Oppo F5 arrived in October, followed by a toned-down
version named Oppo F5 Youth a month later. Now the manufacturer launched a
China-only variant of the latter named Oppo A73. It has the same 6” FullView
screen and 13 MP camera.
The chipset has octa-core Cortex-A53 CPU and ARM
Mali G71 MP2 GPU. The setup looks like the Helio P23 chipset by Mediatek, but it
might also be the Helio P30. The tall screen comes with Full HD+ resolution
(2160x1080 pixels). The front panel also features a single 16 MP selfie snapper
with f/2.0 aperture. Strangely enough, the back camera’s lens is slower at
f/2.2.
The RAM on the Oppo A73 is 4 GB, along with 32 GB
storage. There is also a microSD slot that can be coupled with two-nano SIM
cards. Color OS 3.2 is powering on the phone, based on Android 7.1 Nougat.
Remember, this is a China-only phone, so no Google services.
The phone’s security is provided by stock face
unlock or a more secure choice - the oval fingerprint scanner on the back. Offered
in either Gold or Black, the Oppo A73 goes for CNY 1,699 or about US$ 260.
