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| Global Score | |
| 75.5 | 75.9 |
| Basic Information | |
| OnePlus | |
| Android 13 | Android 10 |
| 2023-09-15 | 2020-04-29 |
| 6.36 x 2.98 x 0.38 inches | 6.31 x 2.87 x 0.31 inches |
| 7.48 ounces | 6.35 ounces |
| Matte Black, Sky Blue and Transparent Edition | Onyx black and Polar silver |
| Aluminum and Plastic | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 800.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.5 inches | 6.5 inches |
| 2700 x 1224 pixels | 2400 x 1080 pixels |
| OLED | AMOLED |
| 456 pixels per inch | 405 pixels per inch |
| 800 cd/m2 brightness | 1100 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 9 | 9 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm QCM6490 (6 nm) chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 865 SM8250 chipset |
| Octa-Core 2700 MHz processor | Kryo 585, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2840 MHz) processor |
| 8 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Adreno 643 GPU | Kryo 585 GPU |
| 9.63 | 9.63 |
| Storage | |
| 256 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | No SD card slot |
| 13.3 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 50.00 MP | 48.00 MP + 16.00 MP |
| f/1.90 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| -- | 25.00mm focal length |
| 0.67 inches (1/1.49") sensor | 0.5 inches (1/2") sensor |
| -- | 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1280 x 720 (480 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 9.46 | 11.88 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA | 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 10.6 | 10.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4200mAh Li - Ion Battery | 4300mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 6.08 | 6.16 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.2 | Bluetooth 5.1 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
Comparison review
The OnePlus 8 UW is a bit better than Fairphone 5, having a overall score of 75.9 against 75.5. These devices use Android operating system, but the OnePlus 8 UW has an older 10 version while Fairphone 5 has Android 13 version. The OnePlus 8 UW body is lighter and thinner than Fairphone 5, despite of the fact that it was released many years before.
OnePlus 8 UW features a display that's just as good as Fairphone 5's screen, because although the OnePlus 8 UW has a quite lower resolution of 1080 x 2400 and a little lower amount of pixels per inch of display, and they both have a display of the same size, it also counts with a brighter display. Fairphone 5 counts with a much better storage capacity for games and applications than OnePlus 8 UW, because it has 128 GB more internal storage capacity.
OnePlus 8 UW counts with a CPU that's just as good as the processing unit in Fairphone 5, they have 8 GB of RAM memory and 8 cores. The OnePlus 8 UW has a bit longer battery lifetime than Fairphone 5, because it has 4300mAh of battery capacity instead of 4200mAh. The OnePlus 8 UW takes greater photographs and videos than Fairphone 5, because although it has a way tinier back camera sensor shooting lot lower quality videos and photographs and a lesser megapixels resolution camera in the back, it also counts with a bigger camera aperture to capture better photography and video in low light environments.
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