OPPO A53 vs OPPO A38 Specs Comparison

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OPPO A53 OPPO A38
Released · Aug 25, 2020
Released · Sep 04, 2023
6.5-inch · 1600x720px
6.6-inch · 1612x720px
Triple camera
Dual camera
4GB · 64GB
128GB
5000 mAh
5000 mAh
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Design

Dimensions
6.45 x 2.96 x 0.33 inches
163.9 x 75.1 x 8.4 mm
6.44 x 2.95 x 0.32 inches
163.7 x 75 x 8.2 mm
Weight
6.56 oz / 186.0 g 6.70 oz / 190.0 g
Materials
Back: Plastic
Resistance
Splash, Dust; IP54
Biometrics
Fingerprint (touch) Fingerprint (touch)
Keys
Left: Volume control; Right: Other Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Fairy White, Electric black, Fancy blue Glowing Black, Glowing Gold

Display

Size
6.5-inch, 82.81% screen-to-body 6.6-inch, 84.35% screen-to-body
Type
IPS LCD, 90Hz, 480 nits 90Hz, 720 nits
Resolution
1600x720px, 20:9 ratio, 270 PPI 1612x720px, 269 PPI
Protection
Corning Gorilla Glass 3

Hardware

System chip
Snapdragon 460 SM4250-AA (11 nm) Mediatek Helio G85 MT6769 (12 nm)
Processor
Octa-core
1800 MHz
Kryo 240
Octa-core
2x2.0GHz Cortex-A75
6x1.8G​Hz Cortex-A55
GPU
Adreno 610 Mali-G52 MC24
Memory
4GB (LPDDR4)/64GB (UFS 2.1)
4GB/128GB
6GB/128GB
128GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC up to 256 GB microSDXC
OS
Android (10) Android (14, 13)

Battery

Type
5000 mAh 5000 mAh, Li - Polymer
Charging
Fast charging
Charge speed
Wired: 18.0W Wired: 33.0W

Camera

Rear
Triple camera Dual camera
Main camera
13 MP (PDAF)
Aperture size: F2.2
Focal length: 25 mm
Sensor size: 1/3.06"
Pixel size: 1.12 μm
50 MP (PDAF)
Aperture size: F1.8
Second camera
2 MP (Macro)
Aperture size: F2.4
2 MP
Aperture size: F2.4
Third camera
2 MP (Depth information)
Aperture size: F2.4
Flash
LED LED
Video recording
1080p (30 fps)
Time-lapse video
1080p (30 fps)
Front
16 MP (HDR)
Video capture: 1080p
5 MP

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
5.0 5.3
WLAN
a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band
Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot
802.11 a, b, g, n, ac
a,b,g,n,ac
Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot
802.11 a, b, g, n, ac
USB
Type-C, USB 2.0 Type-C, USB 2.0
Sensors
Accelerometer, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor Accelerometer, Compass, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou, QZSS, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning

Multimedia

Headphones
3.5mm jack 3.5mm jack
Speakers
Earpiece Earpiece, Loudspeaker
Features
aptX-HD
Screen mirroring
Wireless screen share Wireless screen share
Radio
FM, Stereo, RDS
Additional microphone(s)
Noise cancellation Noise cancellation

Cellular

4G (FDD) Bands
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 17, 18, 19, 20, 26, 28
4G (TDD) Bands
38, 39, 40, 41
3G Bands
1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 8, 19
Data Speed
LTE-A, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s, UMTS LTE-A
Dual SIM
Yes
SIM type
Nano SIM Dual Nano SIM

Alternative variants

with 128GB storage
Memory 128GB
With 6GB RAM
Memory 6GB/128GB
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