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| Global Score | |
| 71.9 | 83 |
| Basic Information | |
| Oppo | Samsung |
| Android 11 | Android 9.0 Pie |
| 2021-01-22 | 2017-09-15 |
| 6.29 x 2.88 x 0.30 inches | 6.40 x 2.94 x 0.34 inches |
| 6.10 ounces | 6.88 ounces |
| Astral Blue and Starry Black | Deep Sea blue, Maple gold, Midnight black and Orchid gray |
| -- | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 440.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.5 inches | 6.3 inches |
| 2400 x 1080 pixels | 2960 x 1440 pixels |
| AMOLED | Super AMOLED |
| 405 pixels per inch | 522 pixels per inch |
| 1100 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 9 | 8.7 |
| Performance | |
| MediaTek Dimensity 1000+ chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 MSM8998 chipset |
| Arm Cortex-A77 and Cortex-A55, 64-bit (Octa-Core 2600 MHz) processor | Kryo 280, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2350 MHz) processor |
| 8 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| ARM Mali-G77 MC9 GPU | Adreno 540 GPU |
| 9.54 | 9.36 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot |
| 10.1 | 10.78 |
| Camera | |
| 64.00 MP + 32.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
| f/1.70 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| -- | 26.00mm focal length |
| -- | 0.39 inches (1/2.55") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 1280 x 720 (240 fps) (HD) slow motion video | 1280 x 720 (240 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 11.44 | 9.79 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| 5G, 5G | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM |
| 7 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4350mAh Battery | 3300mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 6.24 | 5.28 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.1 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| -- | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
The Galaxy Note8 has a score of 83, which is much better than OPPO Reno5 Pro's general score of 71.9. Both devices in this review use Android OS, but Galaxy Note8 has the newer 9.0 Pie version and OPPO Reno5 Pro has Android 11, giving some additional features. Galaxy Note8's construction is extremely older, somewhat heavier and somewhat thicker than OPPO Reno5 Pro.
The OPPO Reno5 Pro features a little faster processing unit than Samsung Galaxy Note8, and although they both have 8 cores, the OPPO Reno5 Pro also has 2 GB more RAM. OPPO Reno5 Pro counts with a bit more vivid screen than Samsung Galaxy Note8, because although it has a little bit less pixels per screen inch and a way lower 1080 x 2400 pixels resolution, it also counts with a little bigger display.
The OPPO Reno5 Pro takes better pictures and videos than Galaxy Note8, and although they both have the same 3840x2160 video definition, the same 30 frames per second video frame rates and a F1.7 camera aperture, the OPPO Reno5 Pro also has a camera in the back with a way higher 64 MP resolution. Samsung Galaxy Note8 has slightly more storage capacity to install applications and games or saving photos and videos than OPPO Reno5 Pro, because although it has 0 less internal memory capacity, it also counts with an external memory card slot that admits up to 256 GB.
OPPO Reno5 Pro has greater battery performance than Galaxy Note8, because it has 4350mAh of battery capacity against 3300mAh.
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