Samsung Galaxy A35 5G vs Oppo A5 Pro 5G

58 out of 100
Samsung Galaxy A35 5G
VS
55 out of 100
Oppo A5 Pro 5G

Here we compared two mid-range smartphones: the 6.6-inch Samsung Galaxy A35 5G (with Exynos 1380) that was released on March 11, 2024, against the Oppo A5 Pro 5G, which is powered by MediaTek Dimensity 6300 and came out 1 year after. On this page, you will find tests, full specs, strengths, and weaknesses of each of the devices.

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Key differences

An overview of the main advantages of each smartphone
Reasons to consider the Samsung Galaxy A35 5G
  • 48% higher pixel density (390 vs 264 PPI)
  • Optical image stabilization
  • 29% better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (768K versus 596K)
  • Ability to record video in 4K resolution
  • Compatible with Wi-Fi 6 wireless networks
  • More recent OS version: Android 16 versus 15
  • Slow-motion recording at 240FPS
  • Super AMOLED display (versus competitor's IPS LCD)
  • The front-facing camera can record video at 4K
  • Ready for eSIM technology
Reasons to consider the Oppo A5 Pro 5G
  • Waterproof body (IP69 classification)
  • Comes with 800 mAh larger battery capacity: 5800 vs 5000 mAh
  • Has 50% more RAM: 6GB versus 4GB
  • Supports higher wattage charging (45W versus 25W)
  • The phone is 1 year newer

Review

Evaluation of Samsung Galaxy A35 5G and Oppo A5 Pro 5G crucial features
Display
Screen quality, color accuracy, brightness
Camera
Photo and video recording quality
Performance
CPU and memory performance (apps, system)
Gaming
Capabilities for playing modern games
Battery
Battery life, charging type and speed
Connectivity
Networks, ports, data transmission
Scores with a red asterisk (*) are approximate and may change in the future as we gather more data.
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Value for money (Beta)

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4 / 128 GB
VS
6 / 128 GB
63.5
(Average)
Value Index
86.3
(Very good)

Tests and specifications

Comparison table of technical specifications and tests

Display

Type Super AMOLED IPS LCD
Size 6.6 inches 6.67 inches
Resolution 1080 x 2340 pixels 720 x 1604 pixels
Aspect ratio 19.5:9 20:9
PPI 390 ppi 264 ppi
Refresh rate 120 Hz 120 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes (60-120 Hz) Yes (60-120 Hz)
Max rated brightness 1000 nits 1000 nits
HDR support Yes, HDR10 No
Touch sampling rate 240 Hz -
Screen protection Gorilla Glass Victus Plus Corning Gorilla Glass 7i
Screen-to-body ratio 84.8% 86.3%
Display features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DCI-P3
Display tests
RGB color space 99.9% -
PWM 240 Hz -
Response time 2 ms -
Contrast ∞ Infinity -
Peak brightness test (auto)
1025 nits
n/a
Sources: NotebookCheck [3]

Design and build

Height 161.7 mm (6.37 inches) 164.82 mm (6.49 inches)
Width 78 mm (3.07 inches) 75.53 mm (2.97 inches)
Thickness 8.2 mm (0.32 inches) 7.76 mm (0.31 inches)
Weight 209 g (7.37 oz) 194 g (6.84 oz)
Waterproof IP67 IP69
Advanced cooling Vapor chamber Vapor chamber
Rear material Glass Plastic
Frame material Plastic Plastic
Colors Black, Blue, Purple Purple
Fingerprint scanner Yes, in-display Yes, in-button
Screen-to-body ratio
A5 Pro 5G +2%
86.3%

Performance

Chipset specifications of Samsung Galaxy A35 5G and Oppo A5 Pro 5G
SoC
Chipset Samsung Exynos 1380 MediaTek Dimensity 6300
Max clock 2400 MHz 2400 MHz
CPU cores 8 (4 + 4) 8 (2 + 6)
Architecture - 4 cores at 2 GHz: Cortex-A55
- 4 cores at 2.4 GHz: Cortex-A78
- 6 cores at 2 GHz: Cortex-A55
- 2 cores at 2.4 GHz: Cortex-A76
L3 cache 4 MB 2 MB
Manufacturing Samsung TSMC
Lithography process 5 nanometers 6 nanometers
Neural processor (NPU) Yes Yes
GPU
Graphics Mali-G68 MP5 Mali-G57 MP2
GPU shading units 160 64
GPU clock 949 MHz 1072 MHz
FLOPS ~303.7 GFLOPS ~137.2 GFLOPS

Benchmarks

Benchmark comparison of Samsung Galaxy A35 5G and Oppo A5 Pro 5G
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
1006
790
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
2855
2010
Compute Score (GPU)
3033
1420
Compute Score (GPU) 3033 1420
Single-core score 1006 790
Multi-core score 2855 2010
Sources: Geekbench [3], [4]
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
768212
596993
CPU 311721 225456
GPU 89942 46354
Memory 136276 151754
UX 230273 173429
Total score 768212 596993
Samples [23 tests] [3 tests]
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
279
144
Stability 98% 97%
Graphics test 2 FPS 1 FPS
Graphics score 279 144
Sources: 3DMark [5], [6]
PCMark 3.0
13073
8415
Web score 11340 8418
Video editing 7357 4267
Photo editing 25659 15870
Data manipulation 10930 7690
Writing score 16320 10418

Recent User Tests

The latest benchmark tests that have been submitted by users
Samsung Galaxy A35 5G
DateBenchmarkResult
📘 2026-09-09 -> Mohammad.SodaeiAnTuTu775543
📘 2026-09-03 -> akash12ytAnTuTu714654
📘 2026-08-29 (TechAdv)AnTuTu653516
📘 2026-06-15 (Noyra)GeekBench CPU1007 / 2828
📘 2026-05-30 (Idkbro)CPU Throttle93%
Oppo A5 Pro 5G
DateBenchmarkResult
📘 2026-02-15 -> Samuel28AnTuTu588997
📘 2026-01-17 (sean)AnTuTu599003
📘 2025-12-16 (DNG)AnTuTu596993

Memory

RAM
RAM size 4 GB 6 GB
Memory type LPDDR4X LPDDR4X
Memory clock 2133 MHz 2133 MHz
Channels 2 2
Storage
Storage size 128 GB 128 GB
Storage type UFS 3.1 UFS 2.2
Memory card MicroSD MicroSD
Memory card max size Up to 1024 GB Up to 1024 GB

Software

Operating system Android 14 (Can be upgraded to Android 16) Android 15
ROM One UI 8.5 ColorOS 15
OS size 28 GB -
OS updates 4 years -
Security updates 5 years -

Battery

Capacity 5000 mAh 5800 mAh
Max charge power 25 W 45 W
Battery type Li-Ion Li-Po
Replaceable No No
Wireless charging No No
Reverse charging No No
Bypass charging No -
Fast charging Yes (52% in 30 min) Yes (50% in 35 min)
Full charging time 1:26 hr 1:30 hr
Battery life tests
Web browsing 08:47 hr -
Watching video 14:03 hr -
Gaming 05:56 hr -
Standby 106 hr -
General battery life
22:25 hr
n/a

Main camera

Matrix 50 megapixels 50 megapixels
Image resolution 8192 x 6144 8192 x 6144
Zoom Digital Digital
Flash LED LED
Stabilization Optical Digital
8K video recording No No
4K video recording Up to 30FPS No
1080p video recording Up to 60FPS Up to 60FPS
Slow motion 240 FPS (720p) 120 FPS (720p)
Angle of widest lens 123° -
Lenses 1) Standard: 50 MP
2) Ultrawide: 8 MP
3) Macro: 5 MP
1) Standard: 50 MP
2) Depth: 2 MP
Camera features - Bokeh mode
- Pro mode
- Bokeh mode
- Pro mode
Standard lens
Image resolution 50 MP 50 MP
Aperture f/1.8 f/1.8
Sensor Samsung ISOCELL S5KGN8 -
Sensor size 1/1.95" (≈ 0.51 inch) -
Pixel size 0.8 micron -
Autofocus Phase autofocus Phase autofocus
Stabilization Optical Digital
Ultra-wide lens
Image resolution 8 MP -
Aperture f/2.2 -
Sensor GalaxyCore GC08A3 -
Sensor size 1/4.0" (≈ 0.25 inch) -
Pixel size 1.12 micron -
Stabilization Digital -
Macro lens
Image resolution 5 MP -
Aperture f/2.4 -
Pixel size 1.12 micron -
Stabilization Digital -

DxOMark main camera tests

Photo quality
Video quality
Generic main camera score
Bokeh 50 -
Preview 52 -
Zoom 71 -
Samples Photo samples of Samsung Galaxy A35 5G from DxOMark -

Selfie camera

Megapixels 13 megapixels 8 megapixels
Image resolution 4160 x 3120 3264 x 2448
Aperture f/2.2 f/2.0
Sensor Samsung ISOCELL S5K3L6 CMOS
Sensor size 1/3.06" (≈ 0.33 inch) -
Pixel size 1.12 micron -
Autofocus No No
Stabilization Digital Digital
Video resolution 2160p (4K) at 30 FPS 1080p (Full HD) at 30 FPS
Depth sensor (TOF 3D) No No

Connectivity

Wi-Fi standard Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax) Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac)
Wi-Fi features - Dual Band
- Wi-Fi MiMO
- Wi-Fi Direct
- Wi-Fi Hotspot
- Wi-Fi Display
- Dual Band
- Wi-Fi Direct
- Wi-Fi Hotspot
- Wi-Fi Display
Bluetooth version 5.3 5.3
Bluetooth features LE LE
USB type USB Type-C USB Type-C
USB version 2 2
USB features - Charging
- USB-Storage mode
- OTG
- Charging
- USB-Storage mode
- OTG
DisplayPort No No
GPS GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS
NFC* Depends on the region Yes
Infrared port No No
Network
Number of SIM* 2 2
Type of SIM card Nano Nano
Multi SIM mode Standby Standby
eSIM support* Yes No
Hybrid slot Yes No
LTE Cat* 18 18
5G support Yes Yes

Sound

Speakers Stereo Stereo
Headphone audio jack No No
FM radio No No
Dolby Atmos Yes No
Speakers test
Max loudness
90.9 dB
n/a

Other

Category Mid-range Mid-range
Announced March 2024 February 2025
Release date March 2024 March 2025
Launch price (MSRP) $380 $250
Successor - Samsung Galaxy A37 5G - Oppo A6 Pro 5G (Global)
SAR (head) 0.44 W/kg -
SAR (body) 0.92 W/kg -
Sensors - Hall-effect sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient light sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint
- Proximity sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient light sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint
Bundled charger Not included Yes, 45 W
Further details
Notes on Galaxy A35 5G:
    - The 128 GB variant features UFS 2.2 memory, other models have UFS 3.1.
    - Only SM-A356E/DS and SM-A356B/DS models support two physical SIM cards.
*Disclaimer! NFC, GSM network support, and some other specs can be different depending on the country.

Conclusion

If the display, performance, gaming, connectivity, software, and sound are more important to you, then choose the Samsung Galaxy A35 5G. But if the battery life is more of a priority – go for the Oppo A5 Pro 5G.

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Samuel28 July 16, 2025 at 12:29 AM
Oppo A5 Pro 5G comes with a vapor chamber as it doesn't heat up too quickly and cools down quicker.
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