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| Global Score | |
| 76.6 | 79.2 |
| Basic Information | |
| OnePlus | Samsung |
| Android 11 | -- |
| 2021-04-02 | 2018-01-06 |
| 6.43 x 2.90 x 0.34 inches | 5.87 x 2.78 x 0.33 inches |
| 6.95 ounces | 6.07 ounces |
| Forest Green, Morning Mist and Stellar Black | Black, Blue, Gold and Orchid grey |
| Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass) | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| $ 890.00 | -- |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.7 inches | 5.6 inches |
| 3216 x 1440 pixels | 2220 x 1080 pixels |
| AMOLED | Super AMOLED |
| 526 pixels per inch | 441 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.8 | 8.3 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 chipset | Samsung Exynos 5 Octa 7885 chipset |
| Kryo 680, 64-bit, 5 nm (Octa-Core 2840 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 660 GPU | Mali-G71 GPU |
| 9.63 | 9.18 |
| 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 | 16.00 MP + 16.00 MP |
| f/1.80 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| 23.00mm focal length | -- |
| 0.71 inches (1/1.4") sensor | -- |
| 7680 x 4320 (30 fps) video resolution | 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution |
| 1280 x 720 (480 fps) (HD) slow motion video | -- |
| 12.65 | 9.24 |
| 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 and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 10.7 | 6.3 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4500mAh Battery | 3000mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| Wireless Charging | -- |
| 6.32 | 4.96 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.2 | 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
The Galaxy A8 (2018) is a bit better than OnePlus 9 Pro, with a 79.2 score against 76.6. Galaxy A8 (2018)'s body is lighter and just a little bit thinner than OnePlus 9 Pro, despite of the fact that it was released many years before. The OnePlus 9 Pro has a little faster CPU than Galaxy A8 (2018), and although they both have the same number of cores, the OnePlus 9 Pro also has a larger amount of RAM memory.
The OnePlus 9 Pro features a slightly better looking display than Samsung Galaxy A8 (2018), because it has a bigger display, a little bit higher pixels density and a better resolution of 1440 x 3216 pixels. OnePlus 9 Pro shoots a lot better videos and photos than Galaxy A8 (2018), because although it has a tinier diafragm aperture which is not nice for taking photos or videos in poorly lited environments, it also counts with a way better 7680x4320 video definition and a back camera with lot more megapixels.
Galaxy A8 (2018) features a slightly bigger memory capacity for applications, games, photos and videos than OnePlus 9 Pro, because although it has 0 less internal memory, it also counts with a SD card slot that supports up to 256 GB. OnePlus 9 Pro has a very superior battery performance than Galaxy A8 (2018), because it has 4500mAh of battery capacity.
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