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| Global Score | |
| 75.8 | 76 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | OnePlus |
| 2017-01-13 | 2020-04-21 |
| 5.75 x 2.81 x 0.31 inches | 6.31 x 2.87 x 0.31 inches |
| 5.61 ounces | 6.35 ounces |
| Black sky, Blue mist, Gold sand and Peach cloud | Glacial green |
| Glass and Metal | 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 | |
| Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7880 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 865 SM8250 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1900 MHz) processor | Kryo 585, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2840 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Mali-T830 MP3 GPU | Adreno 650 GPU |
| 9 | 9.63 |
| Storage | |
| 32 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 8.88 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 16.00 MP + 16.00 MP | 48.00 MP + 16.00 MP |
| f/1.90 aperture | f/1.80 aperture |
| 27.00mm 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 |
| 9.24 | 11.88 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| -- | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G) and HSPA | 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 5.5 | 10.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3000mAh Li - Ion Battery | 4300mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 4.96 | 6.16 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.2 | Bluetooth 5.1 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| FM Radio | -- |
Comparison review
The OnePlus 8 has a general score of 76, which is slightly better than Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017)'s score of 75.8. OnePlus 8's body has the same thickness than Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017), but it's heavier. The OnePlus 8 counts with a better looking display than Galaxy A5 (2017), because although it has a bit lower pixel density, it also counts with a bigger display and a bit higher 1080 x 2400 resolution.
OnePlus 8 counts with a better storage capacity for games and applications than Galaxy A5 (2017), because although it has no external SD slot, it also counts with more internal memory capacity. OnePlus 8 has a little faster processing unit than Galaxy A5 (2017), and although they both have the same number of cores, the OnePlus 8 also has a higher amount of RAM memory.
The OnePlus 8 counts with a very superior camera than Galaxy A5 (2017), because it has a way more mega pixels back-facing camera, a larger diafragm aperture and a way higher 3840x2160 video definition. The OnePlus 8 has a really longer battery lifetime than Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017), because it has a 43% bigger battery capacity.
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