nubia Z20 vs OPPO A38 Specs Comparison

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nubia Z20 OPPO A38
Released · Oct 14, 2019
Released · Sep 04, 2023
6.4-inch · 2340x1080px
6.6-inch · 1612x720px
Triple camera
Dual camera
8GB · 128GB
128GB
4000 mAh
5000 mAh
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Availability

Officially announced
Sep 23, 2019
Prices (MSRP)
$549

Design

Dimensions
6.25 x 2.96 x 0.35 inches
158.63 x 75.26 x 9 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: Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5)
Frame: Metal
Resistance
Splash, Dust; IP54
Biometrics
Fingerprint (touch) Fingerprint (touch)
Keys
Left: Lock/Unlock key; Right: Lock/Unlock key Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Twilight blue, Diamond black Glowing Black, Glowing Gold

Display

Size
6.4-inch, 84.77% screen-to-body 6.6-inch, 84.35% screen-to-body
Type
AMOLED, HDR, 430 nits 90Hz, 720 nits
Resolution
2340x1080px, 19.5:9 ratio, 401 PPI 1612x720px, 269 PPI
Protection
Corning Gorilla Glass 5
Features
HDR support, Pressure-sensitive, Scratch-resistant glass, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
Additional display
5.1 inches, 1520 x720 px, AMOLED

Hardware

System chip
Snapdragon 855+ SM8150-AC (7 nm) Mediatek Helio G85 MT6769 (12 nm)
Processor
Octa-core
2960 MHz
Kryo 485
Octa-core
2x2.0GHz Cortex-A75
6x1.8G​Hz Cortex-A55
GPU
Adreno 640 Mali-G52 MC24
Memory
8GB (LPDDR4)/128GB 128GB
Storage expansion
not expandable microSDXC
OS
Android (9.0 Pie) Android (14, 13)

Battery

Type
4000 mAh 5000 mAh, Li - Polymer
Charging
Qualcomm Quick Charge 4, USB Power Delivery
Charge speed
Wired: 33.0W

Camera

Rear
Triple camera, Doubles as a selfie camera Dual camera
Main camera
48 MP (Sapphire crystal lens cover, OIS, PDAF)
Aperture size: F1.7
Focal length: 26 mm
Sensor size: 1/2"
Pixel size: 0.8 μm
50 MP (PDAF)
Aperture size: F1.8
Second camera
8 MP (Telephoto, Sapphire crystal lens cover)
Optical zoom: 3.0x
Aperture size: F2.4
Focal Length: 80 mm
Pixel size: 1 μm
2 MP
Aperture size: F2.4
Third camera
16 MP (Ultra-wide, Sapphire crystal lens cover)
Aperture size: F2.2
Focal Length: 12 mm
Pixel size: 1 μm
Flash
Dual LED LED
Video recording
8K UHD (15 fps), 4K UHD (60 fps), 1080p (60 fps)
HDR
1080p (30 fps)
Front
5 MP

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
5.1 5.3
WLAN
b,g,n,ac,dual-band
Multiple antennas, MIMO, Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot
802.11 b, g, n, ac
a,b,g,n,ac
Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot
802.11 a, b, g, n, ac
USB
Type-C Type-C, USB 2.0
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, 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
No 3.5mm jack 3.5mm jack
Speakers
Earpiece, Loudspeaker Earpiece, Loudspeaker
Features
32-Bit DAC
Screen mirroring
DLNA,Wireless screen share Wireless screen share
Additional microphone(s)
Noise cancellation Noise cancellation

Cellular

4G (FDD) Bands
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 30, 66
4G (TDD) Bands
34, 38, 39, 40, 41
3G Bands
6, 5, 8, 4, 3, 2, 1
Data Speed
LTE-A Pro Cat 18 (1200/150 Mbit/s), LTE-A, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s LTE-A
Dual SIM
Yes
SIM type
Nano SIM Dual Nano SIM

Alternative variants

for Europe
4G (FDD) Bands 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 18, 19, 20, 26
Location Dual-band positioning
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