Home Phone comparison OnePlus 13 and OnePlus 8 - Which is better?

OnePlus 13 vs OnePlus 8

92 out 100
OnePlus 13
VS
58 out 100
OnePlus 8
OnePlus 13
OnePlus 8

Compared 2 smartphones : OnePlus 13 Manufactured in January, 2025, with display 6.82 with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite, vs OnePlus 8, Manufactured in April, 2020with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 865. Below are specs, tests, pros and cons for each device

  1. Differences
  2. Review
  3. Specs
  4. Benchmarks
  5. Battery Life
  6. Cameras
  7. Comments (0)

Key Differences

Device key advantages
Reasons to choose OnePlus 13
  • Larger display: 6.82in
  • Higher pixel density: 510ppi
  • Higher refresh rate: 120Hz
  • Higher battery capacity: 6000mAh vs 4300mAh
  • Newer Bluetooth version: 5.4 vs 5.1
  • Supports newer USB: 3.2 vs 3.1
  • Infrared port
  • Built-in eSIM
  • Includes charger
Reasons to choose OnePlus 8
  • Lighter design: 180g vs 213g

Versions

Available versions and configurations
Memory Options - 12/256 GB
- 12/512 GB
- 16/512 GB
- 24/1024 GB		 - 6/128 GB
- 8/128 GB
- 12/256 GB

Review

Key Specs OnePlus 13 and OnePlus 8
Display
Color accuracy, sharpness & brightness
Camera
Main & front camera tests
Performance
App & system performance
Games
3D gaming performance
Battery
Battery life, charging speed & type
Connectivity
Connectivity features
NanoReview Score
Overall score by NanoReview
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Tests & specs

Specs & test comparison
Smartphones:
OnePlus 13
vs
OnePlus 8

Display

Display quality comparison
Type AMOLED AMOLED
Size 6.82 in 6.55 in
Resolution 1440x3168 pixels 1080x2400 pixels
Aspect ratio 20:9 20:9
Pixel density 510 ppi 402 ppi
Refresh rate 120 Hz 90 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate Yes (1-120 Hz) No
Max brightness 1600 nits 1300 nits
HDR support Yes Dolby Vision Yes HDR10+
Screen-to-body ratio 90.1 % 88.7 %
Features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC dimming		 - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC dimming
Display test
Peak brightness (auto)
OnePlus 13
1193 nits
OnePlus 8
802 nits
sRGB gamut99.6 %97.7 %
PWM (Flicker)120 Hz373 Hz
Response time2 ms2.8 ms
Contrast∞ Infinite∞ Infinite
Sources: NotebookCheck [OnePlus 13], [OnePlus 8]

Design & Build

Design and ergonomics comparison
Height 162.9 mm (6.41 in) 160.2 mm (6.31 in)
Width 76.5 mm (3.01 in) 72.9 mm (2.87 in)
Thickness 8.5 mm (0.33 in) 8.5 mm (0.33 in)
Weight 213 g (7.51 oz) 180 g (6.35 oz)
Water resistance IP69 No
Cooling system Vapor chamber n/a
Back panel Glass Glass
Frame Metal Metal
Colors - White
- Black
- Blue		 - Black
- Silver
- Blue
- Green
Fingerprint sensor Yes In-Display Yes In-Display
Screen-to-body ratio
OnePlus 13
90.1 %
OnePlus 8
88.7 %

Performance

Testing OnePlus 13 and OnePlus 8 In benchmarks
Processor
Chipset Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Qualcomm Snapdragon 865
Max Frequency 4320 MHz 2840 MHz
CPU Cores 8 (2 + 6) 8 (1 + 3 + 4)
Architecture - 6/3.53 (Oryon (Phoenix M))
- 2/4.32 (Oryon (Phoenix L))		 - 4/1.8 (Kryo 585 Silver (Cortex-A55))
- 3/2.42 (Kryo 585 Gold (Cortex-A77))
- 1/2.84 (Kryo 585 Prime (Cortex-A77))
Process TSMC TSMC
Transistor Size 3 nm 7 nm
Neural Processor Hexagon Hexagon 698
Graphics Adreno 830 Adreno 650
GPU Cores 1536 768
GPU Frequency 1100 MHz 587 MHz
FLOPS 3379.2 GFLOPS 1202.1 GFLOPS
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
OnePlus 13
2946
OnePlus 8
1256
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
OnePlus 13
8999
OnePlus 8
3472
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)29461256
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)89993472
Geekbench Compute (GPU)24179n/a
Sources: Geekbench v6 [OnePlus 13]
AnTuTu 10
AnTuTu 10
OnePlus 13
2840258
OnePlus 8
751799
CPU636212242521
GPU1240330196618
Memory533673140544
UX440043172116
NanoReview Score2840258751799
3DMark Wild Life
3DMark Wild Life
OnePlus 13
20587
OnePlus 8
3843
Max Surface Temp.47.8 °C35.5 °C
Stability81 %99 %
Graphics Test122 fps23 fps
Graphics Score205873843
Sources: 3DMark [OnePlus 13], [OnePlus 8]
PCMark 3.0
PCMark 3.0
OnePlus 13
16150
OnePlus 8
11329
Writing score2186414311
Web score140288181
Video editing67415849
Data manipulation165808869
NanoReview Score1615011329

Memory

RAM
RAM Size - 12 GB
- 16 GB
- 24 GB		 - 8 GB
- 12 GB
Memory Type LPDDR5X LPDDR4X
Memory Frequency 5333 MHz 1866 MHz
Channels 2 2
Storage
Storage Capacity- 256 GB
- 512 GB
- 1024 GB		- 128 GB
- 256 GB
Storage TypeUFS 4.0UFS 3.0
Memory CardNoNo

Software

OS Android 15 Android 10.0 (Upgradeable to Android 13)
OS Size 54 GB 23 GB
UI Skin OxygenOS 15 OxygenOS 13

Battery

Volume 6000 mAh 4300 mAh
Max Charging Power 100 W 30 W
Battery Type Silicon Carbon (Si/C) Li-Po
Removable No No
Wireless Charging Yes (50 W) No
Reverse Charging Yes (Wireless) No
Fast Charging Yes (55% in 15 min) Yes (50% in 22 min)
Full Charge Time 0:35 h 0:52 h
Battery Life Test
Battery Life
OnePlus 13
31:17
OnePlus 8
21:04
Web Browsing13:42 h09:11 h
Video Playback23:46 h13:12 h
Games06:05 h04:52 h
Standby Mode120 h93 h

Main camera

Matrix 50 MP 48 MP
Photo resolution 8192x6144 pixels 8000x6000 pixels
Zoom Optical, 3x Digital
Flash Dual LED Dual LED
Stabilization Optical Optical
8K Recording Yes (Up to 30 fps) No
4K Recording Yes (Up to 60 fps) Yes (Up to 60 fps)
1080p Recording Yes (Up to 60 fps) Yes (Up to 240 fps)
Slow Motion 240 fps (1080p) 960 fps (720p)
Wide-angle lens 120 ° 120 °
Lenses count Standard: 50 MP
Telephoto: 50 MP
Ultra-wide: 50 MP		 Standard: 48 MP
Ultra-wide: 16 MP
Macro: 2 MP
Features - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
- RAW support		 - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
- RAW support
Main lens
Matrix50 MP48 MP
Aperturef/1.6f/1.8
Focal length23 mm25 mm
SensorSony LYTIA-808Sony IMX586
Sensor size1/1.41/2.25
Pixel size1.12 μm1.12 μm
AutofocusPhase autofocusPhase autofocus
StabilizationOpticalOptical
Telephoto
Matrix50 MPn/a
Aperturef/2.6n/a
Focal length73 mmn/a
SensorSony LYT-600n/a
Sensor size1/1.95n/a
Pixel size0.8 μmn/a
StabilizationOpticaln/a
Ultra-wide lens
Matrix50 MP16 MP
Aperturef/2.0f/2.2
Focal length15 mm13 mm
SensorSamsung S5KJN5n/a
Sensor size1/2.751/2.0
Pixel size0.64 μm0.8 μm
StabilizationDigitalDigital

Front camera

Matrix 32 MP 16 MP
Photo resolution n/a 4920x3264 pixels
Aperture f/2.4 f/2.0
Focal length 21 mm n/a
Sensor Sony IMX615 Sony IMX471
Sensor size 1/2.74 1/3
Pixel size 0.8 μm 1 μm
Autofocus No Phase autofocus
Stabilization Digital Digital
Video resolution 2160p (4K) at 60 fps 1080p (Full HD) at 30 fps
TOF 3D sensor No No

Connectivity

Wi-Fi version Wi-Fi 7 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax/be) Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax)
Wi-Fi features - Dual Band
- Wi-Fi MiMO
- Wi-Fi Direct
- Wi-Fi Hotspot
- Wi-Fi Display		 - Dual Band
- Wi-Fi Direct
- Wi-Fi Hotspot
- Wi-Fi Display
Bluetooth version 5.4 5.1
Bluetooth features LE LE, A2DP
USB type USB Type-C USB Type-C
USB version 3.2 3.1
USB features - Charging
- USB Storage Mode
- OTG		 - Charging
- USB Storage Mode
- OTG
DisplayPort Yes Yes
GPS - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- QZSS
- NAVIC		 - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- SBAS
NFC* Yes Yes
Infrared Port Yes No
Connectivity
SIM Count*22
SIM TypeNanoNano
SIM ModeDual SIM StandbyDual SIM Standby
eSIM Support *YesNo
Hybrid SlotNoNo
2G BandsGSM 850/900/1800/1900MHzGSM850, GSM900, GSM1800, GSM1900
3G BandsWCDMA 1/2/4/5/6/8/19WCDMA B1, B2, B4、B5, B8, B9, B19
LTE Bands*LTE (B1/B2/B3/B4/B5/B7/B8/B12/B13/B17/B18/B19/B20/B25/B26/B28/B30/B32/B66/B71)LTE (B2/B3/B4/B5/B7/B8/B12/B13/B17/B18/B19/B20/B25/B26/B28/B32/B66)
LTE categoryn/a20
5G SupportYesYes

Sound

Speakers Stereo Stereo
3.5 mm Jack No No
FM Radio No No
Dolby Atmos Yes Yes
Speaker Test
Max Volume
OnePlus 13
91.8 dB
OnePlus 8
89.4 dB

Other

Class Flagship Flagship
Announced October, 2024 yr April, 2020 yr
Release Date January, 2025 yr April, 2020 yr
Launch Price ($) 899 699
Sensors - Hall Sensor
- Barometer
- Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint sensor		 - Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint sensor
Charger Included Yes 100 W n/a

Note

OnePlus 13:

The "Arctic Dawn" and "Black Eclipse" models are 8.5 thick and weigh 213g, while "Midnight Ocean" is 8.9 and 210g. The Chinese and Indian versions do not support eSIM.

* Attention! Config, frequencies, NFC, and other specs may vary by region.

Results

After analyzing the data, we consider OnePlus 13 the clear winner in this comparison.

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