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| Global Score | |
| 71.9 | 76 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | OnePlus |
| 2016-01-08 | 2020-04-21 |
| 5.70 x 2.80 x 0.29 inches | 6.31 x 2.87 x 0.31 inches |
| 5.47 ounces | 6.35 ounces |
| Black, Gold, Pink and White | Glacial green |
| -- | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 330.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.2 inches | 6.5 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 2400 x 1080 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | AMOLED |
| 424 pixels per inch | 405 pixels per inch |
| -- | 1100 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.1 | 9 |
| Performance | |
| Qualcomm Snapdragon 615 8939 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 865 SM8250 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 28 nm (Octa-Core 1600 MHz) processor | Kryo 585, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2840 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Adreno 405 GPU | Adreno 650 GPU |
| 8.73 | 9.63 |
| Storage | |
| 16 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 128 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 6.72 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 13.00 MP + 5.00 MP | 48.00 MP + 16.00 MP |
| f/1.90 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 28.00mm focal length | 25.00mm focal length |
| -- | 0.5 inches (1/2") sensor |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 3840 x 2160 (60 fps) (4K) video resolution |
| -- | 1280 x 720 (480 fps) (HD) slow motion video |
| 8.91 | 11.88 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA and HSUPA | 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.3 | 10.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 2900mAh Li - Ion Battery | 4300mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 4.88 | 6.16 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.1 | Bluetooth 5.1 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| FM Radio | -- |
Comparison review
The OnePlus 8 is slightly better than the Galaxy A5 (2016), with a 76 score against 71.9. Although OnePlus 8 is notably newer than Galaxy A5 (2016), it's somewhat heavier and a little bit thicker. The OnePlus 8 has a superior hardware performance than Samsung Galaxy A5 (2016), and although they both have 8 CPU cores, the OnePlus 8 also has more RAM.
The OnePlus 8 features a better screen than Galaxy A5 (2016), because although it has a just a bit inferior pixels quantity per inch in the display, it also counts with a slightly better 1080 x 2400 resolution and a larger display. The OnePlus 8 features much more storage to store more games and applications than Samsung Galaxy A5 (2016), because although it has no external memory slot, it also counts with more internal storage.
OnePlus 8 shoots much better photos and videos than Galaxy A5 (2016), because it has a back camera with way more megapixels, a bigger aperture and a way better video definition. The OnePlus 8 counts with a very superior battery life than Galaxy A5 (2016), because it has 4300mAh of battery capacity.
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