OnePlus 8 vs Samsung Galaxy A6 (2018)

OnePlus 8

Samsung Galaxy A6 (2018)

Network
2G network

GSM 850, 900, 1800, 1900; CDMA 800, 1900 & TD-SCDMA

GSM 850, 900, 1800, 1900
3G network

HSDPA 800, 850, 900, 1700(AWS), 1800, 1900, 2100

HSDPA 850, 900, 1700(AWS), 1900, 2100
4G network

LTE frequency band 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 32, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 46, 66 - EU; 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 46, 48, 66, 71 - North America; 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 17, 18, 19, 20, 26, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 46 - India; 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 17, 18, 19, 20, 26, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41 - China

LTE
5G network

5G band 1, 3, 7, 28, 78 SA/NSA - EU; 2, 5, 41, 66, 71 SA/NSA - North America; 41, 78, 79 SA/NSA - China; 78 SA/NSA - India

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HSDPA speed

42 Mbps

42.2 Mbps
HSUPA speed

5.76 Mbps

5.76 Mbps
EV-DO speed

3.1 Mbps download, 1.8 Mbps upload

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LTE speed

LTE-A (5CA) Cat 18, 1200 Mbps download, 150 Mbps upload

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LTE-A speed

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LTE-A, (2CA) Cat6, 300 Mbps download, 50 Mbps upload
5G speed

7.5 Gbps download

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GPRS

Yes

Yes
EDGE

Yes

Yes

Design
Build

Glass front (Gorilla Glass 5), glass back (Gorilla Glass 5), aluminum frame

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SIM

Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)

Single SIM (Nano-SIM) or Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)
Height

160.2 mm

149.9 mm
Width

72.9 mm

70.8 mm
Thickness

8 mm

7.7 mm
Weight

180 g

159 g
Payment

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Samsung Pay
Waterproof

IP68

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Dust proof

IP68

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Colors

Black, Glow, Green, Silver

Black, Blue, Gold, Lavender

Display
Display type

Fluid AMOLED capacitive touchscreen

Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen
Physical size

6.55 inches

5.6 inches
Resolution

1080 x 2400 pixels

720 x 1480 pixels
Pixel density

402 ppi

294 ppi
Display colors

16777216

16777216
Protection

Corning Gorilla Glass 5

2.5D curved glass screen
Multitouch

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Yes
Display features

HDR10+, 90 Hz refresh rate

Always-on display

Main camera
Camera type

Triple

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Main camera

48 MP, f/1.8 , 25 mm, 1/2.0" , 0.8 µm

16 MP, f/1.7
16 MP, f/2.2 , 14 mm
2 MP, f/2.4
Primary camera resolution

8000 x 6000 pixels

4608 x 3456 pixels
Primary camera video

4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30/60/240fps, Auto HDR, gyro-EIS

1080p@30fps
Primary camera Autofocus

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phase detection autofocus
Primary camera flash

dual LED flash

LED flash
Camera features

Autofocus, continuous shooting, digital zoom, optical zoom, digital image stabilization, optical image stabilization, geotagging, panorama, HDR, touch focus, face detection, white balance settings, ISO settings, exposure compensation, self-timer, scene-mode, phase detection autofocus, contrast detection autofocus, laser autofocus, RAW

Geo-tagging, HDR, face detection, panorama, touch focus

Connectivity
WLAN

Wi-Fi 802.11a, 802.11b, 802.11g, 802.11n, 802.11n 5GHz, 802.11ac, 802.11ax

Wi-Fi 802.11a, 802.11b, 802.11g, 802.11n
WLAN WiFi Hotspot

Yes

Yes
WLAN WiFi Direct

Yes

Yes
WLAN WiFi Dual Band

Yes

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USB

Type-C 1.0 reversible connector

microUSB 2.0
USB On-The-Go

Yes

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Bluetooth

v5.1

v4.2
Bluetooth A2DP

Yes

Yes
bluetooth LE

Yes

Yes
NFC

Yes

Yes
GPS

Yes, with A-GPS

Yes, with A-GPS
GLONASS

Yes

Yes
GALILEO

Yes

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Beidou

Yes

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BDS

-

Yes
SBAS

Yes

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Features
Messaging SMS

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SMS(threaded view)
Messaging MMS

-

MMS
Messaging Email

-

Email
Messaging IM

-

IM
Messaging Push Email

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Push Email
Sensors

Accelerometer, compass, fingerprint, gyroscope, proximity

Fingerprint (rear-mounted), accelerometer, compass, gyro, proximity