Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017) vs. OPPO Reno8 Pro

Phone Comparison, Reviews and Tests

Detailed comparison and review of Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017) and OPPO Reno8 Pro. With our comprehensive overview, you can simply compare sizes, functions, but also other key features of both phones and easily decide which one is the right choice for you. Our goal is to help you identify the main differences between products and find the phone that best fits your needs and expectations.

Phone Specifications Comparison

Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017) vs. OPPO Reno8 Pro Comparison Chart
DESIGN AND DIMENSIONS Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017) OPPO Reno8 Pro
Product Type Smartphone Smartphone
Manufacturer Model Number SM-A520F CPH2357
Form Factor Touch Touch
Height 146.1 mm 161.2 mm OPPO Reno8 Pro has greater height than Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017).
Width 71.4 mm 74.2 mm OPPO Reno8 Pro has greater width than Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017).
Depth 7.9 mm 7.34 mm OPPO Reno8 Pro is narrower than Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017).
Weight 159 g 183 g Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017) is lighter than Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017).
Body Colour Gold-sand | Peach-cloud | Black-sky | Blue mist | Sand gold Glazed green
Body Material Metal, glass -
Protection Dustproof, waterproof -
Waterproof (Water-resistant) Yes - Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017) is waterproof.
IP rating IP68 -
SAR Value 1.39 W/kg (body), 0.522 W/kg (head) 1.292 W/kg (body), 0.994 W/kg (head), 2.758 W/kg (limb)
Connector Type Headset jack - mini-phone 3.5mm
USB Type-C - 24 pin USB-C
USB Type-C - 24 pin USB-C
SIM Card Type (Size) Nano SIM Nano SIM
SIM Card Qty Single-SIM Dual-SIM
DISPLAY Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017) OPPO Reno8 Pro
Display Type OLED display OLED display
Display Technology Super AMOLED Flexible AMOLED
Screen Size (Display Size) 5.2" 6.7" OPPO Reno8 Pro has larger screen size than Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017).
Screen Resolution (Display Resolution) 1920 x 1080 pixels 2412 x 1080 pixels OPPO Reno8 Pro has better screen resolution than Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017).
Display Format Full HD Full HD+
Pixel Density - 394 ppi
Max Brightness - 950 cd/m²
Colour Depth 16.7 million colours 8+2-bit (1.07 billion colours) OPPO Reno8 Pro has better colour depth than Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017).
HDR - Yes OPPO Reno8 Pro has HDR.
Display Refresh Rate - 120 Hz
Touch Sampling Rate - 720 Hz
Display Features - 100% DCI-P3, 100% sRGB
Display Protection (Screen Protector) - Corning Gorilla Glass 5 (scratch resistant glass)
PROCESSOR Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017) OPPO Reno8 Pro
Processor Type (CPU) - MediaTek Dimensity 8100-Max
Clock Speed 1.9 GHz 2.85 GHz OPPO Reno8 Pro has higher clock speed than Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017).
Processor Core Qty 8-core 8-core Both phones have the same number of phone cores.
Graphics System (GPU) - ARM Mali-G610 MC6
MEMORY Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017) OPPO Reno8 Pro
RAM 3 GB LPDDR5 SDRAM - 12 GB OPPO Reno8 Pro has more RAM than Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017).
Internal Memory Size (Storage Capacity) 32 GB 256 GB OPPO Reno8 Pro has more internal memory than Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017).
User Memory 23.1 GB -
Memory Interface - UFS 3.1
Supported Flash Memory Cards (Expandable Memory) microSDHC, microSDXC - up to 256 GB -
CAMERA Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017) OPPO Reno8 Pro
MAIN CAMERA
Number of Main Cameras 1 3
Sensor Resolution 16 Megapixel 50 Megapixel OPPO Reno8 Pro has better camera resolution than Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017).
Sensor Size - 1/1.56"
Sensor Type CMOS -
Sensor Name - Sony IMX766 sensor
Lens Aperture F/1.9 F/1.8 OPPO Reno8 Pro has better lens aperture than Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017).
Lens Construction - 7-element
Field of View (FoV) - 86 degree(s)
Focus Adjustment Automatic Automatic
Special Effects - HDR, Stickers
Camera Modes Food mode Panorama, Time-lapse mode, Slow motion mode, Ultra-HD mode, Portrait, Night, Macro mode, Dual-View Video
Light Source LED light -
Video Resolutions 1920 x 1080 (1080p) at 30 fps 1920 x 1080 (1080p) at 30 fps, 1920 x 1080 (1080p) at 60 fps, 1280 x 720 (720p) at 30 fps, 3840 x 2160 (4K) at 30 fps, 1280 x 720 (720p) at 60 fps, 3840 x 2160 (4K) at 60 fps, Slo-mo video 1920 x 1080 (1080p) at 240 fps, Slo-mo video 1280 x 720 (720p) at 480 fps
Camera Features (Functions) Quick Launch Electronic Image Stabiliser (EIS), Google Lens
SECOND CAMERA
Lens Type (2nd Camera) - Ultra wide-angle lens
Lens Aperture (2nd Camera) - F/2.2
Lens Element Qty (2nd Camera) - 5-element
Field of View (2nd Camera) - 112 degree(s)
THIRD CAMERA
Lens Aperture (3rd Camera) - F/2.4
Lens Element Qty (3rd Camera) - 3-element
Field of View (3rd Camera) - 89 degree(s)
Camera Functions (3rd Camera) - Macro camera
FRONT CAMERA
Number of Front Cameras 1 1
Sensor Resolution (Front) 16 Megapixel 32 Megapixel OPPO Reno8 Pro has better front camera resolution than Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017).
Sensor Size (Front) - 1/2.74"
Sensor Type (Front) CMOS -
Sensor Name (Front) - Sony IMX709 sensor
Lens Aperture (Front) F/1.9 F/2.4 Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017) has better front lens aperture than Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017).
Lens Element Qty (Front) - 5-element
Field of View (Front) - 90 degree(s)
Focus Adjustment - Automatic
Special Effects (Front) - RGB, HDR, Stickers
Camera Modes (Front) - Panorama, Time-lapse mode, night mode, Portrait, Dual-View Video
Light Source (Front) Display flash -
Video Resolutions (Front) - 1920 x 1080 (1080p) at 30 fps, 1280 x 720 (720p) at 30 fps
BATTERY AND CHARGING Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017) OPPO Reno8 Pro
Battery Capacity (Battery Size) 3000 mAh 4500 mAh OPPO Reno8 Pro has larger battery capacity than Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017).
Fast Charging Technology - Qualcomm Quick Charge, VOOC Flash Charge technology, SuperVOOC Flash Charge technology, Power Delivery OPPO Reno8 Pro has fast charging technology.
Talk Time 960 minutes -
Run Time Details Talk (WCDMA): up to 960 min
Active online usage (3G): up to 13 hrs
Active online usage (LTE): up to 16 hrs
Active online usage (Wi-Fi): up to 18 hrs
Playback (video): up to 19 hrs
Playback (audio): up to 53 hrs
Playback (audio (Always On Display Off)): up to 78 hrs
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CELLULAR Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017) OPPO Reno8 Pro
Technology WCDMA (UMTS) / GSM WCDMA (UMTS) / GSM
Mobile Broadband Generation 4G 5G OPPO Reno8 Pro has more advanced generation mobile network.
Operating System Android 6.0.1 (Marshmallow) ColorOS 12.1 (based on Android 12)
Payment Technology Samsung Pay -
Navigation GPS GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS, BeiDou, Galileo, QZSS
COMMUNICATIONS Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017) OPPO Reno8 Pro
Data Transmission GPRS, EDGE, HSDPA, HSUPA, HSPA+, LTE FDD-LTE, 5G NR FR1, TD-LTE
2G Band 850 GSM, 900 GSM, 1800 GSM, 1900 GSM 850 GSM, 900 GSM, 1800 GSM, 1900 GSM
3G UMTS Band Band 1, Band 2, Band 4, Band 5, Band 8 Band 1, Band 2, Band 4, Band 5, Band 6, Band 8, Band 19
3G UMTS Frequency 2100, 1900, 1700, 850, 900 2100, 1900, 1700, 850, 800, 900, 800
4G LTE Band Band 1, Band 2, Band 3, Band 4, Band 5, Band 7, Band 8, Band 17, Band 20, Band 28, Band 38, Band 40, Band 41 Band 1, Band 2, Band 3, Band 4, Band 5, Band 7, Band 8, Band 12, Band 17, Band 18, Band 19, Band 20, Band 26, Band 28, Band 32, Band 38, Band 39, Band 40, Band 41
4G LTE Frequency FDD 2100, FDD 1900 PCS, FDD 1800+, FDD 1700 - 2110 AWS, FDD 850, FDD 2600, FDD 900, FDD 700b, FDD 800 DD, FDD 700 APT, TDD 2600, TDD 2300, TDD 2500 FDD 2100, FDD 1900 PCS, FDD 1800+, FDD 1700 - 2110 AWS, FDD 850, FDD 2600, FDD 900, FDD 700a, FDD 700b, FDD 800 lower, FDD 800 upper, FDD 800 DD, FDD 850+, FDD 700 APT, FDD 1500 L, TDD 2600, TDD 1900, TDD 2300, TDD 2500
5G NR Band - N1, n3, n5, n7, n8, n20, n28, n38, n41, n77, n78, n40
5G NR Frequency - FDD 2100, FDD 1800, FDD 850, FDD 2600, FDD 900, FDD 800, FDD 700APT, TDD TD 2600, TDD TD 2500, TDD TD 3700, TDD TD 3500, TDD 2300
Wireless Interface IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n/ac, ANT+/ANT IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n/ac/ax
Bluetooth Bluetooth 4.2 Bluetooth 5.3 BLE
Bluetooth Profiles HFP, HSP, OPP, PAN, A2DP, AVRCP, HID, PBAP, MAP, DIP, HOGP -
NFC Yes Yes Both phones have an NFC reader for mobile payments.
Messaging Services SMS, MMS -
MEDIA Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017) OPPO Reno8 Pro
Supported Digital Audio Standards WAV, WMA, AAC, AMR, MP3, FLAC, XMF, OGG, MIDI, M4A, AWB, IMY, RTTTL, RTX, OTA AAC, LDAC, SBC, apt-X HD, LHDC
Supported Digital Video Standards MKV, FLV, AVI, MPEG-4, WMV, ASF, 3GP, M4V, WebM -
FEATURES Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017) OPPO Reno8 Pro
Phone Functions Speakerphone, call timer, conference call, flight mode, vibrating alert -
Sensors Accelerometer, proximity sensor, barometer, gyro sensor, hall sensor, RGB sensor, geomagnetic sensor Accelerometer, proximity sensor, pedometer, geomagnetic sensor, gravity sensor, optical sensor, light sensor, gyroscope
Security Devices Fingerprint reader Fingerprint reader (under display), face recognition
Additional Phone Features Fast Charging -
OTHERS Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017) OPPO Reno8 Pro
Included Accessories Power adapter USB cable, power adapter, SIM card removal tool, protective case
Compliant Standards IP68 TUV Rheinland
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