Black Shark 2 vs. OPPO A96

Phone Comparison, Reviews and Tests

Side by side comparison and review of Black Shark 2 and OPPO A96. Compare sizes, cameras, batteries, memory capacities and other key specifications and features to simplify the choice of your perfect phone. Our goal is to make it easier for you to decide on the phone that will best meet your expectations by revealing the main differences between the products.

Phone Specifications Comparison

Black Shark 2 vs. OPPO A96 Comparison Chart
DESIGN AND DIMENSIONS Black Shark 2 OPPO A96
Product Type Smartphone Smartphone
Manufacturer Model Number - CPH2333
Form Factor Touch Touch
Height 163.61 mm 164.4 mm OPPO A96 has greater height than Black Shark 2.
Width 75.01 mm 75.7 mm OPPO A96 has greater width than Black Shark 2.
Depth 8.77 mm 8.39 mm OPPO A96 is narrower than Black Shark 2.
Weight 205 g 191 g OPPO A96 is lighter than Black Shark 2.
Body Colour Shadow black Starry black | Twilight blue
Body Material - PC+PMMA polymer
Protection - Splashproof
Waterproof (Water-resistant) - -
IP rating - IPX4
SAR Value - 1.22 W/kg (body), 0.81 W/kg (head), 2.64 W/kg (limb)
Connector Type USB Type-C - 24 pin USB-C Headset jack - mini-phone 3.5mm
USB Type-C - 24 pin USB-C
SIM Card Type (Size) Nano SIM Nano SIM
SIM Card Qty Dual-SIM Dual-SIM
SIM Card Configuration Details - Nano SIM + nano SIM/microSD
DISPLAY Black Shark 2 OPPO A96
Display Type OLED display LCD display
Display Technology AMOLED LTPS
Screen Size (Display Size) 6.39" 6.59" OPPO A96 has larger screen size than Black Shark 2.
Screen Resolution (Display Resolution) 2340 x 1080 pixels 2412 x 1080 pixels OPPO A96 has better screen resolution than Black Shark 2.
Display Format - HD+
Pixel Density 403 ppi 401 ppi Black Shark 2 has better pixel density than OPPO A96.
Aspect Ratio 19.5:9 20.1:9
Max Brightness 430 cd/m² 600 cd/m² OPPO A96 has better display brightness than Black Shark 2.
Colour Depth - 16.7 million colours
Contrast Ratio 60000:1 1500:1 Black Shark 2 has better display contrast ratio than OPPO A96.
HDR Yes - Black Shark 2 has HDR.
Display Enhancement Technology - Eye comfort mode, Bedtime Mode
Display Refresh Rate 240 Hz 90 Hz Black Shark 2 has better refresh rate than OPPO A96.
Touch Sampling Rate - 180 Hz
Display Features Eye protection mode, Image Enhance Technology, DCI-P3 Wide colour gamut, TrueView Display, intelligent motion compensation technology 100% DCI-P3, 96% NTSC
Display Protection (Screen Protector) - Panda Glass MN228
PROCESSOR Black Shark 2 OPPO A96
Processor Type (CPU) Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 Qualcomm Snapdragon 680
Clock Speed 2.84 GHz 2.4 GHz Black Shark 2 has higher clock speed than OPPO A96.
Processor Core Qty 8-core 8-core Both phones have the same number of phone cores.
64-bit Architecture Yes - Black Shark 2 has 64-bit architecture.
Graphics System (GPU) Qualcomm ADRENO 640 Qualcomm ADRENO 610
MEMORY Black Shark 2 OPPO A96
RAM LPDDR4X SDRAM - 12 GB LPDDR4X SDRAM - 8 GB Black Shark 2 has more RAM than OPPO A96.
Internal Memory Size (Storage Capacity) 256 GB 128 GB Black Shark 2 has more internal memory than OPPO A96.
Memory Interface - UFS 2.2
Supported Flash Memory Cards (Expandable Memory) - microSDHC, microSD, microSDXC - up to 1 TB
CAMERA Black Shark 2 OPPO A96
MAIN CAMERA
Number of Main Cameras 2 2
Sensor Resolution 48 Megapixel 50 Megapixel OPPO A96 has better camera resolution than Black Shark 2.
Sensor Size - 1/2.76"
Sensor Name - S5KJN1SQ0
Lens Aperture F/1.75 F/1.8 Black Shark 2 has better lens aperture than Black Shark 2.
Lens Construction 6-element 5-element
Field of View (FoV) - 77 degree(s)
Pixel Size 0.8 μm 0.64 μm Black Shark 2 has larger camera pixel size than OPPO A96.
Focus Adjustment Automatic Automatic
Optical Zoom 2x -
Special Effects HDR, low light enhancement -
Camera Modes Panorama, Slow motion mode, Pro mode, portrait mode Panorama, Time-lapse mode, Slow motion mode, Expert Mode, Portrait, Night, Text scanner
Light Source LED flash LED flash
Video Resolutions 1920 x 1080 (1080p) at 30 fps, 1280 x 720 (720p) at 30 fps, Slo-mo video 1920 x 1080 (1080p) at 120 fps, Slo-mo video 1280 x 720 (720p) at 240 fps, 3840 x 2160 (4K) at 30 fps 1920 x 1080 (1080p) at 30 fps, 1280 x 720 (720p) at 30 fps
Camera Features (Functions) Phase Detect Auto-Focus (PDAF) Phase Detect Auto-Focus (PDAF), contrast detection auto-focus (CDAF), Google Lens, Dragontrail Pro
SECOND CAMERA
Sensor Resolution (2nd Camera) 12 Megapixel 2 Megapixel Black Shark 2 has better second camera resolution than OPPO A96.
Sensor Size (2nd Camera) - 1/5"
Lens Aperture (2nd Camera) F/2.2 F/2.4 Black Shark 2 has better second camera lens aperture than Black Shark 2.
Lens Element Qty (2nd Camera) - 3-element
Field of View (2nd Camera) - 88 degree(s)
Pixel Size (2nd Camera) 1 μm 1.75 μm OPPO A96 has larger second camera pixel size than Black Shark 2.
Camera Functions (2nd Camera) - Depth camera
Camera Features (2nd Camera) 6P lens -
FRONT CAMERA
Number of Front Cameras 1 1
Sensor Resolution (Front) 20 Megapixel 16 Megapixel Black Shark 2 has better front camera resolution than OPPO A96.
Sensor Size (Front) - 1/3.09"
Sensor Name (Front) - Sony Exmor RX IMX471 sensor
Lens Aperture (Front) F/2.0 F/2.0 Both phones have the same front camera lens aperture.
Lens Element Qty (Front) 5-element 5-element
Field of View (Front) - 79 degree(s)
Pixel Size (Front) 0.9 μm 1 μm OPPO A96 has larger front camera pixel size than Black Shark 2.
Focus Adjustment - Focus free
Special Effects (Front) - Stickers
Camera Modes (Front) AI Beauty Panorama, Time-lapse mode, Portrait, Night
Video Resolutions (Front) - 1920 x 1080 (1080p) at 30 fps, 1280 x 720 (720p) at 30 fps
Camera Features (Front) 4-in-1 technology -
BATTERY AND CHARGING Black Shark 2 OPPO A96
Battery Capacity (Battery Size) 4000 mAh 5000 mAh OPPO A96 has larger battery capacity than Black Shark 2.
Fast Charging Technology Qualcomm Quick Charge 3.0, Qualcomm Quick Charge 4.0 SuperVOOC Flash Charge technology Both phones have fast charging technology.
Recharge Time (Charging Time) - 71 min
Standby Time - 572 hours
Talk Time - 2700 minutes
Run Time Details - Talk: up to 2700 min
Standby: up to 572 hrs
Playback (Music): up to 42 hrs
Playback (video): up to 22 hrs
CELLULAR Black Shark 2 OPPO A96
Technology CDMA2000 1X / GSM / WCDMA (UMTS) / TD-SCDMA WCDMA (UMTS) / GSM
Mobile Broadband Generation 4G 4G Both phones have the same mobile network generation.
Operating System - ColorOS 11.1 (based on Android 11)
Navigation GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS, BeiDou GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS, BeiDou, Galileo, QZSS
COMMUNICATIONS Black Shark 2 OPPO A96
Data Transmission GPRS, EDGE, EV-DO, HSDPA, HSUPA, HSPA+, FDD-LTE, TDD-LTE VoLTE, FDD-LTE, TDD-LTE, VoWiFi
2G Band - 850 GSM, 900 GSM, 1800 GSM, 1900 GSM
3G UMTS Band Band 1, Band 2, Band 5, Band 8 Band 1, Band 5, Band 8
3G UMTS Frequency 2100, 1900, 850, 900 2100, 850, 900
4G LTE Band Band 1, Band 3, Band 4, Band 5, Band 7, Band 8, Band 20, Band 28, Band 34, Band 38, Band 39, Band 40, Band 41 Band 1, Band 3, Band 5, Band 7, Band 8, Band 20, Band 28, Band 38, Band 40, Band 41
4G LTE Frequency FDD 2100, FDD 1800+, FDD 1700 - 2110 AWS, FDD 850, FDD 2600, FDD 900, FDD 800 DD, FDD 700 APT, TDD 2000, TDD 2600, TDD 1900, TDD 2300, TDD 2500 FDD 2100, FDD 1800+, FDD 850, FDD 2600, FDD 900, FDD 800 DD, FDD 700 APT, TDD 2600, TDD 2300, TDD 2500
Wireless Interface IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n/ac IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n/ac
Bluetooth Bluetooth 5.0 Bluetooth 5.0
NFC - Yes OPPO A96 has NFC reader for mobile payments.
Messaging Services SMS, MMS -
MEDIA Black Shark 2 OPPO A96
Supported Digital Audio Standards WAV, WMA, AAC, AIFF, AMR, MP3, FLAC, OGG, APE (Monkey's Audio), apt-X, apt-X HD AAC, LDAC, SBC, apt-X HD
Supported Digital Video Standards FLV, AVI, ASF, 3GP, WebM, 3G2, MP4 -
Sound Enhancements - Dirac sound technologies
FEATURES Black Shark 2 OPPO A96
Phone Functions Speakerphone, voice control, call timer, conference call, flight mode, voice dialing, vibrating alert -
Sensors Ambient light sensor, gyro sensor, geomagnetic sensor, distance sensor, gravity sensor Accelerometer, proximity sensor, pedometer, magnetometer, gravity sensor, brightness sensor
Security Devices Fingerprint reader (under display) Face recognition, fingerprint reader
Additional Phone Features MIMO technology, MU-MIMO technology, X-Type Smart Antenna, Revolutionary Liquid Cooling 3.0, Ludicrous Mode, Black Shark Gaming AI, TrueClarity MEMC processing, SHARK key Android Beam, Dual noise reduction microphones, Fast Charging, graphite cooling
OTHERS Black Shark 2 OPPO A96
Included Accessories Power adapter, SIM card removal tool, screen protector, USB-C to 3.5 jack adapter, USB-C cable, protective case SIM card removal tool, USB-C charging cable, protective film, SuperVOOC 33W power adapter
Compliant Standards - IPX4, Netflix HD Certification, Amazon Prime Video HD Certification
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