OnePlus One vs. OnePlus 8 Pro

Phone Comparison, Reviews and Tests

Detailed comparison and review of OnePlus One and OnePlus 8 Pro. With our comprehensive overview, you can simply compare sizes, functions, but also other key features of both phones and easily decide which one is the right choice for you. Our goal is to help you identify the main differences between products and find the phone that best fits your needs and expectations.

Phone Specifications Comparison

OnePlus One vs. OnePlus 8 Pro Comparison Chart
DESIGN AND DIMENSIONS OnePlus One OnePlus 8 Pro
Product Type Smartphone Smartphone
Form Factor Touch Touch
Height 152.9 mm 165.3 mm OnePlus 8 Pro has greater height than OnePlus One.
Width 75.9 mm 74.3 mm OnePlus One has greater width than OnePlus 8 Pro.
Depth 8.9 mm 8.5 mm OnePlus 8 Pro is narrower than OnePlus One.
Weight 162 g 199 g OnePlus One is lighter than OnePlus One.
Body Colour Bamboo Onyx black
Waterproof (Water-resistant) - -
SAR Value 0.75 W/kg (body), 0.62 W/kg (head) -
Connector Type Headset jack - mini-phone 3.5mm
Micro-USB - 5 pin Micro-USB Type B
USB Type-C - 24 pin USB-C
SIM Card Type (Size) Micro SIM Nano SIM
SIM Card Qty - Dual-SIM
DISPLAY OnePlus One OnePlus 8 Pro
Display Type LCD display OLED display
Display Technology IPS Fluid Amoled
Screen Size (Display Size) 5.5" 6.78" OnePlus 8 Pro has larger screen size than OnePlus One.
Screen Resolution (Display Resolution) 1920 x 1080 pixels 3168 x 1440 pixels OnePlus 8 Pro has better screen resolution than OnePlus One.
Display Format Full HD QHD+
Pixel Density 401 ppi 513 ppi OnePlus 8 Pro has better pixel density than OnePlus One.
Aspect Ratio - 19.8:9
Colour Depth 16.7 million colours -
HDR - Yes OnePlus 8 Pro has HDR.
HDR Technology - HDR10+
Display Enhancement Technology - MEMC technology, Motion Graphics Smoothing
Display Refresh Rate - 120 Hz
Display Features - Reading mode, night mode, Wide colour display (P3), Vibrant Color Effect Pro, 120 Hz Fluid Display
Display Protection (Screen Protector) Corning Gorilla Glass 3 (scratch resistant glass) Corning Gorilla Glass 3D (scratch resistant glass)
PROCESSOR OnePlus One OnePlus 8 Pro
Processor Type (CPU) Qualcomm Snapdragon 801 Qualcomm Snapdragon 865
Clock Speed 2.5 GHz -
Processor Core Qty Quad-core 8-core OnePlus 8 Pro has higher processor core quantity than OnePlus One.
64-bit Architecture - Yes OnePlus 8 Pro has 64-bit architecture.
Graphics System (GPU) Qualcomm ADRENO 330 Qualcomm ADRENO 650
MEMORY OnePlus One OnePlus 8 Pro
RAM 3 GB LPDDR5 SDRAM - 8 GB OnePlus 8 Pro has more RAM than OnePlus One.
Internal Memory Size (Storage Capacity) 16 GB 128 GB OnePlus 8 Pro has more internal memory than OnePlus One.
Memory Interface - UFS 3.0
CAMERA OnePlus One OnePlus 8 Pro
MAIN CAMERA
Number of Main Cameras 1 4
Sensor Resolution 13 Megapixel 48 Megapixel OnePlus 8 Pro has better camera resolution than OnePlus One.
Sensor Size - 1/1.4"
Sensor Name Sony Exmor RS IMX214 sensor Sony Exmor RS IMX689 sensor
Lens Aperture F/2.0 F/1.78 OnePlus 8 Pro has better lens aperture than OnePlus One.
Lens Construction 6-element 7-element
Pixel Size - 1.12 μm
Optical Image Stabiliser (OIS) - Optical Image Stabiliser (OIS) OnePlus 8 Pro has optical stabilisation.
Focus Adjustment - Automatic
Laser Auto Focus - Yes
Special Effects - Portrait, HDR, Studio
HDR Mode Auto HDR mode -
Camera Modes Panorama Panorama, Time-lapse mode, Pro mode, night mode, portrait mode, Cine Video Mode, Dog, Cat, Nightscape capture mode, Portrait, Ultra shot
Face Recognition (Face ID) Face detection Face detection Both phones have face detection.
Light Source Dual LED flash Dual LED flash
Video Resolutions 1280 x 720 (720p), 3840 x 2160 (4K) 1920 x 1080 (1080p) at 30 fps, 1920 x 1080 (1080p) at 60 fps, 3840 x 2160 (4K) at 30 fps, 3840 x 2160 (4K) at 60 fps, Super slow motion video 1920 x 1080 (1080p) at 240 fps, Super slow motion video 1280 x 720 (720p) at 480 fps
Camera Features (Functions) - GIF animation function, Phase Detect Auto-Focus (PDAF), Electronic Image Stabiliser (EIS), Continuous Auto Focus (CAF), RAW image capture, AI scene detection, 4-in-1 Pixel technology, UltraShot engine, 3x Hybrid Zoom
SECOND CAMERA
Sensor Resolution (2nd Camera) - 8 Megapixel
Lens Type (2nd Camera) - Telephoto lens
Lens Aperture (2nd Camera) - F/2.44
Camera Features (2nd Camera) - OIS (Optical Image Stabilisation)
THIRD CAMERA
Sensor Resolution (3rd Camera) - 48 Megapixels
Lens Type (3rd Camera) - Ultra wide-angle lens
Lens Aperture (3rd Camera) - F/2.2
Field of View (3rd Camera) - 120 degree(s)
FOURTH CAMERA
Sensor Resolution (4th Camera) - 5 Megapixel
Lens Aperture (4th Camera) - F/2.4
FRONT CAMERA
Number of Front Cameras 1 1
Sensor Resolution (Front) 5 Megapixel 16 Megapixel OnePlus 8 Pro has better front camera resolution than OnePlus One.
Sensor Name (Front) - Sony Exmor RX IMX471 sensor
Lens Aperture (Front) F/2.0 F/2.45 OnePlus One has better front lens aperture than OnePlus One.
Pixel Size (Front) - 1 μm
Focus Adjustment - Focus free
Special Effects (Front) - HDR, face retouch
Camera Modes (Front) - Time-lapse mode
Light Source (Front) - Display flash
Video Resolutions (Front) 1920 x 1080 (1080p) 1920 x 1080 (1080p) at 30 fps
Camera Features (Front) - Electronic Image Stabiliser (EIS)
BATTERY AND CHARGING OnePlus One OnePlus 8 Pro
Battery Capacity (Battery Size) 3100 mAh 4510 mAh OnePlus 8 Pro has larger battery capacity than OnePlus One.
Fast Charging Technology - Warp Charge 30 technology, Warp Charge 30T technology OnePlus 8 Pro has fast charging technology.
Battery Technology Lithium polymer -
CELLULAR OnePlus One OnePlus 8 Pro
Technology WCDMA (UMTS) / GSM CDMA2000 1X / GSM / WCDMA (UMTS)
Mobile Broadband Generation 4G 5G OnePlus 8 Pro has more advanced generation mobile network.
Operating System CyanogenMod 13 OxygenOS (based on Android 10)
Navigation GPS, GLONASS GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS, BeiDou, Galileo
COMMUNICATIONS OnePlus One OnePlus 8 Pro
Data Transmission GPRS, EDGE, HSDPA, HSUPA, HSPA+, LTE GPRS, EDGE, EV-DO, HSDPA, HSUPA, HSPA+, LTE, LTE Advanced, FDD-LTE, TDD-LTE, 5G NR FR1
2G Band 850 GSM, 900 GSM, 1800 GSM, 1900 GSM 850 GSM, 900 GSM, 1800 GSM, 1900 GSM, 800 CDMA2000 1X
3G UMTS Band - Band 1, Band 2, Band 4, Band 5, Band 8, Band 9, Band 19
3G UMTS Frequency - 2100, 1900, 1700, 850, 900, 1700, 800
4G LTE Band Band 1, Band 3, Band 4, Band 7, Band 17, Band 38, Band 40 Band 1, Band 2, Band 3, Band 4, Band 5, Band 7, Band 8, Band 12, Band 13, Band 17, Band 18, Band 19, Band 20, Band 25, Band 26, Band 28, Band 32, Band 34, Band 38, Band 39, Band 40, Band 41, Band 42, Band 46, Band 66
4G LTE Frequency FDD 2100, FDD 1800+, FDD 1700 - 2110 AWS, FDD 2600, FDD 700b, TDD 2600, TDD 2300 FDD 2100, FDD 1900 PCS, FDD 1800+, FDD 1700 - 2110 AWS, FDD 850, FDD 2600, FDD 900, FDD 700a, FDD 700c, FDD 700b, FDD 800 lower, FDD 800 upper, FDD 800 DD, FDD 1900+, FDD 850+, FDD 700 APT, FDD 1500 L, TDD 2000, TDD 2600, TDD 1900, TDD 2300, TDD 2500, TDD 3500, TDD 5150, FDD 1700 - 2110 AWS-3
5G NR Band - N1, n3, n7, n28, n78
5G NR Frequency - FDD 2100, FDD 1800, FDD 2600, FDD 700APT, TDD TD 3500
Wireless Interface IEEE 802.11b/g/n/ac IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n/ac, IEEE 802.11a/b/g/n/ac/ax
Bluetooth Bluetooth 4.0 Bluetooth 5.1
Bluetooth Profiles A2DP -
NFC Yes Yes Both phones have an NFC reader for mobile payments.
Modem - Snapdragon X55 5G
Communication Features Mobile Email client, Internet browser -
Messaging Services SMS, MMS SMS, MMS
MEDIA OnePlus One OnePlus 8 Pro
Supported Digital Audio Standards WAV, WMA, AAC, AMR, MP3, FLAC, OGG, MIDI, APE (Monkey's Audio), M4A WAV, WMA, AAC, MP3, FLAC, AC-3, AAC +, OGG, APE (Monkey's Audio), M4A, apt-X, LDAC, IMY, EAC3, MID, AMR-WB, AMR-NB, SBC, apt-X HD, EAC3-JOC, AC-4
Supported Digital Video Standards RMVB, FLV, MPEG-4, H.264, H.263 MKV, FLV, AVI, MOV, WMV, 3GP, TS, WebM, H.265 HEVC, MP4
Sound Enhancements - Qualcomm aptX audio, Qualcomm aptX HD audio, Dolby Atmos Surround Sound
FEATURES OnePlus One OnePlus 8 Pro
Phone Functions Speakerphone, call timer, conference call, vibrating alert Speakerphone, voice control, call timer, conference call, flight mode, voice dialing, vibrating alert
Sensors Accelerometer, ambient light sensor, proximity sensor, digital compass, gyro sensor Accelerometer, ambient light sensor, proximity sensor, digital compass, gyro sensor, RGB sensor, laser sensor, flicker sensor
Security Devices - Fingerprint reader (under display), face recognition
Personal Information Management Calendar, synchronization with PC, calculator, reminder, alarm clock -
Additional Phone Features DLNA Certified, multitasking, sharing media via DLNA, Noise Cancellation Technology, notification LED, Three microphones Face Unlock, Noise Cancellation Technology, MIMO technology, Alert Slider
OTHERS OnePlus One OnePlus 8 Pro
Included Accessories Power adapter SIM card removal tool, sticker, screen protector, USB-C cable, protective case, Warp Charge 30 power adapter
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