OnePlus 5T vs Samsung Galaxy A8 (2018) Specs Comparison

Availability

Officially announced
Nov 16, 2017	Dec 19, 2017
Prices (MSRP)
$559

Design

Dimensions
6.15 x 2.95 x 0.29 inches 156.1 x 75 x 7.3 mm	5.87 x 2.78 x 0.33 inches 149.2 x 70.6 x 8.4 mm
Weight
5.71 oz / 162.0 g	6.07 oz / 172.0 g
Materials
Back: Aluminum	Back: Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) Frame: Aluminum
Resistance
	Water, Dust; IP68
Biometrics
2D Face unlock, Fingerprint (touch)	Fingerprint (touch)
Features
	Notification light
Keys
Left: Volume control; Right: Lock/Unlock key	Left: Volume control; Right: Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Black, Red, White	Black, Gold, Orchid grey, Blue

Display

Size
6.0-inch, 80.43% screen-to-body	5.6-inch, 75.60% screen-to-body
Type
AMOLED	Super AMOLED
Resolution
2160x1080px, 18:9 ratio, 400 PPI	2220x1080px, 18.5:9 ratio, 441 PPI
Protection
Corning Gorilla Glass 5	Corning Gorilla Glass 4
Features
Oleophobic coating

PhoneArena Display Test

Bright Max (20% APL)
Untested	Untested
Bright Min
2 (Good)	1 (Excellent)

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Hardware

System chip
Snapdragon 835 MSM8998 (10 nm)	Samsung Exynos 5 Octa 7885 (14 nm)
Processor
Octa-core 2450 MHz Kryo 280	Octa-core 2200 MHz ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53
GPU
Adreno 540	Mali-G71
Memory
8GB (LPDDR4)/128GB 6GB/64GB	4GB (LPDDR4)/64GB 4GB/32GB
Storage expansion
not expandable	microSDXC up to 256 GB
OS
Android (10, 9.0 Pie, 8.1 Oreo, 8.0 Oreo, 7.1 Nougat)	Android (9.0 Pie, 8.0 Oreo, 7.1 Nougat)

Battery

Type
3300 mAh, Li - Polymer	3000 mAh, Li - Polymer
Charging
OnePlus Dash Charge	Fast charging

Camera

Rear
Dual camera	Single camera
Main camera
16 MP (PDAF) Aperture size: F1.7 Focal length: 27 mm Sensor size: 1/2.8" Pixel size: 1.12 μm	16 MP (PDAF) Aperture size: F1.7
Second camera
20 MP (PDAF) Aperture size: F1.7 Focal Length: 27 mm Sensor size: 1/2.8" Pixel size: 1 μm
Flash
Dual LED	LED
Video recording
4K UHD (30 fps), 1080p (60 fps), 720p (120 fps) Time-lapse video, Picture-taking during video recording, EIS, Video calling, Video sharing	1080p (30 fps) Hyperlapse, EIS, Video calling, Video sharing
Front
16 MP (HDR) Video capture: 1080p	16 MP (Dual-Camera) 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 Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac
USB
Type-C, USB 2.0	Type-C, USB 2.0
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Hall (for flip covers), Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor	Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Hall (for flip covers), Barometer, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou	GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, BeiDou
Other
NFC, VoIP, Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync	NFC, ANT+, VoIP, Tethering, Computer sync, OTA sync

Multimedia

Headphones
3.5mm jack	3.5mm jack
Speakers
Earpiece, Loudspeaker	Earpiece, Loudspeaker
Features
Album art cover, Background playback	Album art cover, Background playback
Screen mirroring
Wireless screen share	Wireless screen share
Radio
	FM
Additional microphone(s)
Noise cancellation	Noise cancellation

Cellular

4G (FDD) Bands
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 66	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 18, 19, 20, 26, 28, 66
4G (TDD) Bands
38, 39, 40, 41	38, 40, 41
3G Bands
5, 8, 4, 2, 1	1, 2, 4, 5, 8
Data Speed
LTE-A Cat 12/13 (600/150 Mbit/s), HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s	LTE-A Cat 11 (600/75 Mbit/s), HSPA, HSUPA
Dual SIM
Yes	Yes
SIM type
Nano SIM	Nano SIM

Regulatory Approval

FCC approval
Date approved: Nov 17, 2017 FCC ID value: 2ABZ2-A5010	Date approved: Nov 14, 2017 FCC ID value: A3LSMA530F
Measured SAR
Head: 1.38 W/kg Body: 0.76 W/kg Simultaneous Transmission: 1.50 W/kg Wireless Router: 1.25 W/kg Phablet: 3.61 W/kg	Head: 0.26 W/kg Body: 0.76 W/kg Simultaneous Transmission: 1.54 W/kg Wireless Router: 0.98 W/kg

Alternative variants

with 64 GB storage

Memory	6GB/64GB
Prices (MSRP)	$500

with 32 GB storage

Memory	32GB
Prices (MSRP)	€500

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