Oppo A56

Oppo A56 Review, Pros and Cons – The Oppo A56 5G is yet another mid-range smartphone that brings immersive features that might be pretty hard to find in the mid-range market. The makers also released smartphones like the Oppo A54s, A55s, and many more. Apart from this, the Oppo A56 5G arrives with exceptional traits that include decent performance, a camera, and excellent battery life.

This handset is unveiled in November 2021, while the Oppo A56 has the 5G connectivity support, but we can’t judge this phone based on this fact, so let’s find out other factors and highlights to check whether this phone is worth buying or not. So without any delay, let’s start the detailed review of the Oppo A56 5G smartphone.

Oppo A56 Review

Highlights

  1. The phone offers a 6.5-inches IPS LCD panel with an HD+ resolution display and 480 nits brightness.
  2. As for the camera setup, you are getting a 13MP dual camera module followed by an 8MP selfie port.
  3. The processing section brings the MediaTek Dimensity 700 5G chipset, making the daily tasks smooth.
  4. The company offers the Android 11 with ColorOS 11.1 on top in software rendering.
  5. The maker launched a Li-Po 5000 mAh battery with a 10W charger support.

Design and Display

The phone arrives with a simple layout, and Oppo usually adds up the glossy pattern on the back panel so that the overall design doesn’t feel cheap. At the same time, the rectangular camera module is something worth noting. The main difference between the A55 5G and A56 5G is that the A55 brings a triple camera setup, whereas the A56 5G grants a dual camera.

But there is three particular color variant in which you can purchase the Oppo A56 5G. It includes Black, Blue, and violet, each of them looks unique to stand out from the competition. However, the slim-body factor makes the holding experience great with a 20:9 screen to body display ratio, while the phone didn’t feel that bulky as the phone weighs around 186-grams. In short, the overall phone feel is suitable.

On the other hand, the front display might not have anything to stand out. Hopefully, you are getting gorilla glass protection. While the bezels are considerably thin, and waterdrop notch brings the usual layout. The 6.5-inches IPS LCD panel grants decent colors and contrast support. The HD resolution display provides decent content quality, and the 480 nits brightness gives ample support in broad daylight.

Memory and Internal

The hardware section might not offer robust performance. Still, the 7nm MediaTek Dimensity 700 5G chipset will provide a decent user experience since you will obtain 2.2Ghz max cloaking speed in the CPU. As for the graphic renders, the phone also equips the Mali-G57 MC2 that improvises the visual aspect to some extend. Hopefully, you can play high-end games.

While everything will work great on the smooth settings, if you are looking for a high-end gaming session, this phone is not designed for that. The UI experience with the Android 11 based ColorOS 11.1 custom layering as far as the software layering is concerned. With this setup, you will attain several customization features in the interface, but there’s also bloatware present in the interface.

However, some of them can be removed, while others can’t since they are considered a system application. Still, the company gives to authority disable them. As for the storage section, all variants acquire 128GB internal storage with 4GB and 6GB RAM support. However, you won’t get any problem storing excessive data. The company also renders secondary storage units to expand limits.

Camera

The camera section brings decent photos and videos in the daylight situation. At the same time, it should give a big round of applause to the dual-camera setup, primarily the 13MP primary shooter that takes the led to greater experience. Although, the same thing can’t be said for low light photography as the AI software lacks colors and contrast to capture images in the dark.

However, the portrait mode photos come out good, but sometimes they miss the edge detection. Hopefully, the colors didn’t look that much boosted, but there’s a slight notice of contrast in the color red. Although, the experience could be different from user to user. Apart from this, there’s also a 2MP depth sensor that helps in improving the overall quality.

But still, the 8MP selfie camera might not be able to give impressive photos and video. The front camera appears to have an average quality experience. Although, it’s some compromise to attain the 5G connectivity. Still, the images come out fabulous if you take photos in proper lighting. Yet, the 1080p videography experience feels a bit mediocre.

Battery and Others

The Oppo A56 5G battery performance is good enough as you are getting a Li-Po 5000 mAh battery setup that ensures the users get 5+ hours of screen time for their daily tasks and usage. Following that, you will also attain a 10W charger that fuels the phone for more than an hour and a half since the fast charging technology is missing here. But still, the phone offers a Type C 2.0 with OTG support which is quite a good feature.

As for the additional features, the phone has relatively low sound output, but the comms and sensor still work great. Even though the Oppo A56 offered 5G connectivity, the phone didn’t provide the NFC features to the users. Regarding the price point, the phone arrives at a $249 (Rs 18,999 in India) approx that looks like a great deal if you consider the 5G factor, including the overall budget-friendly specs.

Oppo A56 Specifications Detail

Down below you can see the full specifications of the Oppo A56 smartphone.

SpecificationsOppo A56 5G
Network2G, 3G, 4G, 5G
AnnouncedOctober 2021
SIMDual-SIM
Dimensions6.45 x 2.98 x 0.33 inches
Weight189.5 grams
Size6.5 inches
DisplayIPS LCD
480 nits brightness
20:9 ratio
~270 PPI density
ProtectionPanda / Corning Gorilla Glass 3
Resolution720 x 1600 pixels
OSAndroid 11, ColorOS 11.1
Chipset7nm – MediaTek MT6833 Dimensity 700 5G
CPUOcta-core
2×2.2 GHz Cortex-A76
6×2.0 GHz Cortex-A55
GPUMali-G57 MC2
Card slotYes (dedicated slot)
RAM4GB, 6GB
Internal128GB
UFS 2.1/UFS 2.2
Camera13 MP (wide), PDAF
2 MP (depth)
LED flash, HDR, panorama
Max – 1080p@30fps
Selfie8 MP (wide)
HDR
Max – 1080p@30fps
LoudspeakerYes
3.5mm jackYes
WLANWi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot
Bluetooth5.1, A2DP, LE, aptX
GPSYes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, GALILEO, BDS, QZSS
NFCNo
Infrared portNo
RadioNo
USBUSB Type-C 2.0, USB On-The-Go
SensorsSide-mounted fingerprint, accelerometer, proximity, compass
BatteryLi-Po 5000 mAh
Charging 10W
ColorsBlack, Blue, Violet
Expected Price$249 (Rs 18,999 in India) Approx.
Disclaimer: We can not guarantee that the data available on this page is 100% correct.

Oppo A56 Pros and Cons

Down below you can see the list of pros and cons (advantages and disadvantages) of the Oppo A56 smartphone.

Pros

  1. Decent long-lasting battery life.
  2. Tall aspect HD resolution display.
  3. Impressive color variant options.
  4. 5G connectivity support.
  5. Decent daylight photography.
  6. Dedicated micro SD card support.
  7. Fabulous customization features ColorOS 11.1.
  8. Panda / Corning Gorilla Glass 3 protection.
  9. Side-mounted fingerprint scanner.
  10. Decent chipset performance for lite gaming.

Cons

  1. Relatively low audio output.
  2. Default 720p resolution screen.
  3. Average camera setup.
  4. NFC featuers are not present.
  5. No fast or reverse charging support.
  6. Without Video stabilization software.
  7. Not suitable for advanced gaming.

Conclusion

The Oppo A56 is a decent and affordable 5G phone if you want something from the mid-range smartphone. Although there are a few factors which the phone lacks, the all-inclusive would be great if you are looking for an everyday experience. Neither the phone offers better performance, nor does the company intend to provide any information about future OS updates.

But if we have to consider an alternative option for this phone, we can choose Xiaomi Poco M4 Pro that offers immersive performance while compromising the camera quality. Yet, we only recommend you to buy Oppo A56 5G, if you are getting some discount on the deal. However, the final decision is yours and there are several options you can check out in the meantime.

Aman Patel
Aman Patel is a technology enthusiast and has excellent knowledge of smartphones. He writes for Oispice frequently about smartphones and reviews. Aman is available on email at [email protected].

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