OPPO A55 vs Samsung Galaxy S9 Specs Comparison

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Samsung Galaxy S9
OPPO A55 Samsung Galaxy S9
Released · Oct 01, 2021
Released · Mar 16, 2018
6.5-inch · 1600x720px
5.8-inch · 2960x1440px
Triple camera
Single camera
4GB · 64GB
4GB · 64GB
5000 mAh
3000 mAh
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Availability

Officially announced
Oct 01, 2021 Feb 25, 2018
Prices (MSRP)
$720

Design

Dimensions
6.44 x 2.98 x 0.33 inches
163.6 x 75.7 x 8.4 mm (~9 mm with camera bump)
5.81 x 2.70 x 0.33 inches
147.7 x 68.7 x 8.5 mm
Weight
5.75 oz (163.0 g)
Materials
Back: Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5)
Frame: Aluminum
Resistance
Splash Water, Dust; IP68
Biometrics
Fingerprint (touch) Iris scanner, 2D Face unlock, Fingerprint (touch)
Features
Notification light
Keys
Left: Volume control; Right: Lock/Unlock key Left: Volume control, Other; Right: Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Rainbow Blue, Starry Black, Green Midnight black, Coral blue, Titanium gray, Lilac purple, Burgundy red, Sunrise gold, Ice blue

Display

Size
6.5-inch, 82.64% screen-to-body 5.8-inch, 84.36% screen-to-body
Type
IPS LCD, 550 nits Super AMOLED, HDR
Resolution
1600x720px, 20:9 ratio, 270 PPI 2960x1440px, 18.5:9 ratio, 568 PPI
Protection
NEG Dinorex Corning Gorilla Glass 5

Hardware

System chip
Mediatek Helio G35 MT6765G (12 nm) Snapdragon 845 SDM845 (10 nm)
Processor
Octa-core
2300 MHz
Octa-core
2800 MHz
Kryo 385
GPU
PowerVR GE8320 Adreno 630
Memory
4GB/64GB
4GB/128GB
6GB/128GB
4GB (LPDDR4)/64GB
4GB/128GB
4GB/256GB
Storage expansion
microSDXC microSDXC up to 400 GB
OS
Android (11) Android (10, 9.0 Pie, 8.0 Oreo)

Battery

Type
5000 mAh 3000 mAh, Li - Ion
Charging
Fast charging Qualcomm Quick Charge 2.0, Samsung Adaptive Fast Charging
Qi and Powermat wireless charging
Charge speed
Wired: 18.0W

Camera

Rear
Triple camera Single camera
Main camera
50 MP (PDAF)
Aperture size: F1.8
Focal length: 26 mm
12 MP (OIS, PDAF)
Aperture size: F1.5/F2.4
Sensor size: 1/2.55"
Pixel size: 1.4 μm
Second camera
2 MP (Macro)
Third camera
2 MP (Depth information)
Flash
LED LED
Video recording
Yes 4K UHD (60 fps), 1080p (240 fps), 720p (960 fps)
HDR, Time-lapse video, Hyperlapse, Continuous autofocus, Object tracking, Picture-taking during video recording, Video calling, Video sharing
Front
16 MP 8 MP (Autofocus, HDR)
Video capture: QHD (30 fps)

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
5.0 5.0
WLAN
a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band
Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot
802.11 a, b, g, n, ac
a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band
MIMO, Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot
802.11 a, b, g, n, ac
USB
Type-C, USB 2.0 Type-C, USB 3.1
Sensors
Accelerometer, Compass, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Hall (for flip covers), Barometer, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou, QZSS, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou
Other
NFC NFC, ANT+

Multimedia

Headphones
3.5mm jack 3.5mm jack
Speakers
Earpiece, Loudspeaker Earpiece, Multiple speakers
Features
32-Bit DAC, aptX-HD
Screen mirroring
Wireless screen share Wireless screen share
Radio
FM
Additional microphone(s)
Noise cancellation Noise cancellation

Cellular

4G (FDD) Bands
1, 3, 5, 8 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 14, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 66, 71
4G (TDD) Bands
38, 40, 41 38, 39, 40, 41, 46
3G Bands
1, 5, 8 5, 8, 4, 2, 1
Data Speed
LTE-A, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s LTE-A Pro Cat 18 (1200/150 Mbit/s), HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA
SIM type
Dual Nano SIM Nano SIM

Regulatory Approval

FCC approval
Date approved: Jan 11, 2018
FCC ID value: A3LSMG960U
Measured SAR
Head: 0.35 W/kg
Body: 0.96 W/kg
Simultaneous Transmission: 1.59 W/kg
Wireless Router: 0.95 W/kg

Alternative variants

With 128GB internal storage
Memory 128GB
International version
System chip Samsung Exynos 9 9810 (10 nm)
Processor Octa-core
2900 MHz
Exynos M3 and ARM Cortex-A55
GPU Mali-G72 MP18
FCC approval Date approved: Dec 27, 2017
FCC ID value: A3LSMG960F
Measured SAR Head: 0.26 W/kg
Body: 1.00 W/kg
Simultaneous Transmission: 1.56 W/kg
Wireless Router: 1.04 W/kg
With ^GB RAM and 128GB internal storage
Memory 6GB/128GB
with Dual SIM
System chip Samsung Exynos 9 9810 (10 nm)
Processor Octa-core
2900 MHz
Exynos M3 and ARM Cortex-A55
GPU Mali-G72 MP18
Dual SIM Yes
with 256 GB storage
Memory 256GB
Prices (MSRP) $820
with 128 GB storage
Memory 128GB
Prices (MSRP) $770
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