Home > Smartphone comparison > OnePlus 8 Pro vs OnePlus 15 – which one to choose?

OnePlus 8 Pro vs OnePlus 15

58 out of 100
OnePlus 8 Pro
VS
93 out of 100
OnePlus 15
OnePlus 8 Pro
OnePlus 15

Here we compared two flagship smartphones: the 6.78-inch OnePlus 8 Pro (with Qualcomm Snapdragon 865) that was released on April 14, 2020, against the OnePlus 15, which is powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 and came out 5 years and 8 months after. On this page, you will find tests, full specs, strengths, and weaknesses of each of the devices.

Select the amount of RAM to evaluate performance and value for money more precisely
Memory
  1. Differences
  2. Review
  3. Specs
  4. Benchmarks
  5. Battery life
  6. Camera
  7. Comments

Key differences

An overview of the main advantages of each smartphone
Reasons to consider the OnePlus 8 Pro
  • 14% higher pixel density (513 vs 450 PPI)
  • Supports Dolby Atmos sound technology
Reasons to consider the OnePlus 15
  • 4.2x better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (4008K versus 964K)
  • Delivers 283% higher peak brightness (3381 against 882 nits)
  • Shows 90% longer battery life (39:14 vs 20:36 hours)
  • Comes with 2790 mAh larger battery capacity: 7300 vs 4510 mAh
  • Higher display refresh rate – 165 Hz
  • Newer Bluetooth version (v6.0)
  • Has 50% more RAM: 12GB versus 8GB
  • Supports higher wattage charging (120W versus 30W)
  • The rear camera has a 3.5x optical zoom
  • Waterproof body (IP69 classification)
  • More recent OS version: Android 16 versus 13
  • The phone is 5 years and 8 months newer
  • More energy-efficient CPU – Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5

Review

Evaluation of OnePlus 8 Pro and OnePlus 15 crucial features
Display
Screen quality, color accuracy, brightness
Camera
Photo and video recording quality
Performance
CPU and memory performance (apps, system)
Gaming
Capabilities for playing modern games
Battery
Battery life, charging type and speed
Connectivity
Networks, ports, data transmission
Scores with a red asterisk (*) are approximate and may change in the future as we gather more data.
NanoReview Score
Final comparison evaluation
Select your primary usage scenario to get a more accurate NanoReview Score
📱 Primary usage:

Value for money (Beta)

Should I update?
No 95% Yes
Yes, this is a clear and meaningful upgrade.
Updating from OnePlus 8 Pro to OnePlus 15 is a clear step forward, and the improvements should be easy to notice.
Main improvements: gaming, performance, and battery life.

Tests and specifications

Comparison table of technical specifications and tests
Phone:
OnePlus 8 Pro
vs
OnePlus 15

Display

Type AMOLED AMOLED
Size 6.78 inches 6.78 inches
Resolution 1440 x 3168 pixels 1272 x 2772 pixels
Aspect ratio 19.5:9 19.5:9
PPI 513 ppi 450 ppi
Refresh rate 120 Hz 165 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate No Yes (1-120 Hz)
Max rated brightness 1300 nits 1800 nits
Max rated brightness in HDR - 6000 nits
HDR support Yes, HDR10+ Yes, Dolby Vision
Touch sampling rate 240 Hz 330 Hz
Screen protection Corning Gorilla Glass 5 Gorilla Glass Victus 2
Screen-to-body ratio 91.8% 91.2%
Display features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC Dimming		 - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC Dimming
Display tests
RGB color space 99.9% 99.9%
PWM 258 Hz 120 Hz
Response time 7.5 ms 3 ms
Contrast ∞ Infinity ∞ Infinity
Peak brightness test (auto)
OnePlus 8 Pro
882 nits
OnePlus 15 +283%
3381 nits
Sources: NotebookCheck [3], [4]

Design and build

Height 165.3 mm (6.51 inches) 161.42 mm (6.36 inches)
Width 74.4 mm (2.93 inches) 76.67 mm (3.02 inches)
Thickness 8.5 mm (0.33 inches) 8.1 mm (0.32 inches)
Weight 199 g (7.02 oz) 211 g (7.44 oz)
Waterproof IP68 IP69
Advanced cooling - Vapor chamber
Rear material Glass Glass
Frame material Metal Metal
Colors Black, Blue, Green Black, Gold, Purple
Fingerprint scanner Yes, in-display Yes, in-display
Repairability - Good (3.69/5)
Drop resistance - Good (C) · 90 drops
Screen-to-body ratio
OnePlus 8 Pro +1%
91.8%
OnePlus 15
91.2%

Performance

Chipset specifications of OnePlus 8 Pro and OnePlus 15
SoC
Chipset Qualcomm Snapdragon 865 Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5
Max clock 2840 MHz 4600 MHz
CPU cores 8 (1 + 3 + 4) 8 (2 + 6)
Architecture - 4 cores at 1.8 GHz: Kryo 585 Silver (Cortex-A55)
- 3 cores at 2.42 GHz: Kryo 585 Gold (Cortex-A77)
- 1 core at 2.84 GHz: Kryo 585 Prime (Cortex-A77)		 - 6 cores at 3.63 GHz: Oryon Gen 3 Performance
- 2 cores at 4.74 GHz: Oryon Gen 3 Prime
L3 cache 4 MB 12 MB
Manufacturing TSMC TSMC
Lithography process 7 nanometers 3 nanometers
Neural processor (NPU) Hexagon 698 Hexagon
GPU
Graphics Adreno 650 Adreno 840
GPU shading units 768 1536
GPU clock 587 MHz 1300 MHz
FLOPS ~901.6 GFLOPS ~3993.6 GFLOPS

Benchmarks

Benchmark comparison of OnePlus 8 Pro and OnePlus 15
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
OnePlus 8 Pro
1158
OnePlus 15 +211%
3607
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
OnePlus 8 Pro
3235
OnePlus 15 +232%
10732
Compute Score (GPU)
Compute Score (GPU) - 24461
Single-core score 1158 3607
Multi-core score 3235 10732
Sources: Geekbench [3], [4]
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
OnePlus 8 Pro
964589
OnePlus 15 +316%
4008294
CPU 378205 1184036
GPU 169067 1490867
Memory 178156 402813
UX 239161 930578
Total score 964589 4008294
Samples [3 tests] [45 tests]
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
Stability - 78%
Graphics test - 20 FPS
Graphics score - 2699
3DMark Solar Bay
Graphics test - 48 FPS
Section 1 - 56 FPS
Section 2 - 47 FPS
Section 3 - 39 FPS
Graphics score - 12540
3DMark Wild Life Extreme
Stability 99% -
Graphics test 6 FPS -
Graphics score 1109 -
Sources: 3DMark [5], [6]
PCMark 3.0
OnePlus 8 Pro
12384
OnePlus 15 +26%
15658
Web score 10440 15531
Video editing 5840 6678
Photo editing 29131 26644
Data manipulation 9798 14971
Writing score 14803 20874
Submit your benchmark results

Recent User Tests

The latest benchmark tests that have been submitted by users
OnePlus 8 Pro
DateBenchmarkResult
📘 2026-09-18 (Baz38)AnTuTu 121001992
📘 2026-01-31 (Sniper Gaming)AnTuTu 11889539
📘 2025-12-26 (Seagmo)AnTuTu 11993451
📘 2025-12-06 (Mitsuki)AnTuTu 11964589
📘 2024-10-06 (xsAlymbek)Geekbench 6 CPU1158 / 3235
Add View all (5)
OnePlus 15
DateBenchmarkResult
📘 2026-09-26 (ASCO🇺🇿)AnTuTu 123842868
📘 2026-09-08 -> aleshkaAnTuTu 123914618
📘 2026-09-05 (Mehdi)AnTuTu 113651261
📘 2026-08-24 -> Ang3L4DAnTuTu 114057387
📘 2026-08-15 (YurOk)AnTuTu 113870500
Add View all (59)

Memory

RAM
RAM size 8 GB 12 GB
Memory type LPDDR5 LPDDR5X
Memory clock 2750 MHz 5333 MHz
Channels 2 4
Storage
Storage size 128 GB 256 GB
Storage type UFS 3.0 UFS 4.1
Memory card No No

Software

Operating system Android 10.0 (Can be upgraded to Android 13) Android 16
ROM OxygenOS 13 OxygenOS 16
OS size 20 GB 26 GB
OS updates - 4 years
Security updates - 6 years

Battery

Capacity 4510 mAh 7300 mAh
Max charge power 30 W 120 W
Battery type Li-Po Silicon-Carbon (Si/C)
Replaceable No No
Wireless charging Yes (30 W) Yes (50 W)
Reverse charging Yes, (wireless) Yes, (wireless)
Bypass charging - Yes
Fast charging Yes (50% in 23 min) Yes (50% in 15 min)
Full charging time 0:55 hr 0:43 hr
Battery cycles - 1100 cycles
Battery life tests
Web browsing 08:01 hr 18:32 hr
Watching video 12:03 hr 28:44 hr
Gaming 04:57 hr 10:01 hr
Standby 103 hr 139 hr
General battery life
OnePlus 8 Pro
20:36 hr
OnePlus 15 +90%
39:14 hr
Add your battery life

Main camera

Matrix 48 megapixels 50 megapixels
Image resolution 8000 x 6000 8192 x 6144
Zoom Optical, 3x Optical, 3.5x
Flash Dual LED Dual LED
Stabilization Optical Optical
8K video recording No Up to 30FPS
4K video recording Up to 60FPS Up to 120FPS
1080p video recording Up to 60FPS Up to 120FPS
Slow motion 240 FPS (1080p) 480 FPS (720p)
Angle of widest lens 120° 116°
Lenses 1) Standard: 48 MP
2) Telephoto: 8 MP
3) Ultrawide: 48 MP
4) Depth: 5 MP
1) Standard: 50 MP
2) Telephoto: 50 MP
3) Ultrawide: 50 MP
Camera features - Bokeh mode
- Pro mode
- RAW support		 - Bokeh mode
- Pro mode
- RAW support
Standard lens
Image resolution 48 MP 50 MP
Aperture f/1.8 f/1.8
Focal length 25 mm 24 mm
Sensor Sony IMX689 Sony IMX906
Sensor size 1/1.43" (≈ 0.7 inch) 1/1.56" (≈ 0.64 inch)
Pixel size 1.12 micron 1 micron
Autofocus Phase autofocus Phase autofocus
Stabilization Optical Optical
Telephoto lens
Image resolution 8 MP 50 MP
Aperture f/2.4 f/2.8
Focal length - 85 mm
Sensor - Samsung S5KJN5
Sensor size - 1/2.76" (≈ 0.36 inch)
Pixel size 1 micron 0.64 micron
Stabilization Optical Optical
Ultra-wide lens
Image resolution 48 MP 50 MP
Aperture f/2.2 f/2.0
Focal length 13 mm 16 mm
Sensor Sony IMX586 OmniVision OV50D
Sensor size 1/2.25" (≈ 0.44 inch) 1/2.88" (≈ 0.35 inch)
Pixel size 0.8 micron 0.612 micron
Stabilization Digital Digital

DxOMark main camera tests

Photo quality
Video quality
Generic main camera score
Bokeh 60 -
Preview 53 -
Zoom 107 -
Samples Photo samples of OnePlus 8 Pro from DxOMark -

Selfie camera

Megapixels 16 megapixels 32 megapixels
Image resolution 4920 x 3264 6560 x 4928
Aperture f/2.5 f/2.4
Focal length - 21 mm
Sensor Sony IMX471 Sony IMX709
Sensor size 1/3.06" (≈ 0.33 inch) 1/2.74" (≈ 0.36 inch)
Pixel size 1 micron 0.64 micron
Autofocus Phase autofocus Phase autofocus
Stabilization Digital Digital
Video resolution 1080p (Full HD) at 30 FPS 2160p (4K) at 60 FPS
Depth sensor (TOF 3D) No No
DxOMark front camera
Photo 121 -
Video 127 -

Connectivity

Wi-Fi standard Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax) Wi-Fi 7 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax/be)
Wi-Fi features - Dual Band
- Wi-Fi Direct
- Wi-Fi Hotspot
- Wi-Fi Display		 - Dual Band
- Wi-Fi MiMO
- Wi-Fi Direct
- Wi-Fi Hotspot
- Wi-Fi Display
Bluetooth version 5.1 6.0
Bluetooth features LE, A2DP LE
USB type USB Type-C USB Type-C
USB version 3.1 3.2
USB features - Charging
- USB-Storage mode
- OTG		 - Charging
- USB-Storage mode
- OTG
DisplayPort Yes Yes
GPS GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, NAVIC, SBAS GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC
NFC* Yes Yes
Infrared port No Yes
Network
Number of SIM* 2 2
Type of SIM card Nano Nano
Multi SIM mode Standby Standby
eSIM support* No Yes
Hybrid slot No No
LTE Cat* 20 -
5G support Yes Yes

Sound

Speakers Stereo Stereo
Headphone audio jack No No
FM radio No No
Dolby Atmos Yes No
Speakers test
Max loudness
OnePlus 8 Pro +5%
84.4 dB
OnePlus 15
80.4 dB

Other

Category Flagship Flagship
Announced April 2020 October 2025
Release date April 2020 October 2025
Launch price (MSRP) $899 $899
Successor - OnePlus 15 -
Sensors - Hall-effect sensor
- Barometer
- Proximity sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient light sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint		 - Hall-effect sensor
- Proximity sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient light sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint
Bundled charger - Not included
*Disclaimer! NFC, GSM network support, and some other specs can be different depending on the country.

Conclusion

After analyzing all the data, we think that the OnePlus 15 is definitely a better buy.

Cast your vote

So, which phone would you choose?
6 (46.2%)
7 (53.8%)
Total votes: 13

Related comparisons

1. OnePlus 15 vs Apple iPhone 17 Pro Max (10)
2. OnePlus 15 vs Apple iPhone 17 (3)
3. OnePlus 15 vs Google Pixel 10 Pro
4. OnePlus 15 vs OnePlus 13 (6)
5. OnePlus 15 vs OnePlus 12
6. OnePlus 15 vs Google Pixel 10
7. OnePlus 15 vs Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra (3)
8. OnePlus 15 vs OnePlus 13s
9. OnePlus 15 vs Xiaomi 17
Compare other phones (860+)

User opinions

You can share your opinion or ask a question in the comments below
🌐 Register your profile and become part of NanoReview community!
EnglishРусский