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OnePlus 8 vs OnePlus 15R

54 out of 100
OnePlus 8
VS
88 out of 100
OnePlus 15R
OnePlus 8
OnePlus 15R

Here we compared two flagship smartphones: the 6.55-inch OnePlus 8 (with Qualcomm Snapdragon 865) that was released on April 14, 2020, against the OnePlus 15R, which is powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 5 and came out 5 years and 9 months after. On this page, you will find tests, full specs, strengths, and weaknesses of each of the devices.

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  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
  • Slow-motion recording at 960FPS
  • Supports Dolby Atmos sound technology
  • Weighs 34 grams less
Reasons to consider the OnePlus 15R
  • Waterproof body (IP69 classification)
  • Delivers 341% higher peak brightness (3547 against 804 nits)
  • 3x better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (3039K versus 1003K)
  • Comes with 3100 mAh larger battery capacity: 7400 vs 4300 mAh
  • Shows 85% longer battery life (38:56 vs 21:04 hours)
  • Higher display refresh rate – 165 Hz
  • Has 2x more RAM: 12GB versus 6GB
  • Newer Bluetooth version (v6.0)
  • Supports higher wattage charging (80W versus 30W)
  • More recent OS version: Android 16 versus 13
  • The phone is 5 years and 9 months newer
  • More energy-efficient CPU – Snapdragon 8 Gen 5
  • Compatible with Wi-Fi 7 wireless networks

Review

Evaluation of OnePlus 8 and OnePlus 15R 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.
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Value for money (Beta)

Should I update?
No 98% Yes
Yes, this is a clear and meaningful upgrade.
Updating from OnePlus 8 to OnePlus 15R 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
vs
OnePlus 15R

Display

Type AMOLED AMOLED
Size 6.55 inches 6.83 inches
Resolution 1080 x 2400 pixels 1272 x 2800 pixels
Aspect ratio 20:9 19.8:9
PPI 402 ppi 450 ppi
Refresh rate 90 Hz 165 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate No Yes (60-165 Hz)
Max rated brightness 1300 nits 1800 nits
Max rated brightness in HDR - 3600 nits
HDR support Yes, HDR10+ Yes, Dolby Vision
Touch sampling rate - 300 Hz
Screen protection Corning Gorilla Glass 5 Gorilla Glass 7i
Screen-to-body ratio 88.7% 90.1%
Display features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC Dimming		 - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC Dimming
Display tests
RGB color space 97.7% -
PWM 373 Hz -
Response time 2.8 ms -
Contrast ∞ Infinity -
Screen space comparison
OnePlus 15R
6.83″ (19.8:9 ratio) = 17.6 in2
OnePlus 8
6.55″ (20:9 ratio) = 16.1 in2
~9% more screen space
Peak brightness test (auto)
OnePlus 8
804 nits
OnePlus 15R +341%
3547 nits
Sources: NotebookCheck [3]

Design and build

Height 160.2 mm (6.31 inches) 163.41 mm (6.43 inches)
Width 72.9 mm (2.87 inches) 77.04 mm (3.03 inches)
Thickness 8.5 mm (0.33 inches) 8.3 mm (0.33 inches)
Weight 180 g (6.35 oz) 214 g (7.55 oz)
Waterproof No IP69
Advanced cooling - Vapor chamber
Rear material Glass Glass
Frame material Metal Metal
Colors Black, Silver, Blue, Green Black, Green, Purple
Fingerprint scanner Yes, in-display Yes, in-display
Screen-to-body ratio
OnePlus 8
88.7%
OnePlus 15R +2%
90.1%

Performance

Chipset specifications of OnePlus 8 and OnePlus 15R
SoC
Chipset Qualcomm Snapdragon 865 Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 5
Max clock 2840 MHz 3840 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 3.32 GHz: Oryon Performance
- 2 cores at 3.8 GHz: Oryon Prime
L3 cache 4 MB 6 MB
Manufacturing TSMC TSMC
Lithography process 7 nanometers 3 nanometers
Neural processor (NPU) Hexagon 698 Hexagon
GPU
Graphics Adreno 650 Adreno 829
GPU shading units 768 1024
GPU clock 587 MHz 1225 MHz
FLOPS ~901.6 GFLOPS ~2508.8 GFLOPS

Benchmarks

Benchmark comparison of OnePlus 8 and OnePlus 15R
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
OnePlus 8
1256
OnePlus 15R +122%
2787
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
OnePlus 8
3472
OnePlus 15R +164%
9181
Compute Score (GPU)
Compute Score (GPU) - 20796
Single-core score 1256 2787
Multi-core score 3472 9181
Sources: Geekbench [3]
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
OnePlus 8
1003562
OnePlus 15R +203%
3039097
CPU 413060 935642
GPU 169575 1004668
Memory 175993 384268
UX 244934 714519
Total score 1003562 3039097
Samples [5 tests] [12 tests]
3DMark Wild Life Extreme
Stability 99% -
Graphics test 6 FPS -
Graphics score 1116 -
Sources: 3DMark [5]
PCMark 3.0
Web score 9557 -
Video editing 5874 -
Photo editing 29642 -
Data manipulation 8658 -
Writing score 14782 -
AnTuTu 11 Ranking List (#106th place)
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Recent User Tests

The latest benchmark tests that have been submitted by users
OnePlus 8
DateBenchmarkResult
📘 2026-09-18 (heedneas)AnTuTu 121160558
📘 2026-09-17 (heedneas)AnTuTu 121160558
📘 2026-01-04 (RAHAT)AnTuTu 111003562
📘 2026-01-02 (RAHAT KHAN FROM BANGLADESH)AnTuTu 11998042
📘 2025-12-24 (Rahat khan)AnTuTu 11961947
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OnePlus 15R
DateBenchmarkResult
📘 2026-09-28 (Ketrox)AnTuTu 122895140
📘 2026-09-18 (Luky)AnTuTu 123282930
📘 2026-09-15 (Kolli)AnTuTu 112919996
📘 2026-07-24 (Jawad)Geekbench 6 CPU2787 / 9181
📘 2026-07-20 (Jawad)AnTuTu 112893343
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Memory

RAM
RAM size 6 GB 12 GB
Memory type LPDDR4X LPDDR5X
Memory clock 1866 MHz 5300 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 23 GB -
OS updates - 4 years
Security updates - 6 years

Battery

Capacity 4300 mAh 7400 mAh
Max charge power 30 W 80 W
Battery type Li-Po Silicon-Carbon (Si/C)
Replaceable No No
Wireless charging No No
Reverse charging No Yes
Bypass charging - Yes
Fast charging Yes (50% in 22 min) Yes (64% in 30 min)
Full charging time 0:52 hr 0:53 hr
Battery life tests
Web browsing 09:11 hr 16:57 hr
Watching video 13:12 hr 27:30 hr
Gaming 04:52 hr 09:10 hr
Standby 93 hr 157 hr
General battery life
OnePlus 8
21:04 hr
OnePlus 15R +85%
38:56 hr
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Main camera

Matrix 48 megapixels 50 megapixels
Image resolution 8000 x 6000 8192 x 6144
Zoom Digital Digital
Flash Dual LED Dual LED
Stabilization Optical Optical
8K video recording No No
4K video recording Up to 60FPS Up to 120FPS
1080p video recording Up to 240FPS Up to 120FPS
Slow motion 960 FPS (720p) 240 FPS (1080p)
Angle of widest lens 120° 112°
Lenses 1) Standard: 48 MP
2) Ultrawide: 16 MP
3) Macro: 2 MP
1) Standard: 50 MP
2) Ultrawide: 8 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 IMX586 Sony IMX906
Sensor size 1/2.25" (≈ 0.44 inch) 1/1.56" (≈ 0.64 inch)
Pixel size 1.12 micron 1 micron
Autofocus Phase autofocus Phase autofocus
Stabilization Optical Optical
Ultra-wide lens
Image resolution 16 MP 8 MP
Aperture f/2.2 f/2.2
Focal length 13 mm 16 mm
Sensor - Omnivision OV08D10
Sensor size 1/2.0" (≈ 0.5 inch) 1/4.0" (≈ 0.25 inch)
Pixel size 0.8 micron 1.12 micron
Stabilization Digital Digital
Macro lens
Image resolution 2 MP -
Aperture f/2.4 -
Pixel size 1.75 micron -
Stabilization Digital -

Selfie camera

Megapixels 16 megapixels 32 megapixels
Image resolution 4920 x 3264 6528 x 4896
Aperture f/2.0 f/2.0
Focal length - 21 mm
Sensor Sony IMX471 OmniVision OV32C
Sensor size 1/3" (≈ 0.33 inch) 1/3.14" (≈ 0.32 inch)
Pixel size 1 micron 0.7 micron
Autofocus Phase autofocus Phase autofocus
Stabilization Digital Digital
Video resolution 1080p (Full HD) at 30 FPS 2160p (4K) at 30 FPS
Depth sensor (TOF 3D) No No

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 2
USB features - Charging
- USB-Storage mode
- OTG		 - Charging
- USB-Storage mode
- OTG
DisplayPort Yes No
GPS GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, SBAS GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS
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
89.4 dB
OnePlus 15R
n/a

Other

Category Flagship Flagship
Announced April 2020 December 2025
Release date April 2020 January 2026
Launch price (MSRP) $699 $699
Successor - OnePlus 15R -
Sensors - Proximity sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient light sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint		 - Proximity sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient light sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint
Bundled charger - Yes, 80 W
*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 15R is definitely a better buy.

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