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| Global Score | |
| 72.9 | 79.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| OnePlus | Samsung |
| 2018-11-01 | 2018-01-06 |
| 6.20 x 2.94 x 0.32 inches | 5.87 x 2.78 x 0.33 inches |
| 6.53 ounces | 6.07 ounces |
| Black and Purple | Black, Blue, Gold and Orchid grey |
| Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 208.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.4 inches | 5.6 inches |
| 2340 x 1080 pixels | 2220 x 1080 pixels |
| AMOLED | Super AMOLED |
| 403 pixels per inch | 441 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.2 | 8.3 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 SDM845 chipset | Samsung Exynos 5 Octa 7885 chipset |
| Kryo 385, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2800 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor |
| 8 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 630 GPU | Mali-G71 GPU |
| 9.63 | 9.18 |
| Storage | |
| 256 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot |
| 13.3 | 10.78 |
| Camera | |
| 16.00 MP + 16.00 MP | 16.00 MP + 16.00 MP |
| f/1.70 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| 25.00mm 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 | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.7 | 6.3 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3700mAh Li - Ion Battery | 3000mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.68 | 4.96 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.0 |
| 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 A8 (2018) has an overall score of 79.2, which is slightly better than OnePlus 6T's score of 72.9. The Galaxy A8 (2018) body is a bit lighter than the OnePlus 6T, although it is just a little thicker and was released only 10 months before. The Galaxy A8 (2018) counts with a little bit better screen than OnePlus 6T, because although it has a bit smaller screen and a bit worse resolution of 1080 x 2220px, it also counts with a little more pixels per display inch.
OnePlus 6T counts with much more storage capacity for games and applications than Samsung Galaxy A8 (2018), because although it has no SD memory slot, it also counts with 256 GB internal memory. OnePlus 6T has a little better hardware performance than Galaxy A8 (2018), and although they both have 8 cores, the OnePlus 6T also has a higher amount of RAM.
OnePlus 6T counts with longer battery lifetime than Galaxy A8 (2018), because it has a 3700mAh battery capacity. OnePlus 6T shoots much clearer pictures and videos than Galaxy A8 (2018), and although they both have a F1.7 aperture and a camera with a 16 mega pixels, the OnePlus 6T also has a lot higher (4K) video definition.
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