realme C55 128GB vs OPPO A38

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Comparing the realme C55 128GB vs OPPO A38 across performance, display, camera, battery, storage and user rating to help determine the better smartphone.

Here is the summary of the results:

Performance: Both realme C55 128GB and OPPO A38 run at the same processing speed of 2.0 GHz.


Display: realme C55 128GB offers a screen size of 6.72 inches, while OPPO A38 offers 6.56 inches, making realme C55 128GB the larger display of the two. Both realme C55 128GB and OPPO A38 feature the same IPS LCD display.


Rear Camera: realme C55 128GB offers a higher rear camera resolution with 64 MP, while OPPO A38 offers 50 MP, making realme C55 128GB better for rear camera photography.


Front Camera: realme C55 128GB offers a higher front camera resolution with 8 MP, while OPPO A38 offers 5 MP, making realme C55 128GB better for front camera photography.


Battery: Both realme C55 128GB and OPPO A38 offer the same 5000 mAh battery capacity.


Storage: Both realme C55 128GB and OPPO A38 offer the same internal storage of 128 GB.


User Rating: realme C55 128GB and OPPO A38 both receive the same user rating of 4.3.

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Summary

Spec Score

72%
74%

Release Date

28 Mar, 2023
08 Sep, 2023

Performance

MediaTek Helio G88
MediaTek Helio G85
Octa Core (upto 2 GHz)
Octa Core (upto 2 GHz)
8 GB RAM
4 GB RAM

Display

6.72 inches (17.07 cm)
6.56 inches (16.66 cm)
IPS LCD
IPS LCD
1080x2400 px (FHD+)
720x1612 px (HD+)
90 Hz Refresh Rate
90 Hz Refresh Rate

Rear Camera

64 MP
Primary Camera
50 MP
Wide Angle Primary Camera
2 MP
Depth Camera
2 MP
Depth Camera

Front Camera

8 MP
5 MP
Wide Angle Lens

Battery

5000 mAh
5000 mAh
33W Super VOOC Charging
33W Super VOOC Charging
No Wireless Charging
No Wireless Charging

Storage

128 GB
128 GB
eMMC 5.1
eMMC 5.1

Expert Review

7.0/10
N/A

Pros

  • Attractive design
  • Good daylight photography
  • Decent battery life
  • Mini capsule looks promising
  • Device yet to be reviewed

Cons

  • Portrait mode could have been better
  • Finicky fingerprint scanner
  • Bloatware and ads
  • Device yet to be reviewed

User Ratings

4.3/5
(32,880 ratings)
4.3/5
(1,958 ratings)

Benchmarks (The higher, the better)

253,333
AnTuTu Score
N/A
10h 28m
Battery Life (PC Mark)
N/A

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₹13,999
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Video

Videos
1 Video
There are no videos available for the device.

User Feedback

General

Launch Date

Mar 28, 2023
(Official)
Sep 08, 2023
(Official)

Operating System

Android v13
Android v13

OS Updates

N/A
1 Year

Security Updates

N/A
3 Year

Custom UI

Realme UI
ColorOS

Performance

Performance Rating

Good
Good

Chipset

MediaTek Helio G88
MediaTek Helio G85
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Processor

Octa core

2 GHz, Dual core, Cortex A75 1.8 GHz, Hexa Core, Cortex A55
Octa core

2 GHz, Dual core, Cortex A75 1.8 GHz, Hexa Core, Cortex A55

Architecture (The higher, the better)

64 bit
64 bit

Fabrication (The lower, the better)

12 nm
12 nm

Graphics (GPU)

Mali-G52 MC2
Mali-G52 MC2

RAM

4 GB / 6 GB / 8 GB
4 GB

RAM Type

LPDDR4X
LPDDR4X

Performance Test Results

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

253,333
N/A

Bootup Time (The lower, the better)

36.0 s
N/A

Gaming Test Results

Battery Drain* (The lower, the better)

4.0 %
N/A

Heating* (The lower, the better)

34.3 %
N/A
* after 30 mins of gaming

Display

Display Rating

Excellent
Very Good

Display Type

IPS LCD
IPS LCD

Screen Size

6.72 inches  (17.07 cm)
6.56 inches  (16.66 cm)

Resolution

1080x2400 px (FHD+)
720x1612 px (HD+)

Brightness

680 nits
720 nits

Refresh Rate

90 Hz
90 Hz

Touch Sampling Rate

180 Hz
N/A

Aspect Ratio

20:9
20:9

Pixel Density

392 ppi
269 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

86.74 %
84.62 %

Bezel-less Display

Yes with punch-hole display
Yes with waterdrop notch

Screen to Body Ratio (claimed by the brand)

91.4 %
89.80 %

Design

Height

165.6 mm
163.7 mm

Width

75.9 mm
75 mm

Thickness

7.8 mm
8.1 mm

Weight

189.5 grams
190 grams

Water Resistance

N/A
Yes Splash proof IPX5 IPX4

Ruggedness

N/A
Dust proof

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

Good
Good

Resolution

64 MP
Primary Camera
50 MP
Primary Camera5x Digital Zoomf/1.8 Wide Angle 75° field-of-view28 mm focal length 1/2.8" sensor size OV50D 0.61µm pixel size
2 MP
Depth Camera
2 MP
f/2.4 Depth Camera21 mm focal length 1/5.0" sensor size 1.75µm pixel size

Autofocus

Yes
Yes

Flash

Yes LED Flash
Yes LED Flash

Image Resolution

9000 x 7000 Pixels
8150 x 6150 Pixels

Settings

Exposure compensation ISO control
Exposure compensation ISO control

Shooting Modes

Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)
Starry Mode
N/A

Camera Features

Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Face detection
Touch to focus
5 x Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Face detection
Touch to focus

Video Recording

Full HD @30 fps
HD @30 fps
Full HD @30 fps

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

Good
Very Good

Resolution

8 MP
Primary Camera
5 MP
f/2.2 Wide Angle Primary Camera27 mm focal length 1/5.0" sensor size 1.12µm pixel size

Camera Features

N/A
Fixed Focus

Video Recording

N/A
Full HD @30 fps

Battery

Battery Rating

Very Good
Very Good

Capacity

5000 mAh
5000 mAh

Battery Type

Li-Polymer
Li-Polymer

Quick Charging

Yes 33W Super VOOC Charging 100% in 63 minutes
Yes 33W Super VOOC Charging 50% in 30 minutes

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.

10h 28m
N/A

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

1h 34s
N/A

Storage

Internal Storage

64 GB / 128 GB
128 GB

Storage Type

eMMC 5.1
eMMC 5.1

Expandable Storage

Yes Up to 1 TB
Yes Up to 1 TB

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Dual SIM
Dual SIM

SIM Type

SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano
SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano

Network Support

5G Not Supported 4G
5G Not Supported 4G

VoLTE

Yes
Yes

SIM 1

4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 900(band 8) / 850(band 5)
4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 900(band 8) / 850(band 5)

SIM 2

4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 900(band 8) / 850(band 5)
4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 900(band 8) / 850(band 5)

SAR Value

N/A
Head: 1.09 W/kg Body: 0.88 W/kg

Wi-Fi

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

Wi-Fi Features

Mobile Hotspot
Mobile Hotspot

Bluetooth

Yes v5.1
Yes v5.3

GPS

Yes with A-GPS Glonass
Yes with A-GPS Glonass

NFC

N/A
No

Multimedia

Audio Jack

3.5 mm
3.5 mm

Sensors

Fingerprint Sensor

Yes
Yes

Fingerprint Sensor Position

Side
Side

Other Sensors

Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer
Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Compass

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