OnePlus 8 5G UW

Name: OnePlus 8 5G UW
Brand: OnePlus

Display6.55" 1080 x 2400 pixels

ChipsetQualcomm SM8250 Snapdragon 865 5G (7 nm+)

Main camera48MP

Battery4300 mAh

7.3GoSolo score

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Network

Technology

GSM / HSPA / LTE / 5G

2G bands

GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900

3G bands

HSDPA 800 / 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1800 / 1900 / 2100

4G bands

1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 30, 38, 39, 40, 41, 46, 48, 66, 71

5G bands

2, 5, 66, 260, 261 mmWave

Speed

HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE (5CA) Cat18 1200/150 Mbps, 5G 7.5 Gbps DL

Launch

Announced

2020, April 14

Status

Available

Body

Dimensions

160.2 x 72.9 x 8 mm (6.31 x 2.87 x 0.31 in)

Weight

180 g (6.35 oz)

Build

Glass front, glass back (Gorilla Glass 5), aluminum frame

SIM

Nano-SIM (pre-installed)

Durability

IP68 dust tight and water resistant (immersible up to 2m for 60 min)

Display

Type

Fluid AMOLED, 90Hz, HDR10+

Size

6.55 inches, 103.6 cm2 (~88.7% screen-to-body ratio)

Resolution

1080 x 2400 pixels, 20:9 ratio (~402 ppi density)

Protection

Corning Gorilla Glass

Platform

Android 10, OxygenOS 10.0

Chipset

Qualcomm SM8250 Snapdragon 865 5G (7 nm+)

CPU

Octa-core (1x2.84 GHz Cortex-A77 & 3x2.42 GHz Cortex-A77 & 4x1.80 GHz Cortex-A55)

GPU

Adreno 650

Memory

Card slot

Internal

128GB 8GB RAM

Type

UFS 3.0, 2-LANE

Main Camera

Modules

48 MP, f/1.8, 25mm (wide), 1/2.0", 0.8µm, PDAF, OIS 16 MP, f/2.2, 14mm, 116˚ (ultrawide) 2 MP (macro)

Features

Dual-LED flash, HDR, panorama

Video

4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30/60/240fps, Auto HDR, gyro-EIS

Selfie Camera

Module

16 MP, f/2.0, (wide), 1/3.06", 1.0µm

Features

HDR · 1080p@30fps, gyro-EIS

Comms

WLAN

Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA

Bluetooth

5.1, A2DP, LE, aptX HD

Positioning

GPS (L1+L5), GLONASS (G1), BDS (B1), GALILEO (E1+E5a)

NFC

Yes

Radio

USB

USB Type-C 3.1, OTG

Features

Sensors

Fingerprint (under display, optical), accelerometer, gyro, proximity, compass

Battery

Type

Li-Po 4300 mAh

Misc

Colors

Onyx Black, Polar Silver

SAR

1.10 W/kg (head) 1.10 W/kg (body)

GoSolo Read / what it means6 takeaways

performance

Snapdragon 865, 8GB RAMHandles current Android games at high settings and everyday tasks without lag, but this is a 2020 chipset and will start to feel less responsive to demanding apps by 2024 onwards.

display

90Hz, 1080×2400, 402 ppiSharp text and smooth scrolling, but 1080p on a 6.55-inch screen means you will notice individual pixels in photos and video if you look closely.

battery

4300 mAh, about 1 day moderate useWith mixed use (web, messaging, some video), expect to reach evening before needing to charge; heavy video streaming or gaming will drain it by afternoon.

connectivity

5G (1900, 1700, 850 MHz), LTE fallbackYou get 5G on supported networks in the US (sub-6 bands), but coverage is spotty; LTE will be your real workhorse in most areas and most of the time.

storage

128GB, 8GB RAM, no expansionEnough for apps and photos without microSD, but no room to fill it completely; if you capture a lot of video or photos, you will manage storage actively.

durability

Gorilla Glass, 8mm thin, 180gGlass front resists everyday scratches, but thin profile and light weight mean it feels delicate in hand and is easier to drop than a heavier phone.