OnePlus 5 vs. Apple iPhone 8

Phone Comparison, Reviews and Tests

In depth comparison and review of OnePlus 5 and Apple iPhone 8. Compare sizes, cameras, batteries, memory, and other important specifications and features to easily choose the right phone for you. Our goal is to help you uncover differences between the products and find the phone that will best fit your needs.

Phone Specifications Comparison

OnePlus 5 vs. Apple iPhone 8 Comparison Chart
DESIGN AND DIMENSIONS OnePlus 5 Apple iPhone 8
Product Type Smartphone Smartphone
Manufacturer Model Number - A1905
Form Factor Touch Touch
Height 154.2 mm 138.4 mm OnePlus 5 has greater height than Apple iPhone 8.
Width 74.1 mm 67.3 mm OnePlus 5 has greater width than Apple iPhone 8.
Depth 7.25 mm 7.3 mm OnePlus 5 is narrower than OnePlus 5.
Weight 153 g 148 g Apple iPhone 8 is lighter than OnePlus 5.
Body Colour Midnight black | Slate grey Matte red | Gold | Silver | Space grey | Red
Body Material Anodised aluminium Glass, oleophobic coating, aerospace-grade 7000 Series aluminium
Protection - Dustproof, splashproof, waterproof
Waterproof (Water-resistant) - Yes Apple iPhone 8 is waterproof.
IP rating - IEC 60529 IP67
Repairability Index - 6.5 (out of 10)
SAR Value 1.19 W/kg (body), 1.37 W/kg (head) 1.19 W/kg (head), 1.17 W/kg (body)
Connector Type Headset jack - mini-phone 3.5mm
USB Type-C - 24 pin USB-C
Lightning
SIM Card Type (Size) Nano SIM Nano SIM
SIM Card Qty Dual-SIM Single-SIM
DISPLAY OnePlus 5 Apple iPhone 8
Display Type OLED display LCD display
Display Technology Optic AMOLED Retina HD display with IPS technology
Screen Size (Display Size) 5.5" 4.7" OnePlus 5 has larger screen size than Apple iPhone 8.
Screen Resolution (Display Resolution) 1920 x 1080 pixels 1334 x 750 pixels OnePlus 5 has better screen resolution than Apple iPhone 8.
Display Format Full HD -
Pixel Density 401 ppi 326 ppi OnePlus 5 has better pixel density than Apple iPhone 8.
Max Brightness - 625 cd/m²
Contrast Ratio - 1400:1
HDR - Yes Apple iPhone 8 has HDR.
HDR Technology - HDR10
Display Enhancement Technology - Dolby Vision
Display Features Night Display Dual-domain pixels, Display Zoom, Reachability (screen shifting), True Tone display
Display Protection (Screen Protector) Corning Gorilla Glass 5 (scratch resistant glass) Fingerprint-resistant oleophobic coating
PROCESSOR OnePlus 5 Apple iPhone 8
Processor Type (CPU) Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 Apple A11 Bionic - with M11 motion
Processor Number MSM8998 -
Clock Speed 2.45 GHz -
Processor Core Qty 8-core -
64-bit Architecture Yes Yes Both phones have 64-bit architecture.
Graphics System (GPU) Qualcomm ADRENO 540 -
MEMORY OnePlus 5 Apple iPhone 8
RAM LPDDR4X SDRAM - 6 GB -
Internal Memory Size (Storage Capacity) 64 GB 64 GB Both phones have the same internal memory capacity.
CAMERA OnePlus 5 Apple iPhone 8
MAIN CAMERA
Number of Main Cameras 2 1
Sensor Resolution 20 Megapixel 12 Megapixel OnePlus 5 has better camera resolution than Apple iPhone 8.
Sensor Type - BSI
Sensor Name Sony Exmor RS IMX350 sensor -
Lens Aperture F/2.6 F/1.8 Apple iPhone 8 has better lens aperture than OnePlus 5.
Lens Construction - 6-element
Optical Image Stabiliser (OIS) - Optical Image Stabiliser (OIS) Apple iPhone 8 has optical stabilisation.
Focus Adjustment Automatic Automatic
Digital Zoom - 5x
Special Effects Portrait, HDR -
HDR Mode - Auto HDR mode
Camera Modes Panorama, Time-lapse mode, Pro mode, RAW mode Burst mode, Panorama, Time-lapse mode, Timer mode, tap to focus, Live Photos, Live Photos with stabilisation
Face Recognition (Face ID) - Body and face detection Apple iPhone 8 has face detection.
Light Source Dual LED flash True Tone quad LED flash
Video Resolutions 1920 x 1080 (1080p) at 30 fps, 1920 x 1080 (1080p) at 60 fps, 1280 x 720 (720p) at 30 fps, 3840 x 2160 (4K) at 30 fps, 1280 x 720 (720p) at 120 fps 1920 x 1080 (1080p) at 30 fps, 1920 x 1080 (1080p) at 60 fps, 1280 x 720 (720p) at 30 fps, Slo-mo video 1920 x 1080 (1080p) at 120 fps, 3840 x 2160 (4K) at 30 fps, 3840 x 2160 (4K) at 60 fps, 3840 x 2160 (4K) at 24 fps, Slo-mo video 1920 x 1080 (1080p) at 240 fps
Camera Features (Functions) Electronic Image Stabiliser (EIS) Sapphire crystal lens cover, Cinematic video stabilisation, Focus Pixels, Cinematic video stabilisation, Playback zoom, Hybrid IR filter, Exposure control, noise reduction, geotagging, Continuous Auto Focus (CAF)
SECOND CAMERA
Sensor Resolution (2nd Camera) 16 Megapixel -
Lens Type (2nd Camera) Wide-angle lens -
Lens Aperture (2nd Camera) F/1.7 -
FRONT CAMERA
Number of Front Cameras 1 1
Sensor Resolution (Front) 16 Megapixel 7 Megapixel OnePlus 5 has better front camera resolution than Apple iPhone 8.
Sensor Type (Front) - BSI
Sensor Name (Front) Sony Exmor RS IMX371 sensor -
Lens Aperture (Front) F/2.0 F/2.2 OnePlus 5 has better front lens aperture than OnePlus 5.
Focus Adjustment Focus free -
Special Effects (Front) HDR -
HDR Mode (Front) - Auto HDR mode
Camera Modes (Front) - Burst mode, Timer mode, Live Photos
Face Recognition (Face ID) Smile Capture Body and face detection Both phones have face detection.
Light Source (Front) - Retina Flash
Video Resolutions (Front) 1920 x 1080 (1080p) at 30 fps, 1280 x 720 (720p) at 30 fps 1920 x 1080 (1080p)
Camera Features (Front) Electronic Image Stabiliser (EIS) FaceTime HD camera, Exposure control, Auto image stabilisation
BATTERY AND CHARGING OnePlus 5 Apple iPhone 8
Battery Capacity (Battery Size) 3300 mAh -
Wireless Charging - Yes Apple iPhone 8 can be charged wirelessly.
Wireless Charging Standards - Qi
Talk Time - 840 minutes
Run Time Details - Talk: up to 840 min
Active online usage: up to 12 hrs
Playback (wireless video): up to 13 hrs
Playback (wireless audio): up to 40 hrs
Battery Technology Lithium polymer Lithium Ion
CELLULAR OnePlus 5 Apple iPhone 8
Technology CDMA2000 1X / GSM / WCDMA (UMTS) / TD-SCDMA WCDMA (UMTS) / GSM
Mobile Broadband Generation 4G 4G Both phones have the same mobile network generation.
Operating System OxygenOS (based on Android Nougat) iOS 11
Intelligent Assistant - Siri
Payment Technology - Apple Pay
Navigation GPS, GLONASS, BeiDou A-GPS, GLONASS, Galileo, QZSS
COMMUNICATIONS OnePlus 5 Apple iPhone 8
Data Transmission GPRS, EDGE, HSDPA, HSUPA, HSPA+, LTE, FDD-LTE, TDD-LTE GPRS, EDGE, HSDPA, HSUPA, HSPA+, LTE, DC-HSDPA, LTE Advanced, VoLTE, FDD-LTE, TDD-LTE
2G Band 850 GSM, 900 GSM, 1800 GSM, 1900 GSM, 800 CDMA2000 1X, 1900 CDMA2000 1X 850 GSM, 900 GSM, 1800 GSM, 1900 GSM
3G UMTS Band Band 1, Band 2, Band 4, Band 5, Band 8 -
3G UMTS Frequency 2100, 1900, 1700, 850, 900 -
4G LTE Band Band 1, Band 2, Band 3, Band 4, Band 5, Band 7, Band 8, Band 12, Band 17, Band 18, Band 19, Band 20, Band 25, Band 26, Band 28, Band 29, Band 30, Band 38, Band 39, Band 40, Band 41, Band 66 Band 1, Band 2, Band 3, Band 4, Band 5, Band 7, Band 8, Band 12, Band 13, Band 17, Band 18, Band 19, Band 20, Band 25, Band 26, Band 28, Band 29, Band 30, Band 34, Band 38, Band 39, Band 40, Band 41, Band 66
4G LTE Frequency FDD 2100, FDD 1900 PCS, FDD 1800+, FDD 1700 - 2110 AWS, FDD 850, FDD 2600, FDD 900, FDD 700a, FDD 700b, FDD 800 lower, FDD 800 upper, FDD 800 DD, FDD 1900+, FDD 850+, FDD 700 APT, FDD 700d, FDD 2300 WCS, TDD 2600, TDD 1900, TDD 2300, TDD 2500, FDD 1700 - 2110 AWS-3 FDD 2100, FDD 1900 PCS, FDD 1800+, FDD 1700 - 2110 AWS, FDD 850, FDD 2600, FDD 900, FDD 700a, FDD 700c, FDD 700b, FDD 800 lower, FDD 800 upper, FDD 800 DD, FDD 1900+, FDD 850+, FDD 700 APT, FDD 700d, FDD 2300 WCS, TDD 2000, TDD 2600, TDD 1900, TDD 2300, TDD 2500, FDD 1700 - 2110 AWS-3
Wireless Interface IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n/ac IEEE 802.11ac
Bluetooth Bluetooth 5.0 Bluetooth 5.0
NFC Yes Yes Both phones have an NFC reader for mobile payments.
Messaging Services SMS, MMS SMS, MMS
MEDIA OnePlus 5 Apple iPhone 8
Supported Digital Audio Standards WAV, WMA, AAC, AMR, MP3, FLAC, AAC +, OGG, APE (Monkey's Audio), M4A, apt-X, IMY, MID, AMR-WB, AMR-NB, apt-X HD Audible, MP3, FLAC, Apple Lossless, AC-3, AAC-LC, LPCM, HE-AAC, Audible AAX, Audible AAX+, protected AAC, EAC3, HE-AAC v2
Supported Digital Video Standards MKV, FLV, AVI, MOV, MPEG-4, WMV, 3GP, TS, WebM, H.265 M-JPEG, H.264, HEVC, MPEG-4 Part 2
Sound Enhancements Dirac Power Sound technology, Dirac HD Sound -
FEATURES OnePlus 5 Apple iPhone 8
Phone Functions Speakerphone, call timer, conference call, flight mode, vibrating alert Speakerphone, voice control, call timer, conference call, flight mode, voice dialing, vibrating alert
Sensors Accelerometer, ambient light sensor, proximity sensor, digital compass, gyro sensor, hall sensor Accelerometer, ambient light sensor, proximity sensor, 3-axis gyro sensor, digital compass, barometer
Security Devices Fingerprint reader Fingerprint reader
Additional Phone Features MIMO technology, Android Sensor Hub, Three microphones with noise-cancellation, Dash Charge technology Multitasking, FaceTime, AirPrint wireless printing, iCloud Photo Sharing, AirDrop function, MIMO technology, Wi-Fi Calling, iBeacon microlocation, CarPlay function, QuickType keyboard, Handoff, HomeKit, Apple TV support (2nd or later), Fast Charging, AirPlay 2 wireless streaming, Neural Engine
OTHERS OnePlus 5 Apple iPhone 8
Included Accessories Power adapter, SIM card removal tool, screen protector, USB-C cable Power adapter, Apple EarPods with Lightning Connector, Lightning to USB cable
Compliant Standards - IEC 60529 IP67, HAC (Hearing Aid Compatible)
Max Operating Temperature - 35 °C
Min Operating Temperature - 0 °C
Humidity Range Operating - 5 - 95% (non-condensing)
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