Black Shark 3 Pro vs OnePlus 8

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 delivers longer battery life with None, while OnePlus 8 delivers 15h 45m, making Black Shark 3 Pro the better pick for all day usage.

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.

Black Shark 3 Pro

₹49,190

(Not Released in India)

OnePlus 8

₹41,999

(Out of Stock)

Summary

Release Date

15 Aug, 2021

24 Apr, 2020

14 May, 2026

Performance


Snapdragon 865	Snapdragon 865	Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5
Octa Core (upto 2.84 GHz)	Octa Core (upto 2.84 GHz)	Octa Core (upto 4.61 GHz)
8 GB RAM	6 GB RAM	16 GB RAM

Display


7.1 inches (18.03 cm)	6.55 inches (16.64 cm)	6.82 inches (17.32 cm)
AMOLED	Fluid AMOLED	AMOLED
1440x3120 px (QHD+)	1080x2400 px (FHD+)	1440x3168 px (QHD+)
N/A	90 Hz Refresh Rate	144 Hz Refresh Rate

Rear Camera


64 MP Primary Camera	48 MP Primary Camera	200 MP Primary Camera (upto 3.7x Optical Zoom)
13 MP Ultra-Wide Angle Camera	16 MP Ultra-Wide Angle Camera	200 MP Telephoto Camera
5 MP Depth Camera	2 MP Macro Camera	50 MP Ultra-Wide Angle Camera

Front Camera


20 MP	16 MP	50 MP

Battery


5000 mAh	4300 mAh	6600 mAh
65W Fast Charging	30W Warp Charging	100W Flash Charging
N/A	N/A	Wireless Charging

Storage

256 GB	128 GB	512 GB
N/A	UFS 3.0	UFS 4.1

Expert Review

N/A

7.0/10

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8.7/10

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Pros

Device yet to be reviewed

Vibrant and punchy 90Hz display
Excellent performance and thermal management
Great battery life
Best-in-class Android experience

Stellar and versatile three-lens camera system
Excellent performance
Bright and crisp 2K AMOLED display

Cons

Device yet to be reviewed

Night photography is iffy
Macro camera is unnecessary and bad
Pricing could have been better

Battery life could have been better
Very expensive with camera kit
No shortcut key

User Ratings

N/A

4.4/5

(19,415 ratings)

4.6/5

(29 ratings)

Benchmarks (The higher, the better)

N/A	579,239 AnTuTu Score	3,977,648 AnTuTu Score
N/A	15h 45m Battery Life (PC Mark)	15h 10m Battery Life (PC Mark)

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General

Launch Date

N/A

Apr 24, 2020

(Official)

May 06, 2026

(Official)

Operating System

Android v10 (Q)

Android v16

OS Updates

N/A

5 Year

Security Updates

N/A

7 Year

Custom UI

N/A

Oxygen OS

Origin OS

Performance

Performance Rating

Very Good

Best In Class

Chipset

Qualcomm Snapdragon 865

Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5 SM8850-AC

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

4.61 GHz, Dual core, Oryon 3.62 GHz, Hexa Core, Oryon

Architecture (The higher, the better)

64 bit

Fabrication (The lower, the better)

N/A

7 nm

3 nm

Graphics (GPU)

Adreno 650

Adreno 840

RAM

8 GB

6 GB / 8 GB / 12 GB

16 GB

RAM Type

LPDDR5

LPDDR4X

LPDDR5X Ultra

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

3,977,648

Bootup Time (The lower, the better)

N/A

20.0 s

14.0 s

Gaming Test Results

Wild Life Extreme (The higher, the better) Wild Life Extreme is a classic mobile benchmark; it renders in 4K to test the peak performance of a wide range of devices.

N/A

6,450

Battery Drain* (The lower, the better)

N/A

7.0 %

Heating* (The lower, the better)

N/A

19.7 %

21.7 %

* after 30 mins of gaming

Display

Display Rating

Best In Class

Excellent

Best In Class

Display Type

AMOLED

Fluid AMOLED (Curved Display)

AMOLED

Screen Size

7.1 inches (18.03 cm)

6.55 inches (16.64 cm)

6.82 inches (17.32 cm)

Resolution

1440x3120 px (QHD+)

1080x2400 px (FHD+)

1440x3168 px (QHD+)

Peak Brightness

N/A

4500 nits

Refresh Rate

N/A

90 Hz

144 Hz

Aspect Ratio

19.5:9

20:9

19.8:9

Pixel Density

484 ppi

402 ppi

510 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

83.52 %

88.69 %

89.7 %

Screen Protection

N/A

Corning Gorilla Glass v5

Yes

Bezel-less Display

Yes

Yes with punch-hole display

HDR 10 / HDR+ Support

Yes HDR 10+

Yes

Screen to Body Ratio (claimed by the brand)

N/A

94.49 %

Design

Height

177.7 mm

160.2 mm

162.98 mm

Width

83.2 mm

72.9 mm

76.81 mm

Thickness

10.1 mm

8 mm

8.19 mm

Weight

253 grams

180 grams

232 grams

Build Material

N/A

Back: Gorilla Glass

Back: Glass

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

Very Good

Best In Class

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

200 MP
Primary Camera105x Digital Zoom 3.7x Optical Zoomf/1.8535 mm focal length LYT 901 0.7µm pixel size

13 MP
f/2.25 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera

16 MP
f/2.2 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera13 mm focal length

200 MP
f/2.67 Telephoto Camera85 mm focal length 1/1.28" sensor size

5 MP
f/2.2 Depth Camera

2 MP
f/2.4 Macro Camera1.75µm pixel size

50 MP
f/2.0 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera14 mm focal length

Autofocus

Yes Phase Detection autofocus

Yes Phase Detection Autofocus Continuous Autofocus

Yes

OIS

N/A

Yes

Flash

Yes LED Flash

Yes Dual LED Flash

Image Resolution

9000 x 7000 Pixels

8000 x 6000 Pixels

N/A

Settings

Exposure compensation ISO control

N/A

Shooting Modes

Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)

N/A

Camera Features

Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Face detection
Touch to focus

105 x Digital Zoom
3.7 x Optical Zoom

Video Recording

N/A

4k @30 fps
Full HD @60 fps
HD @480 fps

8k @30 fps
4k @30/60/120 fps
Full HD @30/60/120 fps

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

Very Good

Best In Class

Resolution

20 MP
f/2.0 Primary Camera

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

50 MP
f/2.45 Primary Camera

Flash

N/A

Yes Screen flash

Camera Features

N/A

Fixed Focus

N/A

Video Recording

N/A

Full HD @30 fps

N/A

Battery

Battery Rating

Excellent

Very Good

Excellent

Capacity

5000 mAh

4300 mAh

6600 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

Yes 100W Flash Charging

Wireless Charging

N/A

Yes 40W Wireless Charging

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

15h 10m

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

N/A

1h 33m 23s

0h 36m 0s

Storage

Internal Storage

256 GB

128 GB / 256 GB

512 GB

Storage Type

N/A

UFS 3.0

UFS 4.1

Expandable Storage

N/A

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Dual SIM

SIM Type

SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano

Network Support

5G 4G

VoLTE

Yes

SIM 1

5G Bands:

TDD N41 / N77 / N78

5G Bands:

TDD N78

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N12 / N18 / N20 / N25 / N26 / N28 / N66
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N48 / N77 / N78 / N79 / N80 / N81 / N83 / N84 / N89

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)

4G Bands:

TD-LTE 3500(band 48) / 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 2100(band 34) / 1900(band 39) / 3500(band 42) / 3700(band 43)
FD-LTE 1700(band 66) / 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 700(band 17) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 1900(band 25) / 850(band 26)

SIM 2

4G Bands:

TD-LTE 2300(band 40)
FD-LTE 1800(band 3)

4G Bands:

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N12 / N18 / N20 / N25 / N26 / N28 / N66
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N48 / N77 / N78 / N79 / N80 / N81 / N83 / N84 / N89

N/A

4G Bands:

TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 2100(band 34) / 1900(band 39) / 3500(band 42) / 3700(band 43) / 3500(band 48)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 700(band 28) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 700(band 12) / 700(band 17) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 1900(band 25) / 850(band 26) / 1700(band 66)

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

Yes Wi-Fi 7 (802.11 be/ax) MIMO

Wi-Fi Features

Mobile Hotspot

Wi-Fi Direct Mobile Hotspot

Bluetooth

Yes v5.0

Yes v5.1

Yes v6.0

GPS

Yes with A-GPS Glonass

NFC

N/A

Yes

IR Blaster

N/A

Yes

Multimedia

Stereo Speakers

N/A

Yes

N/A

Audio Jack

3.5 mm

USB Type-C

Audio Features

N/A

Dolby Atmos

N/A

Sensors

Fingerprint Sensor

Yes

Fingerprint Sensor Position

On-screen

Fingerprint Sensor Type

Optical

Ultrasonic

Other Sensors

Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Compass Gyroscope

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