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| Global Score | |
| 73.1 | 81.7 |
| Basic Information | |
| OnePlus | Samsung |
| Android 11 | -- |
| 2021-07-29 | 2017-04-21 |
| 6.26 x 2.88 x 0.32 inches | 5.86 x 2.68 x 0.31 inches |
| 6.67 ounces | 5.47 ounces |
| -- | Arctic silver, Burgundy red, Coral blue, Maple gold, Midnight black, Orchid gray and Rose pink |
| Glass | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 173.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 6.4 inches | 5.8 inches |
| 2400 x 1080 pixels | 2960 x 1440 pixels |
| AMOLED | Super AMOLED |
| 411 pixels per inch | 568 pixels per inch |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.2 | 8.9 |
| Performance | |
| MediaTek Dimensity 1200 MT6893 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 MSM8998 chipset |
| Cortex-A78, 64-bit, 6 nm (Octa-Core 3000 MHz) processor | Kryo 280, 64-bit, 10 nm (Octa-Core 2350 MHz) processor |
| 6 GB RAM | 4 GB RAM |
| Mali-G77 MC9 GPU | Adreno 540 GPU |
| 9.72 | 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 | |
| 50.00 MP + 32.00 MP | 12.00 MP + 8.00 MP |
| f/1.90 aperture | f/1.70 aperture |
| -- | 26.00mm focal length |
| -- | 0.39 inches (1/2.55") sensor |
| 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (30 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| 1280 x 720 (240 fps) (HD) slow motion video | 1280 x 720 (240 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 11.11 | 9.79 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA | LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM |
| 10.6 | 6.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 4500mAh Battery | 3000mAh Li - Ion Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| -- | Wireless Charging |
| 6.32 | 4.96 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.2 | 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
Galaxy S8 is much better than the OnePlus Nord 2 5G, getting an 81.7 score against 73.1. Galaxy S8's construction is just a little bit thinner and somewhat lighter than OnePlus Nord 2 5G, despite of the fact that it was released many years before. Samsung Galaxy S8 has a bit more vivid screen than OnePlus Nord 2 5G, because although it has a quite smaller display, it also counts with a higher resolution of 1440 x 2960px and more pixels per inch in the screen.
The Galaxy S8 features a slightly better memory capacity for games and applications than OnePlus Nord 2 5G, because although it has only 64 GB internal storage capacity, it also counts with a slot for SD memory cards that allows a maximum of 256 GB. OnePlus Nord 2 5G has a bit better performance than Samsung Galaxy S8, and although they both have 8 cores, the OnePlus Nord 2 5G also has 2 GB more RAM memory.
The OnePlus Nord 2 5G features a really longer battery lifetime than Samsung Galaxy S8, because it has 4500mAh of battery capacity instead of 3000mAh. OnePlus Nord 2 5G shoots much clearer photographs and videos than Galaxy S8, because although it has a smaller aperture which is worse for low-light photos, and they both have the same video quality and the same 30 fps video frame rate, the OnePlus Nord 2 5G also counts with a lot higher 50 mega-pixels resolution back camera.
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