Xiaomi MI 8 vs. Oppo A94 5G

Phone Comparison, Reviews and Tests

In depth comparison and review of Xiaomi MI 8 and Oppo A94 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

Xiaomi MI 8 vs. Oppo A94 5G Comparison Chart
DESIGN AND DIMENSIONS Xiaomi MI 8 Oppo A94 5G
Product Type Smartphone Smartphone
Form Factor Touch Touch
Height 154.9 mm 160.1 mm Oppo A94 5G has greater height than Xiaomi MI 8.
Width 74.8 mm 73.4 mm Xiaomi MI 8 has greater width than Oppo A94 5G.
Depth 7.6 mm 7.8 mm Xiaomi MI 8 is narrower than Xiaomi MI 8.
Weight 175 g 173 g Oppo A94 5G is lighter than Xiaomi MI 8.
Body Colour Black | Blue Fluid black
Body Material Glass, 7000 Series aluminium -
Waterproof (Water-resistant) - -
SAR Value 1.662 W/kg (body), 0.701 W/kg (head) 0.992 W/kg
Connector Type USB Type-C - 24 pin USB-C USB Type-C - 24 pin USB-C
Handset jack - mini-phone 3.5mm
SIM Card Type (Size) Nano SIM Nano SIM
SIM Card Qty Dual-SIM Dual-SIM
DISPLAY Xiaomi MI 8 Oppo A94 5G
Display Type OLED display OLED display
Display Technology AMOLED AMOLED
Screen Size (Display Size) 6.21" 6.43" Oppo A94 5G has larger screen size than Xiaomi MI 8.
Screen Resolution (Display Resolution) 2248 x 1080 pixels 2400 x 1080 pixels Oppo A94 5G has better screen resolution than Xiaomi MI 8.
Display Format Full HD+ Full HD+
Pixel Density 402 ppi 409 ppi Oppo A94 5G has better pixel density than Xiaomi MI 8.
Aspect Ratio 18.7:9 -
Max Brightness 600 cd/m² 800 cd/m² Oppo A94 5G has better display brightness than Xiaomi MI 8.
Contrast Ratio 60000:1 -
Display Enhancement Technology Sunlight mode -
Touch Sampling Rate - 180 Hz
Display Features Always-on display, Reading mode, Colour temperature adjustment, DCI-P3 Wide colour gamut -
PROCESSOR Xiaomi MI 8 Oppo A94 5G
Processor Type (CPU) Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 MediaTek Dimensity 800U
Clock Speed 2.8 GHz 2.4 GHz Xiaomi MI 8 has higher clock speed than Oppo A94 5G.
Processor Core Qty 8-core 8-core Both phones have the same number of phone cores.
64-bit Architecture Yes - Xiaomi MI 8 has 64-bit architecture.
Graphics System (GPU) Qualcomm ADRENO 630 ARM G57 MC3
MEMORY Xiaomi MI 8 Oppo A94 5G
RAM LPDDR4X SDRAM - 6 GB LPDDR4X SDRAM - 8 GB Oppo A94 5G has more RAM than Xiaomi MI 8.
Internal Memory Size (Storage Capacity) 64 GB 128 GB Oppo A94 5G has more internal memory than Xiaomi MI 8.
User Memory - 112 GB
Supported Flash Memory Cards (Expandable Memory) - microSDHC, microSD, microSDXC - up to 256 GB
CAMERA Xiaomi MI 8 Oppo A94 5G
MAIN CAMERA
Number of Main Cameras 2 4
Sensor Resolution 12 Megapixel 48 Megapixel Oppo A94 5G has better camera resolution than Xiaomi MI 8.
Sensor Name Sony Exmor RS IMX363 sensor -
Lens Type Wide-angle lens -
Lens Aperture F/1.8 F/1.7 Oppo A94 5G has better lens aperture than Xiaomi MI 8.
Lens Construction - 6-element
Field of View (FoV) - 79 degree(s)
Optical Image Stabiliser (OIS) 4-axis OIS (Optical Image Stabilisation) - Xiaomi MI 8 has optical stabilisation.
Focus Adjustment Automatic Automatic
Special Effects HDR -
Camera Modes Burst mode, Panorama, portrait mode, AR Emoji, AI Beautify -
Face Recognition (Face ID) Face recognition - Xiaomi MI 8 has face detection.
Light Source LED flash LED flash
Still Image Resolutions - 4000 x 3000, 4000 x 2256, 3000 x 3000, 8000 x 6000, 4000 x 1800
Video Resolutions 1920 x 1080 (1080p) at 30 fps, 1280 x 720 (720p) at 30 fps, Slo-mo video 1280 x 720 (720p) at 240 fps, 3840 x 2160 (4K) at 30 fps, Slo-mo video 1920 x 1080 (1080p) at 240 fps 1920 x 1080 (1080p) at 30 fps, 1280 x 720 (720p) at 30 fps, 3840 x 2160 (4K) at 30 fps
Camera Features (Functions) Dual Pixel Autofocus technology, AI Dual camera, AI scene detection, AI Beautify, AI dynamic bokeh, AI studio lighting, AI short video editing, AI high-res photos -
SECOND CAMERA
Sensor Resolution (2nd Camera) 12 Megapixel 8 Megapixel Xiaomi MI 8 has better second camera resolution than Oppo A94 5G.
Lens Type (2nd Camera) Telephoto lens Ultra wide-angle lens
Lens Aperture (2nd Camera) F/2.4 F/2.2 Oppo A94 5G has better second camera lens aperture than Xiaomi MI 8.
Lens Element Qty (2nd Camera) - 5-element
Field of View (2nd Camera) - 119 degree(s)
Camera Features (2nd Camera) Portrait lens -
THIRD CAMERA
Sensor Resolution (3rd Camera) - 2 Megapixel
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
FOURTH CAMERA
Sensor Resolution (4th Camera) - 2 Megapixel
Lens Aperture (4th Camera) - F/2.4
Lens Element Qty (4th Camera) - 3-element
Field of View (4th Camera) - 89 degree(s)
Camera Functions (4th Camera) - Monochrome
FRONT CAMERA
Number of Front Cameras 2 1
Sensor Resolution (Front) 20 Megapixel 16 Megapixel Xiaomi MI 8 has better front camera resolution than Oppo A94 5G.
Lens Aperture (Front) - F/2.4
Lens Element Qty (Front) - 5-element
Field of View (Front) - 78 degree(s)
Special Effects (Front) Mirror -
Camera Modes (Front) AR Emoji, AI portrait mode -
Face Recognition (Face ID) Face recognition - Xiaomi MI 8 has face detection.
Still Image Resolutions (Front) - 4624 x 3468
Video Resolutions (Front) - 1920 x 1080 (1080p) at 30 fps, 1280 x 720 (720p) at 30 fps
Camera Features (Front) Self-timer, AI detection of 10 different scenes, 3D Beautify -
SECOND FRONT CAMERA
Camera Features (2nd Front) Flood Illuminator, Dot Projector -
BATTERY AND CHARGING Xiaomi MI 8 Oppo A94 5G
Battery Capacity (Battery Size) 3400 mAh 4310 mAh Oppo A94 5G has larger battery capacity than Xiaomi MI 8.
Fast Charging Technology Qualcomm Quick Charge 4.0+ VOOC Flash Charge technology 4.0 Both phones have fast charging technology.
Standby Time - 330 hours
Talk Time - 1320 minutes
Run Time Details - Talk: up to 1320 min
Standby: up to 330 hrs
CELLULAR Xiaomi MI 8 Oppo A94 5G
Technology CDMA2000 1X / GSM / WCDMA (UMTS) / TD-SCDMA WCDMA (UMTS) / GSM
Mobile Broadband Generation 4G 5G Oppo A94 5G has more advanced generation mobile network.
Operating System Android 8.1 Oreo ColorOS 11.1 (based on Android 11.1)
User Interface MIUI 9.5 -
Payment Technology Android Pay -
Navigation GPS, GLONASS, BeiDou, Galileo, QZSS GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS
COMMUNICATIONS Xiaomi MI 8 Oppo A94 5G
Data Transmission GPRS, EDGE, EV-DO, HSDPA, HSUPA, HSPA+, FDD-LTE, TDD-LTE LTE, VoLTE, VoWiFi, 5G NR FR1
2G Band 850 GSM, 900 GSM, 1800 GSM, 1900 GSM, 800 CDMA2000 1X, 1900 CDMA2000 1X 850 GSM, 900 GSM, 1800 GSM, 1900 GSM
3G UMTS Band Band 1, Band 2, Band 4, Band 5, Band 8 -
3G UMTS Frequency 2100, 1900, 1700, 850, 900 -
4G LTE Band Band 1, Band 2, Band 3, Band 4, Band 5, Band 7, Band 8, Band 12, Band 17, Band 20, Band 34, 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 DD, TDD 2000, TDD 2600, TDD 1900, TDD 2300, TDD 2500 -
5G NR Band - N1, n3, n5, n7, n8, n20, n28, n38, n41, n66, 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, FDD AWS-3, TDD TD 3700, TDD TD 3500, TDD 2300
Wireless Interface IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n/ac IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n/ac
Bluetooth Bluetooth 5.0 Bluetooth
NFC Yes Yes Both phones have an NFC reader for mobile payments.
Messaging Services SMS, MMS -
MEDIA Xiaomi MI 8 Oppo A94 5G
Supported Digital Audio Standards WAV, AAC, PCM, AMR, MP3, FLAC, AAC +, eAAC+, APE (Monkey's Audio), apt-X, AMR-WB, AMR-NB, apt-X HD AAC, apt-X, LDAC, SBC, apt-X HD
Supported Digital Video Standards MKV, XviD, MPEG-4, H.264, M4V, HEVC, H.265, ASP -
FEATURES Xiaomi MI 8 Oppo A94 5G
Phone Functions Speakerphone, voice control, call timer, conference call, flight mode, voice dialing, vibrating alert Speakerphone, voice control, call timer, conference call, flight mode, voice dialing, vibrating alert
Sensors Accelerometer, ambient light sensor, proximity sensor, digital compass, barometer, gyro sensor, hall sensor, Time of Flight (ToF), infrared (IR) sensor Accelerometer, proximity sensor, gyro sensor, geomagnetic sensor, gravity sensor, optical sensor, light sensor
Security Devices Face recognition, fingerprint reader Fingerprint reader (under display), face recognition
Security Technology IR face unlock -
Additional Phone Features Face Unlock, MU-MIMO technology Face Unlock, HD Voice, Wi-Fi Calling, Fingerprint 3.0
OTHERS Xiaomi MI 8 Oppo A94 5G
Included Accessories Power adapter, SIM card removal tool, USB-C to 3.5 jack adapter, USB-C cable, Mi 8 Protective cover Headset, SIM card removal tool, USB-C cable, fast charge power adapter, protective case
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