Oppo A38 vs Vivo S20

Oppo A38
Oppo
A38
Vivo S20
Vivo
S20

At a glance

Brand
Oppo
vivo
Release date
September 2023, 2 years 9 months ago
November 2024, 1 years 7 months ago
AnTuTu
225.154 Antutu v10 Overall performance better than 57% of devices
866.863 Antutu v10 Overall performance better than 82% of devices
Launch price
CN¥ 2,299.00 ($ 336.20)

Display

Size
6.56"
6.67"
Resolution
720 x 1612 px HD+
1260 x 2800 px FHD+
Type
LCD IPS
AMOLED
Density
269 ppi Medium Density
460 ppi Very 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, SGS Certified, Refresh rate 120 Hz, Peak brightness - 5000 cd/m², 8000000:1 contrast ratio, Always-On Display, HDR10+, DCI-P3, 105% NTSC, 10 Bits panel, Scratch resistant, 3D curved glass screen, Capacitive, Multi-touch, Frameless

Performance

Chipset
MediaTek Helio G85 (MT6769V/CZ)
Qualcomm Snapdragon 7 Gen 3 (SM7550-AB)
CPU
2x Cortex A75 2.0 GHz + 6x Cortex A55 1.8 GHz
1x2.63 GHz Cortex A715 +3x2.4 GHz Cortex A715 + 4x1.8 GHz Cortex A510
CPU type
Octa-Core
Octa-Core
Process
12 nm
4 nm
Frequency
2 GHz
2.63 GHz
GPU
Arm Mali-G52 MC2 950MHz
Qualcomm Adreno 720
RAM
4 GB
8 GB
RAM type
LPDDR4X RAM
LPDDR4X RAM
64-bit
Yes
Yes

Rear camera

Resolution
50 Mpx
50 Mpx
Aperture
ƒ/ 1.8
ƒ/ 1.8
Pixel size
0.64 µm
1.00 µm
Flash
LED
Quad 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, 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
Sensor
Omnivision OV50A
Sensor size
1/1.55"

Front camera

Resolution
5 Mpx
50 Mpx
Aperture
ƒ/ 2.2
ƒ/ 2.0

Battery

Capacity
5000 mAh
6500 mAh
Type
Li-Polymer
Li-Polymer
Fast charge
Yes , 33.0W
Yes , 90.0W
Features
Non-removable
Non-removable

Storage

Capacity
64 GB
256 GB
Type
eMMC 5.1 Storage
UFS Storage 2.2
SD slot
Yes , Independent SD slot
Yes , Slot for SD or second SIM card

Body

Dimensions
75.0 mm 163.7 mm 8.2 mm Print 3D Model
74.2 mm 160.4 mm 7.2 mm Print 3D Model
Weight
190 g
186 g
Materials
Plastic
Plastic
Colors
Black Gold
Black White Gold
Water/dust resistance
IP52
IP64
Usable surface
84 %
90 %

Software

Operating system
Android 13 Tiramisu ColorOS 13 (Android 13)
Android 15 OriginOS 5 (Android 15)
Updates
OS updates: 1 years, Security updates: 3 years
Google services
With Google Mobile Services
Without 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 5.4
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), 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, WiFi 6 (802.11ax)
Wi-Fi features
Dual band, Wi-Fi Hotspot, Wi-Fi Direct
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, GLONASS (L1), 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), B4 (1700/2100 AWS 1), B5 (850), B7 (2600), B8 (900), B18 (800), B19 (800), B26 (850), B28b (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)
CDMA BC0 (800), B3 (1800), B5 (850), B8 (900)
5G
n1 (2100), n3 (1800), n5 (850), n8 (900), n28b (700), n38 (2600), n40 (2300), n41 (2500), n77 (3700), n78 (3500)

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
Hi-Res Audio, Noise cancellation microphone, Stereo Speakers, 2 microphones

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