There’s no denying that the OPPO A9 2020 is one of the most interesting mid-range devices that the company has released in a while. That’s thanks to the features that the company was able to cram in for the price.

The OPPO A9 2020 sports a large 6.5-inch display, stereo speakers, and a large 5,000mAh battery with reverse charging support.

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We also have a quad-camera setup on the back. It’s led by a 48-megapixel sensor, as well as an 8-megapixel ultra-wide, 2-megapixel mono, and 2-megapixel depth sensor. You can learn more about this device in our hands-on review.

But today, we want to test how well this device perform in gaming, which is one of the main considerations of people when buying a smartphone.

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Let’s get the hardware out of the way first. The A9 2020 is powered 2.0GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon 665 octa-core processor, with a generous 8GB of RAM, and fast 128GB UFS 2.1 expandable storage.

It also has an Adreno 610 graphics, with Game Boost 2.0 that combines Frame Boost and Touch Boost software optimization, which shall improve the gameplay experience.

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So, how well do these hardware and software features really perform in actual gameplay? We ran some of the top game titles, from different categories, in our OPPO A9 2020 gaming review to find out.

By the way, you can check the video above if you don’t like reading.

Mobile Legends on OPPO A9 2020

Let’s start with a lighter game, Mobile Legends. Probably the most popular game for a very long time, this one is actually the lightest and most undemanding game in this test.

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Which is why it’s no surprise that the game ran really well on the OPPO A9 2020. Under the HD graphics settings, the game ran at 30fps with 95% stability.

If you’re one of the millions who are addicted to this game, the A9 2020 will really serve you well.

NBA 2K19 on OPPO A9 2020

Let’s amp it up a little with NBA 2k19. The game botted with the graphics automatically set to medium.

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Under these settings, it ran on the device at a steady 60fps with the same 95% stability. That’s really smooth for a game at this caliber. This also means that you can easily set the graphics to High and still get a seamless gameplay.

Call of Duty Mobile on OPPO A9 2020

Next stop, we have a fastly emerging shooter game, Call of Duty Mobile. And spoiler alert, it also ran really well on the A9 2020. You can check its system requirements to see if your current device can handle it too.

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It ran at 52fps at 98% stability. It’s definitely definitely not smoothest of all. However, with the graphics settings set to High, it’s not too shabby. The game was playable at good frame rates, with no visible lags or frame drops.

If you want an even smoother experience, you can dial down the graphics settings to medium.

Asphalt 9 on OPPO A9 2020

Lastly, we have Asphalt 9, a racing game that possibly one of the most performance-hungry titles in the Play Store. The fast-paced action and tons of crashes and collisions could be really taxing for the processor, and we’re seeing it here in the A9 2020.

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Under the Default graphics settings, the game only ran at 19fps with 45% stability. This isn’t surprising since we rarely see devices under the Php20k mark that can handle this game without breaking a sweat.

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Bottom line, the OPPO A9 2020 sure can game. Almost all the titles that we ran on it, besides the understandably heavy ones, ran really well.

It may not be the best gaming smartphone around, but considering the other extras that you can get — like the great cameras, large display, and big battery — that should be understandable.

If you’re interested on the OPPO A9 2020, you can get it in tons of OPPO stores across the Philippines for Php15,990.

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