Essential Phone vs OnePlus 7 Specs Comparison

Availability

Officially announced
May 30, 2017	May 14, 2019
Prices (MSRP)
$700

Design

Dimensions
5.57 x 2.80 x 0.31 inches 141.5 x 71.1 x 7.8 mm	6.21 x 2.94 x 0.32 inches 157.7 x 74.8 x 8.2 mm
Weight
6.53 oz / 185.0 g	6.42 oz / 182.0 g
Materials
Back: Ceramic Frame: Titanium	Back: Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) Frame: Metal
Resistance
Splash, Dust; IP54
Biometrics
Fingerprint (touch)	2D Face unlock, Optical in-screen fingerprint
Features
Notification light
Keys
Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key	Left: Volume control; Right: Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Black, Gray, Blue, White	Mirror gray

Display

Size
5.7-inch, 84.85% screen-to-body	6.4-inch, 85.63% screen-to-body
Type
IPS LCD	AMOLED, 60Hz
Resolution
2560x1312px, 504 PPI	2340x1080px, 19.5:9 ratio, 402 PPI
Protection
Corning Gorilla Glass 5	Corning Gorilla Glass 6

Hardware

System chip
Snapdragon 835 MSM8998 (10 nm)	Snapdragon 855 (7 nm)
Processor
Octa-core Kryo 280	Octa-core 2840 MHz Kryo 485
GPU
Adreno 540	Adreno 640
Memory
4GB (LPDDR4)/128GB	6GB (LPDDR4)/128GB (UFS 3.0) 8GB/256GB
Storage expansion
	not expandable
OS
Android (7.1 Nougat)	Android (11, 10, 9.0 Pie)

Battery

Type
3040 mAh, Li - Ion	3700 mAh
Charging
USB Power Delivery	Fast charging
Charge speed
	Wired: 20.0W

Camera

Rear
Dual camera	Dual camera
Main camera
13 MP (Laser and PDAF) Aperture size: F1.9 Sensor size: 1/3.09"	48 MP (OIS, PDAF) Aperture size: F1.7 Sensor size: 1/2" Pixel size: 0.8 μm
Second camera
13 MP (Black and White, Laser and PDAF) Aperture size: F1.9 Sensor size: 1/3.09"	5 MP (Depth information) Aperture size: F2.4 Pixel size: 1.12 μm
Flash
Dual LED	Dual LED
Video recording
4K UHD (30 fps), 1080p (60 fps), 720p (120 fps) Video calling, Video sharing	4K UHD (60 fps), 1080p (240 fps), 720p (480 fps) Time-lapse video, EIS, Video calling, Video sharing
Front
8 MP Video capture: 4K UHD	16 MP (HDR) Video capture: 1080p

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
5.0	5.0
WLAN
a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band MIMO, Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac	a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band MIMO, Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac
USB
Type-C	Type-C, USB 3.1
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Barometer, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor	Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass	GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou, Dual-band positioning, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning
Other
NFC, VoIP, Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync	NFC, VoIP, Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync

Multimedia

Headphones
No 3.5mm jack	No 3.5mm jack
Speakers
Earpiece, Loudspeaker	Earpiece, Multiple speakers
Features
aptX-HD	Dolby Atmos, aptX-HD
Screen mirroring
Wireless screen share	Wireless screen share
Additional microphone(s)
Noise cancellation	Noise cancellation

Cellular

4G (FDD) Bands
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 20, 21, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 18, 19, 20, 26, 28, 29, 32
4G (TDD) Bands
38, 39, 40, 41	34, 38, 39, 40, 41
3G Bands
1, 2, 4, 5, 8	1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 8
Data Speed
LTE-A Pro Cat 16 (1000/150 Mbit/s)	LTE-A Pro Cat 16 (1000/150 Mbit/s), HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s
Dual SIM
	Yes
SIM type
Nano SIM	Nano SIM

Regulatory Approval

FCC approval
Date approved: Jun 26, 2017 FCC ID value: 2ALBB-A11
Measured SAR
Head: 0.28 W/kg Body: 0.76 W/kg Simultaneous Transmission: 0.92 W/kg Wireless Router: 0.70 W/kg

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Memory	8GB/256GB

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