Samsung Galaxy A8 (2018) vs. OPPO Reno8 Pro

Phone Comparison, Reviews and Tests

Side by side comparison and review of Samsung Galaxy A8 (2018) and OPPO Reno8 Pro. 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

Samsung Galaxy A8 (2018) vs. OPPO Reno8 Pro Comparison Chart
DESIGN AND DIMENSIONS Samsung Galaxy A8 (2018) OPPO Reno8 Pro
Product Type Smartphone Smartphone
Manufacturer Model Number SM-A530F CPH2357
Form Factor Touch Touch
Height 149.2 mm 161.2 mm OPPO Reno8 Pro has greater height than Samsung Galaxy A8 (2018).
Width 70.6 mm 74.2 mm OPPO Reno8 Pro has greater width than Samsung Galaxy A8 (2018).
Depth 8.4 mm 7.34 mm OPPO Reno8 Pro is narrower than Samsung Galaxy A8 (2018).
Weight 172 g 183 g Samsung Galaxy A8 (2018) is lighter than Samsung Galaxy A8 (2018).
Body Colour Orchid grey | Gold | Black Glazed green
Protection Dustproof, waterproof -
Waterproof (Water-resistant) Yes - Samsung Galaxy A8 (2018) is waterproof.
IP rating IP68 -
SAR Value 1.25 W/kg (body), 0.241 W/kg (head) 1.292 W/kg (body), 0.994 W/kg (head), 2.758 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 Single-SIM Dual-SIM
DISPLAY Samsung Galaxy A8 (2018) OPPO Reno8 Pro
Display Type OLED display OLED display
Display Technology Super AMOLED Flexible AMOLED
Screen Size (Display Size) 5.6" 6.7" OPPO Reno8 Pro has larger screen size than Samsung Galaxy A8 (2018).
Screen Resolution (Display Resolution) 2220 x 1080 pixels 2412 x 1080 pixels OPPO Reno8 Pro has better screen resolution than Samsung Galaxy A8 (2018).
Display Format - Full HD+
Pixel Density 440 ppi 394 ppi Samsung Galaxy A8 (2018) has better pixel density than OPPO Reno8 Pro.
Aspect Ratio 18.5:9 -
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 A8 (2018).
HDR - Yes OPPO Reno8 Pro has HDR.
Display Refresh Rate - 120 Hz
Touch Sampling Rate - 720 Hz
Display Features Always-on display, Infinity Display 100% DCI-P3, 100% sRGB
Display Protection (Screen Protector) - Corning Gorilla Glass 5 (scratch resistant glass)
PROCESSOR Samsung Galaxy A8 (2018) OPPO Reno8 Pro
Processor Type (CPU) Samsung Exynos MediaTek Dimensity 8100-Max
Processor Number 7885 -
Clock Speed 2.2 GHz 2.85 GHz OPPO Reno8 Pro has higher clock speed than Samsung Galaxy A8 (2018).
Processor Core Qty 8-core 8-core Both phones have the same number of phone cores.
64-bit Architecture Yes - Samsung Galaxy A8 (2018) has 64-bit architecture.
Graphics System (GPU) - ARM Mali-G610 MC6
MEMORY Samsung Galaxy A8 (2018) OPPO Reno8 Pro
RAM 4 GB LPDDR5 SDRAM - 12 GB OPPO Reno8 Pro has more RAM than Samsung Galaxy A8 (2018).
Internal Memory Size (Storage Capacity) 32 GB 256 GB OPPO Reno8 Pro has more internal memory than Samsung Galaxy A8 (2018).
User Memory 22.7 GB -
Memory Interface - UFS 3.1
Supported Flash Memory Cards (Expandable Memory) microSDHC, microSDXC - up to 256 GB -
CAMERA Samsung Galaxy A8 (2018) 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 A8 (2018).
Sensor Size 1/2.8" 1/1.56" Samsung Galaxy A8 (2018) has better camera sensor size than OPPO Reno8 Pro.
Sensor Name - Sony IMX766 sensor
Lens Aperture F/1.7 F/1.8 Samsung Galaxy A8 (2018) has better lens aperture than Samsung Galaxy A8 (2018).
Lens Construction - 7-element
Field of View (FoV) - 86 degree(s)
Focus Adjustment Automatic Automatic
Digital Zoom 4x -
Special Effects HDR, Beauty effect, Grid Line HDR, Stickers
Camera Modes Panorama, Pro mode, night mode, Beauty mode, HYPERLAPSE, low-light shots, Food mode Panorama, Time-lapse mode, Slow motion mode, Ultra-HD mode, Portrait, Night, Macro mode, Dual-View Video
Face Recognition (Face ID) Face detection - Samsung Galaxy A8 (2018) has face detection.
Light Source LED flash -
Video Resolutions 1920 x 1080 (1080p) at 30 fps, 1280 x 720 (720p) 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, Playback zoom, Phase Detect Auto-Focus (PDAF), Continuous Auto Focus (CAF), VDIS (Video Digital Image Stabilisation), Hyperlapse video with stabilisation, Tracking AF, Video location tags, Live stickers, Stamps, location tags, High CRI flash 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 2 1
Sensor Resolution (Front) 16 Megapixel 32 Megapixel OPPO Reno8 Pro has better front camera resolution than Samsung Galaxy A8 (2018).
Sensor Size (Front) 1/3.1" 1/2.74" Samsung Galaxy A8 (2018) has better front camera sensor size than OPPO Reno8 Pro.
Sensor Name (Front) - Sony IMX709 sensor
Lens Aperture (Front) F/1.9 F/2.4 Samsung Galaxy A8 (2018) has better front lens aperture than Samsung Galaxy A8 (2018).
Lens Element Qty (Front) - 5-element
Field of View (Front) - 90 degree(s)
Focus Adjustment - Automatic
Special Effects (Front) HDR, Grid Line RGB, HDR, Stickers
Camera Modes (Front) Night mode, wide selfie mode, Beauty mode, Live Focus mode Panorama, Time-lapse mode, night mode, Portrait, Dual-View Video
Video Resolutions (Front) - 1920 x 1080 (1080p) at 30 fps, 1280 x 720 (720p) at 30 fps
Camera Features (Front) Quick launch, Live stickers, Stamps, location tags -
SECOND FRONT CAMERA
Sensor Resolution (2nd Front) 8 Megapixel -
Lens Aperture (2nd Front) F/1.9 -
BATTERY AND CHARGING Samsung Galaxy A8 (2018) OPPO Reno8 Pro
Battery Capacity (Battery Size) 3000 mAh 4500 mAh OPPO Reno8 Pro has larger battery capacity than Samsung Galaxy A8 (2018).
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 1140 minutes -
Run Time Details Active online usage (3G): up to 12 hrs
Active online usage (LTE): up to 14 hrs
Active online usage (Wi-Fi): up to 15 hrs
Playback (video): up to 17 hrs
Playback (audio): up to 43 hrs
Playback (audio (Always On Display Off)): up to 64 hrs
Talk (3G): up to 1140 min
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CELLULAR Samsung Galaxy A8 (2018) 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 7.1.1 Nougat ColorOS 12.1 (based on Android 12)
Intelligent Assistant Bixby -
Navigation GPS, GLONASS, BeiDou GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS, BeiDou, Galileo, QZSS
COMMUNICATIONS Samsung Galaxy A8 (2018) OPPO Reno8 Pro
Data Transmission GPRS, EDGE, HSDPA, HSUPA, HSPA+, FDD-LTE, TDD-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 12, Band 13, Band 17, Band 18, Band 19, Band 20, Band 26, Band 28, Band 38, Band 40, Band 41, Band 66 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 700a, FDD 700c, FDD 700b, FDD 800 lower, FDD 800 upper, FDD 800 DD, FDD 850+, FDD 700 APT, TDD 2600, TDD 2300, TDD 2500, FDD 1700 - 2110 AWS-3 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 5.0 LE Bluetooth 5.3 BLE
NFC Yes Yes Both phones have an NFC reader for mobile payments.
Messaging Services SMS, MMS -
MEDIA Samsung Galaxy A8 (2018) OPPO Reno8 Pro
Supported Digital Audio Standards WAV, WMA, AAC, AMR, MP3, FLAC, XMF, OGG, MIDI, M4A, MXMF, OGA, 3GA, AWB, IMY, RTTTL, RTX, OTA, MID AAC, LDAC, SBC, apt-X HD, LHDC
Supported Digital Video Standards MKV, FLV, AVI, MPEG-4, WMV, ASF, 3GP, M4V, WebM, 3G2 -
FEATURES Samsung Galaxy A8 (2018) OPPO Reno8 Pro
Phone Functions Speakerphone, voice control, call timer, conference call, flight mode, voice dialing, 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 Face recognition, fingerprint reader Fingerprint reader (under display), face recognition
Additional Phone Features Fast Charging, S-Voice, Samsung KNOX, Dual Messenger, Smart View, Bixby Vision, Secure Folder function, MEMS microphones -
OTHERS Samsung Galaxy A8 (2018) OPPO Reno8 Pro
Included Accessories Power adapter USB cable, power adapter, SIM card removal tool, protective case
Compliant Standards IP68 TUV Rheinland
Max Depth of Water Resistance 1.5 m -
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