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| Global Score | |
| 76 | 75.8 |
| Basic Information | |
| OnePlus | Samsung |
| 2020-04-21 | 2017-01-13 |
| 6.31 x 2.87 x 0.31 inches | 5.75 x 2.81 x 0.31 inches |
| 6.35 ounces | 5.61 ounces |
| Glacial green | 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 |
| $ 330.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.5 inches | 5.2 inches |
| 2400 x 1080 pixels | 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) |
| AMOLED | Super AMOLED |
| 405 pixels per inch | 424 pixels per inch |
| 1100 cd/m2 brightness | -- |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 9 | 8.1 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 865 SM8250 chipset | Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7880 chipset |
| Kryo 585, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2840 MHz) processor | ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1900 MHz) processor |
| 8 GB RAM | 3 GB RAM |
| Adreno 650 GPU | Mali-T830 MP3 GPU |
| 9.63 | 9 |
| Storage | |
| 128 GB internal memory | 32 GB internal memory |
| No SD card slot | microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot |
| 10.1 | 8.88 |
| Camera | |
| 48.00 MP + 16.00 MP | 16.00 MP + 16.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.90 aperture |
| 25.00mm focal length | 27.00mm focal length |
| 0.5 inches (1/2") 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 | -- |
| 11.88 | 9.24 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | -- |
| 5G, 5G, 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 |
| 10.7 | 5.5 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4300mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 3000mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 6.16 | 4.96 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.1 | 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
OnePlus 8 is slightly better than the Galaxy A5 (2017), getting a general score of 76 against 75.8. OnePlus 8 is a heavier phone than Galaxy A5 (2017), but both of them are 0.31inches thick. The OnePlus 8 features a little faster CPU than Galaxy A5 (2017), and although they both have a Octa-Core CPU, the OnePlus 8 also has a higher amount of RAM.
OnePlus 8 features a brighter display than Galaxy A5 (2017), because although it has a quite lower display pixel density, it also counts with a slightly higher resolution of 1080 x 2400 pixels and a larger screen. OnePlus 8 has a quite bigger storage capacity for applications, games, photos and videos than Galaxy A5 (2017), because although it has no external SD slot, it also counts with more internal storage.
The OnePlus 8 shoots much better videos and photos than Galaxy A5 (2017), because it has a bigger aperture, a camera with a much higher 48 megapixels resolution and a lot better video definition. OnePlus 8 has a way better battery life than Galaxy A5 (2017), because it has a 43% greater battery capacity.
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