OnePlus 8 vs Google Pixel 8a Specs Comparison

Availability

Officially announced
Apr 14, 2020	May 07, 2024
MSRP
$ 699	$ 499 / € 549

Design

Dimensions
6.31 x 2.87 x 0.31 inches 160.2 x 72.9 x 8 mm	5.99 x 2.84 x 0.35 inches 152.1 x 72.2 x 8.9 mm
Weight
6.35 oz (180.0 g)	6.63 oz (188.0 g)
Materials
Back: Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) Frame: Aluminum	Back: Plastic Frame: Aluminum
Resistance
	Water, Dust; IP67
Biometrics
2D Face unlock, Optical in-screen fingerprint	Fingerprint (touch)
Keys
Left: Volume control; Right: Lock/Unlock key	Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Glacial green	Obsidian, Porcelain, Bay, Aloe

Display

Size
6.5-inch, 88.65% screen-to-body	6.1-inch, 81.28% screen-to-body
Type
AMOLED, 90Hz, HDR, 1100 nits	OLED, 120Hz, HDR, 2000 nits
Resolution
2400x1080px, 20:9 ratio, 402 PPI	2400x1080px, 20:9 ratio, 431 PPI
Protection
Corning Gorilla Glass 5	Corning Gorilla Glass 3

Hardware

System chip
Snapdragon 865 SM8250 (7 nm)	Google Tensor G3 (4 nm)
Processor
Octa-core 2840 MHz Kryo 585	Nona-core 1x3.0GHz Cortex-X3 4x2.45G​Hz Cortex-A715 4x2.1​5GHz Cortex-A510
GPU
Adreno 650	Immortalis-G715s MC10
Memory
8GB (LPDDR4)/128GB (UFS 3.0) 12GB/256GB	8GB (LPDDR5X)/128GB (UFS 3.1) 8GB/256GB
Storage expansion
not expandable	not expandable
OS
Android (11, 10)	Android (15, 14)

Battery

Type
4300 mAh, Li - Polymer	4492 mAh, Li - Polymer
Charging
OnePlus Warp Charge	Fast charging Qi wireless charging
Charge speed
Wired: 30.0W	Wired: 18.0W Wireless: 7.5W

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Battery Life Estimate

Untested

Browsing

Untested

Video

9h 37min

Gaming

10h 16min

Battery Life Estimate

5h 51min

Browsing

13h 53min

Video

8h 34min

Gaming

7h 16min

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Camera

Rear
Triple camera	Dual camera
Main camera
48 MP (OIS, PDAF) Aperture size: F1.8 Focal length: 25 mm Sensor size: 1/2" Pixel size: 0.8 μm	64 MP (OIS, PDAF) Aperture size: F1.9 Focal length: 26 mm Sensor size: 1/1.73" Pixel size: 0.8 μm
Second camera
16 MP (Ultra-wide, PDAF) Aperture size: F2.2 Focal Length: 14 mm	13 MP (Ultra-wide) Aperture size: F2.2 Pixel size: 1.12 μm
Third camera
2 MP (Macro) Aperture size: F2.4 Pixel size: 1.75 μm
Flash
Dual LED	LED
Video recording
4K UHD (60 fps), 1080p (240 fps), 720p (480 fps) OIS, HDR, Time-lapse video, EIS	4K UHD (60 fps)
Front
16 MP (EIS, HDR) Video capture: 1080p	13 MP

PhoneArena Camera Tests

N/A

Overall

N/A

Photo

N/A

Video

134

Overall

142

Photo

127

Video

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Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
5.1	5.3
WLAN
a,b,g,n,ac,Wi-Fi 6,dual-band MIMO, Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac, ax	a,b,g,n,ac,Wi-Fi 6,Wi-Fi 6E Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac, ax
USB
Type-C, USB 3.1	Type-C, USB 3.2
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor	Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Barometer, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, Dual-band positioning, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning	GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou, QZSS, NavIC, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning
Other
NFC	NFC

Multimedia

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

Cellular

5G
Bands n2, n5, n41, n66, n71, SA, NSA	Bands n1, n2, n3, n5, n7, n8, n20, n28, n48, n66, n71, n77, n78, n260, n261, SA, NSA, Sub-6, mmWave
4G (FDD)
Bands 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29(700 d), 30(2300 WCS), 66(AWS-3), 71(600)	Bands 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 14, 17, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29(700 d), 30(2300 WCS), 66(AWS-3), 71(600)
4G (TDD)
Bands 34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 46, 48	Bands 38, 41
3G
Bands 1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 8	Bands 1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 8
Data Speed
LTE-A Pro Cat 18 (1200/150 Mbit/s), HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s	LTE-A, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s
Dual SIM
Yes
SIM type
Nano SIM	Nano SIM, eSIM

Regulatory Approval

FCC approval
Date approved: Jan 24, 2021 FCC ID value: 2ABZ2-EE103
Measured SAR
Head: 1.01 W/kg Body: 0.78 W/kg Simultaneous Transmission: 1.59 W/kg Wireless Router: 0.92 W/kg

Alternative variants

with 256GB storage

Memory	12GB/256GB
Colors	Onyx black, Interstellar glow
MSRP	$ 799

With 256GB internal storage

Memory	256GB

for Europe

5G	Bands n1, n3, n7, n28, n78, SA, NSA
4G (FDD)	Bands 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 32(1500 L-band), 66(AWS-3)
4G (TDD)	Bands 34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 46

for T-Mobile

Resistance	Water, Dust; IP68

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