OnePlus 8 vs 10 Pro
Here we compared two flagship smartphones: the 6.55-inch OnePlus 8 (with Qualcomm Snapdragon 865) that was released on April 14, 2020, against the OnePlus 10 Pro, which is powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 and came out 21 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 8
- Slow-motion recording at 960FPS
- Weighs 20.5 grams less
Reasons to consider the OnePlus 10 Pro
- The rear camera has a 3.3x optical zoom
- Comes with 700 mAh larger battery capacity: 5000 vs 4300 mAh
- 53% better performance in AnTuTu Benchmark (1118K versus 731K)
- Higher display refresh rate – 120 Hz
- 31% higher pixel density (525 vs 402 PPI)
- Handles wireless charging up to 50W
- Newer Bluetooth version (v5.2)
- Supports higher wattage charging (80W versus 30W)
- Uses a faster type of memory: LPDDR5 3200 MHz
- The phone is 1-year and 9-months newer
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
Value for money
Tests and specifications
Comparison table of technical specifications and testsDisplay
| Type | AMOLED | AMOLED |
| Size | 6.55 inches | 6.7 inches |
| Resolution | 1080 x 2400 pixels | 1440 x 3216 pixels |
| Aspect ratio | 20:9 | 20:9 |
| PPI | 402 ppi | 525 ppi |
| Refresh rate | 90 Hz | 120 Hz |
| Adaptive refresh rate | No | Yes |
| Max rated brightness | 1300 nits | 500 nits |
| Max rated brightness in HDR | - | 1300 nits |
| HDR support | Yes, HDR10+ | Yes, HDR10+ |
| Screen protection | Corning Gorilla Glass 5 | Gorilla Glass Victus |
| Screen-to-body ratio | 88.7% | 90% |
| Display features |
- DCI-P3
- Always-On Display - DC Dimming |
- DCI-P3
- Always-On Display |
| RGB color space | 97.7% | 98.3% |
| PWM | 373 Hz | 342 Hz |
| Response time | 2.8 ms | 11 ms |
| Contrast | ∞ Infinity | ∞ Infinity |
Peak brightness test (auto)
Design and build
| Height | 160.2 mm (6.31 inches) | 163 mm (6.42 inches) |
| Width | 72.9 mm (2.87 inches) | 73.9 mm (2.91 inches) |
| Thickness | 8.5 mm (0.33 inches) | 8.6 mm (0.34 inches) |
| Weight | 180 g (6.35 oz) | 200.5 g (7.07 oz) |
| Waterproof | No | - |
| Rear material | Glass | Glass |
| Frame material | Metal | Metal |
| Colors | Black, Silver, Blue, Green | White, Black, Green |
| Fingerprint scanner | Yes, in-display | Yes, in-display |
Screen-to-body ratio
Performance
| Chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 865 | Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 |
| Max clock | 2840 MHz | 3000 MHz |
| CPU cores | 8 (1 + 3 + 4) | 8 (1 + 3 + 4) |
| 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) |
- 4 cores at 1.8 GHz: Cortex-A510
- 3 cores at 2.5 GHz: Cortex-A710 - 1 core at 3 GHz: Cortex-X2 |
| L3 cache | 4 MB | 6 MB |
| Lithography process | 7 nanometers | 4 nanometers |
| Graphics | Adreno 650 | Adreno 730 |
| GPU shading units | 1024 | 1536 |
| GPU clock | 587 MHz | 818 MHz |
| FLOPS | ~1202.1 GFLOPS | ~2512.8 GFLOPS |
Benchmarks
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
AnTuTu Benchmark 10
| CPU | 212291 | 309169 |
| GPU | 213103 | 456180 |
| Memory | 138076 | 179061 |
| UX | 165475 | 169746 |
| Total score | 731869 | 1118907 |
3DMark Wild Life Performance
| Max surface temperature | 35.5 °C | 46.5 °C |
| Stability | 99% | 64% |
| Graphics test | 23 FPS | 57 FPS |
| Graphics score | 3842 | 9541 |
PCMark 3.0
| Web score | 8265 | 9402 |
| Video editing | 5721 | 5900 |
| Photo editing | 28914 | 25181 |
| Data manipulation | 9322 | 9113 |
| Writing score | 13666 | 17175 |
Memory
| RAM size | 8, 12 GB | 8, 12 GB |
| Memory type | LPDDR4X | LPDDR5 |
| Memory clock | 1866 MHz | 3200 MHz |
| Channels | 2 | 4 |
| Storage size | 128, 256 GB | 128, 256, 512 GB |
| Storage type | UFS 3.0 | UFS 3.1 |
| Memory card | No | No |
Software
| Operating system | Android 10.0 (Can be upgraded to Android 13) | Android 12.1 (Can be upgraded to Android 13) |
| ROM | OxygenOS 13 | OxygenOS 13.1 |
| OS size | 23 GB | 32 GB |
Battery
| Capacity | 4300 mAh | 5000 mAh |
| Max charge power | 30 W | 80 W |
| Battery type | Li-Po | Li-Po |
| Replaceable | No | No |
| Wireless charging | No | Yes (50 W) |
| Reverse charging | No | Yes, (wireless) |
| Fast charging | Yes (50% in 22 min) | Yes (98% in 30 min) |
| Full charging time | 0:52 hr | 0:32 hr |
| Web browsing | 11:46 hr | 10:04 hr |
| Watching video | 15:37 hr | 13:54 hr |
| Gaming | 03:42 hr | 04:58 hr |
| Standby | 86 hr | 100 hr |
General battery life
Camera
| Matrix | 48 megapixels | 48 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 8000 x 6000 | 8000 x 6000 |
| Zoom | Digital | Optical, 3.3x |
| Flash | Dual LED | Dual LED |
| Stabilization | Optical | Optical |
| 8K video recording | No | Up to 24FPS |
| 4K video recording | Up to 60FPS | Up to 120FPS |
| 1080p video recording | Up to 240FPS | Up to 240FPS |
| Slow motion | 960 FPS (720p) | 480 FPS (720p) |
| Angle of widest lens | 120° | 150° |
| Lenses | 3 (48 MP + 16 MP + 2 MP) | 3 (48 MP + 8 MP + 50 MP) |
| Wide (main) lens |
- 48 MP
- Aperture: f/1.8 - Focal length: 25 mm - Pixel size: 1.12 micron - Sensor: 1/2.25", Sony IMX586 (Exmor-RS CMOS) - Phase autofocus - Optical stabilization |
- 48 MP
- Aperture: f/1.8 - Focal length: 23 mm - Pixel size: 1.12 micron - Sensor: 1/1.43", Sony IMX789 (Exmor-RS CMOS) - Phase autofocus (Dual Pixel) - Optical stabilization |
| Telephoto lens | - |
- 8 MP
- Aperture: f/2.4 - Focal length: 77 mm - Pixel size: 1 micron - Sensor: 1/4.4", Omnivision OV08A10 (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 |
- 50 MP
- Aperture: f/2.2 - Focal length: 14 mm - Pixel size: 0.64 micron - Sensor: 1/2.76", Samsung S5KJN1 (ISOCELL Plus CMOS) |
| Macro lens |
- 2 MP
- Aperture: f/2.4 |
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| Camera features |
- Bokeh mode
- Pro mode - RAW support |
- Bokeh mode
- Pro mode - RAW support |
| Samples | - | Photo samples of OnePlus 10 Pro from DxOMark |
| Megapixels | 16 megapixels | 32 megapixels |
| Image resolution | 4920 x 3264 | 6528 x 4896 |
| Aperture | f/2.0 | f/2.2 |
| Pixel size | 1 microns | 0.8 microns |
| Sensor type | Exmor-RS CMOS | CMOS |
| Sensor size | 1/3" | 1/2.74" |
| 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 6 (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 | 3.1 |
| USB features |
- Charging
- USB-Storage mode - OTG |
- Charging
- USB-Storage mode - OTG |
| GPS | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo, SBAS | GPS, GLONASS, Beidou, Galileo |
| NFC * | Yes | Yes |
| Infrared port | No | No |
| Number of SIM * | 2 | 2 |
| Type of SIM card | Nano | Nano |
| Multi SIM mode | Standby | Standby |
| eSIM support * | No | No |
| Hybrid slot | No | No |
| LTE Cat * | 20 | 20 |
| 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 | April 2020 | January 2022 |
| Release date | April 2020 | January 2022 |
| Sensors |
- Proximity sensor
- Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint |
- Proximity sensor
- Gyroscope - Accelerometer - Ambient light sensor - Compass - Fingerprint |
| Bundled charger | - | Yes, 80 W |
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Disclaimer!
NFC, GSM network support, and some other specs can be different depending on the country.
Conclusion
After analyzing all the data, we think that the OnePlus 10 Pro is definitely a better buy.