Honor 8 Pro vs OnePlus 5

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Comparing the Honor 8 Pro vs OnePlus 5 across performance, display, camera, battery, storage, expert reviews and user rating to help determine the better smartphone.

Here is the summary of the results:

Performance: OnePlus 5 runs at a higher processing speed of 2.45 GHz, while Honor 8 Pro runs at 2.4 GHz, making OnePlus 5 the better performer.


Display: Honor 8 Pro offers a screen size of 5.7 inches, while OnePlus 5 offers 5.5 inches, making Honor 8 Pro the larger display of the two. OnePlus 5 features a Optic AMOLED display compared to Honor 8 Pro's IPS LCD, making OnePlus 5 the better display of the two.


Rear Camera: OnePlus 5 offers a higher rear camera resolution with 16 MP, while Honor 8 Pro offers 12 MP, making OnePlus 5 better for rear camera photography.


Front Camera: OnePlus 5 offers a higher front camera resolution with 16 MP, while Honor 8 Pro offers 8 MP, making OnePlus 5 better for front camera photography.


Battery: Honor 8 Pro offers a higher battery capacity with 4000 mAh, while OnePlus 5 offers 3300 mAh, making Honor 8 Pro better for longer battery life.


Storage: OnePlus 5 offers higher internal storage with 64 GB, while Honor 8 Pro offers 128 GB, making OnePlus 5 the better option for storage.


Expert Review: The editorial team rates both Honor 8 Pro and OnePlus 5 equally at 8.


User Rating: OnePlus 5 receives a higher user rating of 4.5, while Honor 8 Pro has a rating of 4.4.

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Honor 8 Pro
₹29,999
(Out of Stock)
OnePlus 5
₹25,999
(Discontinued)
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Summary

Spec Score

76%
76%

Release Date

10 Jul, 2017
22 Jun, 2017

Performance

HiSilicon Kirin
Snapdragon 835
Octa Core (upto 2.4 GHz)
Octa Core (upto 2.45 GHz)
6 GB RAM
6 GB RAM

Display

5.7 inches (14.48 cm)
5.5 inches (13.97 cm)
IPS LCD
Optic AMOLED
1440x2560 px (QHD (2k))
1080x1920 px (FULL HD)

Rear Camera

12 MP
Primary Camera
16 MP
Wide Angle Primary Camera
12 MP
Camera
20 MP
Camera

Front Camera

8 MP
16 MP

Battery

4000 mAh
3300 mAh
Fast Charging
Dash Charging
N/A
No Wireless Charging

Storage

128 GB
64 GB

Expert Review

8.0/10
8.0/10

Pros

  • Solid metal build
  • Impressive display
  • Versatile pair of snappers
  • Powerful hardware
  • Buttery smooth performance
  • Good battery life
  • Excellent cameras

Cons

  • Average battery life
  • Heats up, quickly
  • Unoriginal design
  • No expandable storage
  • More expensive than previous OnePlus flagships

User Ratings

4.4/5
(15,197 ratings)
4.5/5
(22,039 ratings)

Video

Videos
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Videos
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User Feedback

General

Launch Date

Jul 10, 2017
(Official)
N/A

Operating System

Android v7.0 (Nougat)
Android v7.1.1 (Nougat)

Custom UI

EMUI
Oxygen OS

Performance

Performance Rating

Good
Good

Chipset

HiSilicon Kirin 960
Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 MSM8998

Processor

Octa core

2.4 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A73 1.8 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A53
Octa core

2.45 GHz, Quad core, Kryo 280 1.9 GHz, Quad core, Kryo 280

Architecture (The higher, the better)

64 bit
64 bit

Fabrication (The lower, the better)

N/A
10 nm

Graphics (GPU)

Mali-G71 MP8
Adreno 540

RAM

6 GB
6 GB / 8 GB

RAM Type

LPDDR4
LPDDR4X

Display

Display Rating

Excellent
Excellent

Display Type

IPS LCD
Optic AMOLED

Screen Size

5.7 inches  (14.48 cm)
5.5 inches  (13.97 cm)

Resolution

1440x2560 px (QHD (2k))
1080x1920 px (FULL HD)

Aspect Ratio

N/A
16:9

Pixel Density

515 ppi
401 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

73.44 %
72.81 %

Screen Protection

Corning Gorilla Glass v3
Corning Gorilla Glass v5

Design

Height

157 mm
154.2 mm

Width

77.5 mm
74.1 mm

Thickness

6.9 mm
7.2 mm

Weight

184 grams
153 grams

Build Material

Frame: Metal
Back: Metal
Frame: Aluminium
Back: Aluminium

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

Good
Good

Resolution

12 MP
Primary Cameraf/2.2CMOS image sensor
16 MP
Primary Camera2x Digital Zoomf/1.7 Wide Angle24 mm focal length 1/2.8" sensor size IMX398 Exmor-RS CMOS Sensor 1.12µm pixel size
12 MP
20 MP
f/2.636 mm focal length 1µm pixel size

Autofocus

Yes Phase Detection Autofocus
Yes Phase Detection Autofocus

OIS

No
No

Flash

Yes Dual-color LED Flash
Yes Dual LED Flash

Image Resolution

4000 x 3000 Pixels
4616 x 3464 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
2 x Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Digital image stabilization
Face detection
Touch to focus

Video Recording

4k @30 fps
Full HD @60 fps
3840x2160 @ 30 fps
1920x1080 @ 60 fps
1280x720 @ 120 fps

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

Very Good
Very Good

Resolution

8 MP
f/2.0 Primary Camera
16 MP
f/2.0 Primary Camera20 mm focal length 1/3.06" sensor size Exmor RS 1µm pixel size

Autofocus

N/A
No

Flash

N/A
Yes Screen flash

Camera Features

N/A
Fixed Focus

Video Recording

Full HD @30 fps
1920x1080 @ 30 fps
1280x720 @ 30 fps

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Battery

Battery Rating

Excellent
Very Good

Capacity

4000 mAh
3300 mAh

Battery Type

Li-Polymer
Li-Polymer

TalkTime

Up to 30 Hours(3G) / Up to 16 Hours(2G)
N/A

Quick Charging

Yes Fast Charging
Yes Dash Charging

Storage

Internal Storage

128 GB
64 GB / 128 GB

Expandable Storage

Yes Up to 128 GB
No

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Dual SIM
Dual SIM

SIM Type

SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano (Hybrid)
SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano

Network Support

5G Not Supported 4G
5G Not Supported 4G

VoLTE

Yes
Yes

SIM 1

4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 850(band 5) / 800(band 20)
4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 1900(band 39)
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 17) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 1900(band 25) / 850(band 26) / 700(band 29)
4G Speed:
50 Mbit/s ↑ 300 Mbit/s ↓ (LTE category 6)
N/A
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SIM 2

4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 850(band 5) / 800(band 20)
4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 1900(band 39)
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 17) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 1900(band 25) / 850(band 26) / 700(band 29)
4G Speed:
50 Mbit/s ↑ 300 Mbit/s ↓ (LTE category 6)
N/A
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SAR Value

N/A
Head: 1.240 W/kg Body: 0.850 W/kg

Wi-Fi

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

Wi-Fi Features

Wi-Fi Direct Mobile Hotspot
Wi-Fi Direct Mobile Hotspot

Bluetooth

Yes v4.2
Yes v5.0

GPS

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

NFC

Yes
Yes

Multimedia

Audio Jack

3.5 mm
3.5 mm

Sensors

Fingerprint Sensor

Yes
Yes

Fingerprint Sensor Position

Rear
Front

Other Sensors

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