HTC Desire 21 Pro 5G vs Oppo A38

HTC
Desire 21 Pro 5G

Oppo
A38
At a glance
- Brand
- HTC
- Oppo
- Release date
- January 2021, 5 years 5 months ago
- September 2023, 2 years 9 months ago
- AnTuTu
- 275.000 Antutu v8 Overall performance better than 4% of devices
- 225.154 Antutu v10 Overall performance better than 57% of devices
Display
- Size
- 6.7"
- 6.56"
- Resolution
- 1080 x 2400 px FHD+
- 720 x 1612 px HD+
- Type
- LCD IPS
- LCD IPS
- Density
- 393 ppi High Density
- 269 ppi Medium Density
- Aspect ratio
- 20:9
- 20:9
- Features
- Hole-punch Notch, Refresh rate 90 Hz, HDR10, Scratch resistant, 2.5D glass screen, Capacitive, Multi-touch, Frameless
- Water Drop Notch, Refresh rate 90 Hz, Brightnes 400 cd/m² (typ), Max brightness HBM - 720 cd/m², DCI-P3, sRGB standard, Scratch resistant, 2.5D curved glass screen, Capacitive, Multi-touch, Frameless
Performance
- Chipset
- Qualcomm Snapdragon 690 (SM6350)
- MediaTek Helio G85 (MT6769V/CZ)
- CPU
- 2x Kryo 560 2 GHz + 6x Kryo 560 2 GHz
- 2x Cortex A75 2.0 GHz + 6x Cortex A55 1.8 GHz
- CPU type
- Octa-Core
- Octa-Core
- Process
- 8 nm
- 12 nm
- Frequency
- 2 GHz
- 2 GHz
- GPU
- Qualcomm Adreno 619L
- Arm Mali-G52 MC2 950MHz
- RAM
- 8 GB
- 4 GB
- 64-bit
- Yes
- Yes
- RAM type
- —
- LPDDR4X RAM
Rear camera
- Resolution
- 48 Mpx
- 50 Mpx
- Aperture
- ƒ/ 1.8
- ƒ/ 1.8
- Pixel size
- 0.80 µm
- 0.64 µm
- Flash
- LED
- LED
- Optical stabilization
- No
- No
- Slow motion
- Yes, 120 fps
- Yes, 120 fps
- Features
- 4K Video, Digital zoom, Quadruple camera, Digital image stabilization, Autofocus, Touch focus, Continuous autofocus, Manual focus, Laser AF, Phase detection autofocus (PDAF), Contrast detection autofocus (CDAF), Laser autofocus (LAF), Continuous shooting, Geotagging, Panorama, HDR, Face detection, White balance settings, ISO settings, Scene mode, Self-timer, RAW, Night Mode
- Digital zoom, Dual camera, Digital image stabilization, Autofocus, Touch focus, Phase detection autofocus (PDAF), Geotagging, Panorama, HDR, Face detection, White balance settings, ISO settings, Exposure compensation, Scene mode, Self-timer, RAW
Front camera
- Resolution
- 16 Mpx
- 5 Mpx
- Aperture
- Unknow
- ƒ/ 2.2
Battery
- Capacity
- 5000 mAh
- 5000 mAh
- Type
- Li-Ion
- Li-Polymer
- Fast charge
- Yes , 18.0W
- Yes , 33.0W
- Features
- Non-removable
- Non-removable
Storage
- Capacity
- 128 GB
- 64 GB
- SD slot
- Yes , Slot for SD or second SIM card
- Yes , Independent SD slot
- Type
- —
- eMMC 5.1 Storage
Body
- Dimensions
- 78.1 mm 167.1 mm 9.4 mm Print 3D Model
- 75.0 mm 163.7 mm 8.2 mm Print 3D Model
- Weight
- 205 g
- 190 g
- Materials
- Plastic
- Plastic
- Colors
- Blue Purple
- Black Gold
- Usable surface
- 83 %
- 84 %
- Water/dust resistance
- —
- IP52
Software
- Operating system
- Android 10 Q Android 10
- Android 13 Tiramisu ColorOS 13 (Android 13)
- Google services
- With Google Mobile Services
- With Google Mobile Services
- Updates
- —
- OS updates: 1 years, Security updates: 3 years
Connectivity
- SIM
- Dual SIM Dual Standby (Nano SIM + Nano SIM)
- Dual SIM Dual Standby (Nano SIM + Nano SIM)
- Bluetooth
- Bluetooth 5.1 LELow energy consumption
- Bluetooth 5.3 LELow energy consumption
- Bluetooth profiles
- A2DP (Advanced Audio Distribution Profile), LE (Low Energy)
- A2DP (Advanced Audio Distribution Profile), EDR (Enhanced Data Rate), HID (Human Interface Profile), LE (Low Energy), APT-x, LDAC, SBC, AAC
- Wi-Fi
- 802.11a , 802.11b , 802.11g , 802.11n , 802.11n 5GHz , 802.11ac
- 802.11a , 802.11b , 802.11g , 802.11n , 802.11n 5GHz , 802.11ac
- Wi-Fi features
- Dual band, Wi-Fi Hotspot, Wi-Fi Direct, Wi-Fi Display, Wi-Fi MiMO
- Dual band, Wi-Fi Hotspot, Wi-Fi Direct
- USB
- USB Type-C
- USB Type-C
- USB features
- Charging, OTG
- Charging, OTG
- Navigation
- GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo
- GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, QZSS, SUPL, Galileo
Networks
- 5G
- n1 (2100), n3 (1800), n5 (850), n7 (2600), n28b (700), n28a (700), n41 (2500), n78 (3500)
- —
- 4G LTE
- B1 (2100), B3 (1800), B5 (850), B7 (2600), B8 (900), B20 (800), B28b (700), B28a (700), B38 (TDD 2600), B39 (TDD 1900), B40 (TDD 2300), B41 (TDD 2500)
- B1 (2100), B3 (1800), B5 (850), B7 (2600), B8 (900), B20 (800), B28b (700), B28a (700), B38 (TDD 2600), B40 (TDD 2300), B41 (TDD 2500)
- 3G
- B1 (2100), B2 (1900), B4 (1700/2100 AWS A-F), B5 (850), B8 (900)
- B1 (2100), B5 (850), B8 (900)
- 2G
- B2 (1900), B3 (1800), B5 (850), B8 (900)
- B2 (1900), B3 (1800), B5 (850), B8 (900)
Sensors & security
- Fingerprint
- Yes, on the side
- Yes, on the side
- Accelerometer
- Yes
- Yes
- Gyroscope
- Yes
- —
- Proximity
- Yes
- Yes
- Light sensor
- Yes
- Yes
- Cooling system
- No
- No
- Compass
- —
- Yes














