Black Shark 3 Pro vs OnePlus 8

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Comparing the Black Shark 3 Pro vs OnePlus 8 across performance, display, camera, battery and storage to help determine the better smartphone.

Here is the summary of the results:

Performance: Both Black Shark 3 Pro and OnePlus 8 run at the same processing speed of 2.84 GHz.


Display: Black Shark 3 Pro offers a screen size of 7.1 inches, while OnePlus 8 offers 6.55 inches, making Black Shark 3 Pro the larger display of the two. OnePlus 8 features a Fluid AMOLED display compared to Black Shark 3 Pro's AMOLED, making OnePlus 8 the better display of the two.


Rear Camera: Black Shark 3 Pro offers a higher rear camera resolution with 64 MP, while OnePlus 8 offers 48 MP, making Black Shark 3 Pro better for rear camera photography.


Front Camera: Black Shark 3 Pro offers a higher front camera resolution with 20 MP, while OnePlus 8 offers 16 MP, making Black Shark 3 Pro better for front camera photography.


Battery: Black Shark 3 Pro offers a higher battery capacity with 5000 mAh, while OnePlus 8 offers 4300 mAh, making Black Shark 3 Pro better for longer battery life.


Storage: Black Shark 3 Pro offers higher internal storage with 256 GB, while OnePlus 8 offers 128 GB, making Black Shark 3 Pro the better option for storage.

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Black Shark 3 Pro
₹49,190
(Not Released in India)
OnePlus 8
₹41,999
(Out of Stock)
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Summary

Spec Score

84%
84%

Release Date

15 Aug, 2021
24 Apr, 2020

Performance

Snapdragon 865
Snapdragon 865
Octa Core (upto 2.84 GHz)
Octa Core (upto 2.84 GHz)
8 GB RAM
6 GB RAM

Display

7.1 inches (18.03 cm)
6.55 inches (16.64 cm)
AMOLED
Fluid AMOLED
1440x3120 px (QHD+)
1080x2400 px (FHD+)
N/A
90 Hz Refresh Rate

Rear Camera

64 MP
Primary Camera
48 MP
Primary Camera
13 MP
Ultra-Wide Angle Camera
16 MP
Ultra-Wide Angle Camera
5 MP
Depth Camera
2 MP
Macro Camera

Front Camera

20 MP
16 MP

Battery

5000 mAh
4300 mAh
65W Fast Charging
30W Warp Charging

Storage

256 GB
128 GB
N/A
UFS 3.0

Expert Review

N/A
7.0/10

Pros

  • Device yet to be reviewed
  • Vibrant and punchy 90Hz display
  • Excellent performance and thermal management
  • Great battery life
  • Best-in-class Android experience

Cons

  • Device yet to be reviewed
  • Night photography is iffy
  • Macro camera is unnecessary and bad
  • Pricing could have been better

User Ratings

N/A
4.4/5
(19,415 ratings)

Benchmarks (The higher, the better)

N/A
579,239
AnTuTu Score
N/A
15h 45m
Battery Life (PC Mark)

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General

Launch Date

N/A
Apr 24, 2020
(Official)

Operating System

Android v10 (Q)
Android v10 (Q)

Custom UI

N/A
Oxygen OS

Performance

Performance Rating

Very Good
Very Good

Chipset

Qualcomm Snapdragon 865
Qualcomm Snapdragon 865

Processor

Octa core

2.84 GHz, Single core, Kryo 585 2.42 GHz, Tri core, Kryo 585 1.8 GHz, Quad core, Kryo 585
Octa core

2.84 GHz, Single core, Kryo 585 2.42 GHz, Tri core, Kryo 585 1.8 GHz, Quad core, Kryo 585

Architecture (The higher, the better)

64 bit
64 bit

Fabrication (The lower, the better)

N/A
7 nm

Graphics (GPU)

Adreno 650
Adreno 650

RAM

8 GB
6 GB / 8 GB / 12 GB

RAM Type

LPDDR5
LPDDR4X

Performance Test Results

AnTuTu Score (The higher, the better) AnTuTu benchmark measures overall performance of a phone by stress-testing CPU, GPU, RAM, etc.

N/A
579,239

Bootup Time (The lower, the better)

N/A
20.0 s

Gaming Test Results

Battery Drain* (The lower, the better)

N/A
7.0 %

Heating* (The lower, the better)

N/A
19.7 %
* after 30 mins of gaming

Display

Display Rating

Best In Class
Excellent

Display Type

AMOLED
Fluid AMOLED (Curved Display)

Screen Size

7.1 inches  (18.03 cm)
6.55 inches  (16.64 cm)

Resolution

1440x3120 px (QHD+)
1080x2400 px (FHD+)

Refresh Rate

N/A
90 Hz

Aspect Ratio

19.5:9
20:9

Pixel Density

484 ppi
402 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

83.52 %
88.69 %

Screen Protection

N/A
Corning Gorilla Glass v5

Bezel-less Display

Yes
Yes with punch-hole display

HDR 10 / HDR+ Support

Yes HDR 10+
Yes HDR 10+

Design

Height

177.7 mm
160.2 mm

Width

83.2 mm
72.9 mm

Thickness

10.1 mm
8 mm

Weight

253 grams
180 grams

Build Material

N/A
Back: Gorilla Glass

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

Very Good
Very Good

Resolution

64 MP
Primary Cameraf/1.8
48 MP
Primary Cameraf/1.7525 mm focal length 1/2" sensor size IMX586 Exmor-RS CMOS Sensor 0.8µm pixel size
13 MP
f/2.25 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera
16 MP
f/2.2 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera13 mm focal length
5 MP
f/2.2 Depth Camera
2 MP
f/2.4 Macro Camera1.75µm pixel size

Autofocus

Yes Phase Detection autofocus
Yes Phase Detection Autofocus Continuous Autofocus

OIS

N/A
Yes

Flash

Yes LED Flash
Yes Dual LED Flash

Image Resolution

9000 x 7000 Pixels
8000 x 6000 Pixels

Settings

Exposure compensation ISO control
Exposure compensation ISO control

Shooting Modes

Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)
Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)

Camera Features

Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Face detection
Touch to focus
Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Face detection
Touch to focus

Video Recording

N/A
4k @30 fps
Full HD @60 fps
HD @480 fps

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

Very Good
Very Good

Resolution

20 MP
f/2.0 Primary Camera
16 MP
f/2.45 Primary Camera1/3" sensor size Exmor RS 1µm pixel size

Flash

N/A
Yes Screen flash

Camera Features

N/A
Fixed Focus

Video Recording

N/A
Full HD @30 fps

Battery

Battery Rating

Excellent
Very Good

Capacity

5000 mAh
4300 mAh

Battery Type

Li-Polymer
Li-ion

Quick Charging

Yes 65W Fast Charging 100% in 38 minutes
Yes 30W Warp Charging 50% in 22 minutes

Battery Test Results

Battery Life (PC Mark) (The higher, the better) PCMark Battery benchmark measures battery life of a phone with various activities such as web browsing, photo editing, writing, video editing, etc.

N/A
15h 45m

Charging Time (20% to 100%) (The lower, the better)

N/A
1h 33m 23s

Storage

Internal Storage

256 GB
128 GB / 256 GB

Storage Type

N/A
UFS 3.0

Expandable Storage

No
No

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Dual SIM
Dual SIM

SIM Type

SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano
SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano

Network Support

5G 4G
5G 4G

VoLTE

Yes
Yes

SIM 1

5G Bands:
TDD N41 / N77 / N78
5G Bands:
TDD N78
4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2300(band 40)
FD-LTE 1800(band 3)
4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 2100(band 34) / 1900(band 39)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 700(band 17) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 850(band 26)
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SIM 2

4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2300(band 40)
FD-LTE 1800(band 3)
4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 2100(band 34) / 1900(band 39)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 700(band 17) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 850(band 26)

Wi-Fi

Yes Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 b/g/n/ax) MIMO
Yes Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 b/g/n/ac/ax) 5GHz MIMO

Wi-Fi Features

Mobile Hotspot
Mobile Hotspot

Bluetooth

Yes v5.0
Yes v5.1

GPS

Yes with A-GPS Glonass
Yes with A-GPS Glonass

NFC

N/A
Yes

Multimedia

Stereo Speakers

N/A
Yes

Audio Jack

3.5 mm
USB Type-C

Audio Features

N/A
Dolby Atmos

Sensors

Fingerprint Sensor

Yes
Yes

Fingerprint Sensor Position

On-screen
On-screen

Fingerprint Sensor Type

Optical
Optical

Other Sensors

Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Compass Gyroscope
Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Compass Gyroscope