OnePlus 7 vs Nokia 8.1 Plus

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Comparing the OnePlus 7 vs Nokia 8.1 Plus across performance, display, camera, battery and storage to help determine the better smartphone.

Here is the summary of the results:

Performance: OnePlus 7 runs at a higher processing speed of 2.84 GHz, while Nokia 8.1 Plus runs at 2.2 GHz, making OnePlus 7 the better performer.


Display: OnePlus 7 offers a screen size of 6.41 inches, while Nokia 8.1 Plus offers 6.22 inches, making OnePlus 7 the larger display of the two. OnePlus 7 features a Optic AMOLED display compared to Nokia 8.1 Plus's IPS LCD, making OnePlus 7 the better display of the two.


Rear Camera: OnePlus 7 offers a higher rear camera resolution with 48 MP, while Nokia 8.1 Plus offers 16 MP, making OnePlus 7 better for rear camera photography.


Front Camera: Nokia 8.1 Plus offers a higher front camera resolution with 20 MP, while OnePlus 7 offers 16 MP, making Nokia 8.1 Plus better for front camera photography.


Battery: Both OnePlus 7 and Nokia 8.1 Plus offer the same 3700 mAh battery capacity.


Storage: Both OnePlus 7 and Nokia 8.1 Plus offer the same internal storage of 128 GB.

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OnePlus 7
₹30,999
(Out of Stock)
Nokia 8.1 Plus
₹34,990
(Not Released in India)
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Summary

Spec Score

81%
N/A

Release Date

01 Jun, 2019
10 Aug, 2020

Performance

N/A
Snapdragon 855
Snapdragon 710
Octa Core (upto 2.84 GHz)
Octa Core (upto 2.2 GHz)
6 GB RAM
6 GB RAM

Display

N/A
6.41 inches (16.28 cm)
6.22 inches (15.8 cm)
Optic AMOLED
IPS LCD
1080x2340 px (FHD+)
1080x2310 px (FHD+)
60 Hz Refresh Rate
N/A

Rear Camera

N/A
48 MP
Wide Angle Primary Camera
16 MP
Primary Camera
5 MP
Depth Camera
20 MP
Camera

Front Camera

N/A
16 MP
20 MP

Battery

N/A
3700 mAh
3700 mAh
Dash Charging
Fast Charging
No Wireless Charging
N/A

Storage

128 GB
128 GB
UFS 3.0
N/A

Expert Review

8.0/10
N/A

Pros

  • VFM flagship
  • Clean software
  • Excellent performance
  • Borrows most high-end features from the Pro model
  • Device yet to be reviewed

Cons

  • Cameras could've been better
  • No 3.5mm dongle in the box
  • Not the best OnePlus phone money can buy
  • Device yet to be reviewed

User Ratings

4.6/5
(40,297 ratings)
N/A

Benchmarks (The higher, the better)

369,292
AnTuTu Score
N/A
11h 05m
Battery Life (PC Mark)
N/A

Video

Videos
8 More Videos
Videos
1 Video

User Feedback

General

Launch Date

Jun 01, 2019
(Official)
N/A

Operating System

Android v9.0 (Pie)
Android v8.1 (Oreo)

Custom UI

Oxygen OS
Android One

Performance

Performance Rating

Very Good
N/A

Chipset

Qualcomm Snapdragon 855
Qualcomm Snapdragon 710

Processor

Octa core

2.84 GHz, Single core, Kryo 485 2.42 GHz, Tri core, Kryo 485 1.8 GHz, Quad core, Kryo 485
Octa core

2.2 GHz, Dual core, Kryo 360 1.7 GHz, Hexa Core, Kryo 360

Architecture (The higher, the better)

64 bit
64 bit

Fabrication (The lower, the better)

7 nm
N/A

Graphics (GPU)

Adreno 640
Adreno 616

RAM

6 GB / 8 GB
6 GB

RAM Type

LPDDR4X
N/A

Performance Test Results

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

369,292
N/A

Bootup Time (The lower, the better)

20.0 s
N/A

Gaming Test Results

Battery Drain* (The lower, the better)

9.0 %
N/A

Heating* (The lower, the better)

19.1 %
N/A
* after 30 mins of gaming

Display

Display Rating

Excellent
N/A

Display Type

Optic AMOLED
IPS LCD

Screen Size

6.41 inches  (16.28 cm)
6.22 inches  (15.8 cm)

Resolution

1080x2340 px (FHD+)
1080x2310 px (FHD+)

Refresh Rate

60 Hz
N/A

Aspect Ratio

19.5:9
N/A

Pixel Density

402 ppi
410 ppi

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

85.32 %
80.37 %

Screen Protection

Corning Gorilla Glass v6
Corning Gorilla Glass

Bezel-less Display

Yes with waterdrop notch
Yes with punch-hole display

Design

Height

157.7 mm
156.9 mm

Width

74.8 mm
76.2 mm

Thickness

8.2 mm
7.9 mm

Weight

182 grams
N/A

Build Material

Back: Gorilla Glass
N/A

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

Very Good
N/A

Resolution

48 MP
Primary Camera2x Digital Zoomf/1.7 Wide Angle1/2.25" sensor size IMX586 Exmor-RS CMOS Sensor 0.8µm pixel size
16 MP
Primary Camera
5 MP
f/2.4 Depth Camera1.12µm pixel size
20 MP

Autofocus

Yes Contrast Detection Autofocus
Yes Phase Detection autofocus

OIS

Yes
N/A

Flash

Yes Dual LED Flash
Yes LED Flash

Image Resolution

8000 x 6000 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

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

Video Recording

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

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

Very Good
N/A

Resolution

16 MP
f/2.0 Primary Camera1/3.1" sensor size Exmor RS 1µm pixel size
20 MP
Primary Camera

Flash

Yes Screen flash
N/A

Camera Features

Fixed Focus
N/A

Video Recording

Full HD @30 fps
N/A

Battery

Battery Rating

Very Good
N/A

Capacity

3700 mAh
3700 mAh

Battery Type

Li-ion
Li-ion

Quick Charging

Yes Dash Charging 50% in 30 minutes
Yes Fast 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.

11h 05m
N/A

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

2h 13m 39s
N/A

Storage

Internal Storage

128 GB / 256 GB
128 GB

Storage Type

UFS 3.0
N/A

Expandable Storage

No
Yes Up to 400 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

Yes
Yes

SIM 1

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) / 700(band 28) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 700(band 13) / 700(band 17) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 850(band 26) / 700(band 29)
4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2300(band 40)
FD-LTE 1800(band 3)

SIM 2

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) / 700(band 28) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 700(band 13) / 700(band 17) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 850(band 26) / 700(band 29)
4G Bands:
TD-LTE 2300(band 40)
FD-LTE 1800(band 3)

SAR Value

Head: 1.090 W/kg Body: 0.742 W/kg
N/A

Wi-Fi

Yes Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac) 5GHz MIMO
Yes Wi-Fi 4 (802.11 b/g/n)

Wi-Fi Features

Mobile Hotspot
Mobile Hotspot

Bluetooth

Yes v5.0
Yes v5.0

GPS

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

NFC

Yes
Yes

Multimedia

Stereo Speakers

Yes
N/A

Audio Jack

USB Type-C
3.5 mm

Audio Features

Dolby Atmos
N/A

Sensors

Fingerprint Sensor

Yes
Yes

Fingerprint Sensor Position

On-screen
Rear

Fingerprint Sensor Type

Optical
N/A

Other Sensors

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