Samsung Galaxy A55 5G vs OnePlus 12R 8GB RAM

Comparing the Samsung Galaxy A55 5G vs OnePlus 12R 8GB RAM across performance, display, camera, battery, storage, expert reviews and user rating to help determine the better smartphone.

Here is the summary of the results:

Performance: OnePlus 12R 8GB RAM scores higher on the Geekbench Multi-Core test with 4,311, while Samsung Galaxy A55 5G scores 3,447, making OnePlus 12R 8GB RAM the better performer.

Display: OnePlus 12R 8GB RAM offers a screen size of 6.78 inches, while Samsung Galaxy A55 5G offers 6.6 inches, making OnePlus 12R 8GB RAM the larger display of the two. Samsung Galaxy A55 5G features a Super AMOLED display compared to OnePlus 12R 8GB RAM's ProXDR LTPO, making Samsung Galaxy A55 5G the better display of the two.

Rear Camera: Both Samsung Galaxy A55 5G and OnePlus 12R 8GB RAM feature a 50 MP primary rear camera.

Front Camera: Samsung Galaxy A55 5G offers a higher front camera resolution with 32 MP, while OnePlus 12R 8GB RAM offers 16 MP, making Samsung Galaxy A55 5G better for front camera photography.

Battery: OnePlus 12R 8GB RAM delivers longer battery life with 20h 00m, while Samsung Galaxy A55 5G delivers 13h 04m, making OnePlus 12R 8GB RAM the better pick for all day usage.

Storage: OnePlus 12R 8GB RAM offers higher internal storage with 256 GB, while Samsung Galaxy A55 5G offers 128 GB, making OnePlus 12R 8GB RAM the better option for storage.

Expert Review: OnePlus 12R 8GB RAM receives a higher expert rating of 8.1 from the editorial team, while Samsung Galaxy A55 5G is rated 8.

User Rating: Samsung Galaxy A55 5G and OnePlus 12R 8GB RAM both receive the same user rating of 4.4.

Samsung Galaxy A55 5G

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OnePlus 12R 8GB RAM

₹34,399

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Summary

Release Date

14 Mar, 2024

21 Mar, 2024

16 Jul, 2026

Performance


Samsung Exynos 1480	Snapdragon 8 Gen 2	MediaTek Dimensity 6400
Octa Core (upto 2.75 GHz)	Octa Core (upto 3.2 GHz)	Octa Core (upto 2.5 GHz)
8 GB RAM	8 GB RAM	4 GB RAM

Display


6.6 inches (16.76 cm)	6.78 inches (17.22 cm)	6.67 inches (16.94 cm)
Super AMOLED	ProXDR LTPO	IPS LCD
1080x2340 px (FHD+)	1264x2780 px (FHD+)	720x1604 px (HD+)
120 Hz Refresh Rate	120 Hz Refresh Rate	120 Hz Refresh Rate

Rear Camera


50 MP Wide Angle Primary Camera	50 MP Wide Angle Primary Camera	50 MP Primary Camera
12 MP Ultra-Wide Angle Camera	8 MP Ultra-Wide Angle Camera	N/A
5 MP Macro Camera	2 MP Macro Camera	N/A

Front Camera


32 MP Wide Angle Lens	16 MP Wide Angle Lens	8 MP

Battery


5000 mAh	5500 mAh	7000 mAh
25W Fast Charging	100W Super VOOC Charging	30W Turbo Charging
No Wireless Charging	No Wireless Charging	N/A

Storage

128 GB	256 GB	64 GB
UFS 3.1	UFS 3.1	UFS 2.2

Expert Review

8.0/10

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8.1/10

Read Expert Review

8.1/10

Pros

Sturdy, premium design
Excellent display
Good cameras
Reliable battery life

Excellent display
Smooth performance
Superb battery life and charging

Top-class battery life
Comfortable to hold
Loud stereo speakers
Performs well for daily use

Cons

No charger in the box
Slightly thicker bezels
Slow charging speeds

Average wide-angle and macro cameras
Only three major software updates

Limited OS upgrades
Primary camera may produce dull tones

User Ratings

4.4/5

(7,832 ratings)

4.4/5

(12,173 ratings)

4.2/5

(17 ratings)

Benchmarks (The higher, the better)

733,093 AnTuTu Score	1,240,474 AnTuTu Score	570,353 AnTuTu Score
13h 04m Battery Life (PC Mark)	20h 00m Battery Life (PC Mark)	16h 49m Battery Life (PC Mark)

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General

Launch Date

Mar 14, 2024

(Official)

Mar 21, 2024

(Official)

May 19, 2026

(Official)

Operating System

Android v14

Android v16

OS Updates

4 Years

3 Years

1 Year

Security Updates

5 Years

4 Years

3 Year

Custom UI

Samsung One UI

Oxygen OS

N/A

Performance

Performance Rating

Very Good

Good

Chipset

Samsung Exynos 1480

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Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2

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MediaTek Dimensity 6400 MT6835

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Processor

Octa core

2.75 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A78 2 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A55

Octa core

3.2 GHz, Single core, Cortex X3 2.8 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A715 2 GHz, Tri core, Cortex A510

Octa core

2.5 GHz, Dual core, Cortex A76 2 GHz, Hexa Core, Cortex A55

Architecture (The higher, the better)

64 bit

Fabrication (The lower, the better)

4 nm

6 nm

Graphics (GPU)

AMD Xclipse 530

Adreno 740

Mali-G57 MC2

RAM

8 GB / 12 GB

8 GB / 16 GB

4 GB / 8 GB

RAM Type

LPDDR5

LPDDR5X

LPDDR4X

Cooling Technology

Vapor Chamber

Hybrid Cooling System

N/A

Performance Test Results

AnTuTu Score (The higher, the better) AnTuTu benchmark measures overall performance of a phone by stress-testing CPU, GPU, RAM, etc.

733,093

1,240,474

570,353

Bootup Time (The lower, the better)

23.0 s

19.0 s

26.0 s

Gaming Test Results

Wild Life Extreme (The higher, the better) Wild Life Extreme is a classic mobile benchmark; it renders in 4K to test the peak performance of a wide range of devices.

N/A

3,712

383

Battery Drain* (The lower, the better)

6.0 %

N/A

Heating* (The lower, the better)

22.9 %

26.5 %

N/A

* after 30 mins of gaming

Display

Display Rating

Excellent

Display Type

Super AMOLED

ProXDR LTPO (Curved Display)

IPS LCD

Screen Size

6.6 inches (16.76 cm)

6.78 inches (17.22 cm)

6.67 inches (16.94 cm)

Resolution

1080x2340 px (FHD+)

1264x2780 px (FHD+)

720x1604 px (HD+)

Peak Brightness

1000 nits

4500 nits

1050 nits

HBM Brightness

1000 nits

1600 nits

N/A

PWM Dimming

N/A

2160 Hz

N/A

Refresh Rate

120 Hz

Touch Sampling Rate

N/A

360 Hz

120 Hz

Aspect Ratio

19.5:9

19.8:9

20:9

Pixel Density

390 ppi

450 ppi

264 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

85.57 %

90.26 %

84.48 %

Screen Protection

Corning Gorilla Glass Victus Plus

N/A

Corning Gorilla Glass 7i

Bezel-less Display

Yes with punch-hole display

HDR 10 / HDR+ Support

Yes HDR 10+

N/A

Screen to Body Ratio (claimed by the brand)

86.5 %

94.2 %

84.3 %

Design

Height

161.1 mm

163.3 mm

166.2 mm

Width

77.4 mm

75.3 mm

76.50 mm

Thickness

8.2 mm

8.8 mm

Weight

213 grams

207 grams

215 grams

Build Material

Back: Gorilla Glass

Back: Mineral Glass

Back: Vegan Leather

Water Resistance

Yes Water resistant IP67 (up to 30 minutes in a depth of 1 meter)

Yes Water resistant IP64

Yes Splash proof IP64

Ruggedness

Dust proof

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

Very Good

Good

Resolution

50 MP
Primary Camera10x Digital Zoomf/1.8 Wide Angle1/1.56" sensor size 1µm pixel size

50 MP
Primary Camera20x Digital Zoomf/1.8 Wide Angle24 mm focal length 1/1.56" sensor size IMX890 Exmor-RS CMOS Sensor 1µm pixel size

50 MP
Primary Cameraf/1.80.61µm pixel size

12 MP
f/2.2 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera1/3" sensor size 1.12µm pixel size

8 MP
f/2.2 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera1/4.0" sensor size 1.12µm pixel size

N/A

5 MP
f/2.4 Macro Camera

2 MP
f/2.4 Macro Camera

N/A

Autofocus

Yes

Yes Phase Detection Autofocus Continuous Autofocus Laser Autofocus

Yes Phase Detection Autofocus

OIS

Yes

N/A

Flash

Yes LED Flash

Yes Dual LED Flash

Image Resolution

8150 x 6150 Pixels

N/A

Settings

Exposure compensation ISO control

N/A

Shooting Modes

Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)
Macro Mode

Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)
Starry Mode
Macro Mode

High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)

Camera Features

10 x Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Face detection
Touch to focus

20 x Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Custom Watermark
Face detection
Filters
Touch to focus

N/A

Video Recording

4k @30 fps
Full HD @60 fps

4k @60 fps
Full HD @240 fps
HD @480 fps

2k @30 fps

Video Recording Features

Slow Motion
Video HDR
Video Pro Mode

Dual Video Recording
Ultra Steady Video
Bokeh portrait video

N/A

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

Very Good

Resolution

32 MP
f/2.2 Wide Angle Primary Camera26 mm focal length 1/2.74" sensor size 0.8µm pixel size

16 MP
f/2.4 Wide Angle Primary Camera24 mm focal length 1/3" sensor size 1µm pixel size

8 MP
f/2.0 Primary Camera1.12µm pixel size

Autofocus

N/A

Flash

Yes Screen flash

Camera Features

N/A

Fixed Focus

N/A

Video Recording

4k @30 fps
Full HD @30 fps

Full HD @30 fps
HD @30 fps

2k @30 fps

Battery

Battery Rating

Very Good

Excellent

Very Good

Capacity

5000 mAh

5500 mAh

7000 mAh

Battery Type

Li-ion

Li-Polymer

N/A

Quick Charging

Yes 25W Fast Charging

Yes 100W Super VOOC Charging 100% in 26 minutes

Yes 30W Turbo Charging

Reverse Charging

N/A

Yes 6W Reverse Charging

Battery Test Results

Battery Life (PC Mark) (The higher, the better) PCMark Battery benchmark measures battery life of a phone with various activities such as web browsing, photo editing, writing, video editing, etc.

13h 04m

20h 00m

16h 49m

Charging Time (20% to 100%) (The lower, the better)

1h 13m 19s

50m 5s

1h 17m

Storage

Internal Storage

128 GB / 256 GB

64 GB / 128 GB

Storage Type

UFS 3.1

UFS 2.2

Expandable Storage

Yes Up to 1 TB

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Dual SIM

SIM Type

SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano (Hybrid)

SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano

Network Support

5G 4G

VoLTE

Yes

SIM 1

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N26 / N28 / N66
TDD N40 / N41 / N77 / N78

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N12 / N20 / N28
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N66 / N77 / N78

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N20 / N26 / N28 / N71 / N75
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N77 / N78

4G Bands:

TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 700(band 13) / 700(band 17) / 800(band 20) / 1900(band 25) / 850(band 26)

4G Bands:

TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 1900(band 39)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 700(band 17) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 850(band 26)

4G Bands:

TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 3500(band 42)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1500(band 32) / 600(band 71) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 1900(band 2) / 850(band 5) / 800(band 20) / 850(band 26)

SIM 2

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N26 / N28 / N66
TDD N40 / N41 / N77 / N78

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N12 / N20 / N28
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N66 / N77 / N78

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N20 / N26 / N28 / N71 / N75
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N77 / N78

4G Bands:

TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 3500(band 42)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 1900(band 2) / 850(band 5) / 1500(band 32) / 800(band 20) / 600(Band 71) / 850(band 26)

SAR Value

Head: 1.148 W/kg

Head: 1.187 W/kg Body: 0.824 W/kg

N/A

Wi-Fi

Yes Wi-Fi 6E (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax) 5GHz 6GHz MIMO

Yes Wi-Fi 7 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/be/ax) 5GHz 6GHz MIMO

Yes Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac)

Wi-Fi Features

Wi-Fi Direct Mobile Hotspot

Mobile Hotspot

Bluetooth

Yes v5.3

Yes v5.4

GPS

Yes with A-GPS Glonass

NFC

Yes

N/A

Multimedia

Stereo Speakers

Yes

Audio Jack

USB Type-C

3.5 mm, USB Type-C

Audio Features

Dolby Atmos

N/A

Sensors

Fingerprint Sensor

Yes

Fingerprint Sensor Position

On-screen

Side

Fingerprint Sensor Type

Optical

N/A

Other Sensors

Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Compass Gyroscope

Proximity sensor Accelerometer Compass Gyroscope

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