SpecEagle review · Oppo

Oppo A17 review: A 2022 entry Oppo with a 50 MP camera and 5,000 mAh battery.

SpecEagle Editorial·Sep 2022·$160
Overall
40/100
Class rank
#8 of 8
Tier
Budget
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The verdict, up front

A basic entry Oppo.

Oppo A17 covered the entry tier at $160 — 50 MP camera, 5,000 mAh and splash protection.

01Display

54/100

54/100 is one of the weaker display results among budget phones of 2022 — 10 points under the average. Check the rows below before buying for this.

TypeIPS LCD
Size6.56 inches
Resolution1,612 × 720 px (HD+)

02Camera

50/100

50/100 trails the 55-point cohort average for budget phones of 2022.

Main50 MP + 2 MP depth
Selfie5 MP

03Performance

38/100

38/100 is one of the weaker performance results among budget phones of 2022 — 11 points under the average. Check the rows below before buying for this.

ChipsetMediaTek Helio G35
RAM4 GB + 4 GB virtual
Storage64 GB · microSD

04Battery

80/100

80/100 — right at the average for budget phones of 2022.

Capacity5,000 mAh
Wired10 W

05Build

58/100

58/100 trails the 63-point cohort average for budget phones of 2022.

06Value

58/100

58/100 is one of the weaker value results among budget phones of 2022 — 6 points under the average. Check the rows below before buying for this.

What works
  • 50 MP camera + 5,000 mAh at $160.
  • IPX4 splash protection.
  • microSD + jack.
  • ColorOS familiar.
What doesn't
  • Helio G35 very slow.
  • HD+ resolution.
  • Mono speaker.
  • 10 W charging.

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