OnePlus 8T vs Motorola Edge (2022)
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Here we compared two flagship smartphones: the 6.55-inch OnePlus 8T (with Qualcomm Snapdragon 865) that was released on October 14, 2020, against the Motorola Edge (2022), which is powered by MediaTek Dimensity 1050 and came out 23 months after. On this page, you will find tests, full specs, strengths, and weaknesses of each of the devices.
Key differences
Reasons to consider the OnePlus 8T
- Supports higher wattage charging (65W versus 30W)
- Slow-motion recording at 480FPS
- 34% better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (757K versus 564K)
- More recent OS version: Android 13 versus 12
- Has 2 SIM card slots
- 22% faster in single-core GeekBench 6 test: 1206 and 986 points
Reasons to consider the Motorola Edge (2022)
- Water-resistant body (IP52 classification)
- Higher display refresh rate – 144 Hz
- Handles wireless charging up to 15W
- Newer Bluetooth version (v5.2)
- Comes with 500 mAh larger battery capacity: 5000 vs 4500 mAh
- The phone is 1-year and 11-months newer
- Reverse charging feature
- Weighs 18 grams less
- Ready for eSIM technology
Review
Display
Screen quality, color accuracy, brightness
Camera
Photo and video recording quality
Performance
CPU and memory performance (apps, system)
Gaming
Capabilities for playing modern games
Battery
Battery life, charging type and speed
Connectivity
Networks, ports, data transmission
Scores with a red asterisk (
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) are approximate and may change in the future as we gather more data.
Value for money
Tests and specifications
Comparison table of technical specifications and testsDisplay
| Type | AMOLED | OLED |
| Size | 6.55 inches | 6.6 inches |
| Resolution | 1080 x 2400 pixels | 1080 x 2400 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 20:9 | 20:9 |
| PPI | 402 ppi | 399 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 120 Hz | 144 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | No | No |
| Max rated brightness | 760 nits | 500 nits |
| Max rated brightness in HDR | - | 1000 nits |
| HDR support | Yes, HDR10+ | Yes, HDR10+ |
| Screen protection | Corning Gorilla Glass 5 | Tempered glass |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 87% | 88.1% |
| Display features |
- DCI-P3
- Always-On Display |
- DCI-P3
- Always-On Display |
| RGB color space | 97.2% | - |
| PWM | 458 Hz | - |
| Response time | 13 ms | - |
| Contrast | ∞ Infinity | - |
Peak brightness test (auto)
Design and build
| Height | 160.7 mm (6.33 inches) | 160.86 mm (6.33 inches) |
| Width | 74.1 mm (2.92 inches) | 74.24 mm (2.92 inches) |
| Thickness | 8.4 mm (0.33 inches) | 7.99 mm (0.31 inches) |
| Weight | 188 g (6.63 oz) | 170 g (6 oz) |
| Waterproof | No | IP52 |
| Rear material | Glass | Plastic |
| Frame material | Metal | Plastic |
| Colors | Silver, Green | Gray |
| Fingerprint scanner | Yes, in-display | Yes, in-display |
Screen-to-body ratio
Performance
| Chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 865 | MediaTek Dimensity 1050 |
| Max clock | 2840 MHz | 2500 MHz |
| CPU cores | 8 (1 + 3 + 4) | 8 (2 + 6) |
| Architecture |
- 4 cores at 1.8 GHz: Kryo 585 Silver (Cortex-A55)
- 3 cores at 2.42 GHz: Kryo 585 Gold (Cortex-A77) - 1 core at 2.84 GHz: Kryo 585 Prime (Cortex-A77) |
- 6 cores at 2 GHz: Cortex-A55
- 2 cores at 2.5 GHz: Cortex-A78 |
| L3 cache | 4 MB | - |
| Lithography process | 7 nanometers | 6 nanometers |
| Graphics | Adreno 650 | Mali-G610 MP3 |
| GPU shading units | 1024 | - |
| GPU clock | 587 MHz | 1000 MHz |
| FLOPS | ~1202.1 GFLOPS | - |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
AnTuTu Benchmark 10
| CPU | 237030 | 170643 |
| GPU | 194865 | 143286 |
| Memory | 138888 | 113077 |
| UX | 182856 | 135378 |
| Total score | 757632 | 564464 |
3DMark Wild Life Performance
| Max surface temperature | 48.1 °C | - |
| Stability | 99% | 98% |
| Graphics test | 23 FPS | 14 FPS |
| Graphics score | 3856 | 2504 |
PCMark 3.0
| Web score | 9564 | 11705 |
| Video editing | 5769 | 7116 |
| Photo editing | 28626 | 25845 |
| Data manipulation | 10007 | 9534 |
| Writing score | 14537 | 16743 |
Memory
| RAM size | 8, 12 GB | 8 GB |
| Memory type | LPDDR4X | LPDDR4X |
| Memory clock | 2133 MHz | 2133 MHz |
| Channels | 2 | 2 |
| Storage size | 128, 256 GB | 256 GB |
| Storage type | UFS 3.1 | - |
| Memory card | No | No |
Software
| Operating system | Android 11 (Can be upgraded to Android 13) | Android 12 |
| ROM | OxygenOS 13 | - |
| OS size | 20 GB | - |
Battery
| Capacity | 4500 mAh | 5000 mAh |
| Max charge power | 65 W | 30 W |
| Battery type | Li-Po | - |
| Replaceable | No | No |
| Wireless charging | No | Yes (15 W) |
| Reverse charging | No | Yes |
| Fast charging | Yes (94% in 30 min) | Yes (50% in 30 min) |
| Full charging time | 0:37 hr | 1:10 hr |
| Web browsing | 11:47 hr | - |
| Watching video | 13:43 hr | - |
| Gaming | 04:34 hr | - |
| Standby | 93 hr | - |
General battery life
Camera
| Matrix | 48 megapixels | 50 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 8000 x 6000 | 8192 x 6144 |
| Zoom | Digital | Digital |
| Flash | Dual LED | Dual LED |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| 8K video recording | No | No |
| 4K video recording | Up to 60FPS | Up to 30FPS |
| 1080p video recording | Up to 60FPS | Up to 60FPS |
| Slow motion | 480 FPS (720p) | 120 FPS (1080p) |
| Angle of widest lens | 123° | 120° |
| Lenses | 4 (48 MP + 16 MP + 5 MP + 2 MP) | 3 (50 MP + 13 MP + 2 MP) |
| Wide (main) lens |
- 48 MP
- Aperture: f/1.7 - Focal length: 26 mm - Pixel size: 0.8 micron - Sensor: 1/2.25", Sony IMX586 (Exmor-RS CMOS) - Phase autofocus - Optical stabilization |
- 50 MP
- Aperture: f/1.8 - Pixel size: 1 micron - Sensor: 1/1.55", Omnivision OV50A (CMOS) - Phase autofocus - Optical stabilization |
| Ultra-wide lens |
- 16 MP
- Aperture: f/2.2 - Focal length: 13 mm - Pixel size: 0.8 micron - Sensor: 1/2.0" (CMOS) - Phase autofocus |
- 13 MP
- Aperture: f/1.5 - Pixel size: 1.12 micron - Sensor: 1/5" (CMOS) |
| Macro lens |
- 5 MP
- Aperture: f/2.4 |
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| Depth lens |
- 2 MP
- Aperture: f/2.4 |
- 2 MP
- Aperture: f/2.4 |
| Camera features |
- Bokeh mode
- Pro mode - RAW support |
- Bokeh mode
- Pro mode |
| Samples | Photo samples of OnePlus 8T from DxOMark | - |
| Megapixels | 16 megapixels | 32 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 4920 x 3264 | 6528 x 4896 |
| Aperture | f/2.0 | f/2.5 |
| Focal length | - | 0.7 mm |
| Pixel size | 1 microns | - |
| Sensor type | Exmor-RS CMOS | CMOS |
| Sensor size | 1/3.06" | - |
| Video resolution | 1080p (Full HD) at 30 FPS | 1080p (Full HD) at 30 FPS |
DxOMark camera tests
Photo quality
Video quality
Generic camera score
Connectivity
| Wi-Fi standard | Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax) | Wi-Fi 6E (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax) |
| Wi-Fi features |
- Dual Band
- Wi-Fi Direct - Wi-Fi Hotspot - Wi-Fi Display |
- Dual Band
- Wi-Fi MiMO - Wi-Fi Direct - Wi-Fi Hotspot - Wi-Fi Display |
| Bluetooth version | 5.1 | 5.2 |
| Bluetooth features | LE, A2DP | LE |
| USB type | USB Type-C | USB Type-C |
| USB version | 3.1 | 2 |
| USB features |
- Charging
- USB-Storage mode - OTG |
- Charging
- USB-Storage mode - OTG |
| GPS | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, SBAS | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, QZSS |
| NFC * | Yes | Yes |
| Infrared port | No | No |
| Number of SIM * | 2 | 1 |
| Type of SIM card | Nano | Nano |
| Multi SIM mode | Standby | Standby |
| eSIM support * | No | Yes |
| Hybrid slot | No | No |
| LTE Cat * | 20 | 19 |
| 5G support | Yes | Yes |
Sound
| Speakers | Stereo | Stereo |
| Headphone audio jack | No | No |
| FM radio | No | No |
| Dolby Atmos | Yes | Yes |
Speakers test
Max loudness
Other
| Category | Flagship | Flagship |
| Announced | October 2020 | August 2022 |
| Release date | October 2020 | August 2022 |
| Sensors |
- Barometer
- Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint |
- Barometer
- Proximity sensor - Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint |
| Bundled charger | - | Yes, 30 W |
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Disclaimer!
NFC, GSM network support, and some other specs can be different depending on the country.
Conclusion
If the camera, performance, gaming, connectivity, and software are more important to you, then choose the OnePlus 8T . But if the display, battery life, and design are more of a priority – go for the Motorola Edge (2022) .
