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| Global Score | |
| 75.8 | 75.9 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | OnePlus |
| -- | Android 10 |
| 2017-01-13 | 2020-04-29 |
| 6.17 x 3.06 x 0.31 inches | 6.31 x 2.87 x 0.31 inches |
| 6.56 ounces | 6.35 ounces |
| Black sky, Blue mist, Gold sand and Peach cloud | Onyx black and Polar silver |
| Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 4) | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 800.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.7 inches | 6.5 inches |
| 1920 x 1080 pixels (Full HD) | 2400 x 1080 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | AMOLED |
| 386 pixels per inch | 405 pixels per inch |
| -- | 1100 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.9 | 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 |
| -- | 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 | 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 |
| 6.1 | 10.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3600mAh Li - Ion Battery | 4300mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.6 | 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 a score of 75.9, which is just a bit better than Samsung Galaxy A7 (2017)'s score of 75.8. The OnePlus 8 UW design has the same thickness than Samsung Galaxy A7 (2017), but it is just a little bit lighter. The OnePlus 8 UW has a more vivid screen than Galaxy A7 (2017), because it has a bit higher 1080 x 2400 pixels resolution, a just a bit more pixels per inch in the display and a bit bigger display.
The OnePlus 8 UW counts with a bit more powerful CPU than Galaxy A7 (2017), and although they both have a Octa-Core CPU, the OnePlus 8 UW also has more RAM memory. The OnePlus 8 UW takes much clearer videos and photos than Samsung Galaxy A7 (2017), because it has a camera with a much higher 48 mega-pixels resolution, a bigger diafragm aperture to take better photography in low light situations and a way better 3840x2160 video resolution.
The OnePlus 8 UW has a quite bigger storage capacity for apps and games than Galaxy A7 (2017), because although it has no SD extension slot, it also counts with more internal memory. The OnePlus 8 UW has greater battery life than Galaxy A7 (2017), because it has a 19% greater battery size.
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