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Oppo A52 4GB/64GB Twilight Black $279 Delivered (OW P/B $265.05) @ Amazon AU

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Not a bad price for this phone.

It's been slightly cheaper recently (when you factor in delivery), but if you missed out then this is still good. Had this phone for about a month and can very much vouch for it.

Sim Card Type: Dual Nano-SIM
Operating System: ColorOS 7.1 (Based on Android 10)
Display: 6.4"
Display Resolution: 2400 x 1080
Rear Camera: 12MP 8MP 2MP 2MP
Video Recording: 1080p @ 30fps
Storage Size: 64GB
Expandable Storage: microSD up to 256GB
Processor: Snapdragon 665
RAM Size: 4GB
Bluetooth: BT5.0
Battery: 5000mAh
Additional Features: NFC

Also has Band 28 and VoLTE/VoWiFi

Can be price-beaten at officeworks for an even better price (delivered too!) Thanks to AL008's comment

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  • yht on 23/07/2020 - 16:38

    How was the camera in terms of quality and response please ? I read some review saying that the camera response is not quick.

    • mangobango on 23/07/2020 - 16:40
      +1

      Default camera app is a bit meh, but if you download a Gcam port then pictures look amazing.

      Response is good though, it's got the usual instant shutter speed that most (if not all) phones have these days.

      • yht on 23/07/2020 - 16:45

        Cheers

      • Pootie Tang on 23/07/2020 - 17:31

        Gcam port download link for Oppo Reno Z anyone?

        Thanks in advance

        • mangobango on 23/07/2020 - 18:49
          +5

          https://f.celsoazevedo.com/file/cfiles/gcm1/Gcam_7.3.020_v1.…

          This is the one I've been using on my A52, seems the most stable out of the ones I've tried.

          • Pootie Tang on 23/07/2020 - 19:08
            +1

            @mangobango: Thank you so much. Was about to give up. Had one that was giving a pink tinge after my third and to be final install.

            • mangobango on 23/07/2020 - 19:35

              @Pootie Tang: You're welcome! Hope it works well for your phone :)

              On mine while you're aiming the camera, the colours look a bit washed out, but once you snap the picture and it does the processing, end result looks much better.

          • BuyOrNot on 23/07/2020 - 22:10

            @mangobango: Thanks, That is so much better than the stock app.

            Why would Oppo cripple their cameras, why cant they ship the phone with the better camera app?

            • mangobango on 23/07/2020 - 23:20

              @BuyOrNot: Who knows man, it's like they just purposely turned the colour saturation to max in their app.

        • willyroo on 23/07/2020 - 21:40

          Reno Z GCam?
          Yeah, nah - need SD chip , P90 no good…

          • mangobango on 23/07/2020 - 23:21

            @willyroo: That's what I thought, but seems to work on BuyOrNot's device? Sounds like they had success with it

      • Void on 24/07/2020 - 00:16

        I've never had good luck with Gcam. Using it on my LG G6 it's even slower, and the front camera has a pink tinge. I've tried every version. Then on my Samsung GS6 it had some crashing and reliability issues.

    • ndftz on 23/07/2020 - 17:16

      Response to load camera app (any app) is slow.

      The camera itself is quick

    • norkle on 24/07/2020 - 08:56

      A noticable difference between models in the Oppo lineup is the camera. You're getting one of the bottom levels here - as you go higher and more expensive they get better. So if you really need a good camera, you'll pay more.

      EDIT: for example, the Oppo A92 or Reno2 Z have 48Mp main cameras.

  • Mkm on 23/07/2020 - 16:41

    How's the video quality for watching movies etc?

    • mangobango on 23/07/2020 - 16:42

      It's a big 1080p screen. Very clear.

      It's LCD as opposed to LED, but you don't even notice it. Looks just as vibrant.

      • Mkm on 23/07/2020 - 16:45

        Thanks for the response. Is it running andriod 10? If so how many updates more if you can answer

        • mangobango on 23/07/2020 - 16:45

          Yep, comes with Android 10 out of the box. It's gotten a couple of security updates so far.

          • Mkm on 23/07/2020 - 16:47

            @mangobango: That's good, i think it will be updated to Android 11 too. Thanks.

            • yht on 23/07/2020 - 16:48

              @Mkm: If Oppo has the option though.

            • mangobango on 23/07/2020 - 16:55
              +1

              @Mkm: Yep it's only been out for around a couple of months, would very much expect at least Android 11, hopefully 12 too.

              • HaveANiceDay on 23/07/2020 - 18:02

                @mangobango: It is very highly unlikely for it to get Android 12. Although it is possible.

                • mangobango on 23/07/2020 - 18:40
                  +1

                  @HaveANiceDay: Yeah not really expecting Android 12 to be honest, but I can always hope!

      • Zorlin on 23/07/2020 - 19:28
        +1

        Do you mean OLED? "LED" in televisions just means an LCD panel with LED backlighting instead of CFL backlighting.

        • mangobango on 23/07/2020 - 19:37

          Yep my bad, meant OLED.

          • Parktho on 23/07/2020 - 20:31
            -1

            @mangobango: OLED suggests it has an always on display. Can you get the clock to show even when the screen is off?

            • ndftz on 23/07/2020 - 20:42

              @Parktho: The screen is an LED backlit LCD display not OLED or AMOLED. No there’s not an always on display option

          • austrij on 23/07/2020 - 21:09
            +1

            @mangobango: I thought your original statement was clear enough. There no confusion when it comes to phone displays, you can't get a phone with CCFL LCD display.

            I've always hated how Samsung started using 'LED' to market their LCD TVs to trick buyers.

      • Mkm on 24/07/2020 - 10:06
        +1

        Just bought one. Thanks

  • AL008 on 23/07/2020 - 16:42
    +5

    Price matched at Officeworks $265.05

    • mangobango on 23/07/2020 - 16:43
      +2

      Nice, I'll add that to the title/description :)

  • yht on 23/07/2020 - 16:48

    You can use the Amex $15 credit plus CR/SB cash back

    • NalB on 23/07/2020 - 16:58

      Looks like no cash back from amazon.

      • yht on 23/07/2020 - 18:22

        I was referring to Amex $15 cashback for spending $40 in Amazon.

  • corremn on 23/07/2020 - 16:58

    FYI $279 + delivery at DickSmith awell https://www.dicksmith.com.au/da/buy/oppo-a52-64gb-twilight-b…

    Got mine 10% off sale at TGG, 1 week in going strong.

  • Laziofogna on 23/07/2020 - 17:00

    Is the screen description really 2400x1800? Or is 1080 like the Optus branded a72?

    • corremn on 23/07/2020 - 17:01

      lol misplaced 8. its 1080 x 2400

    • mangobango on 23/07/2020 - 17:02

      Oops sorry, it's 2400x1080.

      Fixed it now

  • shane2770 on 23/07/2020 - 17:07
    +1

    Would you class this phone as a upgrade from a galaxy A50 I hate my A50 s battery life since the last update

    • ndftz on 23/07/2020 - 17:18

      Not for the screen if you value low light performance , the AMOLED is more vibrant and can do blacks naturally better than this LED screen - but it’s still a great screen

      • [Deactivated] on 23/07/2020 - 19:55
        +1

        Honestly though unless it's really terrible, once you use something long enough you just get used to it no matter how good

        • ndftz on 23/07/2020 - 20:10

          Yeah its day 2 and I’m all good with it coming from the amazing oled in he note 9 and pretty good oled in the pixel 3XL

          So long as its what you look at you’ll have no complaints.

  • ndftz on 23/07/2020 - 17:13
    +10

    Just picked this up 2 days ago for higher price at officeworks

    It’s noticeably slower than my pixel3xl which can be frustrating but give it 200ms and you’re there

    it works flawlessly for google pay which was my big requirement

    The camera (once you install gcam) the photos are pretty great but you have to wait for the app to load so you may miss some special moments.
    Special mention in particular the macro lens. It shoots food / plants / details etc closer and clearer than any pixel ever could. The wide lens is awesome too, really love it.

    I didn’t expect it to be physically heavier or thicker than the pixel 3XL but it does have a bigger battery so why am I surprised.

    Having a headphone jack .. wow
    The thing includes an FM radio tuner for offline listening - but it’s useless without wired headphones to make an antenna so I’m probably not going to use it.

    The screen isn’t as vibrant as an oiled (naturally) but it’s plenty good at full brightness awesome resolution too and i love the punch hole camera.

    This thing has both dual sim and an SD card slot. So you can have 2 sims and massively expanded memory. If we were flying internationally again I’d be tempted to take this thing as a portable media player

    Honestly I installed nova launcher and switched to gesture navigation and am hard pressed to find much of a difference from my daily driver (which is being repaired right now for a screen crack for $299 (AKA more than this entire device )

    Incredible value.

    Oh and it comes boxed with a clear case and screen protector applied (no tabs that force you to remove it like other devices)

    • maddoglee on 06/08/2020 - 23:37

      Why did you go to this from a pixel 3 xl?

      • ndftz on 07/08/2020 - 07:54

        Screen smashed live regionally .. had it repaired used this in the neantime. Back on 3xl now

        A52 got sloooow

  • superforever on 23/07/2020 - 17:33

    Any suggestion with more storage and more ram around that size or smaller? A51 people said no good.

  • sasangeleus on 23/07/2020 - 18:26
    +1

    Great phone. And once you install gcam blows my OG pixel xl out of the water except for screen in low light as previously mentioned. . But in real world use I'm loving it. Paid $299 and could
    not be happier bang for buck

  • MatrixM on 23/07/2020 - 19:47
    +2

    I just ordered this for myself a few days ago from catch. You can get it cheaper there, folks, if you use the 10% student discoount code +$20 discount by using zip pay. comes out to a bit under $250. Throw in a free trial of the club catch, get free delivery.
    If you don't have a zippay account and a catch account can use referral codes for an extra $10 and $20 respectively. So i got mine for about $217, though i'm waiting on that last $20 from the zippay referral.

    • TomGum on 23/07/2020 - 19:52

      How long have you been waiting on that zip pay referral credit?

      • MatrixM on 23/07/2020 - 19:57

        i just checked and turns out it arrived yesterday. ordered phone i think two days ago, maybe three.

    • Mkm on 23/07/2020 - 20:54

      Is is easy to create zippay account? What details they check?

      • MatrixM on 24/07/2020 - 14:24

        Credit check. I don't have established credit so was rejected and had to ask my sister to open one for me in her name.

    • Gazpacho on 23/07/2020 - 22:19

      Where do we get all the codes:
      Student discount, zippay referral, catch referral, you speak of

      EDIT: Looks like a lot of info is here for those interested https://www.ozbargain.com.au/node/551571

      Cheers for the heads up!

  • Gazpacho on 23/07/2020 - 21:17

    In terms of general real world usage (flipping across apps, browsing, typing messages etc.) is this up with mid range phones ($500ish) in terms of speed?

    • mangobango on 23/07/2020 - 21:25

      I've had no issues at all, everything feels very responsive and quick.

      You will probably notice a very minor difference in speed, but at this price it honestly performs a lot better than I expected.

      • Mkm on 10/08/2020 - 11:54

        Does it have always on display? I've this phone but couldn't find any option like that.

        • mangobango on 10/08/2020 - 11:54

          Nah it doesn't it's an LCD screen, not AMOLED, so it won't have that option.

          • Mkm on 10/08/2020 - 11:59

            @mangobango: Oh alright. I think oppo find x2 pro has it.

            • mangobango on 10/08/2020 - 12:18

              @Mkm: Yeah the X2 phones have AMOLED screens.

    • ndftz on 23/07/2020 - 22:48

      Slightly slower to load I'd have to say

      Not fun flipping across apps and typing but you can do it fine . Just a little inertia . It's tolerable but not feeling like an 800 series SD

      • superforever on 23/07/2020 - 23:57

        I have TCL Plex SD 675, it is quite smooth may be TCL with 6GB of RAM.

  • OldBugger on 23/07/2020 - 23:55

    I was flipping between this and the Redmi Note 9 Pro and went for the latter for $305. Probably would go this at the office works price match.

    • mangobango on 24/07/2020 - 00:05

      Where'd you get the Redmi for that price? TobyDeals?

    • utsc on 24/07/2020 - 10:49

      Redmi Note 9 Pro would definetely a better option if you can get it for $300
      Redmi Note 9 Pro has 6GB Ram and a significantly better Qualcomm SM7125 Snapdragon 720G processor
      Oppo only has 4GB Ram and also a 11nm Qualcomm SM6125 Snapdragon 665 processor

    • Fomooo on 24/07/2020 - 15:26

      Did they matched the prices at office works.?

      • OldBugger on 24/07/2020 - 15:37

        I didn't buy the a52 but heard you can

        • Fomooo on 24/07/2020 - 15:38

          I prefer buy redmi 9 pro at OW if they watch the price of Toby around 300$ but I couldn't found that phone model at the OW website 😔

          • OldBugger on 24/07/2020 - 18:13

            @Fomooo: No I wasn't aware of the Redmi being sold locally at any store

  • Elmer Fudd on 24/07/2020 - 10:03

    Bought this yesterday in store at The Good Guys for $270 after asking them to match the The Good Guys Commercial price (they didn't ask to confirm if I had commercial account).

    As bought in store, could have paid via gift cards to bring price down further again.

  • utsc on 24/07/2020 - 10:54
    -1

    Obligatory post :)

    I am waiting for the OnePlus Nord !

    • ryang on 24/07/2020 - 18:01

      At twice the price? Tell em they're dreamin …

  • i37 on 25/07/2020 - 12:05

    this phone an upgrade on a Samsung S8 (want a bigger phone)

    • norkle on 25/07/2020 - 13:29
      +1

      Performance similar. You will notice a difference in UI moving from the Samsung, so long as that doesn't bother you, just be aware you are going from a Premium phone to a value-oriented model. While the Oppo is a bigger screen, it has fewer pixels than the S8, and while the Oppo has a good display compared to most, the Samsung displays are very good.

      You can use this link for spec comparison if any of that makes sense to you.
      https://www.gsmarena.com/compare.php3

      • i37 on 25/07/2020 - 19:49
        +2

        You sold me mate. This deal expired so I picked it up from JB HiFi and I'm actually very surprised with the device. It's actually really good.

        Its a relief to not have to go though and disable the samsung duplicates of the Google apps.

        Very happy. Thanks for your advice @norkle!

        • norkle on 25/07/2020 - 20:25
          +1

          You're welcome.

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