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OnePlus 8 Pro vs Huawei Nova 5T

62 out 100
OnePlus 8 Pro
VS
45 out 100
Huawei Nova 5T
OnePlus 8 Pro
Huawei Nova 5T

Compared 2 smartphones : OnePlus 8 Pro Manufactured in April, 2020, with display 6.78 with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 865, vs Huawei Nova 5T, Manufactured in November, 2019 with chipsetHiSilicon Kirin 980. 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 8 Pro
  • Larger display: 6.78in
  • Higher pixel density: 513ppi
  • Higher refresh rate: 120Hz
  • Higher battery capacity: 4510mAh vs 3750mAh
  • Newer Bluetooth version: 5.1 vs 5
  • Supports newer USB: 3.1 vs 2
  • Supports DisplayPort
  • Supports Dolby Atmos
Reasons to choose Huawei Nova 5T
  • Lighter design: 174g vs 199g

Versions

Available versions and configurations
Memory Options - 8/128 GB
- 12/256 GB		 - 6/128 GB
- 8/128 GB

Review

Key Specs OnePlus 8 Pro and Huawei Nova 5T
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 8 Pro
vs
Huawei Nova 5T

Display

Display quality comparison
Type AMOLED IPS LCD
Size 6.78 in 6.26 in
Resolution 1440x3168 pixels 1080x2340 pixels
Aspect ratio 19.5:9 19.5:9
Pixel density 513 ppi 412 ppi
Refresh rate 120 Hz 60 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate No No
Max brightness 1300 nits 500 nits
HDR support Yes HDR10+ No
Touch Sampling Rate 240 Hz n/a
Screen-to-body ratio 91.8 % 84.2 %
Features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC dimming		 n/a
Display test
Peak brightness (auto)
OnePlus 8 Pro
882 nits
Huawei Nova 5T
505 nits
sRGB gamut99.9 %99.9 %
PWM (Flicker)258 Hzn/a
Response time7.5 ms36.4 ms
Contrast∞ Infinite1344:1
Sources: NotebookCheck [OnePlus 8 Pro], [Huawei Nova 5T]

Design & Build

Design and ergonomics comparison
Height 165.3 mm (6.51 in) 154.3 mm (6.07 in)
Width 74.4 mm (2.93 in) 74 mm (2.91 in)
Thickness 8.5 mm (0.33 in) 7.8 mm (0.31 in)
Weight 199 g (7.02 oz) 174 g (6.14 oz)
Water resistance IP68 No
Back panel Glass Glass
Frame Metal Metal
Colors - Black
- Blue
- Green		 - Blue
- Purple
Fingerprint sensor Yes In-Display Yes In-Button
Screen-to-body ratio
OnePlus 8 Pro
91.8 %
Huawei Nova 5T
84.2 %

Performance

Testing OnePlus 8 Pro and Huawei Nova 5T In benchmarks
Processor
Chipset Qualcomm Snapdragon 865 HiSilicon Kirin 980
Max Frequency 2840 MHz 2600 MHz
CPU Cores 8 (1 + 3 + 4) 8 (2 + 2 + 4)
Architecture - 4/1.8 (Kryo 585 Silver (Cortex-A55))
- 3/2.42 (Kryo 585 Gold (Cortex-A77))
- 1/2.84 (Kryo 585 Prime (Cortex-A77))		 - 4/1.8 (Cortex-A55)
- 2/1.92 (Cortex-A76)
- 2/2.6 (Cortex-A76)
Process TSMC TSMC
Transistor Size 7 nm 7 nm
Neural Processor Hexagon 698 Yes
Graphics Adreno 650 Mali-G76 MP10
GPU Cores 768 360
GPU Frequency 587 MHz 750 MHz
FLOPS 1202.1 GFLOPS 518.4 GFLOPS
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
OnePlus 8 Pro
1258
Huawei Nova 5T
928
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
OnePlus 8 Pro
3476
Huawei Nova 5T
2923
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)1258928
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)34762923
Sources: Geekbench v6 [Huawei Nova 5T]
AnTuTu 10
AnTuTu 10
OnePlus 8 Pro
758854
Huawei Nova 5T
592373
CPU236093189846
GPU194272158518
Memory149001115454
UX179488128555
NanoReview Score758854592373
3DMark Wild Life
3DMark Wild Life
OnePlus 8 Pro
3839
Huawei Nova 5T
2477
Max Surface Temp.50.2 °C38.5 °C
Stability99 %48 %
Graphics Test22 fps14 fps
Graphics Score38392477
Sources: 3DMark [OnePlus 8 Pro], [Huawei Nova 5T]
PCMark 3.0
PCMark 3.0
OnePlus 8 Pro
11994
Huawei Nova 5T
8733
Writing score1481310898
Web score98337002
Video editing58425744
Data manipulation95177905
NanoReview Score119948733

Memory

RAM
RAM Size - 8 GB
- 12 GB		 6 GB
Memory Type LPDDR5 LPDDR4X
Memory Frequency 2750 MHz 2133 MHz
Channels 2 2
Storage
Storage Capacity- 128 GB
- 256 GB		128 GB
Storage TypeUFS 3.0UFS 2.1
Memory CardNoNo

Software

OS Android 10.0 (Upgradeable to Android 13) Android 9.0 (Upgradeable to Android 10)
OS Size 20 GB 13 GB
UI Skin OxygenOS 13 EMUI 12

Battery

Volume 4510 mAh 3750 mAh
Max Charging Power 30 W 225 W
Battery Type Li-Po Li-Po
Removable No No
Wireless Charging Yes (30 W) No
Reverse Charging Yes (Wireless) No
Fast Charging Yes (50% in 23 min) Yes SuperCharge (50% in 30 min)
Full Charge Time 0:55 h 1:25 h
Battery Life Test
Battery Life
OnePlus 8 Pro
20:36
Huawei Nova 5T
n/a
Web Browsing08:01 hn/a
Video Playback12:03 hn/a
Games04:57 hn/a
Standby Mode103 hn/a

Main camera

Matrix 48 MP 48 MP
Photo resolution 8000x6000 pixels 8000x6000 pixels
Zoom Optical, 3x Digital
Flash Dual LED LED
Stabilization Optical Digital
8K Recording No No
4K Recording Yes (Up to 60 fps) Yes (Up to 30 fps)
1080p Recording Yes (Up to 60 fps) Yes (Up to 60 fps)
Slow Motion 240 fps (1080p) 480 fps (720p)
Wide-angle lens 120 ° 117 °
Lenses count Standard: 48 MP
Telephoto: 8 MP
Ultra-wide: 48 MP
Depth: 5 MP		 Standard: 48 MP
Ultra-wide: 16 MP
Macro: 2 MP
Depth: 2 MP
Features - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
- RAW support		 - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
Main lens
Matrix48 MP48 MP
Aperturef/1.8f/1.8
Focal length25 mm28 mm
SensorSony IMX689Sony IMX586
Sensor size1/1.431/2
Pixel size1.12 μm0.8 μm
AutofocusPhase autofocusPhase autofocus
StabilizationOpticalDigital
Telephoto
Matrix8 MPn/a
Aperturef/2.4n/a
Pixel size1 μmn/a
StabilizationOpticaln/a
Ultra-wide lens
Matrix48 MP16 MP
Aperturef/2.2f/2.2
Focal length13 mm13 mm
SensorSony IMX586n/a
Sensor size1/2.251/3.1
Pixel size0.8 μmn/a
StabilizationDigitalDigital
Main camera DxOMark results
Photo quality
OnePlus 8 Pro
113
Huawei Nova 5T
n/a
Video quality
OnePlus 8 Pro
109
Huawei Nova 5T
n/a
Overall camera score
OnePlus 8 Pro
113
Huawei Nova 5T
n/a
Bokeh60n/a
Preview53n/a
Zoom107n/a
Sources: DxOMark [OnePlus 8 Pro]

Front camera

Matrix 16 MP 32 MP
Photo resolution 4920x3264 pixels 6912x4624 pixels
Aperture f/2.5 f/2.0
Focal length n/a 26 mm
Sensor Sony IMX471 BSI CMOS
Sensor size 1/3.06 1/2.8
Pixel size 1 μm 0.8 μm
Autofocus Phase autofocus No
Stabilization Digital Digital
Video resolution 1080p (Full HD) at 30 fps 1080p (Full HD) at 30 fps
TOF 3D sensor No No
Selfie camera DxOMark results
Photo quality
OnePlus 8 Pro
121
Huawei Nova 5T
n/a
Video quality
OnePlus 8 Pro
127
Huawei Nova 5T
n/a

Connectivity

Wi-Fi version Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax) Wi-Fi 5 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac)
Wi-Fi features - Dual Band
- Wi-Fi Direct
- Wi-Fi Hotspot
- Wi-Fi Display		 - Dual Band
- Wi-Fi Direct
- Wi-Fi Hotspot
- Wi-Fi Display
Bluetooth version 5.1 5
Bluetooth features LE, A2DP LE, A2DP
USB type USB Type-C USB Type-C
USB version 3.1 2
USB features - Charging
- USB Storage Mode
- OTG		 - Charging
- USB Storage Mode
- OTG
DisplayPort Yes n/a
GPS - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- NAVIC
- SBAS		 - GPS
- GLONASS
NFC* Yes Yes
Infrared Port No No
Connectivity
SIM Count*22
SIM TypeNanoNano
SIM ModeDual SIM StandbyDual SIM Standby
eSIM Support *NoNo
Hybrid SlotNoNo
2G BandsGSM850, GSM900, GSM1800, GSM1900GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
3G BandsWCDMA B1, B2, B4、B5, B8, B9, B19HSDPA 800 / 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
LTE Bands*LTE (B2/B3/B4/B5/B7/B8/B12/B13/B17/B18/B19/B20/B25/B26/B28/B32/B66)LTE (B1/B2/B3/B4(1700/B5/B7/B8/B18/B19/B20/B26/B28/B38/B40/B41/B2100))
LTE category2018
5G SupportYesNo

Sound

Speakers Stereo Mono
3.5 mm Jack No No
FM Radio No No
Dolby Atmos Yes No
Speaker Test
Max Volume
OnePlus 8 Pro
84.4 dB
Huawei Nova 5T
81.1 dB

Other

Class Flagship Mid-range
Announced April, 2020 yr August, 2019 yr
Release Date April, 2020 yr November, 2019 yr
Launch Price ($) 899 250
Sensors - Hall Sensor
- Barometer
- Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint sensor		 - Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint sensor
* Attention! Config, frequencies, NFC, and other specs may vary by region.

Results

After analyzing the data, we consider OnePlus 8 Pro the clear winner in this comparison.

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