Samsung Galaxy A9 (2018) vs. OPPO Reno8 5G

Phone Comparison, Reviews and Tests

In depth comparison and review of Samsung Galaxy A9 (2018) and OPPO Reno8 5G. Compare sizes, cameras, batteries, memory, and other important specifications and features to easily choose the right phone for you. Our goal is to help you uncover differences between the products and find the phone that will best fit your needs.

Phone Specifications Comparison

Samsung Galaxy A9 (2018) vs. OPPO Reno8 5G Comparison Chart
DESIGN AND DIMENSIONS Samsung Galaxy A9 (2018) OPPO Reno8 5G
Product Type Smartphone Smartphone
Manufacturer Model Number SM-A920F/DS -
Form Factor Touch Touch
Height 162.5 mm 160 mm Samsung Galaxy A9 (2018) has greater height than OPPO Reno8 5G.
Width 77 mm 73.4 mm Samsung Galaxy A9 (2018) has greater width than OPPO Reno8 5G.
Depth 7.8 mm 7.67 mm OPPO Reno8 5G is narrower than Samsung Galaxy A9 (2018).
Weight 183 g 179 g OPPO Reno8 5G is lighter than Samsung Galaxy A9 (2018).
Body Colour Lemonade blue | Caviar black | Bubblegum pink Shimmer black | Gold shimmer
Waterproof (Water-resistant) - - OPPO Reno8 5G is waterproof.
SAR Value 1.587 W/kg (body), 0.351 W/kg (head) 0.96 W/kg (head), 1.288 W/kg (body), 2.756 W/kg (limb)
Connector Type 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 A9 (2018) OPPO Reno8 5G
Display Type OLED display OLED display
Display Technology Super AMOLED Rigid AMOLED
Screen Size (Display Size) 6.3" 6.4" OPPO Reno8 5G has larger screen size than Samsung Galaxy A9 (2018).
Screen Resolution (Display Resolution) 2220 x 1080 pixels 2400 x 1080 pixels OPPO Reno8 5G has better screen resolution than Samsung Galaxy A9 (2018).
Display Format Full HD+ Full HD
Pixel Density - 409 ppi
Max Brightness - 800 cd/m²
Colour Depth 16.7 million colours 16.7 million colours Both phones have the same color depth.
HDR - Yes OPPO Reno8 5G has HDR.
Display Refresh Rate - 90 Hz
Touch Sampling Rate - 180 Hz
Display Features Always-on display O1 Ultra Vision Engine, Eye Care, 97% NTSC, 95% DCI-P3
Display Protection (Screen Protector) - Corning Gorilla Glass 5 (scratch resistant glass)
PROCESSOR Samsung Galaxy A9 (2018) OPPO Reno8 5G
Processor Type (CPU) Qualcomm Snapdragon 660 MediaTek Dimensity 1300
Clock Speed 2.2 GHz 3 GHz OPPO Reno8 5G has higher clock speed than Samsung Galaxy A9 (2018).
Processor Core Qty 8-core 8-core Both phones have the same number of phone cores.
64-bit Architecture Yes - Samsung Galaxy A9 (2018) has 64-bit architecture.
Graphics System (GPU) - ARM Mali-G77 MC9
MEMORY Samsung Galaxy A9 (2018) OPPO Reno8 5G
RAM 6 GB LPDDR4X SDRAM - 8 GB OPPO Reno8 5G has more RAM than Samsung Galaxy A9 (2018).
Internal Memory Size (Storage Capacity) 128 GB 256 GB OPPO Reno8 5G has more internal memory than Samsung Galaxy A9 (2018).
Memory Interface - UFS 3.1
Supported Flash Memory Cards (Expandable Memory) microSDHC, microSDXC - up to 512 GB -
CAMERA Samsung Galaxy A9 (2018) OPPO Reno8 5G
MAIN CAMERA
Number of Main Cameras 4 3
Sensor Resolution 24 Megapixel 50 Megapixel OPPO Reno8 5G has better camera resolution than Samsung Galaxy A9 (2018).
Sensor Size - 1/1.56"
Sensor Name - Sony Exmor RS IMX766 sensor
Lens Aperture F/1.7 F/1.8 Samsung Galaxy A9 (2018) has better lens aperture than Samsung Galaxy A9 (2018).
Lens Construction - 7-element
Field of View (FoV) - 86 degree(s)
Focus Adjustment Automatic Automatic
Special Effects - Stickers, DOL-HDR
Camera Modes - Panorama, Time-lapse mode, Slow motion mode, Pro mode, HYPERLAPSE, Portrait, Night, Macro slow-motion video, Dual-View Video, Extra HD, Text scanner
Light Source LED flash -
Video Resolutions - 1920 x 1080 (1080p) at 30 fps, 1920 x 1080 (1080p) at 60 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, 1280 x 720 (720p) at 60 fps
Camera Features (Functions) - AI Portrait, All Pixel OmniDirectional PDAF
SECOND CAMERA
Sensor Resolution (2nd Camera) 8 Megapixel -
Lens Type (2nd Camera) Ultra wide-angle lens Ultra wide-angle lens
Lens Aperture (2nd Camera) F/2.4 F/2.2 OPPO Reno8 5G has better second camera lens aperture than Samsung Galaxy A9 (2018).
Lens Element Qty (2nd Camera) - 5-element
Field of View (2nd Camera) - 112 degree(s)
THIRD CAMERA
Sensor Resolution (3rd Camera) 10 Megapixel -
Lens Type (3rd Camera) Telephoto lens -
Lens Aperture (3rd Camera) F/2.4 -
Lens Element Qty (3rd Camera) - 3-element
Field of View (3rd Camera) - 89 degree(s)
Optical Zoom 2x -
Camera Functions (3rd Camera) - Macro camera
FOURTH CAMERA
Sensor Resolution (4th Camera) 5 Megapixel -
Lens Aperture (4th Camera) F/2.2 -
FRONT CAMERA
Number of Front Cameras 1 1
Sensor Resolution (Front) 24 Megapixel 32 Megapixel OPPO Reno8 5G has better front camera resolution than Samsung Galaxy A9 (2018).
Sensor Size (Front) - 1/2.74"
Sensor Name (Front) - Sony IMX709 sensor
Lens Aperture (Front) F/2.0 F/2.4 Samsung Galaxy A9 (2018) has better front lens aperture than Samsung Galaxy A9 (2018).
Lens Element Qty (Front) - 5-element
Field of View (Front) - 85 degree(s)
Special Effects (Front) - RGB, Stickers, DOL-HDR
Camera Modes (Front) - 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) - AI portrait retouching
BATTERY AND CHARGING Samsung Galaxy A9 (2018) OPPO Reno8 5G
Battery Capacity (Battery Size) 3800 mAh 4500 mAh OPPO Reno8 5G has larger battery capacity than Samsung Galaxy A9 (2018).
Fast Charging Technology - Qualcomm Quick Charge, VOOC Flash Charge technology, SuperVOOC Flash Charge technology, Power Delivery OPPO Reno8 5G has fast charging technology.
CELLULAR Samsung Galaxy A9 (2018) OPPO Reno8 5G
Technology WCDMA (UMTS) / GSM WCDMA (UMTS) / GSM
Mobile Broadband Generation 4G 5G OPPO Reno8 5G has more advanced generation mobile network.
Operating System Android 8.0 Oreo ColorOS 12.1 (based on Android 12)
Intelligent Assistant Bixby -
Payment Technology Samsung Pay -
Navigation GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS, BeiDou, Galileo GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS, BeiDou, Galileo, QZSS
COMMUNICATIONS Samsung Galaxy A9 (2018) OPPO Reno8 5G
Data Transmission GPRS, EDGE, HSDPA, HSUPA, HSPA+, LTE FDD-LTE, TDD-LTE, 5G NR FR1
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 6, Band 8, Band 19
3G UMTS Frequency - 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 17, Band 18, Band 19, Band 20, Band 26, Band 28, 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 700b, FDD 800 lower, FDD 800 upper, FDD 800 DD, FDD 850+, FDD 700 APT, 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 Bluetooth 5.3 BLE
NFC Yes Yes Both phones have an NFC reader for mobile payments.
Messaging Services SMS, MMS -
MEDIA Samsung Galaxy A9 (2018) OPPO Reno8 5G
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
Supported Digital Video Standards MKV, FLV, AVI, MPEG-4, WMV, ASF, 3GP, M4V, WebM, 3G2 -
FEATURES Samsung Galaxy A9 (2018) OPPO Reno8 5G
Phone Functions Speakerphone, voice control, call timer, conference call, flight mode, voice dialing, vibrating alert -
Sensors Accelerometer, proximity sensor, gyro sensor, hall sensor, RGB sensor, geomagnetic sensor Accelerometer, proximity sensor, geomagnetic sensor, gravity sensor, optical sensor, light sensor, gyroscope
Security Devices Face recognition, fingerprint reader Fingerprint reader (under display), face recognition
Additional Phone Features MIMO technology, Bixby Vision MIMO technology, Air Gesture, MU-MIMO technology, Step counter, AI System Booster, Battery Health Engine, Super-Conductive VC Liquid Cooling System
OTHERS Samsung Galaxy A9 (2018) OPPO Reno8 5G
Included Accessories Power adapter Power adapter, SIM card removal tool, USB-C cable
Compliant Standards - TUV SUD, SGS Eye Care Display Certification, Netflix HD Certification, Amazon Prime Video HD Certification
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