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OnePlus 3T vs OnePlus 8T Specs Comparison

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9.0
OnePlus 3T
9.0
OnePlus 8T
OnePlus 3T OnePlus 8T
Released · Nov 22, 2016
Released · Oct 23, 2020
5.5-inch · 1920x1080px
6.5-inch · 2400x1080px
Single camera
Quad camera
6GB · 128GB
12GB · 256GB
3400 mAh
4500 mAh
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Availability

Officially announced
Nov 15, 2016 Oct 14, 2020
Prices (MSRP)
$479 $749 | €699

Design

Dimensions
6.01 x 2.94 x 0.29 inches
152.7 x 74.7 x 7.35 mm 		6.33 x 2.92 x 0.33 inches
160.7 x 74.1 x 8.4 mm
Weight
5.57 oz / 158.0 g 6.63 oz / 188.0 g
Materials
Back: Aluminum Back: Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5)
Frame: Aluminum
Biometrics
Fingerprint (touch) 2D Face unlock, Optical in-screen fingerprint
Keys
Left: Volume control, Other; Right: Lock/Unlock key Left: Volume control; Right: Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Black, Gold, Gray Aquamarine green, Lunar silver

Display

Size
5.5-inch, 73.15% screen-to-body 6.5-inch, 86.86% screen-to-body
Type
Super AMOLED AMOLED, 120Hz
Resolution
1920x1080px, 401 PPI 2400x1080px, 20:9 ratio, 402 PPI
Protection
Corning Gorilla Glass 4 Corning Gorilla Glass
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Bright Max (20% APL)
Untested Untested
Bright Min
3 (Average) 2.5 (Average)
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Hardware

System chip
Snapdragon 821 MSM8996 Pro Snapdragon 865 SM8250-AB (7 nm)
Processor
Quad-core
2350 MHz
Kryo 		Octa-core
2840 MHz
Kryo 585
GPU
Adreno 530 Adreno 650
Memory
6GB (LPDDR4)/128GB
6GB/64GB 		12GB (LPDDR4)/256GB (UFS 3.1)
8GB/128GB
Storage expansion
not expandable
OS
Android (9.0 Pie, 7.1 Nougat, 7.0 Nougat, 6.0 Marshmallow) Android (11)

Battery

Type
3400 mAh, Li - Ion 4500 mAh
Charging
OnePlus Dash Charge OnePlus Warp Charge
Charge speed
Wired: 65.0W
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Gaming
Untested
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Untested
Browsing
10h 54min
Video
8h 48min
Gaming
Untested
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Camera

Rear
Single camera Quad camera
Main camera
16 MP (Sapphire crystal lens cover, OIS, PDAF)
Aperture size: F2.0
Pixel size: 1.12 μm 		48 MP (OIS, PDAF)
Aperture size: F1.7
Focal length: 26 mm
Sensor size: 1/2"
Pixel size: 0.8 μm
Second camera
16 MP (Ultra-wide)
Aperture size: F2.2
Focal Length: 14 mm
Sensor size: 1/3.6"
Pixel size: 1 μm
Third camera
5 MP (Macro)
Aperture size: F2.4
Fourth camera
2 MP (Black and White)
Aperture size: F2.4
Flash
LED Dual LED
Video recording
4K UHD (30 fps), 1080p (60 fps), 720p (120 fps)
OIS, EIS, Video calling, Video sharing 		4K UHD (60 fps), 1080p (240 fps), 720p (480 fps)
Time-lapse video, EIS
Front
16 MP
Video capture: 1080p 		16 MP (EIS, HDR)
Video capture: 1080p

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
4.2 5.1
WLAN
a,b,g,n,ac,dual-band
Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot
802.11 a, b, g, n, ac 		a,b,g,n,ac,Wi-Fi 6,dual-band
MIMO, Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot
802.11 a, b, g, n, ac, ax
USB
Type-C, USB 2.0 Type-C, USB 3.1
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Hall (for flip covers), Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Barometer, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, BeiDou GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou, Dual-band positioning, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning
Other
NFC, Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync NFC

Multimedia

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

Cellular

5G Bands
n1, n2, n3, n5, n25, n41, n66, n71, SA, NSA
4G (FDD) Bands
1, 3, 5, 7, 8, 20 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 66, 71
4G (TDD) Bands
38, 40 34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 46, 48
3G Bands
5, 8, 2, 1 1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 8
Data Speed
LTE-A Cat 6 (300/50 Mbit/s), HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s LTE-A Pro Cat 18 (1200/150 Mbit/s), HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s
Dual SIM
Yes Yes
SIM type
Nano SIM Nano SIM

Regulatory Approval

FCC approval
Date approved: Apr 13, 2021
FCC ID value: 2ABZ2-EF009
Measured SAR
Head: 1.09 W/kg
Body: 0.73 W/kg
Simultaneous Transmission: 1.29 W/kg
Wireless Router: 1.04 W/kg

Alternative variants
Memory 64GB
Prices (MSRP) $439
with 128GB storage for Europe
Memory 8GB/128GB
Prices (MSRP) €600
4G (FDD) Bands 1, 2, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 17, 30
3G Bands 5, 8, 4, 2, 1
for Europe
5G Bands n1, n3, n7, n28, n41, n78, SA, NSA
4G (FDD) Bands 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 32, 66
4G (TDD) Bands 34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42
for T-Mobile, single nano SIM
Resistance Water, Dust; IP68
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