OnePlus One vs. Samsung Galaxy S8+

Phone Comparison, Reviews and Tests

Detailed comparison and review of OnePlus One and Samsung Galaxy S8+. With our comprehensive overview, you can simply compare sizes, functions, but also other key features of both phones and easily decide which one is the right choice for you. Our goal is to help you identify the main differences between products and find the phone that best fits your needs and expectations.

Phone Specifications Comparison

OnePlus One vs. Samsung Galaxy S8+ Comparison Chart
DESIGN AND DIMENSIONS OnePlus One Samsung Galaxy S8+
Product Type Smartphone Smartphone
Manufacturer Model Number - SM-G955FD
Form Factor Touch Touch
Height 152.9 mm 159.5 mm Samsung Galaxy S8+ has greater height than OnePlus One.
Width 75.9 mm 73.4 mm OnePlus One has greater width than Samsung Galaxy S8+.
Depth 8.9 mm 8.1 mm Samsung Galaxy S8+ is narrower than OnePlus One.
Weight 162 g 173 g OnePlus One is lighter than OnePlus One.
Body Colour Bamboo Gold maple | Midnight black
Protection - Dustproof, splashproof, waterproof
Waterproof (Water-resistant) - Yes Samsung Galaxy S8+ is waterproof.
IP rating - IP68
SAR Value 0.75 W/kg (body), 0.62 W/kg (head) 1 W/kg (body), 0.26 W/kg (head)
Integrated Components - Heart rate sensor
Connector Type Headset jack - mini-phone 3.5mm
Micro-USB - 5 pin Micro-USB Type B
USB Type-C - 24 pin USB-C
Headset jack - mini-phone 3.5mm
SIM Card Type (Size) Micro SIM Nano SIM
SIM Card Qty - Dual-SIM
SIM Card Configuration Details - Nano SIM + nano SIM/microSD
DISPLAY OnePlus One Samsung Galaxy S8+
Display Type LCD display OLED display
Display Technology IPS Quad HD+ Super AMOLED
Screen Size (Display Size) 5.5" 6.2" Samsung Galaxy S8+ has larger screen size than OnePlus One.
Screen Resolution (Display Resolution) 1920 x 1080 pixels 2960 x 1440 pixels Samsung Galaxy S8+ has better screen resolution than OnePlus One.
Display Format Full HD -
Pixel Density 401 ppi 529 ppi Samsung Galaxy S8+ has better pixel density than OnePlus One.
Colour Depth 16.7 million colours 16.7 million colours Both phones have the same color depth.
Display Features - Always-on display
Display Protection (Screen Protector) Corning Gorilla Glass 3 (scratch resistant glass) Corning Gorilla Glass 5 (scratch resistant glass)
PROCESSOR OnePlus One Samsung Galaxy S8+
Processor Type (CPU) Qualcomm Snapdragon 801 Samsung Exynos
Processor Number - 8895
Clock Speed 2.5 GHz 2.3 GHz OnePlus One has higher clock speed than Samsung Galaxy S8+.
Processor Core Qty Quad-core 8-core Samsung Galaxy S8+ has higher processor core quantity than OnePlus One.
64-bit Architecture - Yes Samsung Galaxy S8+ has 64-bit architecture.
Graphics System (GPU) Qualcomm ADRENO 330 Mali-G71 MP20
MEMORY OnePlus One Samsung Galaxy S8+
RAM 3 GB LPDDR4 SDRAM - 4 GB Samsung Galaxy S8+ has more RAM than OnePlus One.
Internal Memory Size (Storage Capacity) 16 GB 64 GB Samsung Galaxy S8+ has more internal memory than OnePlus One.
User Memory - 52.3 GB
Supported Flash Memory Cards (Expandable Memory) - microSDHC, microSDXC - up to 256 GB
CAMERA OnePlus One Samsung Galaxy S8+
MAIN CAMERA
Number of Main Cameras 1 1
Sensor Resolution 13 Megapixel 12 Megapixel OnePlus One has better camera resolution than Samsung Galaxy S8+.
Sensor Size - 1/2.55"
Sensor Name Sony Exmor RS IMX214 sensor -
Lens Aperture F/2.0 F/1.7 Samsung Galaxy S8+ has better lens aperture than OnePlus One.
Lens Construction 6-element -
Optical Image Stabiliser (OIS) - Optical Image Stabiliser (OIS) Samsung Galaxy S8+ has optical stabilisation.
Focus Adjustment - Automatic, manual
Digital Zoom - 8x
Self-Timer Delay - Yes
Special Effects - HDR, Stamp, Bokeh effect, Grid Line, Stickers
HDR Mode Auto HDR mode -
Camera Modes Panorama Panorama, Slow motion mode, Pro mode, Timer mode, Virtual Shot, HYPERLAPSE, Food mode
Face Recognition (Face ID) Face detection Face detection Both phones have face detection.
White Balance - Custom, automatic
Light Source Dual LED flash LED flash
Video Resolutions 1280 x 720 (720p), 3840 x 2160 (4K) 1920 x 1080 (1080p) at 30 fps, 1920 x 1080 (1080p) at 60 fps, 1280 x 720 (720p) at 30 fps, Slo-mo video 1280 x 720 (720p) at 240 fps, 3840 x 2160 (4K) at 30 fps
Camera Features (Functions) - Selective Focus, Quick Launch, Playback zoom, Dual Pixel technology, Motion photo, Exposure, Shutter speed, geotagging, RAW image capture, VDIS (Video Digital Image Stabilisation)
FRONT CAMERA
Number of Front Cameras 1 1
Sensor Resolution (Front) 5 Megapixel 8 Megapixel Samsung Galaxy S8+ has better front camera resolution than OnePlus One.
Sensor Size (Front) - 1/3.6"
Sensor Type (Front) - CMOS
Lens Aperture (Front) F/2.0 F/1.7 Samsung Galaxy S8+ has better front lens aperture than OnePlus One.
Focus Adjustment - Automatic
Camera Modes (Front) - Wide selfie mode
Video Resolutions (Front) 1920 x 1080 (1080p) -
BATTERY AND CHARGING OnePlus One Samsung Galaxy S8+
Battery Capacity (Battery Size) 3100 mAh 3500 mAh Samsung Galaxy S8+ has larger battery capacity than OnePlus One.
Wireless Charging - Yes Samsung Galaxy S8+ can be charged wirelessly.
Wireless Charging Standards - WPC, PMA
Talk Time - 1440 minutes
Run Time Details - Talk (WCDMA): up to 1440 min
Playback (MP3 (AOD on)): up to 50 hrs
Playback (MP3 (AOD off)): up to 78 hrs
Playback (video): up to 18 hrs
Active online usage (Wi-Fi): up to 15 hrs
Active online usage (3G): up to 13 hrs
Active online usage (LTE): up to 15 hrs
Battery Technology Lithium polymer -
CELLULAR OnePlus One Samsung Galaxy S8+
Technology WCDMA (UMTS) / GSM TD-SCDMA / WCDMA (UMTS) / GSM
Mobile Broadband Generation 4G 4G Both phones have the same mobile network generation.
Operating System CyanogenMod 13 Android 7.0 Nougat
Intelligent Assistant - Bixby
Payment Technology - Samsung Pay
Navigation GPS, GLONASS GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS, BeiDou, Galileo
COMMUNICATIONS OnePlus One Samsung Galaxy S8+
Data Transmission GPRS, EDGE, HSDPA, HSUPA, HSPA+, LTE GPRS, EDGE, HSDPA, HSUPA, HSPA+, FDD-LTE, TDD-LTE
2G Band 850 GSM, 900 GSM, 1800 GSM, 1900 GSM 850 GSM, 900 GSM, 1800 GSM, 1900 GSM, 800 CDMA2000 1X, 1900 CDMA2000 1X, 2100 CDMA2000 1X (AWS)
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 3, Band 4, Band 7, Band 17, Band 38, Band 40 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 32, Band 38, Band 39, Band 40, Band 41, Band 66
4G LTE Frequency FDD 2100, FDD 1800+, FDD 1700 - 2110 AWS, FDD 2600, FDD 700b, TDD 2600, TDD 2300 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 1500 L, TDD 2600, TDD 1900, TDD 2300, TDD 2500, FDD 1700 - 2110 AWS-3
Wireless Interface IEEE 802.11b/g/n/ac IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n/ac, ANT+/ANT
Bluetooth Bluetooth 4.0 Bluetooth 5.0 LE
Bluetooth Profiles A2DP HFP, HSP, OPP, PAN, A2DP, AVRCP, HID, SAP, PBAP, MAP, HOGP
NFC Yes Yes Both phones have an NFC reader for mobile payments.
Communication Features Mobile Email client, Internet browser -
Messaging Services SMS, MMS SMS, MMS
MEDIA OnePlus One Samsung Galaxy S8+
Supported Digital Audio Standards WAV, WMA, AAC, AMR, MP3, FLAC, OGG, MIDI, APE (Monkey's Audio), M4A WAV, WMA, PCM, AMR, MP3, FLAC, XMF, OGG, MIDI, M4A, apt-X, DSF, DSD, MXMF, IMY, RTTTL, RTX, OTA, DFF, MID
Supported Digital Video Standards RMVB, FLV, MPEG-4, H.264, H.263 MKV, FLV, AVI, MPEG-4, WMV, ASF, 3GP, M4V, WebM, 3G2
FEATURES OnePlus One Samsung Galaxy S8+
Phone Functions Speakerphone, call timer, conference call, 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 Accelerometer, proximity sensor, barometer, gyro sensor, hall sensor, RGB sensor, heart rate, pressure sensor, geomagnetic sensor
Security Devices - Fingerprint reader, eye scan
Personal Information Management Calendar, synchronization with PC, calculator, reminder, alarm clock -
Additional Phone Features DLNA Certified, multitasking, sharing media via DLNA, Noise Cancellation Technology, notification LED, Three microphones Wi-Fi Miracast, MU-MIMO technology, Fast Charging, Samsung KNOX, Samsung DeX support
OTHERS OnePlus One Samsung Galaxy S8+
Included Accessories Power adapter Power adapter, SIM card removal tool, AKG headphones, micro-USB connector (C to B), ear plugs, USB-C to A connector, USB-C cable
Compliant Standards - IP68
Max Depth of Water Resistance - 1.5 m
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