OnePlus 8 vs Samsung Galaxy A72 Specs Comparison

Availability

Officially announced
Apr 14, 2020	Mar 17, 2021
Prices (MSRP)
8GB/128GB - $699	€449

Design

Dimensions
6.31 x 2.87 x 0.31 inches 160.2 x 72.9 x 8 mm	6.50 x 3.05 x 165 x 77.4 x 8.4 mm
Weight
6.35 oz / 180.0 g	7.16 oz / 203.0 g
Materials
Back: Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) Frame: Aluminum	Back: Plastic
Materials & Colors
	Black, Blue, White, Violet
Resistance
	Water, Dust; IP67
Biometrics
2D Face unlock, Optical in-screen fingerprint	2D Face unlock, Optical in-screen fingerprint
Keys
Left: Volume control; Right: Lock/Unlock key	Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Glacial green

Display

Size
6.5-inch, 88.65% screen-to-body	6.7-inch, 84.74% screen-to-body
Type
AMOLED, 90Hz, HDR, 1100 nits	Super AMOLED, 90Hz
Resolution
2400x1080px, 20:9 ratio, 402 PPI	2400x1080px, 20:9 ratio, 393 PPI
Protection
Corning Gorilla Glass 5

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Bright Max (20% APL)
Untested	Untested
Bright Min
2.3 (Average)	1.6 (Good)

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Hardware

System chip
Snapdragon 865 SM8250 (7 nm)	Snapdragon 720G SM7125 (8 nm)
Processor
Octa-core Kryo 585	Octa-core 2x2.3GHz Kryo 465 6x1.8GHz Kryo 465
GPU
Adreno 650	Adreno 618
Memory
8GB (LPDDR4)/128GB (UFS 3.0) 12GB/256GB	6GB/128GB (UFS) 8GB/256GB
Storage expansion
not expandable	microSDXC up to 1024 GB
OS
Android (11, 10)	Android (11)

Battery

Type
4300 mAh, Li - Polymer	5000 mAh
Charging
OnePlus Warp Charge	Qualcomm Quick Charge 2.0
Charge speed
Wired: 30.0W	Wired: 25.0W

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Battery Life Estimate

Untested

Browsing

Untested

Video

9h 37min

Gaming

10h 16min

Battery Life Estimate

6h 22min

Browsing

13h 42min

Video

9h 19min

Gaming

10h 5min

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Camera

Rear
Triple camera	Quad 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: F1.8 Focal length: 26 mm Sensor size: 1/1.7" Pixel size: 0.8 μm
Second camera
16 MP (Ultra-wide, PDAF) Aperture size: F2.2 Focal Length: 14 mm	5 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	8 MP (Telephoto, OIS, Autofocus) Optical zoom: 3.0x Aperture size: F24.0 Pixel size: 1.0 μm
Fourth camera
	5 MP (Macro) Aperture size: F2.4 Pixel size: 1.12 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 (30 fps), 1080p Continuous autofocus, Picture-taking during video recording
Front
16 MP (EIS, HDR) Video capture: 1080p	32 MP Video capture: 4K UHD (30 fps)

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
5.1	5.0
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,dual-band,802.1x Wi-Fi Direct, Hotspot 802.11 a, b, g, n, ac
USB
Type-C, USB 3.1	Type-C, USB 2.0
Sensors
Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor	Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Pedometer, Compass, Hall (for flip covers), 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, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning
Other
NFC	NFC

Multimedia

Headphones
No 3.5mm jack	3.5mm jack
Speakers
Earpiece, Multiple speakers	Earpiece, Loudspeaker
Features
Dolby Atmos, aptX-HD	Dolby Atmos
Screen mirroring
	Wireless screen share

Cellular

5G Bands
n2, n5, n41, n66, n71, SA, NSA
LTE Bands
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 66, 71	1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 17, 20, 26, 28, 32, 66
TDD Bands
34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 46, 48	38, 40, 41
3G Bands
1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 8	1, 2, 4, 5, 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, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s, UMTS
Dual SIM
Yes	Yes
SIM type
Nano SIM	Nano SIM

Regulatory Approval

FCC approval
Date approved: Jan 24, 2021 FCC ID value: 2ABZ2-EE103	Date approved: Jan 26, 2021 FCC ID value: A3LSMA725M
Measured SAR
Head: 1.01 W/kg Body: 0.78 W/kg Simultaneous Transmission: 1.59 W/kg Wireless Router: 0.92 W/kg	Head: 0.29 W/kg Body: 0.30 W/kg Simultaneous Transmission: 1.56 W/kg Wireless Router: 0.59 W/kg
EU SAR
	Head: 0.23 W/kgBody: 1.17 W/kg

Alternative variants

with 256GB storage

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

with 8GB RAM and 256GB storage

Memory	8GB/256GB

for Europe

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

for T-Mobile

Resistance	Water, Dust; IP68

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