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| Global Score | |
| 66.3 | 72.9 |
| Basic Information | |
| OnePlus | |
| 2017-08-17 | 2018-11-01 |
| 5.57 x 2.80 x 0.31 inches | 6.20 x 2.94 x 0.32 inches |
| 6.53 ounces | 6.53 ounces |
| Black, Blue, Gray and White | Black and Purple |
| Ceramic and Titanium | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 464.00 | $ 208.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.7 inches | 6.4 inches |
| 2560 x 1312 pixels | 2340 x 1080 pixels |
| IPS LCD | AMOLED |
| 505 pixels per inch | 403 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.6 | 8.2 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 MSM8998 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 SDM845 chipset |
| Kryo 280, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2450 MHz) processor | Kryo 385, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2800 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Adreno 540 GPU | Adreno 630 GPU |
| 9.36 | 9.63 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 256 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | No SD card slot |
| 10.1 | 13.3 |
| Camera | |
| 13.00 MP + 8.00 MP | 16.00 MP + 16.00 MP |
| f/1.90 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| -- | 25.00mm focal length |
| 0.32 inches (1/3.09") sensor | 0.38 inches (1/2.6") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 1280 x 720 (120 fps) (HD) slow motion video | 1280 x 720 (480 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 9.68 | 10.45 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G) and LTE (4G) | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 5.6 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3040mAh Li - Ion Battery | 3700mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.04 | 5.68 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
OnePlus 6T is just a bit better than Essential Phone, with a 72.9 score against 66.3. OnePlus 6T's construction weights the same than Essential Phone, but it is a little bit thicker. Essential Phone counts with a bit more vivid screen than OnePlus 6T, because although it has a quite smaller display, it also counts with more pixels per inch in the display and a bit higher 1312 x 2560px resolution.
The OnePlus 6T counts with a much bigger storage to store more games and applications than Essential Phone, because it has more internal memory capacity. OnePlus 6T features a bit superior CPU than Essential Phone, and although they both have 8 processing cores, the OnePlus 6T also has 4 GB more RAM memory.
OnePlus 6T has a little bit better camera than Essential Phone, and although they both have the same 3840x2160 (4K) video definition, the OnePlus 6T also has a bigger camera aperture for better low light photography, a bigger sensor, a higher 16 megapixels resolution back-facing camera and faster video frame rates.
OnePlus 6T has better battery lifetime than Essential Phone, because it has 3700mAh of battery capacity.
Even being the best phone between the ones we are comparing here, the OnePlus 6T is also by far the cheapest.
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