OnePlus 8T vs Xiaomi Redmi Note 8 2021 Specs Comparison

Availability

Officially announced
Oct 14, 2020	May 24, 2021
Prices (MSRP)
$749 | €699

Design

Dimensions
6.33 x 2.92 x 0.33 inches 160.7 x 74.1 x 8.4 mm	6.23 x 2.96 x 0.33 inches 158.3 x 75.3 x 8.35 mm
Weight
6.63 oz / 188.0 g	6.70 oz / 190.0 g
Materials
Back: Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) Frame: Aluminum	Back: Glass Frame: Plastic
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
Aquamarine green, Lunar silver	Neptune Blue, Moonlight White, Space Black,

Display

Size
6.5-inch, 86.86% screen-to-body	6.3-inch, 81.89% screen-to-body
Type
AMOLED, 120Hz	IPS LCD, 60Hz
Resolution
2400x1080px, 20:9 ratio, 402 PPI	2340x1080px, 19.5:9 ratio, 409 PPI
Protection
Corning Gorilla Glass	Corning Gorilla Glass 5

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Bright Max (20% APL)
Untested	Untested
Bright Min
2.5 (Average)	Untested

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Hardware

System chip
Snapdragon 865 SM8250-AB (7 nm)	MediaTek Helio G85 MT6769Z (12 nm)
Processor
Octa-core 2840 MHz Kryo 585	Octa-core 2000 MHz Cortex-A75
GPU
Adreno 650	Mali G52 MC2
Memory
12GB (LPDDR4)/256GB (UFS 3.1) 8GB/128GB	4GB (LPDDR4)/64GB (eMMC 5.1) 4GB/128GB
Storage expansion
not expandable	microSDXC up to 128 GB
OS
Android (11)	Android (11)

Battery

Type
4500 mAh	4000 mAh, Li - Polymer
Charging
OnePlus Warp Charge	Fast charging
Charge speed
Wired: 65.0W	Wired: 18.0W

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Battery Life Estimate

Untested

Browsing

10h 54min

Video

8h 48min

Gaming

Untested

Battery Life Estimate

Untested

Browsing

Untested

Video

Untested

Gaming

Untested

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Camera

Rear
Quad camera	Quad camera
Main camera
48 MP (OIS, PDAF) Aperture size: F1.7 Focal length: 26 mm Sensor size: 1/2" Pixel size: 0.8 μm	48 MP (Autofocus) Aperture size: F1.8 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	8 MP (Ultra-wide) Aperture size: F2.2 Sensor size: 1/4" Pixel size: 1.12 μm
Third camera
5 MP (Macro) Aperture size: F2.4	2 MP (Macro, Autofocus) Aperture size: F2.4 Pixel size: 1.75 μm
Fourth camera
2 MP (Black and White) Aperture size: F2.4	2 MP (Depth information) 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) Time-lapse video, EIS	1080p (30 fps), 720p (120 fps)
Front
16 MP (EIS, HDR) Video capture: 1080p	13 MP Video capture: 1080p

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
5.1	5.2
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 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, Barometer, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor	Accelerometer, Gyroscope, Compass, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou, Dual-band positioning, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning	GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning
Other
NFC	Infrared

Multimedia

Headphones
No 3.5mm jack	3.5mm jack
Speakers
Earpiece, Multiple speakers	Earpiece, Loudspeaker
Features
Dolby Atmos, aptX-HD
Screen mirroring
Wireless screen share	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, 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, 20, 28
4G (TDD) Bands
34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 46, 48	38, 40
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	LTE-A, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSPA
Dual SIM
Yes	Yes
SIM type
Nano SIM	Nano SIM
HD Voice
	Yes
VoLTE
	Yes

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

with 128GB storage for Europe

Memory	8GB/128GB
Prices (MSRP)	€600

With 128GB internal stotrage

Memory	128GB

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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