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| Global Score | |
| 72.8 | 76 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | OnePlus |
| Android 6.0 Marshmallow | -- |
| 2016-10-01 | 2020-04-21 |
| 6.17 x 3.02 x 0.28 inches | 6.31 x 2.87 x 0.31 inches |
| 6.42 ounces | 6.35 ounces |
| Blue, Gold and Silver | Glacial green |
| Aluminum and Aluminum | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 330.00 |
| 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 |
| 8 | 9 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7420 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 865 SM8250 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A57 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 2100 MHz) processor | Kryo 585, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2840 MHz) processor |
| 3 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Yes GPU | Adreno 650 GPU |
| 9.09 | 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 + 8.00 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 |
| 9.13 | 11.88 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| -- | 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 3 | 10.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3300mAh Li - Ion Battery | 4300mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 5.28 | 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 |
Comparison review
The OnePlus 8 has a general score of 76, which is a little bit better than Samsung Galaxy A8 (2016)'s score of 72.8. The OnePlus 8 design is much newer and a little bit lighter than the Samsung Galaxy A8 (2016)'s, but it's also a little bit thicker. OnePlus 8 counts with a better display than Galaxy A8 (2016), because it has a little bit higher 1080 x 2400 resolution, a little bit better amount of pixels in each display inch and a little larger display.
OnePlus 8 counts with a little faster processing unit than Samsung Galaxy A8 (2016), and although they both have the same number of cores, the OnePlus 8 also has a larger amount of RAM memory. OnePlus 8 counts with a quite bigger memory capacity for applications, games, photos and videos than Galaxy A8 (2016), because although it has no SD memory slot, it also counts with 128 GB internal storage.
The OnePlus 8 has a very superior camera than Samsung Galaxy A8 (2016), because it has a bigger diafragm aperture to capture better low-light images and video, a way more mega-pixels camera in the back and a lot better video definition. The OnePlus 8 has superior battery performance than Galaxy A8 (2016), because it has a 4300mAh battery size.
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