

Budget FullView with face unlock.

A83 brought 18:9 FullView and face unlock to a $180 Oppo — selfie-led marketing at entry.

01Display

60/100

60/100 trails the 65-point cohort average for budget phones of 2017.

TypeIPS LCD, 18:9
Size5.7 inches
Resolution1,440 × 720 px (HD+)

02Camera

50/100

50/100 is one of the weaker camera results among budget phones of 2017 — 7 points under the average. Check the rows below before buying for this.

Main13 MP, f/2.2
Selfie8 MP, A.I. Beauty

03Performance

46/100

46/100 trails the 51-point cohort average for budget phones of 2017.

ChipsetMediaTek Helio P23
RAM3 GB
Storage32 / 64 GB · microSD

04Battery

64/100

64/100 trails the 69-point cohort average for budget phones of 2017.

Capacity3,180 mAh
Wired10 W

05Build

60/100

60/100 — right at the average for budget phones of 2017.

06Value

58/100

58/100 is one of the weaker value results among budget phones of 2017 — 7 points under the average. Check the rows below before buying for this.

What works
  • Face unlock at $180.
  • 18:9 FullView display.
  • Light 143 g.
  • microSD + jack.
What doesn't
  • Helio P23 modest.
  • HD+ resolution.
  • 3,180 mAh small.
  • Mono speaker.
Cross-shop it against
Honor 10 Lite
$240 · score 67/100

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