Phone Comparison - OnePlus 8 Pro vs OnePlus 8T vs Samsung Galaxy S21 5G

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general General Info

Manufacturer OnePlus OnePlus Samsung
Announced 2020, April 14 2020, October 14 2021, January 14
Status Coming soon. Exp. release 2020, April 21 Coming soon. Exp. release 2020, October 16 Coming soon. Exp. release 2021, January 29
Price Rs. 54,999 ($0.00) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 42,999 ($0.00) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 69,999 ($799.99) [Similarly Priced]
Colors Glacial Green, Ultramarine Blue, Onyx Black Aquamarine Green, Lunar Silver Phantom Gray, Phantom White, Phantom Violet, Phantom Pink
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 165.3 x 74.4 x 8.8 mm
(6.51 x 2.93 x 0.35 in)
160.7 x 74.1 x 8.4 mm
(6.33 x 2.92 x 0.33 in)
151.7 x 71.2 x 7.9 mm
(5.97 x 2.8 x 0.31 in)
Weight 199 g (7.02 oz) 188 g (6.63 oz) 169 g (5.96 oz)
SIM Type Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) Single SIM (Nano-SIM and/or eSIM), Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
CDMA 800 / 1900 & TD-SCDMA
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
CDMA 800 / 1900 & TD-SCDMA
GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (Dual SIM model only)
CDMA2000 1xEV-DO
3G Network HSDPA 800 / 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1800 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 800 / 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1800 / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
4G Network LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700), 17(700), 18(800), 19(800), 20(800), 26(850), 34(2000), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500), 46(5200) 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 32, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 46, 66 - EU
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 17, 18, 19, 20, 26, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 46 - IN
LTE
5G Network 5G band 78(3500); SA/NSA 1, 3, 7, 28, 78 SA/NSA - EU
78 SA/NSA - IN
SA/NSA/Sub6/mmWave
Messaging
Build Features - Fingerprint Sensor (under display, optical)
IP68 dust/water resistant (up to 1.5m for 30 mins)
- Fingerprint Sensor (under display, optical)
- Fingerprint Sensor (under display, ultrasonic)
Samsung Pay (Visa, MasterCard certified)
IP68 dust/water resistant (up to 1.5m for 30 mins)
Samsung DeX, Samsung Wireless DeX (desktop experience support) ANT+

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android 10.0 (Q) Android 11 Android 11
User Interface OxygenOS 10.0 OxygenOS 11 One UI 3.1
Processor Octa-core (1x2.84 GHz Kryo 585 & 3x2.42 GHz Kryo 585 & 4x1.8 GHz Kryo 585), Qualcomm SM8250 Snapdragon 865 (7 nm+) Octa-core (1x2.84 GHz Kryo 585 & 3x2.42 GHz Kryo 585 & 4x1.8 GHz Kryo 585), Qualcomm SM8250 Snapdragon 865 (7 nm+) Octa-core (1x2.9 GHz Cortex-X1 & 3x2.80 GHz Cortex-A78 & 4x2.2 GHz Cortex-A55) - International / Octa-core (1x2.84 GHz Kryo 680 & 3x2.42 GHz Kryo 680 & 4x1.80 GHz Kryo 680 - USA/China/Korea, Exynos 2100 - International / Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 - USA/China/Korea
GPU Adreno 650 Adreno 650 Mali-G78 MP14 - International / Adreno 660 - USA/China/Korea
RAM 12 GB 12 GB 8 GB
Internal Memory 256 GB 256 GB 256 GB
External Memory No No microSDXC (uses shared SIM slot)

display Display

Type QHD+ Fluid AMOLED Capacitive Touchscreen
Corning Gorilla Glass 6
DCI-P3 100%
HDR10+
120Hz Refresh Rate
Fluid AMOLED capacitive touchscreen
Corning Gorilla Glass 5
HDR10+
Support sRGB, Display P3
120Hz refresh rate
Always-on display
FHD+ Dynamic AMOLED 2X Display
120Hz Refresh Rate
HDR10+
1300 nits (peak)
Corning Gorilla Glass Victus
Always-on display
Colors 16M colors 16M Colour 16M Colour
Size 6.78 inches 6.55 inches 6.2 inches
Resolution 1440 x 3120 pixels (507 ppi) 1080 x 2400 pixels (402 ppi) 1080 x 2400 pixels (424 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 91.69% 86.90% 86.12%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack no no no
Radio No No FM radio (Snapdragon model only; market/operator dependent)
Games Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable
Loud Speaker

camera Camera

Rear Camera 48 MP + 48 MP + 8 MP + 5 MP 48 MP + 16 MP + 5 MP + 2 MP 12 MP + 64 MP + 12 MP
Flash Dual-LED Flash Dual-LED flash LED Flash
Features 48 MP, f/1.8, 25mm (wide), 1/1.43", 1.12µm, omnidirectional PDAF, Laser AF, OIS
48 MP, f/2.2, (ultrawide), 1/2.0", 0.8µm, AF
8 MP, f/2.4, (telephoto), PDAF, OIS, 3x optical zoom
5 MP, (depth)
HDR, Panorama
48 MP, f/1.7, 26mm (wide), 1/1.43", 1.12µm, omnidirectional PDAF, Laser AF, OIS
16 MP, f/2.2, 14mm, 116˚ (ultrawide)
5 MP, f/2.4, (macro)
2 MP, f/2.4, (depth)
HDR, panorama
12 MP, f/1.8, 26mm (wide), 1/1.76", 1.8µm, Dual Pixel PDAF, OIS
64 MP, f/2.0, 29mm (telephoto), 1/1.72", 0.8µm, PDAF, OIS, 1.1x optical zoom, 3x hybrid zoom
12 MP, f/2.2, 13mm (ultrawide), 1.4µm, Super Steady video
Auto-HDR, Panorama
Video 2160p@30/60fps, 1080p@30/60/240fps, 720p@960fps, Auto HDR, gyro-EIS 4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30/60/240fps, Auto HDR, gyro-EIS 8K@24/30fps, 4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30/60/240fps, 720p@960fps, HDR10+, stereo sound rec., gyro-EIS & OIS
Front Camera 16 MP, f/2.5, (wide), 1/3", 1.0µm
Auto-HDR
1080p@30fps [Similar]
16 MP, f/2.4, (wide), 1/3.06", 1.0µm
Auto-HDR
1080p@30fps, gyro-EIS [Similar]
10 MP, f/2.2, 26mm (wide), 1/3.2", 1.22µm, Dual Pixel PDAF, Dual video call, Auto-HDR, 4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30fps [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes Yes
3G HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (5CA) Cat18 1200/150 Mbps HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (5CA) Cat18 1200/150 Mbps, 5G 7.5 Gbps DL HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (CA), 5G
Bluetooth 5.1, A2DP, LE, aptX HD 5.1, A2DP, LE, aptX HD 5.0, A2DP, LE
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot
USB 3.1, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector, USB On-The-Go 3.1, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector, USB On-The-Go USB Type-C 3.2, USB On-The-Go
GPS Yes, with dual-band A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO Yes, with dual-band A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO, SBAS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO
Browser Yes Yes Yes

memory User Memory

Internal 256 GB, 12 GB RAM or 128 GB, 8 GB RAM (UFS 3.0) 256 GB, 12 GB RAM or 128 GB, 8 GB RAM UFS 3.1 256 GB, 8 GB RAM or 128 GB, 8 GB RAM UFS 3.1
Expandable Storage No No microSDXC (uses shared SIM slot)
USB OTG Supported Supported Supported

Apps Sensors

Fingerprint fingerprint supported fingerprint supported fingerprint supported
Proximity Sensor proximity sensor present proximity sensor present proximity sensor present
Accelerometer Sensor accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present
Magnetic-Field Sensor (Compass) magnetic field sensor present magnetic field sensor present magnetic field sensor present
Gyroscope Sensor gyroscope sensor present gyroscope sensor present gyroscope sensor present
Barometer Sensor barometer sensor not present barometer sensor not present barometer sensor present
NFC NFC supported NFC supported NFC supported

battery Battery

Type Non-removable Li-Po Battery
Fast charging 30W, 50% in 23 min (advertised)
Fast wireless charging 30W, 50% in 30 min (advertised)
Reverse wireless charging 3W
Non-removable Li-Po Battery
Fast charging 65W, 100% in 39 min (advertised)
Non-removable Li-Po Battery
Fast battery charging 25W
USB Power Delivery 3.0
Fast Qi/PMA wireless charging 15W
Power bank/Reverse wireless charging 4.5W
Capacity 4510 mAh 4500 mAh 4000 mAh
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