Samsung Galaxy A54 5G vs OnePlus 11
Here we compared two smartphones: the 6.4-inch Samsung Galaxy A54 5G (with Exynos 1380) that was released on March 14, 2023, against the OnePlus 11, which is powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 and came out 3 months before. On this page, you will find tests, full specs, strengths, and weaknesses of each of the devices.
Key differences
Reasons to consider the Samsung Galaxy A54 5G
- Shows 13% longer battery life (37:16 vs 32:53 hours)
- Delivers 27% higher peak brightness (982 against 772 nits)
- Expandable storage via MicroSD card up to 1024GB
- Waterproof body (IP67 classification)
- The front-facing camera can record video at 4K
Reasons to consider the OnePlus 11
- 2.5x better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (1490K versus 585K)
- The rear camera has a 2x optical zoom
- Better camera quality (According to DxOMark rating)
- 30% higher pixel density (525 vs 403 PPI)
- Supports higher wattage charging (100W versus 25W)
- Has a 0.3 inch larger screen size
- Compatible with the latest Wi-Fi 7 wireless networks
- Thinner bezels – 6.8% more screen real estate
- Faster storage type - UFS 4.0 versus UFS 3.1
- 72% faster in single-core GeekBench 6 test: 1736 and 1011 points
Review
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
Value for money
Tests and specifications
Comparison table of technical specifications and testsDisplay
| Type | Super AMOLED | AMOLED |
| Size | 6.4 inches | 6.7 inches |
| Resolution | 1080 x 2340 pixels | 1440 x 3216 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 19.5:9 | 20.1:9 |
| PPI | 403 ppi | 525 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 120 Hz | 120 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | No | Yes |
| Max rated brightness | 500 nits | 500 nits |
| Max rated brightness in HDR | 1000 nits | 1300 nits |
| HDR support | Yes, HDR10+ | Yes, Dolby Vision |
| Screen protection | Corning Gorilla Glass 5 | Gorilla Glass Victus |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 82.9% | 89.7% |
| Display features |
- DCI-P3
- Always-On Display |
- DCI-P3
- Always-On Display - DC Dimming |
| RGB color space | 99.6% | 96.9% |
| PWM | 253 Hz | 361 Hz |
| Response time | 1 ms | 6 ms |
| Contrast | ∞ Infinity | ∞ Infinity |
Peak brightness test (auto)
Design and build
| Height | 158.2 mm (6.23 inches) | 163.1 mm (6.42 inches) |
| Width | 76.7 mm (3.02 inches) | 74.1 mm (2.92 inches) |
| Thickness | 8.2 mm (0.32 inches) | 8.53 mm (0.34 inches) |
| Weight | 202 g (7.13 oz) | 205 g (7.23 oz) |
| Waterproof | IP67 | IP64 |
| Advanced cooling | - | Vapor chamber |
| Rear material | Glass | Glass |
| Frame material | Plastic | Metal |
| Colors | White, Black, Green, Purple | Black, Green |
| Fingerprint scanner | Yes, in-display | Yes, in-display |
Screen-to-body ratio
Performance
| Chipset | Samsung Exynos 1380 | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 |
| Max clock | 2400 MHz | 3200 MHz |
| CPU cores | 8 (4 + 4) | 8 (1 + 2 + 2 + 3) |
| Architecture |
- 4 cores at 2 GHz: Cortex-A55
- 4 cores at 2.4 GHz: Cortex-A78 |
- 3 cores at 2 GHz: Cortex-A510
- 2 cores at 2.8 GHz: Cortex-A710 - 2 cores at 2.8 GHz: Cortex-A715 - 1 core at 3.2 GHz: Cortex-X3 |
| L3 cache | 4 MB | 8 MB |
| Lithography process | 5 nanometers | 4 nanometers |
| Graphics | Mali-G68 MP5 | Adreno 740 |
| GPU shading units | - | 2560 |
| GPU clock | 950 MHz | 680 MHz |
| FLOPS | ~608 GFLOPS | ~3481.6 GFLOPS |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
AnTuTu Benchmark 10
| CPU | 181030 | 359059 |
| GPU | 165803 | 600633 |
| Memory | 90151 | 257511 |
| UX | 147755 | 266574 |
| Total score | 585285 | 1490204 |
3DMark Wild Life Performance
| Max surface temperature | 40.6 °C | 48.1 °C |
| Stability | 98% | 63% |
| Graphics test | 16 FPS | 75 FPS |
| Graphics score | 2819 | 12679 |
PCMark 3.0
| Web score | 10192 | - |
| Video editing | 7236 | - |
| Photo editing | 25937 | - |
| Data manipulation | 10909 | - |
| Writing score | 16336 | - |
Memory
| RAM size | 6, 8 GB | 8, 12, 16 GB |
| Memory type | LPDDR4X | LPDDR5X |
| Memory clock | 2133 MHz | - |
| Channels | 2 | 4 |
| Storage size | 128, 256 GB | 128, 256, 512 GB |
| Storage type | UFS 3.1 | UFS 4.0 |
| Memory card | MicroSD | No |
| Memory card max size | Up to 1024 GB | - |
Software
| Operating system | Android 13 | Android 13 |
| ROM | One UI 5.1 | OxygenOS 13 |
| OS size | 28 GB | 37 GB |
Battery
| Capacity | 5000 mAh | 5000 mAh |
| Max charge power | 25 W | 100 W |
| Battery type | Li-Po | Li-Po |
| Replaceable | No | No |
| Wireless charging | No | No |
| Reverse charging | No | No |
| Fast charging | Yes (56% in 30 min) | Yes (50% in 8 min) |
| Full charging time | 1:03 hr | 0:22 hr |
| Web browsing | 12:35 hr | 11:04 hr |
| Watching video | 17:55 hr | 16:41 hr |
| Gaming | 05:28 hr | 06:02 hr |
| Standby | 120 hr | 97 hr |
General battery life
Camera
| Matrix | 50 megapixels | 50 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 8160 x 6120 | 8192 x 6144 |
| Zoom | Digital | Optical, 2x |
| Flash | LED | Dual LED |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| 8K video recording | No | Up to 24FPS |
| 4K video recording | Up to 30FPS | Up to 60FPS |
| 1080p video recording | Up to 60FPS | Up to 60FPS |
| Slow motion | 480 FPS (720p) | 480 FPS (720p) |
| Angle of widest lens | 123° | 115° |
| Lenses | 3 (50 MP + 12 MP + 5 MP) | 3 (50 MP + 32 MP + 48 MP) |
| Wide (main) lens |
- 50 MP
- Aperture: f/1.8 - Focal length: 23 mm - Pixel size: 1 micron - Sensor: 1/1.56", Sony IMX766 (Exmor-RS CMOS) - Phase autofocus - Optical stabilization |
- 50 MP
- Aperture: f/1.8 - Focal length: 24 mm - Pixel size: 1 micron - Sensor: 1/1.56", Sony IMX890 (Exmor-RS CMOS) - Phase autofocus - Optical stabilization |
| Telephoto lens | - |
- 32 MP
- Aperture: f/2.0 - Focal length: 48 mm - Pixel size: 0.8 micron - Sensor: 1/2.74", Sony IMX709 (Exmor-RS CMOS) - Phase autofocus |
| Ultra-wide lens |
- 12 MP
- Aperture: f/2.2 - Pixel size: 1.12 micron - Sensor: 1/3.1", Samsung S5K3L6 (ISOCELL CMOS) |
- 48 MP
- Aperture: f/2.2 - Pixel size: 0.8 micron - Sensor: 1/2", Sony IMX581 (Exmor-RS CMOS) - Phase autofocus |
| Macro lens |
- 5 MP
- Aperture: f/2.4 - Focal length: 25 mm - Pixel size: 1.12 micron |
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| Camera features |
- Bokeh mode
- Pro mode |
- Bokeh mode
- Pro mode - RAW support |
| Samples | Photo samples of Samsung Galaxy A54 5G from DxOMark | Photo samples of OnePlus 11 from DxOMark |
| Megapixels | 32 megapixels | 16 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 6464 x 4864 | 4608 x 3456 |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | f/2.4 |
| Focal length | 26 mm | 25 mm |
| Pixel size | 0.8 microns | 1 microns |
| Sensor type | Exmor-RS CMOS | ISOCELL CMOS |
| Sensor size | 1/2.8" | 1/3.1" |
| Video resolution | 2160p (4K) at 30 FPS | 1080p (Full HD) at 30 FPS |
DxOMark camera tests
Photo quality
Video quality
Generic camera score
Connectivity
| Wi-Fi standard | Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax) | Wi-Fi 7 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax) |
| Wi-Fi features |
- Dual Band
- Wi-Fi MiMO - Wi-Fi Direct - Wi-Fi Hotspot - Wi-Fi Display |
- Dual Band
- Wi-Fi MiMO - 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 |
| GPS | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS |
| NFC * | Yes | Yes |
| Infrared port | No | No |
| Number of SIM * | 2 | 2 |
| Type of SIM card | Nano | Nano |
| Multi SIM mode | Standby | Standby |
| eSIM support * | Yes | Yes |
| Hybrid slot | Yes | No |
| LTE Cat * | - | 20 |
| 5G support | Yes | Yes |
Sound
| Speakers | Stereo | Stereo |
| Headphone audio jack | No | No |
| FM radio | No | No |
| Dolby Atmos | Yes | Yes |
Speakers test
Max loudness
Other
| Category | Mid-range | Flagship |
| Announced | March 2023 | January 2023 |
| Release date | March 2023 | January 2023 |
| SAR (head) | 0.69 W/kg | - |
| SAR (body) | 1.34 W/kg | - |
| Sensors |
- Hall-effect sensor
- Barometer - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint |
- Proximity sensor
- Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint |
| Bundled charger | Not included | Yes, 100 W |
Further details
Notes on Galaxy A54 5G:
- Only phones with model numbers SM-A546B and SM-A546E support eSIM.
Notes on OnePlus 11:
- The 128GB version features UFS 3.1 storage, while the other configurations utilize UFS 4.0 storage.
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Disclaimer!
NFC, GSM network support, and some other specs can be different depending on the country.
Conclusion
After analyzing all the data, we think that the OnePlus 11 is definitely a better buy.