Home Phone comparison OnePlus 8 Pro and OnePlus 15 - Which is better?

OnePlus 8 Pro vs OnePlus 15

62 out 100
OnePlus 8 Pro
VS
91 out 100
OnePlus 15
OnePlus 8 Pro
OnePlus 15

Compared 2 smartphones : OnePlus 8 Pro Manufactured in April, 2020, with display 6.78 with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 865, vs OnePlus 15, Manufactured in October, 2025 with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5. 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
  • Higher pixel density: 513ppi
  • Lighter design: 199g vs 211g
  • Supports Dolby Atmos
Reasons to choose OnePlus 15
  • Higher refresh rate: 165Hz
  • Higher battery capacity: 7300mAh vs 4510mAh
  • Newer Bluetooth version: 6.0 vs 5.1
  • Supports newer USB: 3.2 vs 3.1
  • Infrared port
  • Built-in eSIM
  • Includes charger

Versions

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

Review

Key Specs OnePlus 8 Pro and OnePlus 15
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
OnePlus 15

Display

Display quality comparison
Type AMOLED AMOLED
Size 6.78 in 6.78 in
Resolution 1440x3168 pixels 1272x2772 pixels
Aspect ratio 19.5:9 19.5:9
Pixel density 513 ppi 450 ppi
Refresh rate 120 Hz 165 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate No Yes (1-120 Hz)
Max brightness 1300 nits 1800 nits
HDR support Yes HDR10+ Yes, Dolby Vision
Touch Sampling Rate 240 Hz n/a
Screen-to-body ratio 91.8 % 91.2 %
Features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC dimming		 - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC dimming
Display test
Peak brightness (auto)
OnePlus 8 Pro
882 nits
OnePlus 15
n/a
sRGB gamut99.9 %n/a
PWM (Flicker)258 Hzn/a
Response time7.5 msn/a
Contrast∞ Infiniten/a
Sources: NotebookCheck [OnePlus 8 Pro]

Design & Build

Design and ergonomics comparison
Height 165.3 mm (6.51 in) 161.4 mm (6.35 in)
Width 74.4 mm (2.93 in) 76.7 mm (3.02 in)
Thickness 8.5 mm (0.33 in) 8.1 mm (0.32 in)
Weight 199 g (7.02 oz) 211 g (7.44 oz)
Water resistance IP68 IP69
Cooling system n/a Vapor chamber
Back panel Glass Glass
Frame Metal Metal
Colors - Black
- Blue
- Green		 - Black
- Gold
- Purple
Fingerprint sensor Yes In-Display Yes, In-Display
Screen-to-body ratio
OnePlus 8 Pro
91.8 %
OnePlus 15
91.2 %

Performance

Testing OnePlus 8 Pro and OnePlus 15 In benchmarks
Processor
Chipset Qualcomm Snapdragon 865 Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Elite Gen 5
Max Frequency 2840 MHz 4600 MHz
CPU Cores 8 (1 + 3 + 4) 8 (2 + 6)
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))		 6/3.63 ()
Process TSMC TSMC
Transistor Size 7 nm 3 nm
Neural Processor Hexagon 698 Hexagon
Graphics Adreno 650 Adreno 840
GPU Cores 768 1536
GPU Frequency 587 MHz 1200 MHz
FLOPS 1202.1 GFLOPS 3686.4 GFLOPS
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
OnePlus 8 Pro
1258
OnePlus 15
3726
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
OnePlus 8 Pro
3476
OnePlus 15
11199
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)12583726
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)347611199
Geekbench Compute (GPU)n/a27829
Sources: Geekbench v6 [OnePlus 15]
AnTuTu 10
AnTuTu 10
OnePlus 8 Pro
758854
OnePlus 15
3434737
CPU236093968935
GPU1942721235307
Memory149001489823
UX179488740672
NanoReview Score7588543434737
3DMark Wild Life
3DMark Wild Life
OnePlus 8 Pro
3839
OnePlus 15
n/a
Max Surface Temp.50.2 °Cn/a
Stability99 %n/a
Graphics Test22 fpsn/a
Graphics Score3839n/a
Sources: 3DMark [OnePlus 8 Pro]
PCMark 3.0
PCMark 3.0
OnePlus 8 Pro
11994
OnePlus 15
n/a
Writing score14813n/a
Web score9833n/a
Video editing5842n/a
Data manipulation9517n/a
NanoReview Score11994n/a

Memory

RAM
RAM Size - 8 GB
- 12 GB		 12 GB
Memory Type LPDDR5 LPDDR5X
Memory Frequency 2750 MHz 5300 MHz
Channels 2 4
Storage
Storage Capacity- 128 GB
- 256 GB		256 GB
Storage TypeUFS 3.0UFS 4.1
Memory CardNoNo

Software

OS Android 10.0 (Upgradeable to Android 13) Android 16
OS Size 20 GB n/a
UI Skin OxygenOS 13 OxygenOS 16

Battery

Volume 4510 mAh 7300 mAh
Max Charging Power 30 W 120 W
Battery Type Li-Po Silicon Carbon (Si/C)
Removable No No
Wireless Charging Yes (30 W) Yes (50 W)
Reverse Charging Yes (Wireless) Yes, (Wireless)
Fast Charging Yes (50% in 23 min) Yes (50% in 15 min)
Full Charge Time 0:55 h 0:43 h
Battery Life Test
Battery Life
OnePlus 8 Pro
20:36
OnePlus 15
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 50 MP
Photo resolution 8000x6000 pixels 8192x6144 pixels
Zoom Optical, 3x Optical, 3.5x
Flash Dual LED Dual LED
Stabilization Optical Optical
8K Recording No Yes (Up to 30 fps)
4K Recording Yes (Up to 60 fps) Yes (Up to 120 fps)
1080p Recording Yes (Up to 60 fps) Yes (Up to 60 fps)
Slow Motion 240 fps (1080p) n/a
Wide-angle lens 120 ° 116 °
Lenses count Standard: 48 MP
Telephoto: 8 MP
Ultra-wide: 48 MP
Depth: 5 MP		 Standard: 50 MP
Telephoto: 50 MP
Ultra-wide: 50 MP
Features - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
- RAW support		 - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
- RAW support
Main lens
Matrix48 MP50 MP
Aperturef/1.8f/1.8
Focal length25 mm24 mm
SensorSony IMX689Sony LYTIA-T808
Sensor size1/1.431/1.56
Pixel size1.12 μm1 μm
AutofocusPhase autofocusPhase autofocus
StabilizationOpticalOptical
Telephoto
Matrix8 MP50 MP
Aperturef/2.4f/2.8
Focal lengthn/a85 mm
Sensorn/aSamsung S5KJN5
Sensor sizen/a1/2.76
Pixel size1 μm0.64 μm
StabilizationOpticalOptical
Ultra-wide lens
Matrix48 MP50 MP
Aperturef/2.2f/2.0
Focal length13 mm15 mm
SensorSony IMX586Samsung S5KJN5
Sensor size1/2.251/2.76
Pixel size0.8 μm0.64 μm
StabilizationDigitalDigital
Main camera DxOMark results
Photo quality
OnePlus 8 Pro
113
OnePlus 15
n/a
Video quality
OnePlus 8 Pro
109
OnePlus 15
n/a
Overall camera score
OnePlus 8 Pro
113
OnePlus 15
n/a
Bokeh60n/a
Preview53n/a
Zoom107n/a
Sources: DxOMark [OnePlus 8 Pro]

Front camera

Matrix 16 MP 32 MP
Photo resolution 4920x3264 pixels 6560x4928 pixels
Aperture f/2.5 f/2.4
Focal length n/a 21 mm
Sensor Sony IMX471 Sony IMX615
Sensor size 1/3.06 1/2.74
Pixel size 1 μm 0.8 μm
Autofocus Phase autofocus Phase autofocus
Stabilization Digital Digital
Video resolution 1080p (Full HD) at 30 fps 2160p (4K) at 60 fps
TOF 3D sensor No No
Selfie camera DxOMark results
Photo quality
OnePlus 8 Pro
121
OnePlus 15
n/a
Video quality
OnePlus 8 Pro
127
OnePlus 15
n/a

Connectivity

Wi-Fi version Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax) Wi-Fi 7 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax/be)
Wi-Fi features - Dual Band
- Wi-Fi Direct
- Wi-Fi Hotspot
- Wi-Fi Display		 - Dual Band
- Wi-Fi MiMO
- Wi-Fi Direct
- Wi-Fi Hotspot
- Wi-Fi Display
Bluetooth version 5.1 6.0
Bluetooth features LE, A2DP LE
USB type USB Type-C USB Type-C
USB version 3.1 3.2
USB features - Charging
- USB Storage Mode
- OTG		 - Charging
- USB Storage Mode
- OTG
DisplayPort Yes Yes
GPS - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- NAVIC
- SBAS		 - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- QZSS
- NAVIC
NFC* Yes Yes
Infrared Port No Yes
Connectivity
SIM Count*22
SIM TypeNanoNano
SIM ModeDual SIM StandbyDual SIM Standby
eSIM Support *NoYes
Hybrid SlotNoNo
2G BandsGSM850, GSM900, GSM1800, GSM1900n/a
3G BandsWCDMA B1, B2, B4、B5, B8, B9, B19n/a
LTE Bands*LTE (B2/B3/B4/B5/B7/B8/B12/B13/B17/B18/B19/B20/B25/B26/B28/B32/B66)n/a
LTE category20n/a
5G SupportYesYes

Sound

Speakers Stereo n/a
3.5 mm Jack No No
FM Radio No No
Dolby Atmos Yes No
Speaker Test
Max Volume
OnePlus 8 Pro
84.4 dB
OnePlus 15
n/a

Other

Class Flagship Flagship
Announced April, 2020 yr October, 2025 yr
Release Date April, 2020 yr October, 2025 yr
Launch Price ($) 899 n/a
MSRP ($) n/a 899
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 n/a Yes, 120 W
* Attention! Config, frequencies, NFC, and other specs may vary by region.

Results

After analyzing the data, we consider OnePlus 15 the clear winner in this comparison.

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