Oppo A38 vs Oppo A5 Energy

At a glance

Brand: Oppo; Oppo
Release date: September 2023, 2 years 8 months ago; March 2025, 1 years 2 months ago
AnTuTu: 225.154 Antutu v10 Overall performance better than 57% of devices; 409.464 Antutu v10 Overall performance better than 67% of devices
Launch price: —; CN¥ 1,199.00 ($ 175.34)

Size: 6.56"; 6.67"
Resolution: 720 x 1612 px HD+; 720 x 1604 px HD+
Type: LCD IPS; LCD IPS
Density: 269 ppi Medium Density; 264 ppi Medium Density
Aspect ratio: 20:9; 20:9
Features: 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; Hole-punch Notch, SGS Certified, Refresh rate 120 Hz, Touch sampling rate 240 Hz, Peak brightness - 1000 cd/m², Max brightness HBM - 630 cd/m², TÜV Rheinland Eye Comfort Certification, HDR10, DCI-P3, Scratch resistant, 2.5D curved glass screen, Panda glass, Capacitive, Multi-touch, Frameless

Chipset: MediaTek Helio G85 (MT6769V/CZ); MediaTek Dimensity 6300
CPU: 2x Cortex A75 2.0 GHz + 6x Cortex A55 1.8 GHz; 2x2.4 GHz ARM Cortex A76 +6x2.0 GHz ARM Cortex A55
CPU type: Octa-Core; Octa-Core
Process: 12 nm; 6 nm
Frequency: 2 GHz; 2.4 GHz
GPU: Arm Mali-G52 MC2 950MHz; Arm Mali-G57 MC2
RAM: 4 GB; 8 GB
RAM type: LPDDR4X RAM; LPDDR4X RAM
64-bit: Yes; Yes

Resolution: 50 Mpx; 50 Mpx
Aperture: ƒ/ 1.8; ƒ/ 1.8
Pixel size: 0.64 µm; —
Flash: LED; Quad LED
Optical stabilization: No; No
Slow motion: Yes, 120 fps; Yes, 120 fps
Features: 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; Digital zoom, Dual camera, Digital image stabilization, Autofocus, Touch focus, Geotagging, Panorama, HDR, Face detection, White balance settings, ISO settings, Exposure compensation, Scene mode, Self-timer

Dimensions: 75.0 mm 163.7 mm 8.2 mm Print 3D Model; 75.5 mm 164.8 mm 7.9 mm Print 3D Model
Weight: 190 g; 194 g
Materials: Plastic; Plastic , Splash resistant design
Colors: Black Gold; Black Green Porcelain
Water/dust resistance: IP52; IP68, IP69
Usable surface: 84 %; 85 %

Operating system: Android 13 Tiramisu ColorOS 13 (Android 13); Android 15 ColorOS 15 (Android 15)
Updates: OS updates: 1 years, Security updates: 3 years; OS updates: 1 years, Security updates: 3 years
Google services: With Google Mobile Services; Without Google Mobile services

SIM: Dual SIM Dual Standby (Nano SIM + Nano SIM); Dual SIM Dual Standby (Nano SIM + Nano SIM)
Bluetooth: Bluetooth 5.3 LELow energy consumption; Bluetooth 5.3 LELow energy consumption
Bluetooth profiles: A2DP (Advanced Audio Distribution Profile), EDR (Enhanced Data Rate), HID (Human Interface Profile), LE (Low Energy), APT-x, LDAC, SBC, AAC; 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; Dual band, Wi-Fi Hotspot, Wi-Fi Direct, Wi-Fi Display
USB: USB Type-C; USB Type-C
USB features: Charging, OTG; Charging, OTG
Navigation: GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, QZSS, SUPL, Galileo; GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, QZSS, Galileo

4G LTE: 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); B1 (2100), B3 (1800), B5 (850), B8 (900), B28a (700), B34 (TDD 2100), B38 (TDD 2600), B39 (TDD 1900), B40 (TDD 2300), B41 (TDD 2500)
3G: B1 (2100), B5 (850), B8 (900); B1 (2100), B8 (900)
2G: B2 (1900), B3 (1800), B5 (850), B8 (900); CDMA BC0 (800), B3 (1800), B5 (850), B8 (900)
5G: —; n1 (2100), n5 (850), n8 (900), n28a (700), n41 (2500), n77 (3700), n78 (3500)