Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 72.9 | 82.1 |
| Basic Information | |
| OnePlus | Samsung |
| -- | Android 9.0 Pie, 8.0 Oreo |
| 2018-11-01 | 2018-08-27 |
| 6.20 x 2.94 x 0.32 inches | 6.39 x 3.03 x 0.30 inches |
| 6.53 ounces | 6.74 ounces |
| Black and Purple | Black and White |
| Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) | Glass and Metal |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | -- |
| $ 208.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.4 inches | 6.3 inches |
| 2340 x 1080 pixels | 2220 x 1080 pixels |
| AMOLED | Super AMOLED |
| 403 pixels per inch | 392 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.2 | 8 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 845 SDM845 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 660 SDM660 chipset |
| Kryo 385, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2800 MHz) processor | Kryo 260, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor |
| 8 GB RAM | 6 GB RAM |
| Adreno 630 GPU | Adreno 512 GPU |
| 9.63 | 9.27 |
| Storage | |
| 256 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 400 GB) external memory slot |
| 13.3 | 11.34 |
| Camera | |
| 16.00 MP + 16.00 MP | 16.00 MP + 24.00 MP |
| f/1.70 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| 25.00mm focal length | 26.00mm focal length |
| 0.38 inches (1/2.6") sensor | 0.36 inches (1/2.8") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 1280 x 720 (480 fps) (HD) slow motion video | -- |
| 10.45 | 10.01 |
| 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+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.7 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3700mAh Li - Ion Battery | 3700mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.68 | 5.68 |
| 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, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| -- | FM Radio |
Comparison review
The Galaxy A8 Star is better than the OnePlus 6T, getting an 82.1 score against 72.9. Even though Galaxy A8 Star and the OnePlus 6T were only released with a couple of months difference, the Galaxy A8 Star construction is just a little bit heavier but just a bit thinner. OnePlus 6T has a little more vivid screen than Samsung Galaxy A8 Star, because it has a quite bigger screen, a bit higher 1080 x 2340 resolution and a bit more pixels per inch in the screen.
OnePlus 6T features a quite bigger memory capacity to install games and applications than Galaxy A8 Star, because although it has no slot for an SD memory card, it also counts with 256 GB internal memory capacity. The OnePlus 6T features a bit faster processing unit than Galaxy A8 Star, and although they both have 8 cpu cores, the OnePlus 6T also has more RAM memory.
The Samsung Galaxy A8 Star has a battery life that's very similar to OnePlus 6T's battery lifetime. OnePlus 6T counts with just a bit better camera than Galaxy A8 Star, and although they both have the same aperture, the same video resolution and the same resolution back-facing camera, the OnePlus 6T also has a bigger back camera sensor and higher 60 fps video frame rate.
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