Samsung Galaxy A8 2018 vs OnePlus 5T

Comparing the Samsung Galaxy A8 2018 vs OnePlus 5T across performance, display, camera, battery and storage to help determine the better smartphone.

Here is the summary of the results:

Performance: OnePlus 5T runs at a higher processing speed of 2.45 GHz, while Samsung Galaxy A8 2018 runs at 2.2 GHz, making OnePlus 5T the better performer.

Display: OnePlus 5T offers a screen size of 6.01 inches, while Samsung Galaxy A8 2018 offers 5.6 inches, making OnePlus 5T the larger display of the two. Samsung Galaxy A8 2018 features a Super AMOLED display compared to OnePlus 5T's Optic AMOLED, making Samsung Galaxy A8 2018 the better display of the two.

Rear Camera: Both Samsung Galaxy A8 2018 and OnePlus 5T feature a 16 MP primary rear camera.

Front Camera: Both Samsung Galaxy A8 2018 and OnePlus 5T feature a 16 MP primary front camera.

Battery: OnePlus 5T offers a higher battery capacity with 3300 mAh, while Samsung Galaxy A8 2018 offers 3000 mAh, making OnePlus 5T better for longer battery life.

Storage: Samsung Galaxy A8 2018 offers higher internal storage with 32 GB, while OnePlus 5T offers 128 GB, making Samsung Galaxy A8 2018 the better option for storage.

Samsung Galaxy A8 2018

₹37,990

(Discontinued)

OnePlus 5T

₹38,036

(Discontinued)

Summary

Release Date

N/A

21 Nov, 2017

12 Mar, 2026

Performance


Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7885	Snapdragon 835	Snapdragon 7s Gen 4
Octa Core (upto 2.2 GHz)	Octa Core (upto 2.45 GHz)	Octa Core (upto 2.7 GHz)
4 GB RAM	8 GB RAM	8 GB RAM

Display


5.6 inches (14.22 cm)	6.01 inches (15.27 cm)	6.8 inches (17.27 cm)
Super AMOLED	Optic AMOLED	Extreme AMOLED
1080x2220 px (FHD+)	1080x2160 px (FHD+)	Super HD (2772 x 1272)
N/A	N/A	144 Hz Refresh Rate

Rear Camera


16 MP Primary Camera	16 MP Primary Camera	50 MP Wide Angle Primary Camera
N/A	20 MP Camera	13 MP Ultra-Wide Angle Camera

Front Camera


16 MP + 8 MP	16 MP	32 MP

Battery


3000 mAh	3300 mAh	7000 mAh
Fast Charging	Dash Charging	68W Turbo Power Charging
N/A	No Wireless Charging	N/A

Storage

32 GB	128 GB	128 GB
N/A	UFS 2.1	UFS 3.1

Expert Review

N/A

8.0/10

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8.4/10

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Pros

Device yet to be reviewed

Great 18:9 display
Good camera performance
Face unlock is blazing fast
Very good pricing

Long-lasting battery life
Slim and lightweight design
Reliable cameras
Dependable performance

Cons

Device yet to be reviewed

No Android Oreo at launch
Loudspeaker distorts at maximum volume
Battery life could've been better

Warms up quickly during gaming
Macro photography could be improved

User Ratings

N/A

4.6/5

(17,451 ratings)

4.4/5

(19,247 ratings)

Benchmarks (The higher, the better)

N/A	N/A	1,149,292 AnTuTu Score
N/A	N/A	17h 34m Battery Life (PC Mark)

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Video

1 Video

4 More Videos

There are no videos available for the device.

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General

Launch Date

N/A

Mar 06, 2026

(Official)

Operating System

Android v7.1.1 (Nougat)

Android v16

OS Updates

N/A

3 Years

Security Updates

N/A

5 Year

Custom UI

N/A

Oxygen OS

Hello UI

Performance

Performance Rating

Avg

Good

Very Good

Chipset

Samsung Exynos 7 Octa 7885

Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 MSM8998

Qualcomm Snapdragon 7s Gen 4

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Processor

Octa core

2.2 GHz, Dual core 1.6 GHz, Hexa Core

Octa core

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

Octa core

2.7 GHz, Single core, Cortex A720 2.4 GHz, Tri core, Cortex A720 1.8 GHz, Quad core, Cortex A520

Architecture (The higher, the better)

64 bit

Fabrication (The lower, the better)

N/A

10 nm

4 nm

Graphics (GPU)

N/A

Adreno 540

Adreno 810

RAM

4 GB

6 GB / 8 GB

8 GB / 12 GB

RAM Type

N/A

LPDDR4X

LPDDR5X

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

1,149,292

Bootup Time (The lower, the better)

N/A

18.0 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

1,197

Battery Drain* (The lower, the better)

N/A

5.0 %

Heating* (The lower, the better)

N/A

19.0 %

* after 30 mins of gaming

Display

Display Rating

Excellent

Display Type

Super AMOLED

Optic AMOLED

Extreme AMOLED

Screen Size

5.6 inches (14.22 cm)

6.01 inches (15.27 cm)

6.8 inches (17.27 cm)

Resolution

1080x2220 px (FHD+)

1080x2160 px (FHD+)

1272x2772 px (FHD+)

Peak Brightness

N/A

5200 nits

HBM Brightness

N/A

1600 nits

Aspect Ratio

18.5:9

18:9

20:9

Refresh Rate

N/A

144 Hz

Pixel Density

441 ppi

402 ppi

449 ppi

Touch Sampling Rate

N/A

1500 Hz

Screen to Body Ratio (calculated)

75.89 %

79.62 %

92.05 %

Screen Protection

Yes

Corning Gorilla Glass v5

Corning Gorilla Glass 7i

Bezel-less Display

Yes

Yes with punch-hole display

HDR 10 / HDR+ Support

N/A

Yes HDR 10+

Screen to Body Ratio (claimed by the brand)

N/A

96.2 %

Design

Height

149.2 mm

156.1 mm

162.76 mm

Width

70.6 mm

75 mm

75.60 mm

Thickness

8.4 mm

7.3 mm

7.99 mm

Weight

172 grams

162 grams

193 grams

Build Material

N/A

Frame: Aluminium
Back: Aluminium

Back: Fiber Fabric

Water Resistance

Yes Water resistant IP68

N/A

Yes Water resistant IP68 IP69

Ruggedness

Dust proof

N/A

Dust proof

Rear Camera

Rear Camera Rating

Good

Very Good

Resolution

16 MP
Primary Cameraf/1.7

16 MP
Primary Camera2x Digital Zoomf/1.7IMX398 Exmor-RS CMOS Sensor

50 MP
Primary Cameraf/1.8 Wide Angle1/1.56" sensor size LYT 710 1µm pixel size

N/A

20 MP
f/1.7

13 MP
f/2.2 Ultra-Wide Angle Camera1.12µm pixel size

Autofocus

Yes Phase Detection autofocus

Yes Phase Detection Autofocus

Yes Multi-directional Phase Detection Autofocus

OIS

N/A

Yes

Flash

Yes LED Flash

Yes Dual LED Flash

Yes LED Flash

Image Resolution

4920 x 3264 Pixels

4616 x 3464 Pixels

N/A

Settings

Exposure compensation ISO control

N/A

Shooting Modes

Continuous Shooting
High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)

High Dynamic Range mode (HDR)
Macro Mode

Camera Features

Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Face detection
Touch to focus

2 x Digital Zoom
Auto Flash
Face detection
Touch to focus

Face detection

Video Recording

1920x1080 @ 30 fps

3840x2160 @ 30 fps
1920x1080 @ 60 fps
1280x720 @ 120 fps

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

Video Recording Features

N/A

Dual Video Recording
Slow Motion
Audio Zoom

Front Camera

Front Camera Rating

Very Good

Resolution

16 MP
f/1.9 Primary Camera

16 MP
f/2.0 Primary CameraExmor RS

32 MP
f/2.2 Primary Camera0.7µm pixel size

8 MP
Camera

N/A

Autofocus

Yes

N/A

Flash

N/A

Yes Screen flash

Video Recording

1920x1080 fps

1920x1080 @ 30 fps
1280x720 @ 30 fps

N/A

Battery

Battery Rating

Very Good

Capacity

3000 mAh

3300 mAh

7000 mAh

Battery Type

Li-ion

Li-Polymer

Silicon Carbon

Quick Charging

Yes Fast Charging

Yes Dash Charging

Yes 68W Turbo Power 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

17h 34m

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

N/A

49m

Storage

Internal Storage

32 GB

64 GB / 128 GB

128 GB / 256 GB / 512 GB

Storage Type

N/A

UFS 2.1

UFS 3.1

Expandable Storage

Yes Up to 256 GB

N/A

Network & Connectivity

SIM Slot(s)

Dual SIM

SIM Type

N/A

SIM1: Nano SIM2: Nano

Network Support

5G Not Supported 4G

5G 4G

VoLTE

Yes

SIM 1

4G Bands:

TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 900(band 8) / 1900(band 2) / 850(band 5) / 700(band 17) / 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) / 2300(band 30)

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N20 / N26 / N28 / N66 / N75
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N66 / N75 / N77 / N78

N/A

4G Speed:

150 Mbit/s ↑ 600 Mbit/s ↓ (LTE)

4G Bands:

TD-LTE 3500(band 48) / 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 1900(band 39) / 3500(band 42) / 3700(band 43)
FD-LTE 1700(band 66) / 2100(band 1) / 1500(band 32) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 7009(band 12) / 700(band 13) / 700(band 17) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 1900(band 25) / 850(band 26)

SIM 2

4G Bands:

TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41)
FD-LTE 2100(band 1) / 1800(band 3) / 2600(band 7) / 900(band 8) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 800(band 20)

4G Bands:

5G Bands:

FDD N1 / N2 / N3 / N5 / N7 / N8 / N20 / N26 / N28 / N66 / N75
TDD N38 / N40 / N41 / N66 / N75 / N77 / N78

N/A

4G Bands:

TD-LTE 2600(band 38) / 2300(band 40) / 2500(band 41) / 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) / 1900(band 2) / 1700(band 4) / 850(band 5) / 1500(band 32) / 700(band 13) / 700(band 17) / 850(band 18) / 850(band 19) / 800(band 20) / 1900(band 25) / 850(band 26)

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

Yes Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax)

Wi-Fi Features

Wi-Fi Direct Mobile Hotspot

Bluetooth

Yes v5.0

Yes v6.0

GPS

Yes with A-GPS Glonass

NFC

Yes

Multimedia

Stereo Speakers

N/A

Yes

Audio Jack

3.5 mm

USB Type-C

Audio Features

N/A

Dolby Atmos

Sensors

Fingerprint Sensor

Yes

Fingerprint Sensor Position

Rear

On-screen

Fingerprint Sensor Type

N/A

Optical

Other Sensors

Light sensor Proximity sensor rgbw sensor Accelerometer Barometer Compass Gyroscope

Light sensor Proximity sensor rgbw sensor Accelerometer Compass Gyroscope

Light sensor Proximity sensor Accelerometer Gyroscope

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