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OnePlus 9 vs realme 8 Specs Comparison

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OnePlus 9
realme 8
OnePlus 9 realme 8
Released · Apr 02, 2021
Released · Mar 25, 2021
6.5-inch · 2400x1080px
6.4-inch · 2400x1080px
Triple camera
Quad camera
8GB · 128GB
4GB · 128GB
4500 mAh
5000 mAh
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Availability

Officially announced
Mar 23, 2021 Mar 24, 2021
Prices (MSRP)
8GB/128GB - $729 €199

Design

Dimensions
6.30 x 2.92 x 0.34 inches
160 x 74.2 x 8.7 mm 		6.32 x 2.91 x 0.31 inches
160.6 x 73.9 x 8 mm
Weight
6.77 oz / 192.0 g 6.24 oz / 177.0 g
Materials
Back: Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass)
Frame: Aluminum 		Back: Plastic
Frame: Plastic
Biometrics
2D Face unlock, Optical in-screen fingerprint Optical in-screen fingerprint
Keys
Left: Volume control; Right: Lock/Unlock key, Other Right: Volume control, Lock/Unlock key
Colors
Winter Mist, Arctic Sky, Astral Black Cyber Silver, Cyber Black

Display

Size
6.5-inch, 87.27% screen-to-body 6.4-inch, 83.34% screen-to-body
Type
AMOLED, 120Hz, HDR Super AMOLED, 60Hz, 1000 nits
Resolution
2400x1080px, 20:9 ratio, 402 PPI 2400x1080px, 20:9 ratio, 411 PPI
Protection
Corning Gorilla Glass
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Bright Max (20% APL)
Untested Untested
Bright Min
2.5 (Average) Untested
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Hardware

System chip
Snapdragon 888 (5 nm) MediaTek Helio G95 MT6785V (12 nm)
Processor
Octa-core
Kryo 680 		Octa-core
2050 MHz
Cortex-A76
GPU
Adreno 660 Mali G76
Memory
8GB (LPDDR5)/128GB (UFS 3.1)
12GB/256GB 		4GB (LPDDR4)/128GB (UFS 2.1)
6GB/128GB
8GB/128GB
Storage expansion
not expandable microSDXC
OS
Android (11) Android (11)

Battery

Type
4500 mAh 5000 mAh, Li - Polymer
Charging
OnePlus Warp Charge
Qi wireless charging 		Fast charging
Charge speed
Wired: 65.0W
Wireless: 15.0W 		Wired: 30.0W
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Battery Life Estimate
5h 50min
Browsing
11h 29min
Video
9h 16min
Gaming
9h 6min
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Untested
Browsing
Untested
Video
Untested
Gaming
Untested
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Camera

Rear
Triple camera Quad camera
Main camera
48 MP (PDAF)
Aperture size: F1.8
Focal length: 23 mm
Sensor size: 1/1.4"
Pixel size: 1.12 μm 		64 MP (PDAF)
Aperture size: F1.8
Focal length: 26 mm
Sensor size: 1/1.7"
Pixel size: 0.8 μm
Second camera
50 MP (Ultra-wide)
Aperture size: F2.2
Focal Length: 14 mm
Sensor size: 1/1.56" 		8 MP (Ultra-wide)
Aperture size: F2.2
Focal Length: 16 mm
Sensor size: 1/4"
Pixel size: 1.12 μm
Third camera
2 MP (Black and White) 2 MP (Macro)
Aperture size: F2.4
Fourth camera
2 MP (Black and White)
Aperture size: F2.4
Flash
Dual LED LED
Video recording
8K UHD (30 fps), 4K UHD (60 fps), 1080p (240 fps), 720p (480 fps)
HDR, Continuous autofocus, EIS 		4K UHD (30 fps), 1080p (120 fps), 720p (240 fps)
Time-lapse video, Picture-taking during video recording, EIS
Front
16 MP (EIS) 16 MP (HDR)
Video capture: 1080p

Connectivity & Features

Bluetooth
5.2 5.1
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 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, Compass, Ambient light sensor, Proximity sensor
Location
GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning GPS, A-GPS, Glonass, Galileo, BeiDou, Cell ID, Wi-Fi positioning
Other
NFC

Multimedia

Headphones
No 3.5mm jack 3.5mm jack
Speakers
Earpiece, Loudspeaker, Multiple speakers Earpiece, Loudspeaker
Features
Dolby Atmos
Screen mirroring
Wireless screen share
Radio
FM
Additional microphone(s)
Noise cancellation

Cellular

5G Bands
n1, n2, n3, n5, n7, n8, n20, n25, n28, n38, n40, n41, n48, n66, n71, n77, n78
4G (FDD) Bands
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 30, 32, 66, 71 1, 3, 5, 8
4G (TDD) Bands
38, 39, 40, 41, 46, 48 38, 40, 41
3G Bands
1, 2, 4, 5, 8, 9, 19 4, 5, 8
Data Speed
LTE-A Pro Cat 20 (2000/150 Mbit/s), HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s, HSUPA 5.76 Mbit/s, UMTS LTE-A, HSDPA+ (4G) 42.2 Mbit/s
Dual SIM
No
SIM type
Nano SIM Nano SIM

Regulatory Approval

FCC approval
Date approved: Mar 24, 2021
FCC ID value: 2ABZ2-EF136
Measured SAR
Head: 1.20 W/kg
Body: 0.78 W/kg
Simultaneous Transmission: 1.48 W/kg
Wireless Router: 1.18 W/kg

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