Oppo Find 7a review: A-lister

Synthetic benchmarks and performance

The Oppo Find 7a is based on a Qualcomm Snapdragon 801 chipset model MSM8974AB, while the QHD-boasting Find 7 is powered by the Snapdragon 801 MSM8974AC.

The MSM8974 chipset is the base Snapdragon 800 chipset, while MSM8974AB has a higher clocked GPU (up to 578MHz from the base 450MHz) and hence has deserved the Snapdragon 801 badge.

The MSM8974AC goes a step further and has a higher clock for the Krait 400 CPU cores as well – they reach up to 2.5GHz from the stock 2.3GHz.

So, the Find 7a has Snapdragon 801 chipset inside with four Krait 400 cores clocked at 2.3GHz, an Adreno 330 GPU @578MHz and 2GB of RAM.

Our first test - BenchmarkPi - tests the single CPU core performance and the Krait 400 scored on par with other Snapdragon 800-powered devices.

Benchmark Pi

Lower is better

• LG G Flex
  99
• Samsung Galaxy Note 3
  99
• LG G2
  99
• Oppo Find 7a
  101
• Sony Xperia Z1 Compact
  104
• Sony Xperia Z1
  115
• Sony Xperia Z Ultra
  115
• HTC One (M8)
  121
• Samsung Galaxy S5
  128
• HTC One Max
  131
• Oppo N1
  131
• Samsung Galaxy S4 (Octa)
  132
• Samsung Galaxy S4 (S600)
  132
• LG G Pro 2
  141
• LG Nexus 5
  146
• HTC One
  151
• Samsung Galaxy S4 mini
  166
• Samsung Galaxy Note 3 Neo
  183

Oppo Find 7a aced the multi-core Linpack test with a score, quite similar to that of the LG G2 and the Samsung Galaxy Note 3.

Linpack

Higher is better

• LG G Flex
  1102
• Samsung Galaxy Note 3
  1081
• Oppo Find 7a
  1060
• LG G2
  1054
• Sony Xperia Z Ultra
  1034
• Sony Xperia Z1 Compact
  1010
• Sony Xperia Z1
  1004
• Samsung Galaxy S5
  992
• HTC One (M8)
  992
• LG G Pro 2
  818
• Samsung Galaxy S4 (Octa)
  791
• Samsung Galaxy S4 (S600)
  788
• LG Optimus G Pro
  743
• Oppo N1
  688
• HTC One
  646
• Samsung Galaxy S4 mini
  413
• LG Nexus 5
  393

Another accurate CPU benchmark test is GeekBench 3, where the Oppo Find 7a managed to beat every other smartphone we've tested so far, including those running on Android 4.4 KitKat.

Geekbench 3

Higher is better

• Oppo Find 7a
  3093
• Samsung Galaxy S5
  3011
• Sony Xperia Z1 Compact
  2968
• Samsung Galaxy Note 3
  2937
• Sony Xperia Z Ultra
  2670
• Sony Xperia Z1
  2638
• LG G Pro 2
  2585
• Apple iPhone 5s
  2561
• LG Nexus 5
  2453
• HTC One (M8)
  2367
• LG G Flex
  2254
• LG G2
  2243
• Samsung Galaxy Note 3 Neo
  2172
• HTC One
  1972
• Samsung Galaxy S4 (S600)
  1869
• Oppo N1
  1207

In compound benchmarks - Quadrant and AnTuTu 4 – the Oppo Find 7a produced similar scores to the other S800-powered smartphones such as the Xperia Z1, Galaxy Note 3, LG G2 and G Flex. HTC One M8 running on the same chipset managed to beat the Oppo Find 7a though.

Quadrant

Higher is better

• Samsung Galaxy S5
  25044
• HTC One (M8)
  25035
• Oppo Find 7a
  21873
• Sony Xperia Z1 Compact
  21618
• LG G Flex
  20521
• Sony Xperia Z1
  20388
• Samsung Galaxy Note 3
  20052
• LG G Pro 2
  20010
• LG G2
  19815
• Sony Xperia Z Ultra
  18177
• Samsung Galaxy S4 (Octa)
  12446
• Samsung Galaxy S4 (S600)
  12376
• LG Optimus G Pro
  12105
• HTC One
  11746
• Samsung Galaxy Note 3 Neo
  11404
• LG Nexus 5
  8844
• Oppo N1
  8099
• Samsung Galaxy S4 mini
  7153

AnTuTu 4

Higher is better

• HTC One (M8)
  37009
• Samsung Galaxy S5
  36018
• LG G Flex
  35831
• LG G2
  35444
• Sony Xperia Z1 Compact
  34527
• Oppo Find 7a
  33344
• Samsung Galaxy Note 3 Neo
  32162
• Samsung Galaxy Note 3
  31109
• Sony Xperia Z1
  30850
• LG G Pro 2
  29603
• Sony Xperia Z Ultra
  29185
• Samsung Galaxy S4
  27613
• Oppo N1
  26598
• HTC One
  26389
• LG Nexus 5
  25097

Basemark OS II tests just about every facet of your phone's performance. It's exactly here that manufacturers used to heavily cheat, so we ran an anti-cheat version that should've kept any trickery out of the equation. The Find 7a produced the same results as the other Snapdragon 800 devices.

Basemark OS II

Higher is better

• Nokia Lumia 1520 (WP8.1 Preview)
  1116
• Samsung Galaxy S5
  1060
• Apple iPhone 5s
  1059
• Oppo Find 7a
  1047
• Samsung Galaxy Note 3 (KitKat)
  1021
• LG G2 (KitKat)
  862

When it comes to offscreen benchmarks, the higher clock speed of the new Adreno 330 easily pushes it on top.

GFX Benchmark 2.7 T-Rex (1080p off-screen)

Higher is better

• Oppo Find 7a
  28.4
• HTC One (M8)
  28.4
• Samsung Galaxy S5
  27.8
• Samsung Galaxy Note 3
  26.3
• LG Nexus 5
  23
• Sony Xperia Z1
  23
• Sony Xperia Z Ultra
  23
• Apple iPhone 5s
  23
• LG G Pro 2
  22.9
• Sony Xperia Z1 Compact
  22
• LG G Flex
  22
• LG G2
  22
• Samsung Galaxy S4 (S600)
  17.1
• Samsung Galaxy S4 (Octa)
  17.1
• Oppo N1
  16
• Samsung Galaxy Note 3 Neo
  15
• Samsung Galaxy S4 mini
  6.4

GFX Benchmark 3.0 Manhattan (1080p off-screen)

Higher is better

• Samsung Galaxy S5
  11.8
• Oppo Find 7a
  11.4
• HTC One (M8)
  11.1
• Samsung Galaxy Note 3
  9.9
• Sony Xperia Z1 Compact
  9
• LG G Pro 2
  8.7
• LG Nexus 5
  8.5
• Samsung Galaxy Note 3 Neo
  3.7
• Samsung Galaxy Grand 2
  1.9

Lower resolution phones (720p or so) like the Xperia Z1 Compact and iPhone 5s climb on top, but as far as 1080p devices go, the Oppo Find 7a is only matched by the HTC One (M8) and the Galaxy S5 on the GFXBench suite. Epic Citadel placed it around the top too, beaten only by the HTC One (M8).

GFX Benchmark 2.7 T-Rex (1080p on-screen)

Higher is better

• Apple iPhone 5s
  37
• Sony Xperia Z1 Compact
  34
• LG G Flex
  33
• HTC One (M8)
  30.1
• Oppo Find 7a
  28.8
• Samsung Galaxy S5
  28.1
• Samsung Galaxy Note 3
  26.7
• Samsung Galaxy Note 3 Neo
  25
• LG G Pro 2
  24.1
• LG Nexus 5
  24
• LG G2
  23.1

GFX Benchmark 3.0 Manhattan (1080p on-screen)

Higher is better

• HTC One (M8)
  11.9
• Samsung Galaxy S5
  11.7
• Oppo Find 7a
  11.4
• Samsung Galaxy Note 3
  10
• LG G Pro 2
  9.2
• Samsung Galaxy Tab Pro 8.4
  5
• Samsung Galaxy Note 3 Neo
  4.7

Epic Citadel

Higher is better

• HTC One (M8)
  59
• Oppo Find 7a
  57.7
• LG G Flex
  56
• Sony Xperia Z
  55.6
• Sony Xperia Z1
  54.8
• LG G Pro 2
  54.1
• Samsung Galaxy Note 3
  54
• Samsung Galaxy S5
  53.7
• LG Nexus 5
  49.1
• Samsung Galaxy Note 3 Neo
  49
• Samsung Galaxy S4 (S600)
  37.2
• Samsung Galaxy Grand 2
  32

Web browsing is an integral part to any smartphone experience, and the Find 7a posts respectable, if not remarkable, results in both of our browser benchmarks.

SunSpider

Lower is better

• Samsung Galaxy S5
  379
• Apple iPhone 5s
  403
• LG G Pro 2
  535.5
• Samsung Galaxy Note 3 Neo
  567.9
• Samsung Galaxy Note 3
  587
• Oppo Find 7a
  740.9
• Sony Xperia Z Ultra
  750
• HTC One (M8)
  780
• LG Nexus 5
  827
• Sony Xperia Z1
  845
• Sony Xperia Z1 Compact
  855
• LG G2
  908
• Oppo N1
  1012
• Samsung Galaxy S4 (S600)
  1046
• HTC One
  1174

BrowserMark 2

Higher is better

• Apple iPhone 5s
  3549
• Samsung Galaxy S5
  3529
• HTC One (M8)
  3213
• Samsung Galaxy Note 3 Neo
  3172
• Oppo Find 7a
  3060
• LG G Pro 2
  3048
• Samsung Galaxy Note 3
  3041
• Oppo N1
  2769
• LG Nexus 5
  2745
• LG G2
  2718
• Sony Xperia Z1 Compact
  2600
• Samsung Galaxy S4 (S600)
  2438
• Sony Xperia Z Ultra
  2419
• Sony Xperia Z1
  2398
• Samsung Galaxy S4 mini
  2314
• HTC One
  2262

So, the Oppo Find 7a clearly proved as a blazing fast performer across all benchmarks. But the synthetic tests aside, the smartphone also delivers amazing lag-free and buttery-smooth UI experience even without the KitKat optimizations. And isn't that just awesome?