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OnePlus 5T vs OnePlus 8

 
Brief information about compared phones: OnePlus 5T , OnePlus 8

OnePlus 5T 2017 year of release. cpu Octa-core (4x2.45 GHz Kryo & 4x1.9 GHz Kryo). screen 6.01". with resolution 1080x2160. Smartphone has 16 megapixel front camera and 16 megapixel main camera .

OnePlus 8 2020 year of release. cpu Octa-core (1x2.84 GHz Kryo 585 & 3x2.42 GHz Kryo 585 & 4x1.8 GHz Kryo 585). screen 6.55". with resolution 1080x2400. Smartphone has 16 megapixel front camera and 48 megapixel main camera .

Display Technology Optic AMOLED Fluid AMOLED
Touchscreen capacitive touchscreen capacitive touchscreen
Display colors 16M 16M
Screen size 6.01" inch 6.55" inch
Screen area 93.7 cm2 103.6 cm2
Screen format 18:9 (height:width) 20:9 (height:width)
Screen to body ratio 80.0% 88.7%
Screen resolution 1080 x 2160 px 1080 x 2400 px
PPI /points per inch/ 401 PPI 402 PPI
Screen protection Corning Gorilla Glass 5 Corning Gorilla Glass
Camera and Video Rear camera, main 16 MP, Dual 48 MP, Triple
Camera specs 16 MP, f/1.7, 27mm (wide), 1/2.8'', 1.12µm, PDAF -20 MP, 1.0µm, AF, PDAF 48 MP, f/1.8, 25mm (wide), 1/2.0'', 0.8µm, PDAF, OIS -16 MP, f/2.2, 13mm (ultrawide), PDAF -2 MP, f/2.4, (macro)
Functions Auto-HDR Auto-HDR
Video 1080p (gyro-EIS) 1080p@30fps, gyro-EIS
Front camera, selfie 16 MP, Single 16 MP, Single
Specifications 16 MP, f/2.0, 20mm, 1/3.1'', 1.0µm 16 MP, f/2.0, (wide), 1/3'', 1.0µm
Performance Operating system OS Android 7.1.1 (Nougat), upgradable to Android 9.0 (Pie); OxygenOS 5.1.4 Android 10.0; OxygenOS 10.0
Chipset Qualcomm MSM8998 Snapdragon 835 (10 nm) Qualcomm SM8250 Snapdragon 865 (7 nm+)
Processor CPU Octa-core (4x2.45 GHz Kryo & 4x1.9 GHz Kryo) Octa-core (1x2.84 GHz Kryo 585 & 3x2.42 GHz Kryo 585 & 4x1.8 GHz Kryo 585)
Graphics processor GPU Adreno 540 Adreno 650
External memory No No
Internal memory 128 GB, 8 GB RAM 64 GB, 6 GB RAM 128GB 8GB RAM, 256GB 12GB RAM
Antutu 7 score 212387
GeekBench 4 Single Core 1941
GeekBench 4 Multi-Core 6612
GeekBench 4 RenderScript 7859
Antutu 8 score 263919
GeekBench 4 Battery 3936
GeekBench 5 Single Core 383
GeekBench 5 Multi-Core 1655
General specs Release date 2017, November 2020, April 14
Dimensions (HxWxD) 156.1 Х 75 Х 7.3 mm 160.2 Х 72.9 Х 8 mm
Weight 162 g 180 g
Colors Midnight Black, Lava Red, Sandstone White (128/8GB only) Onyx Black, Glacial Green, Interstellar Glow, Polar Silver
Battery 3300 mAh,  Non-removable Li-Po 4300 mAh, Non-removable Li-Po
Approximate price 500 EUR 700 EUR
Body build Front glass, aluminum frame, back Glass front (Gorilla Glass), glass back (Gorilla Glass), aluminum frame
Communication and Connectivity SIM card Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)
Network Show all network frequencies: -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2  CDMA 800 & TD-SCDMA -3G - HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 -4G - LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700), 17(700), 18(800), 19(800), 20(800), 25(1900), 26(850), 28(700), 29(700), 30(2300), 34(2000), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500), 66(1700/2100) Show all network frequencies: -2G - GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2CDMA 800 / 1900 & TD-SCDMA -3G - HSDPA 800 / 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1800 / 1900 / 2100 -4G - LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700), 13(700), 17(700), 18(800), 19(800), 20(800), 25(1900), 26(850), 28(700), 32(1500), 34(2000), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500), 42(3500), 46(5200), 66(1700/2100) - EU -5G - 5G band 1(2100), 78(3500); SA/NSA - EU 5G band 2(1900), 66(1700), 71(600); SA/NSA - NA 5G band 78(3500); SA/NSA - IN 5G band 41(2500), 78(3500), 79(4700); SA/NSA - CNmmWave - Verizon exclusive
Speed HSPA, LTE-A (3CA) Cat12 600/150 Mbps HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (5CA) Cat18 1200/150 Mbps, 5G 7.5 Gbps DL
GPRS Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, WiFi Direct, DLNA, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, hotspot
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO Yes, with dual-band A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO, SBAS
NFC Yes Yes
USB 2.0, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector 3.1, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector, USB On-The-Go
Bluetooth 5.0, A2DP, LE, aptX HD 5.1, A2DP, LE, aptX HD
Music and Audio Radio No No
Headphone jack Yes No
Others DCI-P3 HDR10+ -90Hz refresh rate
Other features Dop Sensors Fingerprint (rear-mounted), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass - Fast battery charging 5V 4A 20W (Dash Charge) Sensors Fingerprint (under display, optical), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass - Fast charging 30W, 50% in 22 min (advertised) - IP68 dust/water resistant (up to 1.5m for 30 mins)

An overview of the main advantages of each of the devices

Reasons to buy 5T
  • Screen 6.01"
  • Front camera 16 MP
  • Main camera 16 MP
Reasons to buy 8
  • Screen 6.55"
  • Front camera 16 MP
  • Main camera 48 MP
  • Internal memory 256 GB
  • RAM 12 GB