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OnePlus 8T vs OnePlus 8

56 out of 100
OnePlus 8T
VS
54 out of 100
OnePlus 8
OnePlus 8T
OnePlus 8

Here we compared two flagship smartphones: the 6.55-inch OnePlus 8T (with Qualcomm Snapdragon 865) that was released on October 14, 2020, against the OnePlus 8, which is powered by the same chip and came out 6 months before. 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 8T
  • Higher display refresh rate – 120 Hz
  • Supports higher wattage charging (65W versus 30W)
  • Has 33% more RAM: 8GB versus 6GB
  • More recent OS version: Android 14 versus 13
  • Faster storage type - UFS 3.1 versus UFS 3.0
  • The phone is 6 months newer
Reasons to consider the OnePlus 8
  • Slow-motion recording at 960FPS
  • 8% faster in single-core GeekBench 6 test: 1256 and 1161 points

Review

Evaluation of OnePlus 8T and OnePlus 8 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
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Value for money (Beta)

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Currency
8 / 128 GB
VS
6 / 128 GB
79.0
(Good)
Value Index
130.8
(Excellent)

Tests and specifications

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

Display

Type AMOLED AMOLED
Size 6.55 inches 6.55 inches
Resolution 1080 x 2400 pixels 1080 x 2400 pixels
Aspect ratio 20:9 20:9
PPI 402 ppi 402 ppi
Refresh rate 120 Hz 90 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate No No
Max rated brightness 760 nits 1300 nits
HDR support Yes, HDR10+ Yes, HDR10+
Touch sampling rate 240 Hz -
Screen protection Corning Gorilla Glass 5 Corning Gorilla Glass 5
Screen-to-body ratio 87% 88.7%
Display features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display		 - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC Dimming
Display tests
RGB color space 97.2% 97.7%
PWM 458 Hz 373 Hz
Response time 13 ms 2.8 ms
Contrast ∞ Infinity ∞ Infinity
Peak brightness test (auto)
OnePlus 8T
796 nits
OnePlus 8
796 nits
Sources: NotebookCheck [3], [4]

Design and build

Height 160.7 mm (6.33 inches) 160.2 mm (6.31 inches)
Width 74.1 mm (2.92 inches) 72.9 mm (2.87 inches)
Thickness 8.4 mm (0.33 inches) 8.5 mm (0.33 inches)
Weight 188 g (6.63 oz) 180 g (6.35 oz)
Waterproof No No
Rear material Glass Glass
Frame material Metal Metal
Colors Silver, Green Black, Silver, Blue, Green
Fingerprint scanner Yes, in-display Yes, in-display
Screen-to-body ratio
OnePlus 8T
87%
OnePlus 8 +2%
88.7%

Performance

Chipset specifications of OnePlus 8T and OnePlus 8
SoC
Chipset Qualcomm Snapdragon 865 Qualcomm Snapdragon 865
Max clock 2840 MHz 2840 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 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)
L3 cache 4 MB 4 MB
Manufacturing TSMC TSMC
Lithography process 7 nanometers 7 nanometers
Neural processor (NPU) Hexagon 698 Hexagon 698
GPU
Graphics Adreno 650 Adreno 650
GPU shading units 768 768
GPU clock 587 MHz 587 MHz
FLOPS ~901.6 GFLOPS ~901.6 GFLOPS

Benchmarks

Benchmark comparison of OnePlus 8T and OnePlus 8
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
OnePlus 8T
1161
OnePlus 8 +8%
1256
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
OnePlus 8T
3115
OnePlus 8 +11%
3472
Single-core score 1161 1256
Multi-core score 3115 3472
Sources: Geekbench [3]
AnTuTu Benchmark 11
OnePlus 8T
990988
OnePlus 8 +1%
1003562
CPU 368806 413060
GPU 161424 169575
Memory 185436 175993
UX 275322 244934
Total score 990988 1003562
Samples [6 tests] [5 tests]
3DMark Wild Life Extreme
OnePlus 8T
1116
OnePlus 8
1116
Stability 99% 99%
Graphics test 6 FPS 6 FPS
Graphics score 1116 1116
Sources: 3DMark [5], [6]
PCMark 3.0
OnePlus 8T +8%
12506
OnePlus 8
11621
Web score 11326 9557
Video editing 5843 5874
Photo editing 28945 29642
Data manipulation 9562 8658
Writing score 14941 14782
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Recent User Tests

The latest benchmark tests that have been submitted by users
OnePlus 8T
DateBenchmarkResult
πŸ“˜ 2026-05-26 -> GlamkillaAnTuTu 11991199
πŸ“˜ 2026-04-01 (Mallavanem)AnTuTu 111016249
πŸ“˜ 2025-12-19 (KV)AnTuTu 11909310
πŸ“˜ 2025-12-11 (huker667)AnTuTu 11990988
πŸ“˜ 2025-10-25 (Aamn)AnTuTu 11880362
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OnePlus 8
DateBenchmarkResult
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-18 (heedneas)AnTuTu 121160558
πŸ“˜ 2026-09-17 (heedneas)AnTuTu 121160558
πŸ“˜ 2026-01-04 (RAHAT)AnTuTu 111003562
πŸ“˜ 2026-01-02 (RAHAT KHAN FROM BANGLADESH)AnTuTu 11998042
πŸ“˜ 2025-12-24 (Rahat khan)AnTuTu 11961947
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Memory

RAM
RAM size 8 GB 6 GB
Memory type LPDDR4X LPDDR4X
Memory clock 2133 MHz 1866 MHz
Channels 2 2
Storage
Storage size 128 GB 128 GB
Storage type UFS 3.1 UFS 3.0
Memory card No No

Software

Operating system Android 11 (Can be upgraded to Android 14) Android 10.0 (Can be upgraded to Android 13)
ROM OxygenOS 13 OxygenOS 13
OS size 20 GB 23 GB

Battery

Capacity 4500 mAh 4300 mAh
Max charge power 65 W 30 W
Battery type Li-Po Li-Po
Replaceable No No
Wireless charging No No
Reverse charging No No
Fast charging Yes (94% in 30 min) Yes (50% in 22 min)
Full charging time 0:37 hr 0:52 hr
Battery life tests
Web browsing 08:36 hr 09:11 hr
Watching video 12:29 hr 13:12 hr
Gaming 04:43 hr 04:52 hr
Standby 101 hr 93 hr
General battery life
OnePlus 8T
20:57 hr
OnePlus 8 +1%
21:04 hr
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Main camera

Matrix 48 megapixels 48 megapixels
Image resolution 8000 x 6000 8000 x 6000
Zoom Digital Digital
Flash Dual LED Dual LED
Stabilization Optical Optical
8K video recording No No
4K video recording Up to 60FPS Up to 60FPS
1080p video recording Up to 60FPS Up to 240FPS
Slow motion 480 FPS (720p) 960 FPS (720p)
Angle of widest lens 123Β° 120Β°
Lenses 1) Standard: 48 MP
2) Ultrawide: 16 MP
3) Macro: 5 MP
4) Depth: 2 MP
1) Standard: 48 MP
2) Ultrawide: 16 MP
3) Macro: 2 MP
Camera features - Bokeh mode
- Pro mode
- RAW support		 - Bokeh mode
- Pro mode
- RAW support
Standard lens
Image resolution 48 MP 48 MP
Aperture f/1.7 f/1.8
Focal length 26 mm 25 mm
Sensor Sony IMX586 Sony IMX586
Sensor size 1/2.25" (β‰ˆ 0.44 inch) 1/2.25" (β‰ˆ 0.44 inch)
Pixel size 0.8 micron 1.12 micron
Autofocus Phase autofocus Phase autofocus
Stabilization Optical Optical
Ultra-wide lens
Image resolution 16 MP 16 MP
Aperture f/2.2 f/2.2
Focal length 13 mm 13 mm
Sensor size 1/2.0" (β‰ˆ 0.5 inch) 1/2.0" (β‰ˆ 0.5 inch)
Pixel size 0.8 micron 0.8 micron
Stabilization Digital Digital
Macro lens
Image resolution 5 MP 2 MP
Aperture f/2.4 f/2.4
Pixel size - 1.75 micron
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 16 megapixels
Image resolution 4920 x 3264 4920 x 3264
Aperture f/2.0 f/2.0
Sensor Sony IMX471 Sony IMX471
Sensor size 1/3.06" (β‰ˆ 0.33 inch) 1/3" (β‰ˆ 0.33 inch)
Pixel size 1 micron 1 micron
Autofocus Phase autofocus Phase autofocus
Stabilization Digital Digital
Video resolution 1080p (Full HD) at 30 FPS 1080p (Full HD) 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 Direct
- Wi-Fi Hotspot
- Wi-Fi Display
Bluetooth version 5.1 5.1
Bluetooth features LE, A2DP LE, A2DP
USB type USB Type-C USB Type-C
USB version 3.1 3.1
USB features - Charging
- USB-Storage mode
- OTG		 - Charging
- USB-Storage mode
- OTG
DisplayPort Yes Yes
GPS GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, SBAS GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, SBAS
NFC* Yes Yes
Infrared port No No
Network
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 20
5G support Yes Yes

Sound

Speakers Stereo Stereo
Headphone audio jack No No
FM radio No No
Dolby Atmos Yes Yes
Speakers test
Max loudness
OnePlus 8T
82.5 dB
OnePlus 8 +8%
89.4 dB

Other

Category Flagship Flagship
Announced October 2020 April 2020
Release date October 2020 April 2020
Launch price (MSRP) $600 $699
Successor - OnePlus 15R - OnePlus 15R
Sensors - Barometer
- Proximity sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient light sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint		 - Proximity sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient light sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint
*Disclaimer! NFC, GSM network support, and some other specs can be different depending on the country.

Conclusion

These smartphones have a lot in common, but we would recommend the OnePlus 8T. It has a better display, camera, and software.

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