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| Global Score | |
| 71.8 | 75.9 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | OnePlus |
| -- | Android 10 |
| 2017-07-04 | 2020-04-29 |
| 5.76 x 2.81 x 0.31 inches | 6.31 x 2.87 x 0.31 inches |
| 5.64 ounces | 6.35 ounces |
| 16 777 216 | Onyx black and Polar silver |
| Metal | Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) |
| -- | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| -- | $ 800.00 |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.2 inches | 6.5 inches |
| 1280 x 720 pixels (HD) | 2400 x 1080 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | AMOLED |
| 282 pixels per inch | 405 pixels per inch |
| -- | 1100 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 7.2 | 9 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7870 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 865 SM8250 chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 1600 MHz) processor | Kryo 585, 64-bit, 7 nm (Octa-Core 2840 MHz) processor |
| 2 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Mali-T830 MP2 GPU | Kryo 585 GPU |
| 8.73 | 9.63 |
| Storage | |
| 16 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 7.48 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 13.00 MP + 13.00 MP | 48.00 MP + 16.00 MP |
| f/1.70 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 |
| 9.02 | 11.88 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA | 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G), HSDPA and HSUPA |
| Nano SIM | Nano SIM |
| 6.7 | 10.7 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3000mAh Battery | 4300mAh Li - Polymer Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 4.96 | 6.16 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 4.1 | Bluetooth 5.1 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| FM Radio | -- |
Comparison review
The OnePlus 8 UW is just a bit better than Galaxy J5 (2017), getting a 75.9 score against 71.8. The OnePlus 8 UW is a somewhat heavier cellphone than Galaxy J5 (2017), but both of them are equally thin. OnePlus 8 UW features a better CPU than Galaxy J5 (2017), and although they both have 8 processing cores, the OnePlus 8 UW also has 6 GB more RAM memory.
OnePlus 8 UW counts with a lot better looking screen than Galaxy J5 (2017), because it has a bigger display, more pixels per inch of screen and a way higher 1080 x 2400px resolution. OnePlus 8 UW has a superior storage for applications and games than Galaxy J5 (2017), because although it has no slot for external memory cards, it also counts with more internal memory capacity.
OnePlus 8 UW has a superior battery lifetime than Galaxy J5 (2017), because it has 4300mAh of battery capacity. The OnePlus 8 UW features a very superior camera than Samsung Galaxy J5 (2017), because although it has a smaller diafragm aperture which is not nice for shooting pictures in poorly lited situations, it also counts with a camera with a way higher 48 mega pixels resolution and a way better (4K) video quality.
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