OnePlus revealed the latest flagship devices in its smartphone lineup: the OnePlus 8 and 8 Pro. During an hour-long livestream, the corporation showcased the smartphones’ specifications.
e OnePlus 8 and 8 pro both look pretty similar to other devices we’ve seen from this company, if you consider the overall shape.
Both phones are still all-screen, though they now feature hole-punch selfie cameras at their top-left corners. This sets them apart from the 7T and 7 Pro, which had a “notch” and pop-up camera, respectively. This hole-punch camera design isn’t unprecedented, but it is relatively new for OnePlus, so we look forward to seeing how users feel about it in the long run.
The rear-facing camera area is where we see the first major differences between the 8 and the 8 Pro. The 8 Pro has 48-megapixel ultrawide and standard cameras, in addition to a 5-megapixel color filter lens and an 8-megapixel telephoto lens. The ordinary 8 has the same 48-megapixel standard camera, but its ultrawide lens gets downgraded to 16 megapixels, and it’s missing both the telephoto and color filter lenses.
Both devices ship with 128GB and 256GB storage configuration options, as well as 8 or 12GB of RAM, depending on your budget and preferences. Each gadget is running OxygenOS on Qualcomm’s latest Snapdragon 865 SoC, which promises “up to 25 percent” faster performance than hardware in previous OnePlus smartphones.
The 8 Pro is slightly bigger than its cheaper cousin with a semi-curved 1440x3168px, 6.78-inch screen (the 8 has a 1080x2400px 6.55-inch display). It’s also considerably smoother while the base OnePlus 8 ships with 90Hz refresh rate screen technology, the 8 Pro kicks things up a notch to 120Hz.
Both smartphones come with in-display fingerprint sensors, 5G support, and Warp Charging technology (which can grant you a 50 percent charge in just 23 minutes) over USB-C. If you’d prefer to go the cord-free route, the 8 Pro features both wireless and 3W reverse charging, two firsts for the OnePlus smartphone family. If that’s not enough, the 8 Pro also boasts an IP68 rating, though the standard 8 does not.
The OnePlus 8 Pro starts at a whopping $900, and the OnePlus 8 comes in at $700. In summary, that extra $200 premium gets you a smoother display, an improved camera, and access to luxury features like wireless and reverse charging. Otherwise, the devices are quite similar, and according to reviewers, you won’t go wrong with the cheaper OnePlus 8 if you’re on a tighter budget.
