OnePlus 3 vs Honor Note 8

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Comparing the OnePlus 3 vs Honor Note 8 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 OnePlus 3 and Honor Note 8 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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OnePlus 3
₹22,999
(Discontinued)
Honor Note 8
₹23,990
(Discontinued)
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Summary

Spec Score

75%
75%

Release Date

15 Jun, 2016
12 Sep, 2016

Performance

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

Display

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

Rear Camera

16 MP
Primary Camera
13 MP
Primary Camera

Front Camera

8 MP
8 MP

Battery

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

Storage

64 GB
32 GB

Expert Review

8.0/10
N/A

Pros

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

Cons

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

User Ratings

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

Video

Videos
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General

Operating System

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

Custom UI

Oxygen OS
EMUI

Performance

Performance Rating

Good
Good

Chipset

Qualcomm Snapdragon 820 MSM8996
HiSilicon Kirin 955

Processor

Quad core

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

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

Architecture (The higher, the better)

64 bit
64 bit

Fabrication (The lower, the better)

14 nm
N/A

Graphics (GPU)

Adreno 530
Mali-T880 MP4

RAM

6 GB
4 GB

RAM Type

LPDDR4
N/A

Display

Display Rating

Excellent
Best In Class

Display Type

Optic AMOLED
Super AMOLED

Screen Size

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

Resolution

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

Aspect Ratio

16:9
N/A

Pixel Density

401 ppi
445 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

72.94 %
73.71 %

Screen Protection

Corning Gorilla Glass v4
N/A

Design

Height

152.7 mm
178.8 mm

Width

74.7 mm
90.9 mm

Thickness

7.3 mm
7.1 mm

Weight

158 grams
219 grams

Build Material

Back: Aluminium
Frame: Metal
Back: Metal

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

Very Good
Very Good

Resolution

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

Autofocus

Yes Phase Detection Autofocus
Yes

OIS

Yes
Yes

Flash

Yes LED Flash
Yes Dual-color LED Flash

Image Resolution

4616 x 3464 Pixels
4128 x 3096 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
Digital image stabilization
Face detection
Touch to focus
Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Face detection
Touch to focus

Video Recording

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

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

Very Good
Good

Resolution

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

Flash

No
No

Camera Features

Fixed Focus
N/A

Video Recording

1920x1080 @ 30 fps
1280x720 @ 30 fps

Battery

Battery Rating

Very Good
Excellent

Capacity

3000 mAh
4500 mAh

Battery Type

Li-Polymer
Li-Polymer

Quick Charging

Yes Dash Charging
Yes Fast Charging

Storage

Internal Storage

64 GB
32 GB

Expandable Storage

No
Yes Up to 128 GB

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Dual SIM
Dual SIM

SIM Type

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

Network Support

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

VoLTE

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

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

Wi-Fi

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

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

Front
Back

Other Sensors

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