Oppo F25 Pro 5G Review: Powerful pocket-friendly smartphone

Oppo F25 Pro 5G Review: As power-packed smartphones take centre stage at an affordable price in 2024, Oppo’s latest offering, the F25 Pro 5G, is ready to set the market ablaze. Oppo is known for offering devices that balance performance and looks well. The F25 Pro too boasts a unique design and good camera capabilities. This smartphone is powered by a MediaTek Dimensity 7050 processor and has a triple camera setup with a 64-megapixel main sensor. In this review, we will delve deep to find out how this device fares in the real world.

Oppo F25 Pro Review: Price and Variants

The Oppo F25 Pro is available in two storage variants - 128GB and 256GB. Having 8GB RAM, the smartphone comes in two colour variants - Lava Red and Ocean Blue. While the base variant has been priced at Rs 23,999, you will have to pay Rs 25,999 for the 256GB variant. 

Oppo F25 Pro 5G Review: Design

Weighing just over 177 grams with a precise thickness of 7.54 mm, the first thing that lures you in is the Oppo F25 Pro’s slim profile. The volume and power buttons are located on the sides, while the bottom houses the USB-C charging point, speaker grill, and microphone. The back panel has a matte touch while the camera module gives off a red colour sheen as it glitters in the light.

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The camera module consists of a couple of circular cutouts with three camera sensors alongside an LED flashlight. With rounded corners, the sides are flat with a matte finish. 

Oppo F25 Pro 5G Review: Display

The Oppo F25 Pro features a 6.7-inch AMOLED display and thin bezels, elevating the multimedia experience to modest levels. With a Full HD + resolution of 2412 × 1080 pixels, the display is bright and exhibits vibrant colour crisply and with a natural tone. Building upon a seamless display, the peak brightness of 1100 nits enables the display to provide a detailed and rich experience. However, the presence of a single speaker deprives this device of offering a wholesome user experience. 

Oppo F25 Pro 5G Review: Performance and Software

Coming to the performance, this device is powered by the MediaTek Dimensity 7050 SoC, which is a mid-range chipset. If you are looking to undertake everyday activities on Oppo F25 Pro, it is going to be seamless without any glitches. This device smoothly switches between apps like YouTube, Instagram and WhatsApp, among others. For gamers out there, this phone performs brilliantly for casual gamers undertaking Candy Crush and Temple Run. Except for occasional frame-drops, demanding games such as Genshin Impact also run flawlessly with no signs of any significant slowdowns. 

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Running on ColorOS 14 based on Android 14, this device has some exciting features. The enticing prospects include some AI features, along with several customisation options. Overall, the unmissable thing to ponder upon is the unwanted pre-loaded games and apps, awaiting the ‘force close’ command for a cleaner UI.  

Oppo F25 Pro 5G Review: Battery and Charging

Powered by a 5000mAh battery, the Oppo F25 Pro boasts a run-time of almost 24 hours. The package comes with a 67W charger and it can juice your device from zero to 100 per cent comfortably in around 60 minutes. 

Oppo F25 Pro 5G Review: Camera

The Oppo F25 Pro camera module includes a triple sensor setup at the back, led by a 64MP main camera, an 8MP ultra-wide camera and a 2MP macro camera. The front camera has a 32MP sensor for selfies. The camera quality appears to be a mixed bag as the photo quality is good in natural light. The output, however, is sometimes tilted towards saturated colours. The macro sensor captures details impressively in close-up shots. Under low light conditions, the photos do encounter some noise, and the details don’t match the natural daylight conditions. The front camera performs well, and the photos are on the smoother side. Filters can be handy, and as usual, after-processing outcomes are good with Oppo. 

Oppo F25 Pro 5G Review: Verdict 

Offering a cocktail of features and other positives including good battery life, a seamless display, decent performance, and a good camera setup, the Oppo F25 Pro is not a pushover for sure. Well, it is no no-brainer that MediaTek Dimensity is a mid-range chipset, and if your day-to-day activities involve browsing social media pages, watching movies and playing games, you are less likely to be disappointed. Frankly speaking, shortcomings are always there, but if you are looking to go for a budget smartphone, the Oppo F25 Pro is worth considering.