Home Phone comparison OnePlus 8T and Apple iPhone X - Which is better?

OnePlus 8T vs Apple iPhone X

60 out 100
OnePlus 8T
VS
49 out 100
Apple iPhone X
OnePlus 8T
Apple iPhone X

Compared 2 smartphones : OnePlus 8T Manufactured in October, 2020, with display 6.55 with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 865, vs Apple iPhone X, Manufactured in November, 2017 with chipsetApple A11 Bionic. 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 8T
  • Larger display: 6.55in
  • Higher refresh rate: 120Hz
  • Higher battery capacity: 4500mAh vs 2716mAh
  • Newer Bluetooth version: 5.1 vs 5
  • Supports newer USB: 3.1 vs 2
  • Supports DisplayPort
  • Fingerprint scanner
Reasons to choose Apple iPhone X
  • Higher pixel density: 458ppi
  • Lighter design: 174g vs 188g

Versions

Available versions and configurations
Memory Options - 8/128 GB
- 12/256 GB		 - 3/64 GB
- 3/256 GB

Review

Key Specs OnePlus 8T and Apple iPhone X
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 8T
vs
Apple iPhone X

Display

Display quality comparison
Type AMOLED OLED
Size 6.55 in 5.8 in
Resolution 1080x2400 pixels 1125x2436 pixels
Aspect ratio 20:9 19.5:9
Pixel density 402 ppi 458 ppi
Refresh rate 120 Hz 60 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate No No
Max brightness 760 nits 625 nits
HDR support Yes HDR10+ Yes Dolby Vision
Touch Sampling Rate 240 Hz n/a
Screen-to-body ratio 87 % 81.1 %
Features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display		 DCI-P3
Display test
Peak brightness (auto)
OnePlus 8T
796 nits
Apple iPhone X
606 nits
sRGB gamut97.2 %99.3 %
PWM (Flicker)458 Hz240 Hz
Response time13 ms2.2 ms
Contrast∞ Infinite∞ Infinite
Sources: NotebookCheck [OnePlus 8T], [Apple iPhone X]

Design & Build

Design and ergonomics comparison
Height 160.7 mm (6.33 in) 143.6 mm (5.65 in)
Width 74.1 mm (2.92 in) 70.9 mm (2.79 in)
Thickness 8.4 mm (0.33 in) 7.7 mm (0.3 in)
Weight 188 g (6.63 oz) 174 g (6.14 oz)
Water resistance No IP67
Back panel Glass Glass
Frame Metal Metal
Colors - Silver
- Green		 - Silver
- Gray
Fingerprint sensor Yes In-Display No
Screen-to-body ratio
OnePlus 8T
87 %
Apple iPhone X
81.1 %

Performance

Testing OnePlus 8T and Apple iPhone X In benchmarks
Processor
Chipset Qualcomm Snapdragon 865 Apple A11 Bionic
Max Frequency 2840 MHz 2390 MHz
CPU Cores 8 (1 + 3 + 4) 6 (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))		 - 4/1.42 (Mistral)
- 2/2.39 (Monsoon)
Process TSMC TSMC
Transistor Size 7 nm 10 nm
Neural Processor Hexagon 698 Apple Neural Engine
Graphics Adreno 650 Apple A11 GPU
GPU Cores 768 192
GPU Frequency 587 MHz 1066 MHz
FLOPS 1202.1 GFLOPS 409.3 GFLOPS
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
OnePlus 8T
1201
Apple iPhone X
1089
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
OnePlus 8T
3311
Apple iPhone X
2918
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)12011089
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)33112918
AnTuTu 10
AnTuTu 10
OnePlus 8T
755579
Apple iPhone X
507548
CPU229833192337
GPU196067122353
Memory140621101238
UX18899891620
NanoReview Score755579507548
3DMark Wild Life
3DMark Wild Life
OnePlus 8T
3857
Apple iPhone X
3522
Max Surface Temp.48.1 °C45.7 °C
Stability99 %63 %
Graphics Test23 fps21 fps
Graphics Score38573522
Sources: 3DMark [OnePlus 8T], [Apple iPhone X]
PCMark 3.0
PCMark 3.0
OnePlus 8T
12009
Apple iPhone X
n/a
Writing score15180n/a
Web score9773n/a
Video editing5855n/a
Data manipulation9538n/a
NanoReview Score12009n/a

Memory

RAM
RAM Size - 8 GB
- 12 GB		 3 GB
Memory Type LPDDR4X LPDDR4
Memory Frequency 2133 MHz n/a
Channels 2 2
Storage
Storage Capacity- 128 GB
- 256 GB		- 64 GB
- 256 GB
Storage TypeUFS 3.1NVMe
Memory CardNoNo

Software

OS Android 11 (Upgradeable to Android 14) iOS 11.1 (Upgradeable to iOS 16.5)
OS Size 20 GB 5.3 GB
UI Skin OxygenOS 13 n/a

Battery

Volume 4500 mAh 2716 mAh
Max Charging Power 65 W 18 W
Battery Type Li-Po Li-ion
Removable No No
Wireless Charging No Yes Qi (7.5 W)
Reverse Charging No No
Fast Charging Yes (94% in 30 min) Yes (50% in 30 min)
Full Charge Time 0:37 h 2:00 h
Battery Life Test
Battery Life
OnePlus 8T
20:57
Apple iPhone X
16:26
Web Browsing08:36 h05:31 h
Video Playback12:29 h09:07 h
Games04:43 h03:35 h
Standby Mode101 h93 h

Main camera

Matrix 48 MP 12 MP
Photo resolution 8000x6000 pixels 4032x3024 pixels
Zoom Digital Optical, 2x
Flash Dual LED Quad LED
Stabilization Optical Optical
8K Recording No 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 480 fps (720p) 240 fps (1080p)
Wide-angle lens 123 ° n/a
Lenses count Standard: 48 MP
Ultra-wide: 16 MP
Macro: 5 MP
Depth: 2 MP		 Standard: 12 MP
Telephoto: 12 MP
Features - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
- RAW support		 - Bokeh effect
- Pro mode
- RAW support
Main lens
Matrix48 MP12 MP
Aperturef/1.7f/1.8
Focal length26 mm28 mm
SensorSony IMX586Apple iSight Duo Camera
Sensor size1/2.251/3
Pixel size0.8 μm1.22 μm
AutofocusPhase autofocusPhase autofocus (Dual Pixel)
StabilizationOpticalOptical
Telephoto
Matrixn/a12 MP
Aperturen/af/2.4
Focal lengthn/a52 mm
Sensor sizen/a1/3.4
Pixel sizen/a1 μm
Stabilizationn/aOptical
Ultra-wide lens
Matrix16 MPn/a
Aperturef/2.2n/a
Focal length13 mmn/a
Sensor size1/2.0n/a
Pixel size0.8 μmn/a
StabilizationDigitaln/a
Main camera DxOMark results
Photo quality
OnePlus 8T
115
Apple iPhone X
101
Video quality
OnePlus 8T
102
Apple iPhone X
89
Overall camera score
OnePlus 8T
111
Apple iPhone X
97
Sources: DxOMark [OnePlus 8T], [Apple iPhone X]

Front camera

Matrix 16 MP 7 MP
Photo resolution 4920x3264 pixels 3472x2063 pixels
Aperture f/2.0 f/2.2
Focal length n/a 32 mm
Sensor Sony IMX471 BSI CMOS
Sensor size 1/3.06 n/a
Pixel size 1 μm n/a
Autofocus Phase autofocus Phase autofocus
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 8T
97
Apple iPhone X
88
Video quality
OnePlus 8T
124
Apple iPhone X
92

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
Bluetooth version 5.1 5
Bluetooth features LE, A2DP LE, A2DP
USB type USB Type-C No
USB version 3.1 2
USB features - Charging
- USB Storage Mode
- OTG		 - Charging
- USB Storage Mode
DisplayPort Yes n/a
GPS - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- SBAS		 - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
NFC* Yes Yes
Infrared Port No No
Connectivity
SIM Count*21
SIM TypeNanoNano
SIM ModeDual SIM Standbyn/a
eSIM Support *NoNo
Hybrid SlotNoNo
2G BandsGSM B2, 3, 5, 8GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
3G BandsWCDMA B1, 2, 4, 5, 8, 9, 19HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100
LTE Bands*LTE (B1/B2/B3/B4/B5/B7/B8/B12/B13/B17/B18/B19/B20/B25/B26/B28/B29/B30/B66/B71)LTE (B1/B2/B3/B4(1700/B5/B7/B8/B12/B13/B17/B18/B19/B20/B25/B26/B28/B29/B30/B34/B38/B39/B40/B41/B66(1700/B2100))
LTE category2016
5G SupportYesNo

Sound

Speakers Stereo Stereo
3.5 mm Jack No No
FM Radio No No
Dolby Atmos Yes Yes
Speaker Test
Max Volume
OnePlus 8T
82.5 dB
Apple iPhone X
85.3 dB

Other

Class Flagship Flagship
Announced October, 2020 yr September, 2017 yr
Release Date October, 2020 yr November, 2017 yr
Launch Price ($) 600 999
Sensors - Barometer
- Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Fingerprint sensor		 - Barometer
- Proximity Sensor
- Gyroscope
- Accelerometer
- Ambient Light Sensor
- Compass
- Face Sensor
* Attention! Config, frequencies, NFC, and other specs may vary by region.

Results

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

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