Oppo A3 vs Samsung Galaxy A8 (2018) Comparison and Differences

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Oppo A3

Oppo A3

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Samsung Galaxy A8 (2018)

Samsung Galaxy A8 (2018)

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Oppo A3 or Samsung Galaxy A8 (2018) Specs Comparison

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Common specs

Brand and model Oppo A3 Samsung Galaxy A8 (2018)
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Release date 2024, August 20 2017, December
Dimensions (HxWxD) 165.7 x 76 x 7.7 mm | 6.52 x 6.52 x 2.99 in 149.2 x 70.6 x 8.4 mm | 5.87 x 5.87 x 2.78 in
Weight 187 g | 6.6 oz 172 g | 6.07 oz
Body Build Front/back glass, aluminum frame
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Colors Ocean Blue, Nebula Red Black, orchid grey, gold, blue
Battery 5100 mAh, , non-removable 3000 mAh,  Non-removable Li-Ion
Battery life Talking time - Up to 24 h (3G)
Music play - Up to 66 h
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Screen

Technology IPS LCD Super AMOLED
Touchscreen capacitive touchscreen capacitive touchscreen
Display colors 16M 16M
Screen size 6.67" in 5.6" in
Screen area 107.2 cm2 79.6 cm2
Screen format 20:9 (height:width) 18.5:9 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio 85.2% 75.6%
Screen resolution 720 x 1604 px 1080 x 2220 px
Screen PPI /points per inch/ 264 PPI 441 PPI
Screen protection Panda glass Corning Gorilla Glass (unspecified version)
Other specs - 120Hz, 1000 nits (HBM)
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- Always-on display
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Camera and Video

Rear camera, main 50 MP, Dual 16 MP, Single
Camera specs -50 MP, f/1.8, (wide), PDAF
-Auxiliary lens
-16 MP, f/1.7, 26mm (wide), 1/2.8”, 1.12µm, PDAF
Functions LED flash, HDR, panorama LED flash, panorama, HDR
Video 1080p@30/60fps 1080p@30fps
Front camera, selfie 5 MP, Single 16 MP, Dual
Specifications 5 MP, f/2.2, (wide) 16 MP, f/1.9, 27mm (wide), 1/3.1'', 1.0µm
8 MP, f/1.9, 24mm (wide), 1/4'', 1.12µm
Video 1080p@30fps 1080p@30fps

Performance

Operating system - OS Android 14, ColorOS 14 Android 7.1.1 (Nougat), upgradable to Android 8.0 (Oreo)
Chipset - Mediatek Dimensity 6300 (6 nm) - Exynos 7885 Octa (14 nm)
CPU - Octa-core (2x2.4 GHz Cortex-A76 & 6x2.0 GHz Cortex-A55) - Octa-core (2x2.2 GHz Cortex-A73 & 6x1.6 GHz Cortex-A53)
GPU Mali-G57 MC2 Mali-G71
External memory microSDXC microSD, up to 256 GB (dedicated slot)
Internal memory 128GB 4GB RAM, 128GB 6GB RAM 32/64 GB, 4 GB RAM

Benchmark

Antutu 8 Total 142851
Antutu 7 Total
GeekBench 6 Single Core 320
GeekBench 6 Multi Core 892
GeekBench 6 OpenCL 463
GeekBench 5 Single Core 309
GeekBench 5 Multi-Core 994
GeekBench 4 Single Core 1482
GeekBench 4 Multi-Core 4208
GeekBench 4 RenderScript 3704

Communication and Connectivity

SIM card Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) Single SIM (Nano-SIM)Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)
Network GSM / HSPA / LTE / 5G GSM / HSPA / LTE
Bands -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
-3G - HSDPA 900 / 2100
-4G - 1, 3, 5, 8, 28, 40, 41
-5G - 1, 3, 5, 8, 28, 41, 77, 78 SA/NSA
-2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only)
-3G - HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
-4G - LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700), 13(700), 17(700), 18(800), 19(800), 20(800), 26(850), 28(700), 38(2600), 40(2300), 41(2500), 66(1700/2100)
Speed HSPA, LTE, 5G HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (3CA) Cat11 600/75 Mbps
GPRS Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, WiFi Direct, hotspot
GPS GPS, GALILEO, GLONASS, BDS, QZSS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS
NFC No Yes
USB USB Type-C 2.0, OTG 2.0, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector
Bluetooth 5.3, A2DP, LE 5.0, A2DP, EDR, LE
Harmful irradiation SAR - 1.05 W/kg (head)     0.78 W/kg (body)    
SAR EU - 0.24 W/kg (head)     1.25 W/kg (body)    

Music and Audio

Radio No FM radio
Headphone jack Yes Yes
Others - Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic - 24-bit/192kHz audio
-Active noise cancellation with dedicated mic

Other features

Sensors - Fingerprint (side-mounted), accelerometer, proximity, compass - Fingerprint (rear-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass, barometer
Other extras
- 45W Fast charging, Power Delivery 2.0, 50% in 30 min
- IP54, dust and splash resistant
-MIL-STD-810H compliant*
-* does not guarantee ruggedness or use in extreme conditions

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-ANT+
- Fast battery charging
- Samsung Pay
-IP68 dust/water proof (up to 1.5m for 30 mins)
Versions
- Also known as Oppo A60 5G. Not to be confused with Oppo A3 for China market

- Versions: A530F (Europe, Global Single-SIM); A530F/DS (Global Dual-SIM) Also known as Samsung Galaxy A8 (2018) Duos with dual-SIM card slots

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