OnePlus launches the OnePlus 8 and OnePlus 8 Pro

N.L Tayoh

6 years ago

Despite the Coronavirus pandemic, some smartphone companies aren’t slacking off. This is the case of OnePlus. The company just launched two new flagship devices OnePlus 8 and OnePlus 8 Pro. And compared to their predecessors of these two new flagship devices from OnePlus, the price seems to have hiked up in a way that might displease consumers.

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OnePlus 8 & 8 Pro

These two devices come in a period where the economy of many countries around the globe is being shaken by the coronavirus pandemic, yet the price for the OnePlus 8 pro seems pretty high when compared to that of the OnePlus 7 Pro.

Both devices are almost the same, except for the fact that the OnePlus 8 Pro has a little big larger screen resolution(6.55 Inches for the OnePlus 8 and 6.78 Inches for the OnePlus 8 Pro). And the OnePlus 8 Pro’s new screen comes with a 120Hz refresh rate.

Also, the devices have inherited the vertical camera alignment from the OnePlus 7 Pro. Behind the OnePlus 8 and 8 Pro we have a tripple camera.

In terms of the colours, we have new colours. The Onyx Black, Glacial Green, and Interstellar Glow for the OnePlus 8 and the OnePlus 8 Pro comes in Onyx Black, Glacial Green, and Ultramarine Blue.

5G Support

With the new Qualcomm Snapdragon 865 used on both devices, they have support for the 5G network speed.

Specs summary

OnePlus 8

Screen: 6.55-inch QHD AMOLED display at 1080×2400 resolution
Refresh rate: 90Hz
Processor: Qualcomm Snapdragon 865 with 5G capabilities
Memory: 8GB/12GB
Rear camera: 48–megapixel sensor with f/1.75 aperture + 16-megapixel ultra-wide angle sensor with f/2.2 aperture(field of view: 119-degrees) + 8-megapixel macro camera
Video capability: 4K video 60fp; slow motion:720p video at 480fps
Front camera: 16-megapixel with f/2.45
Battery: 4,300mAh
Charging: Warp charging at 30W (same as the OnePlus 6T McLaren Edition, which juiced up the phone’s 3,700mAh battery in one hour);
Software: Android 10 with OxygenOS
Internal storage:128GB/256GB UFS 3.0 (that means data read/write operations are twice as fast as the previous generation of storage)
Biometric security: Under the display fingerprint sensor, face unlock

OnePlus 8 Pro

Screen: 6.78-inch QHD AMOLED display at 3168×1440 resolution
Refresh rate: 120Hz
Processor: Qualcomm Snapdragon 865 with 5G capabilities
Memory: 8GB/12GB
Rear camera: 48–megapixel sensor with f/1.78 aperture + 48-megapixel ultra-wide angle sensor with f/2.2 aperture(field of view: 119-degrees) + 8-megapixel telephoto sensor with f/2.4 aperture+5-megapixel color filter with f/2.4 aperture
Video capability: 4K video 60fp; slow motion:720p video at 480fps
Front camera: 16-megapixel with f/2.45
Battery: 4,510mAh
Charging: Warp charging at 30W (same as the OnePlus 6T McLaren Edition, which juiced up the phone’s 3,700mAh battery in one hour); 30W wireless charging
Software: Android 10 with OxygenOS
Internal storage:128GB/256GB UFS 3.0 (that means data read/write operations are twice as fast as the previous generation of storage)
Biometric security: Under the display fingerprint sensor, face unlock

Pricing and availability

Both flagship devices will be available as from the 29/04/202. Preorders have already started and products will be sold via their official website and Amazon.

The OnePlus 8 price is set at $699 and $799 for the 126GB and 256GB varaints respectively. It hsould be noted that the 128GB variant will come in Glacial Green wheras the 256GB in Insterstellar Glo

And as for the OnePlus 8 Pro we have: