Oppo A38 silently debuts with a 50 MP camera and 33W fast charging
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The Oppo A38 appeared last week, and today, the device silently debuted on the company website in the United Arab Emirates. Just like the leak predicted, the phone comes with a 50 MP main camera and a basic LTE-only chipset despite the fact UAE has 5G in all major city areas across the country.
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The Oppo A38 has a 6.56” LCD with HD+ resolution, up to 90 Hz refresh rate, and a 90 Hz touch sampling rate as well. There is also a waterdrop notch for the selfie camera that has a 5 MP sensor behind. There are two cameras on the back, but only the main one is actually useful. It is 50 MP with f/1.8 aperture and autofocus. The second one is a 2 MP depth sensor.
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The chipset is Mediatek Helio G85, and the phone has 4 GB RAM and 128 GB storage. The micro SD slot enables up to 1 TB extra storage.
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Oppo equipped the A38 with a 5,000 mAh battery that supports 33W SuperVOOC charging as well as basic PD (9V/1.5A). The Oppo AE division promised the phone will get updates for 2.5 years, which is a good thing, given that this is a phone on the more affordable end of the price spectrum.
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Other features worth mentioning are the dual SIM capabilities, a 3.5 mm audio jack, the latest Bluetooth 5.3 and all major GNSS standards. The Oppo A38 is arriving in two Glowing colors – Black and Gold, but we have no information on pricing or availability.
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Reader comments
- SuperSpruce
- 08 Sep 2023
- yeZ
No, that segment still firmly lies in the Helio P22/G35/G36/G37/SD680 chips. Android will constantly lag with those chips, but at least the G85/G88/G99 are enough oomph to have a good experience running Android and basic apps
- Anonymous
- 07 Sep 2023
- ibm
100% agree
- Gnusmas
- 06 Sep 2023
- nrN
G85, low end IPS, water drop notch