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| Global Score | |
| 75.8 | 75.9 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | OnePlus |
| -- | Android 10 |
| 2017-01-13 | 2020-04-29 |
| 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 | Onyx black and Polar silver |
| Glass and Metal | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 800.00 |
| 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 | Kryo 585 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 |
| 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 UW has an overall score of 75.9, which is a bit better than Galaxy A5 (2017)'s overall score of 75.8. The OnePlus 8 UW is a somewhat heavier phone than Galaxy A5 (2017), but both have the same thickness. OnePlus 8 UW counts with a brighter display than Galaxy A5 (2017), because although it has a little worse number of pixels per screen inch, it also counts with a slightly better 1080 x 2400 pixels resolution and a larger screen.
OnePlus 8 UW has a greater memory capacity to store more apps and games than Samsung Galaxy A5 (2017), because although it has no slot for SD memory cards, it also counts with 128 GB internal memory capacity. The OnePlus 8 UW counts with a little faster CPU than Galaxy A5 (2017), and although they both have a Octa-Core processor, the OnePlus 8 UW also has 5 GB more RAM memory.
The OnePlus 8 UW captures greater pictures and videos than Galaxy A5 (2017), because it has a lot better 3840x2160 (4K) video definition, a larger aperture to take better low-light images and video and a lot more mega-pixels camera. The OnePlus 8 UW features a really longer battery lifetime than Galaxy A5 (2017), because it has 4300mAh of battery capacity instead of 3000mAh.
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