OnePlus 8 Summary

The OnePlus 8 is the spiritual successor of the OnePlus 7 and will go on to eventually replace the OnePlus 7T. Build quality is excellent thanks to the curved-edge front and back glass sandwiching the metal frame. The buttons are easy to reach, and the alert slider is handy as always.

The OnePlus 8 has a 6.55-inch AMOLED panel with sloping sides, a wide colour gamut, and a hole-punch cutout in the upper left corner. The 90Hz refresh rate makes usage in general feel fluid and snappy. It also has an in-display fingerprint sensor, which is super quick at authentication. All it takes is a quick, firm tap to unlock it.

We reviewed the top-end variant of the OnePlus 8, which has 12GB of RAM and 256GB of storage, priced at Rs. 49,999. Gaming performance is top-notch. Fortnite can run at 90fps and the experience is good. Games and movies are especially enjoyable thanks to the very good stereo speakers on the OnePlus 8. OxygenOS is also well equipped with lots of shortcuts and gestures waiting to be discovered. The new launcher now offers a more seamless multitasking experience, there’s 5GB of free cloud storage for backups once you sign in with a OnePlus account, a built-in screen recorder, and dynamic wallpapers.

The OnePlus 8 has the same 48-megapixel Sony IMX586 sensor with optical stabilisation as the 7T. In daylight, it captures detailed images with vivid colours and balanced HDR. The wide-angle camera is also useful. The third macro camera doesn’t have good clarity but it can be useful in some instances. The selfie camera was decent under good light but didn’t do well in low light.


OnePlus 8 Full Specifications

General

Brand OnePlus
Model 8
Price in India ₹34,999
Release date 14th April 2020
Launched in India Yes
Form factor Touchscreen
Body type Glass
Dimensions (mm) 160.20 x 72.90 x 8.00
Weight (g) 180.00
Battery capacity (mAh) 4300
Removable battery No
Fast charging Proprietary
Wireless charging No
Colours Glacial Green, lnterstellar Glow, Onyx Black
Display

Screen size (inches) 6.55
Touchscreen Yes
Resolution 1080×2400 pixels
Protection type Gorilla Glass
Aspect ratio 20:9
Pixels per inch (PPI) 402
Hardware

Processor octa-core
Processor make Qualcomm Snapdragon 865
RAM 12GB
Internal storage 256GB
Expandable storage No
Camera

Rear camera 48-megapixel (f/1.75, 0.8-micron) + 16-megapixel (f/2.2) + 2-megapixel (f/2.4, 1.75-micron)
Rear autofocus Yes
Rear flash Dual LED
Front camera 16-megapixel (f/2.45, 1.0-micron)
Front autofocus No
Software

Operating system Android 10
Skin OxygenOS
Connectivity

Wi-Fi Yes
Wi-Fi standards supported 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax
GPS Yes
Bluetooth Yes, v 5.10
NFC Yes
USB Type-C Yes
Lightning No
Number of SIMs 2
SIM 1
SIM Type Nano-SIM
GSM/CDMA GSM
3G Yes
4G/ LTE Yes
5G Yes
Supports 4G in India (Band 40) Yes
SIM 2
SIM Type Nano-SIM
GSM/CDMA GSM
3G Yes
4G/ LTE Yes
5G Yes
Supports 4G in India (Band 40) Yes
Sensors

Face unlock Yes
In-Display Fingerprint Sensor Yes
Compass/ Magnetometer Yes
Proximity sensor Yes
Accelerometer Yes
Ambient light sensor Yes
Gyroscope Yes