Oppo A38 vs Oppo A5i

Oppo A38
Oppo
A38
Oppo A5i
Oppo
A5i

At a glance

Brand
Oppo
Oppo
Release date
September 2023, 2 years 8 months ago
June 2025, 11 months ago
AnTuTu
225.154 Antutu v10 Overall performance better than 57% of devices
248.000 Antutu v10 Overall performance better than 58% of devices

Display

Size
6.56"
6.7"
Resolution
720 x 1612 px HD+
720 x 1604 px HD+
Type
LCD IPS
LCD IPS
Density
269 ppi Medium Density
394 ppi High 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, Refresh rate 120 Hz, Touch sampling rate 240 Hz, Brightnes 600 cd/m² (typ), Peak brightness - 1200 cd/m², Max brightness HBM - 1000 cd/m², DCI-P3, 10 Bits panel, Scratch resistant, 3D curved glass screen, Capacitive, Multi-touch, Frameless

Performance

Chipset
MediaTek Helio G85 (MT6769V/CZ)
Qualcomm Snapdragon 6s Gen1
CPU
2x Cortex A75 2.0 GHz + 6x Cortex A55 1.8 GHz
4x1.8 GHz Kryo 660 +4x2.1 GHz Kryo 660
CPU type
Octa-Core
Octa-Core
Process
12 nm
11 nm
Frequency
2 GHz
2.1 GHz
GPU
Arm Mali-G52 MC2 950MHz
Adreno 610 GPU
RAM
4 GB
4 GB
RAM type
LPDDR4X RAM
LPDDR4X RAM
64-bit
Yes
Yes

Rear camera

Resolution
50 Mpx
8 Mpx
Aperture
ƒ/ 1.8
ƒ/ 2.0
Pixel size
0.64 µm
Flash
LED
LED
Optical stabilization
No
Yes
Slow motion
Yes, 120 fps
Yes, 240 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
4K Video, Digital zoom, Optical zoom, Dual camera, Digital image stabilization, Optical Stabilization (OIS), Autofocus, Touch focus, Phase detection autofocus (PDAF), Continuous shooting, Geotagging, Panorama, HDR, Face detection, White balance settings, ISO settings, Exposure compensation, Scene mode, Self-timer

Front camera

Resolution
5 Mpx
5 Mpx
Aperture
ƒ/ 2.2
ƒ/ 2.2

Battery

Capacity
5000 mAh
5100 mAh
Type
Li-Polymer
Li-Polymer
Fast charge
Yes , 33.0W
Yes , 45.0W
Features
Non-removable
Non-removable

Storage

Capacity
64 GB
64 GB
Type
eMMC 5.1 Storage
eMMC 5.1 Storage
SD slot
Yes , Independent SD slot
No

Body

Dimensions
75.0 mm 163.7 mm 8.2 mm Print 3D Model
76.1 mm 165.8 mm 7.7 mm Print 3D Model
Weight
190 g
186 g
Materials
Plastic
Corning Gorilla Glass Victus
Colors
Black Gold
Red Purple
Water/dust resistance
IP52
IP54
Usable surface
84 %
89 %

Software

Operating system
Android 13 Tiramisu ColorOS 13 (Android 13)
Android 14 Upside-down cake ColorOS 14 (Android 14)
Updates
OS updates: 1 years, Security updates: 3 years
OS updates: 1 years, Security updates: 3 years
Google services
With Google Mobile Services
With Google Mobile Services

Connectivity

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 5.2 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), 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, Wi-Fi MiMO
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, BeiDou (B1)

Networks

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), B4 (1700/2100 AWS A-F), B5 (850), B8 (900), B19 (800)
2G
B2 (1900), B3 (1800), B5 (850), B8 (900)
B3 (1800), B5 (850), B8 (900)

Sensors & security

Fingerprint
Yes, on the side
Yes, in screen
Accelerometer
Yes
Yes
Proximity
Yes
Yes
Light sensor
Yes
Yes
Compass
Yes
Cooling system
No
Yes
Gyroscope
Yes
Audio
Stereo Speakers, 2 microphones

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