Honor Note 8 vs OnePlus 3

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

Here is the summary of the results:

Performance: Honor Note 8 runs at a higher processing speed of 2.5 GHz, while OnePlus 3 runs at 2.2 GHz, making Honor Note 8 the better performer.


Display: Honor Note 8 offers a screen size of 6.6 inches, while OnePlus 3 offers 5.5 inches, making Honor Note 8 the larger display of the two. Honor Note 8 features a Super AMOLED display compared to OnePlus 3's Optic AMOLED, making Honor Note 8 the better display of the two.


Rear Camera: OnePlus 3 offers a higher rear camera resolution with 16 MP, while Honor Note 8 offers 13 MP, making OnePlus 3 better for rear camera photography.


Front Camera: Both Honor Note 8 and OnePlus 3 feature a 8 MP primary front camera.


Battery: Honor Note 8 offers a higher battery capacity with 4500 mAh, while OnePlus 3 offers 3000 mAh, making Honor Note 8 better for longer battery life.


Storage: OnePlus 3 offers higher internal storage with 64 GB, while Honor Note 8 offers 32 GB, making OnePlus 3 the better option for storage.

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Honor Note 8
₹23,990
(Discontinued)
OnePlus 3
₹22,999
(Discontinued)
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Summary

Spec Score

75%
75%

Release Date

12 Sep, 2016
15 Jun, 2016

Performance

HiSilicon Kirin
Snapdragon 820
Octa Core (upto 2.5 GHz)
Quad Core (upto 2.2 GHz)
4 GB RAM
6 GB RAM

Display

6.6 inches (16.76 cm)
5.5 inches (13.97 cm)
Super AMOLED
Optic AMOLED
1440x2560 px (QHD (2k))
1080x1920 px (FULL HD)

Rear Camera

13 MP
Primary Camera
16 MP
Primary Camera

Front Camera

8 MP
8 MP

Battery

4500 mAh
3000 mAh
Fast Charging
Dash Charging
No Wireless Charging
No Wireless Charging

Storage

32 GB
64 GB

Expert Review

N/A
8.0/10

Pros

  • Device yet to be reviewed
  • Stunning display
  • Fast, smooth performance
  • Consistently good cameras
  • Great battery life with Dash Charge support

Cons

  • Device yet to be reviewed
  • Protruding camera mandates a case
  • No expandable storage
  • Alert Slider can't be customised

User Ratings

N/A
4.4/5
(2,591 ratings)

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General

Operating System

Android v6.0 (Marshmallow)
Android v6.0.1 (Marshmallow)

Custom UI

EMUI
Oxygen OS

Performance

Performance Rating

Good
Good

Chipset

HiSilicon Kirin 955
Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 MSM8996

Processor

Octa core

2.5 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A72 1.8 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A53
Quad core

2.2 GHz, Dual core, Kryo 1.6 GHz, Dual core, Kryo

Architecture (The higher, the better)

64 bit
64 bit

Fabrication (The lower, the better)

N/A
14 nm

Graphics (GPU)

Mali-T880 MP4
Adreno 530

RAM

4 GB
6 GB

RAM Type

N/A
LPDDR4

Display

Display Rating

Best In Class
Excellent

Display Type

Super AMOLED
Optic AMOLED

Screen Size

6.6 inches  (16.76 cm)
5.5 inches  (13.97 cm)

Resolution

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

Aspect Ratio

N/A
16:9

Pixel Density

445 ppi
401 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

73.71 %
72.94 %

Screen Protection

N/A
Corning Gorilla Glass v4

Design

Height

178.8 mm
152.7 mm

Width

90.9 mm
74.7 mm

Thickness

7.1 mm
7.3 mm

Weight

219 grams
158 grams

Build Material

Frame: Metal
Back: Metal
Back: Aluminium

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

Very Good
Very Good

Resolution

13 MP
Primary Cameraf/2.0CMOS image sensor
16 MP
Primary Cameraf/2.0IMX298 Exmor-RS CMOS Sensor 1.12µm pixel size

Autofocus

Yes
Yes Phase Detection Autofocus

OIS

Yes
Yes

Flash

Yes Dual-color LED Flash
Yes LED Flash

Image Resolution

4128 x 3096 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
Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Digital image stabilization
Face detection
Touch to focus

Video Recording

1920x1080 @ 30 fps
3840x2160 @ 30 fps
1280x720 @ 120 fps

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

Good
Very Good

Resolution

8 MP
Primary Camera
8 MP
f/2.0 Primary CameraExmor-R CMOS

Flash

No
No

Camera Features

N/A
Fixed Focus

Video Recording

1280x720 @ 30 fps
1920x1080 @ 30 fps

Battery

Battery Rating

Excellent
Very Good

Capacity

4500 mAh
3000 mAh

Battery Type

Li-Polymer
Li-Polymer

Quick Charging

Yes Fast Charging
Yes Dash Charging

Storage

Internal Storage

32 GB
64 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
N/A

SIM 1

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)
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)
N/A
4G Speed:
50 Mbit/s ↑ 300 Mbit/s ↓ (LTE category 6)
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SIM 2

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)
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)
N/A
4G Speed:
50 Mbit/s ↑ 300 Mbit/s ↓ (LTE category 6)
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SAR Value

N/A
Head: 0.784 W/kg Body: 0.581 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)

Wi-Fi Features

Mobile Hotspot
Mobile Hotspot

Bluetooth

Yes v4.2
Yes v4.2

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

Back
Front

Other Sensors

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