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| Global Score | |
| 78.5 | 75.9 |
| Basic Information | |
| Motorola | OnePlus |
| -- | Android 10 |
| 2019-08-16 | 2020-04-29 |
| 6.30 x 2.80 x 0.36 inches | 6.31 x 2.87 x 0.31 inches |
| 6.21 ounces | 6.35 ounces |
| Denim blue and Pearl white | Onyx black and Polar silver |
| Plastic | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 304.00 | $ 800.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.3 inches | 6.5 inches |
| 2520 x 1080 pixels | 2400 x 1080 pixels |
| IPS LCD | AMOLED |
| 435 pixels per inch | 405 pixels per inch |
| -- | 1100 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.2 | 9 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 9609 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 865 SM8250 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor | Kryo 585, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2840 MHz) processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Mali-G72 MP3 GPU | Kryo 585 GPU |
| 9.18 | 9.63 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 1000 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 15.38 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 12.00 MP + 12.00 MP | 48.00 MP + 16.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 13.00mm focal length | 25.00mm focal length |
| -- | 0.5 inches (1/2") 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 |
| 9.57 | 11.88 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.7 | 10.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3500mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 4300mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.44 | 6.16 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0, EDR | 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 |
| FM Radio | -- |
Comparison review
Motorola One Action has a global score of 78.5, which is a bit better than the OnePlus 8 UW's general score of 75.9. Although Motorola One Action and OnePlus 8 UW were only released with a couple of months difference, Motorola One Action's construction is thicker but also a little lighter than OnePlus 8 UW.
The OnePlus 8 UW features a bit more powerful processor than Motorola One Action, and although they both have the same number of cores, the OnePlus 8 UW also has more RAM memory. The OnePlus 8 UW has a little bit better screen than Motorola One Action, because although it has a bit worse resolution of 1080 x 2400px and a little lower display pixels density, it also counts with a quite larger display.
OnePlus 8 UW shoots greater photos and videos than Motorola One Action, and although they both have the same 3840x2160 (4K) video definition and the same aperture, the OnePlus 8 UW also has faster video frame rate and a back-facing camera with much more mega pixels. The Motorola One Action counts with a superior storage capacity for games and applications than OnePlus 8 UW, and although they both have equal internal storage, the Motorola One Action also has a slot for SD memory cards that allows a maximum of 1000 GB.
The OnePlus 8 UW has superior battery performance than Motorola One Action, because it has a 23 percent larger battery capacity.
Motorola One Action is not only the best phones in our comparison, but it's also by far the cheapest, which makes it very easy to pick between these phones.
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