If you are looking for a compatible 5G smartphone under €200, we have selected Samsung Galaxy A13 5G, Poco M4 Pro 5G and Oppo A74 5G for you. But which of these really suit you? Here are some comparison items to help you make your choice.
Some people particularly like the clean, no-frills designs, like the Samsung Galaxy A13 5G with its simple lines and rear cameras that appear to just sit on the back cover, with no panel underneath. The panel is on the back of the Oppo A74 5G which presents more traditional lines while the back of the Poco M4 Pro 5G is largely occupied by a black band, in the corner we find the image sensors. It’s the Oppo phone and it’s the lightest at 190 grams versus 195 grams for the Galaxy A13 5G and 200 grams for the Poco M4 Pro 5G. It’s also the A74 5G from Oppo and is slimmer with a profile of 8.4mm versus 8.8mm for Samsung and 8.9mm for Poco. South korean mobile phone is the largest instead Oppo A74 5G It is the most compact in our comparison. All three carry a 5,000mAh battery, with no really fast charging as it’s limited to 18W. There is no question here of wireless charging or reverse charging, functions reserved for high-end models.
What gives the best performance?
If you are looking for the most powerful mobile phone in our comparison, the Samsung Galaxy A13 5G The Poco M4 Pro 5G shares the MediaTek Dimensity 700 chipset against the Qualcomm Snapdragon 480 chipset installed at the heart of the Oppo A74 5G with 6GB of RAM, which is also the case for the Poco M4 Pro 5G. The latter offers 128GB of storage versus 64 or 128GB for the Poco and one 64GB version from Samsung. The latter two can accept a memory card to store more documents. All three devices are 5G compatible and offer Wi-Fi 5 with NFC for contactless payments. Samsung and Oppo both have an audio jack for connecting headphones. All three are equipped with a fingerprint reader in profile, at the standby button.
What is the most interesting screen and what are the configurations for the images?
The largest and most interesting screen is installed in the front of the Poco M4 Pro 5G phone. It is an LCD panel like the other two but benefits from a diagonal of 6.58 inches versus 6.5 inches for Samsung and Oppo with a resolution of 1080 x 2400 pixels and a refresh rate of 30, 60 or 90 Hz, depending on the applications in use to improve display fluidity performance and power consumption. This is also the case with the Oppo A74 5G and Samsung screen, but the latter has a lower definition, 720×1600 pixels, and therefore less readable.
Finally, for taking photos and shooting videos, the Oppo A74 5G is equipped with a 48 + 8 + 2 + 2 MP configuration on the back against a 50 + 2 + 2 MP on the back of the Samsung Galaxy A13 5G and 13 + 2 MP only for Poco M4 Pro 5G. Selfies are handled by the 16MP front sensor of the Oppo phone, while the other two have to be handled by a 5MP unit on the front.
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