Compare phones
| Global Score | |
| 77.2 | 81.7 |
| Basic Information | |
| OnePlus | Samsung |
| 2020-04-21 | 2017-04-21 |
| 6.51 x 2.93 x 0.33 inches | 5.86 x 2.68 x 0.31 inches |
| 7.02 ounces | 5.47 ounces |
| Glacial green | Arctic silver, Burgundy red, Coral blue, Maple gold, Midnight black, Orchid gray and Rose pink |
| Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 747.00 | $ 173.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.8 inches | 5.8 inches |
| 3168 x 1440 pixels | 2960 x 1440 pixels |
| AMOLED | Super AMOLED |
| 512 pixels per inch | 568 pixels per inch |
| 1300 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 9.7 | 8.9 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 865 SM8250 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 MSM8998 chipset |
| Kryo 585, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2840 MHz) processor | Kryo 280, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2350 MHz) processor |
| 8 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Adreno 650 GPU | Adreno 540 GPU |
| 9.63 | 9.27 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 64 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot |
| 10.1 | 10.78 |
| Camera | |
| 48.00 MP + 16.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| 25.00mm focal length | 26.00mm focal length |
| 0.71 inches (1/1.4") sensor | 0.39 inches (1/2.55") 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 | 1280 x 720 (240 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 12.21 | 9.79 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| 5G, 5G, 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 |
| 10.7 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4510mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 3000mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | Wireless Charging |
| 6.4 | 4.96 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.1 | Bluetooth 5.0, EDR |
| 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 |
Comparison review
The Galaxy S8 is just a bit better than OnePlus 8 Pro, getting an 81.7 score against 77.2. Galaxy S8's construction is just a little bit thinner and a lot lighter than OnePlus 8 Pro, despite of the fact that it was released 3 years before. OnePlus 8 Pro counts with a little more vivid screen than Samsung Galaxy S8, because although it has a little bit worse pixels density, it also counts with a bigger display and a quite better resolution of 1440 x 3168 pixels.
Samsung Galaxy S8 has a bit bigger storage capacity for apps and games than OnePlus 8 Pro, because although it has just 64 GB internal memory capacity, it also counts with a slot for an external memory card that supports up to 256 GB. The OnePlus 8 Pro features a little bit better processing power than Samsung Galaxy S8, and although they both have 8 processing cores, the OnePlus 8 Pro also has a greater amount of RAM.
OnePlus 8 Pro has a greater camera than Samsung Galaxy S8, because although it has a smaller aperture which is not good for taking images and/or video in low light situations, and they both have the same (4K) video quality, the OnePlus 8 Pro also counts with a way more megapixels back-facing camera, faster 60 fps video frame rates and a much bigger back camera sensor which offers a much higher image and video quality.
OnePlus 8 Pro has a superior battery life than Galaxy S8, because it has 4510mAh of battery capacity against 3000mAh.
In addition to being the best phone of the ones in this comparison, the Samsung Galaxy S8 is also a bargain compared to the other phones.
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