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| Global Score | |
| 72.9 | 75.8 |
| Basic Information | |
| OnePlus | Samsung |
| 2018-11-01 | 2017-01-13 |
| 6.20 x 2.94 x 0.32 inches | 5.75 x 2.81 x 0.31 inches |
| 6.53 ounces | 5.61 ounces |
| Black and Purple | Black sky, Blue mist, Gold sand and Peach cloud |
| Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) | Glass and Metal |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 208.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.4 inches | 5.2 inches |
| 2340 x 1080 pixels | 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) |
| AMOLED | Super AMOLED |
| 403 pixels per inch | 424 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.2 | 8.1 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 SDM845 chipset | Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7880 chipset |
| Kryo 385, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2800 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1900 MHz) processor |
| 8 GB RAM | 3 GB RAM |
| Adreno 630 GPU | Mali-T830 MP3 GPU |
| 9.63 | 9 |
| Storage | |
| 256 GB internal memory | 32 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot |
| 13.3 | 8.88 |
| Camera | |
| 16.00 MP + 16.00 MP | 16.00 MP + 16.00 MP |
| f/1.70 aperture | f/1.90 aperture |
| 25.00mm focal length | 27.00mm focal length |
| 0.38 inches (1/2.6") sensor | -- |
| 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 1280 x 720 (480 fps) (HD) slow motion video | -- |
| 10.45 | 9.24 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | -- |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G) and HSPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.7 | 5.5 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3700mAh Li - Ion Battery | 3000mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.68 | 4.96 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 4.2 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
Galaxy A5 (2017) is slightly better than the OnePlus 6T, having a 75.8 score against 72.9. Although Galaxy A5 (2017) is older than OnePlus 6T, it's construction is lighter and a bit thinner. OnePlus 6T features a little more vivid screen than Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017), because although it has a just a little less pixels per inch in the display, it also counts with a quite better resolution of 1080 x 2340px and a bigger screen.
The OnePlus 6T counts with a much greater memory for games and applications than Galaxy A5 (2017), because although it has no SD extension slot, it also counts with 256 GB internal storage capacity. OnePlus 6T has a bit better processing power than Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017), and although they both have the same number of cores, the OnePlus 6T also has a larger amount of RAM.
The OnePlus 6T counts with better battery life than Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017), because it has a 23% larger battery capacity. The OnePlus 6T shoots better videos and photos than Galaxy A5 (2017), and although they both have the same resolution back camera, the OnePlus 6T also has a much higher video resolution and a bigger camera aperture for better low light images and videos.
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