OnePlus 8T vs Huawei Nova 9
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Here we compared two smartphones: the 6.55-inch OnePlus 8T (with Qualcomm Snapdragon 865) that was released on October 14, 2020, against the Huawei Nova 9, which is powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon 778G and came out 11 months after. On this page, you will find tests, full specs, strengths, and weaknesses of each of the devices.
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Key differences
Reasons to consider the OnePlus 8T
- Shows 15% longer battery life (20:57 vs 18:10 hours)
- Delivers 31% higher peak brightness (806 against 613 nits)
- Optical image stabilization
- More recent OS version: Android 14 versus 12
- 24% better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (990K versus 798K)
- Stereo speakers
- Faster storage type - UFS 3.1 versus UFS 2.1
- Supports Dolby Atmos sound technology
- 14% faster in single-core GeekBench 6 test: 1161 and 1018 points
Reasons to consider the Huawei Nova 9
- Newer Bluetooth version (v5.2)
- Slow-motion recording at 960FPS
- The phone is 11 months newer
- The front-facing camera can record video at 4K
- Reverse charging feature
Review
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
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Value for money (Beta)
Tests and specifications
Comparison table of technical specifications and testsDisplay
| Type | AMOLED | OLED |
| Size | 6.55 inches | 6.57 inches |
| Resolution | 1080 x 2400 pixels | 1080 x 2340 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 20:9 | 19.5:9 |
| PPI | 402 ppi | 392 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 120 Hz | 120 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | No | No |
| Max rated brightness | 760 nits | 430 nits |
| Max rated brightness in HDR | - | 600 nits |
| HDR support | Yes, HDR10+ | Yes, HDR10 |
| Touch sampling rate | 240 Hz | 300 Hz |
| Screen protection | Corning Gorilla Glass 5 | Tempered glass |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 87% | 89.8% |
| Display features | - DCI-P3 - Always-On Display |
- DCI-P3 - Always-On Display - DC Dimming |
| RGB color space | 97.2% | 100% |
| PWM | 458 Hz | 500 Hz |
| Response time | 13 ms | 2.8 ms |
| Contrast | ∞ Infinity | ∞ Infinity |
Peak brightness test (auto)
Design and build
| Height | 160.7 mm (6.33 inches) | 160 mm (6.3 inches) |
| Width | 74.1 mm (2.92 inches) | 73.7 mm (2.9 inches) |
| Thickness | 8.4 mm (0.33 inches) | 7.77 mm (0.31 inches) |
| Weight | 188 g (6.63 oz) | 175 g (6.17 oz) |
| Waterproof | No | No |
| Rear material | Glass | Glass |
| Frame material | Metal | Plastic |
| Colors | Silver, Green | Black, Blue, Green, Purple |
| Fingerprint scanner | Yes, in-display | Yes, in-display |
Screen-to-body ratio
Performance
| Chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 865 | Qualcomm Snapdragon 778G |
| Max clock | 2840 MHz | 2400 MHz |
| CPU cores | 8 (1 + 3 + 4) | 8 (1 + 3 + 4) |
| 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) |
- 4 cores at 1.8 GHz: Kryo 670 Silver (Cortex-A55) - 3 cores at 2.4 GHz: Kryo 670 Gold (Cortex-A78) - 1 core at 2.4 GHz: Kryo 670 Prime (Cortex-A78) |
| L3 cache | 4 MB | - |
| Manufacturing | TSMC | TSMC |
| Lithography process | 7 nanometers | 6 nanometers |
| Neural processor (NPU) | Hexagon 698 | Hexagon 770 |
| Graphics | Adreno 650 | Adreno 642L |
| GPU shading units | 768 | 512 |
| GPU clock | 587 MHz | 550 MHz |
| FLOPS | ~901.6 GFLOPS | ~563.2 GFLOPS |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
Compute Score (GPU)
| Compute Score (GPU) | - | 2148 |
| Single-core score | 1161 | 1018 |
| Multi-core score | 3115 | 2936 |
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
| CPU | 368806 | 323416 |
| GPU | 161424 | 101821 |
| Memory | 185436 | 156494 |
| UX | 275322 | 216487 |
| Total score | 990988 | 798218 |
| Samples | [6 tests] | [3 tests] |
3DMark Steel Nomad Light
| Graphics test | - | 2 FPS |
| Graphics score | - | 217 |
3DMark Wild Life Extreme
| Stability | 99% | 99% |
| Graphics test | 6 FPS | 4 FPS |
| Graphics score | 1116 | 693 |
PCMark 3.0
| Web score | 11326 | 6492 |
| Video editing | 5843 | 5926 |
| Photo editing | 28945 | 20586 |
| Data manipulation | 9562 | 7567 |
| Writing score | 14941 | 13128 |
Recent User Tests
OnePlus 8T
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 📘 2026-05-26 -> Glamkilla | AnTuTu 11 | 991199 |
| 📘 2026-04-01 (Mallavanem) | AnTuTu 11 | 1016249 |
| 📘 2025-12-19 (KV) | AnTuTu 11 | 909310 |
| 📘 2025-12-11 (huker667) | AnTuTu 11 | 990988 |
| 📘 2025-10-25 (Aamn) | AnTuTu 11 | 880362 |
Huawei Nova 9
| Date | Benchmark | Result |
|---|---|---|
| 📘 2026-08-01 (Aaron) | AnTuTu 11 | 790895 |
| 📘 2026-03-15 (Cedrick) | AnTuTu 11 | 804520 |
| 📘 2025-11-20 (Lamon) | AnTuTu 11 | 798218 |
| 📘 2025-02-26 (Koykoy) | Geekbench 6 GPU | 2141 |
| 📘 2025-02-26 (Koykoy) | Geekbench 6 CPU | 1015 / 2919 |
Memory
| RAM size | 8 GB | 8 GB |
| Memory type | LPDDR4X | LPDDR4X |
| Memory clock | 2133 MHz | 2133 MHz |
| Channels | 2 | 2 |
| Storage size | 128 GB | 128 GB |
| Storage type | UFS 3.1 | UFS 2.1 |
| Memory card | No | No |
Software
| Operating system | Android 11 (Can be upgraded to Android 14) | Android 11 (Can be upgraded to Android 12) |
| ROM | OxygenOS 13 | EMUI 13 |
| OS size | 20 GB | 10.5 GB |
Battery
| Capacity | 4500 mAh | 4300 mAh |
| Max charge power | 65 W | 66 W |
| Battery type | Li-Po | Li-Po |
| Replaceable | No | No |
| Wireless charging | No | No |
| Reverse charging | No | Yes |
| Fast charging | Yes (94% in 30 min) | Yes (61% in 30 min) |
| Full charging time | 0:37 hr | 0:54 hr |
| Web browsing | 08:36 hr | 06:40 hr |
| Watching video | 12:29 hr | 10:30 hr |
| Gaming | 04:43 hr | 04:36 hr |
| Standby | 101 hr | 94 hr |
General battery life
Main camera
| Matrix | 48 megapixels | 50 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 8000 x 6000 | 8192 x 6144 |
| Zoom | Digital | Digital |
| Flash | Dual LED | LED |
| Stabilization | Optical | Digital |
| 8K video recording | No | No |
| 4K video recording | Up to 60FPS | Up to 30FPS |
| 1080p video recording | Up to 60FPS | Up to 60FPS |
| Slow motion | 480 FPS (720p) | 960 FPS (720p) |
| Angle of widest lens | 123° | - |
| Lenses | 1) Standard: 48 MP 2) Ultrawide: 16 MP 3) Macro: 5 MP 4) Depth: 2 MP |
1) Standard: 50 MP 2) Ultrawide: 8 MP 3) Macro: 2 MP 4) Depth: 2 MP |
| Camera features | - Bokeh mode - Pro mode - RAW support |
- Bokeh mode - Pro mode |
| Image resolution | 48 MP | 50 MP |
| Aperture | f/1.7 | f/1.9 |
| Focal length | 26 mm | 23 mm |
| Sensor | Sony IMX586 | Sony IMX766 |
| Sensor size | 1/2.25" (≈ 0.44 inch) | 1/1.56" (≈ 0.64 inch) |
| Pixel size | 0.8 micron | 1 micron |
| Autofocus | Phase autofocus | Phase autofocus |
| Stabilization | Optical | Digital |
| Image resolution | 16 MP | 8 MP |
| Aperture | f/2.2 | f/2.2 |
| Focal length | 13 mm | - |
| Sensor size | 1/2.0" (≈ 0.5 inch) | - |
| Pixel size | 0.8 micron | - |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| Image resolution | 5 MP | 2 MP |
| Aperture | f/2.4 | f/2.4 |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
DxOMark main camera tests
Photo quality
Video quality
Generic main camera score
| Samples | Photo samples of OnePlus 8T from DxOMark | - |
Selfie camera
| Megapixels | 16 megapixels | 32 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 4920 x 3264 | 6528 x 4896 |
| Aperture | f/2.0 | f/2.0 |
| Sensor | Sony IMX471 | CMOS |
| Sensor size | 1/3.06" (≈ 0.33 inch) | - |
| Pixel size | 1 micron | - |
| Autofocus | Phase autofocus | No |
| Stabilization | Digital | Digital |
| Video resolution | 1080p (Full HD) at 30 FPS | 2160p (4K) at 30 FPS |
| Depth sensor (TOF 3D) | No | No |
DxOMark front camera
| Photo | 97 | - |
| Video | 124 | - |
Connectivity
| Wi-Fi standard | Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax) | Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax) |
| 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 | 5.2 |
| Bluetooth features | LE, A2DP | LE, A2DP |
| 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 | - |
| GPS | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, SBAS | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS, NAVIC |
| NFC* | Yes | Yes |
| Infrared port | No | No |
| Number of SIM* | 2 | 2 |
| Type of SIM card | Nano | Nano |
| Multi SIM mode | Standby | Standby |
| eSIM support* | No | No |
| Hybrid slot | No | No |
| LTE Cat* | 20 | 18 |
| 5G support | Yes | No |
Sound
| Speakers | Stereo | Mono |
| Headphone audio jack | No | No |
| FM radio | No | No |
| Dolby Atmos | Yes | No |
Speakers test
Max loudness
Other
| Category | Flagship | Mid-range |
| Announced | October 2020 | September 2021 |
| Release date | October 2020 | September 2021 |
| Launch price (MSRP) | $600 | $500 |
| Successor | - OnePlus 15R | - |
| Sensors | - Barometer - Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint |
- Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint |
| Bundled charger | - | Yes, 66 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 8T is definitely a better buy.
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