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| Global Score | |
| 74.1 | 82.1 |
| Basic Information | |
| Oppo | Samsung |
| Android 11 | Android 9.0 Pie, 8.0 Oreo |
| 2021-05-03 | 2018-08-27 |
| 6.30 x 2.89 x 0.31 inches | 6.39 x 3.03 x 0.30 inches |
| 6.10 ounces | 6.74 ounces |
| Cosmo Blue and Fluid Black | Black and White |
| -- | Glass and Metal |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.4 inches | 6.3 inches |
| 2400 x 1080 pixels | 2220 x 1080 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | Super AMOLED |
| 411 pixels per inch | 392 pixels per inch |
| 800 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.8 | 8 |
| Performance | |
| MediaTek Dimensity 800U MT6853 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 660 SDM660 chipset |
| Cortex-A76, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2400 MHz) processor | Kryo 260, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor |
| 8 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Mali-G57 MC3 GPU | Adreno 512 GPU |
| 9.45 | 9.27 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 400 GB) external memory slot |
| 10.1 | 11.34 |
| Camera | |
| 48.00 MP + 16.00 MP | 16.00 MP + 24.00 MP |
| f/1.70 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| 25.00mm focal length | 26.00mm focal length |
| 0.5 inches (1/2") sensor | 0.36 inches (1/2.8") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 11.44 | 10.01 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM |
| 10.6 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4310mAh Battery | 3700mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 6.16 | 5.68 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.1 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
Galaxy A8 Star has an overall score of 82.1, which is better than OPPO A94 5G's 74.1 general score. Although the Galaxy A8 Star is much older and a bit heavier than the OPPO A94 5G, it's construction is still just a little bit thinner. Both phones in this review have Android OS, but Galaxy A8 Star has a newer 9.0 Pie version and OPPO A94 5G has Android 11, so it gives a couple nice extra features and performance enhancements.
OPPO A94 5G counts with a bit better screen than Galaxy A8 Star, because it has a little bit larger screen, a just a little more pixels per inch of display and a bit higher 1080 x 2400 resolution. Galaxy A8 Star counts with a bigger storage for applications, games, photos and videos than OPPO A94 5G, because although it has just 64 GB internal storage capacity, it also counts with a SD card slot that holds up to 400 GB.
The OPPO A94 5G features a bit more powerful CPU than Samsung Galaxy A8 Star, and although they both have a Octa-Core processor, the OPPO A94 5G also has more RAM memory. OPPO A94 5G features just a bit better battery lifetime than Galaxy A8 Star, because it has a 16 percent bigger battery capacity.
The OPPO A94 5G captures better pictures and videos than Samsung Galaxy A8 Star, and although they both have the same video frame rate, a same size diafragm aperture and the same 3840x2160 (4K) video quality, the OPPO A94 5G also has a camera with a lot better 48 mega pixels resolution and a lot larger back camera sensor.
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