Home Phone comparison OnePlus 9R and OnePlus 8 - Which is better?

OnePlus 9R vs OnePlus 8

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OnePlus 9R
VS
58 out 100
OnePlus 8
OnePlus 9R
OnePlus 8

Compared 2 smartphones : OnePlus 9R Manufactured in April, 2021, with display 6.55 with chipsetQualcomm Snapdragon 870 5G, vs OnePlus 8, Manufactured in April, 2020 with 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 9R
  • Higher refresh rate: 120Hz
  • Higher battery capacity: 4500mAh vs 4300mAh
Reasons to choose OnePlus 8
  • Lighter design: 180g vs 189g
  • Supports DisplayPort

Versions

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

Review

Key Specs OnePlus 9R 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 9R
vs
OnePlus 8

Display

Display quality comparison
Type AMOLED AMOLED
Size 6.55 in 6.55 in
Resolution 1080x2400 pixels 1080x2400 pixels
Aspect ratio 20:9 20:9
Pixel density 402 ppi 402 ppi
Refresh rate 120 Hz 90 Hz
Adaptive refresh rate No No
Max brightness 500 nits 1300 nits
HDR support Yes HDR10+ Yes HDR10+
Screen-to-body ratio 86.8 % 88.7 %
Features - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC dimming		 - DCI-P3
- Always-On Display
- DC dimming
Display test
Peak brightness (auto)
OnePlus 9R
n/a
OnePlus 8
802 nits
sRGB gamutn/a97.7 %
PWM (Flicker)n/a373 Hz
Response timen/a2.8 ms
Contrastn/a∞ Infinite
Sources: NotebookCheck [OnePlus 8]

Design & Build

Design and ergonomics comparison
Height 161 mm (6.34 in) 160.2 mm (6.31 in)
Width 74.1 mm (2.92 in) 72.9 mm (2.87 in)
Thickness 8.4 mm (0.33 in) 8.5 mm (0.33 in)
Weight 189 g (6.67 oz) 180 g (6.35 oz)
Water resistance No No
Back panel Glass Glass
Frame Metal Metal
Colors - Black
- Blue		 - Black
- Silver
- Blue
- Green
Fingerprint sensor Yes In-Display Yes In-Display
Screen-to-body ratio
OnePlus 9R
86.8 %
OnePlus 8
88.7 %

Performance

Testing OnePlus 9R and OnePlus 8 In benchmarks
Processor
Chipset Qualcomm Snapdragon 870 5G Qualcomm Snapdragon 865
Max Frequency 3200 MHz 2840 MHz
CPU Cores 8 (1 + 3 + 4) 8 (1 + 3 + 4)
Architecture - 4/1.8 (Kryo 585 Silver (Cortex-A55))
- 3/2.42 (Kryo 585 Gold (Cortex-A77))
- 1/3.2 (Kryo 585 Prime (Cortex-A77))		 - 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 7 nm 7 nm
Neural Processor Hexagon 698 Hexagon 698
Graphics Adreno 650 Adreno 650
GPU Cores 768 768
GPU Frequency 675 MHz 587 MHz
FLOPS 1029.1 GFLOPS 1202.1 GFLOPS
GeekBench v6
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)
OnePlus 9R
1197
OnePlus 8
1256
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)
OnePlus 9R
3254
OnePlus 8
3472
Geekbench 6 (Single-Core)11971256
Geekbench 6 (Multi-Core)32543472
AnTuTu 10
AnTuTu 10
OnePlus 9R
774549
OnePlus 8
751799
CPU223558242521
GPU217145196618
Memory142520140544
UX191326172116
NanoReview Score774549751799
3DMark Wild Life
3DMark Wild Life
OnePlus 9R
4265
OnePlus 8
3843
Max Surface Temp.n/a35.5 °C
Stability98 %99 %
Graphics Test25 fps23 fps
Graphics Score42653843
Sources: 3DMark [OnePlus 9R], [OnePlus 8]
PCMark 3.0
PCMark 3.0
OnePlus 9R
11356
OnePlus 8
11329
Writing score1573014311
Web score87568181
Video editing58455849
Data manipulation92778869
NanoReview Score1135611329

Memory

RAM
RAM Size - 8 GB
- 12 GB		 - 8 GB
- 12 GB
Memory Type LPDDR5 LPDDR4X
Memory Frequency 3200 MHz 1866 MHz
Channels 2 2
Storage
Storage Capacity- 128 GB
- 256 GB		- 128 GB
- 256 GB
Storage TypeUFS 3.1UFS 3.0
Memory CardNoNo

Software

OS Android 11 (Upgradeable to Android 15) Android 10.0 (Upgradeable to Android 13)
OS Size n/a 23 GB
UI Skin OxygenOS 15 OxygenOS 13

Battery

Volume 4500 mAh 4300 mAh
Max Charging Power 65 W 30 W
Battery Type Li-Po Li-Po
Removable No No
Wireless Charging No No
Reverse Charging No No
Fast Charging Yes (100% in 39 min) Yes (50% in 22 min)
Full Charge Time 0:39 h 0:52 h
Battery Life Test
Battery Life
OnePlus 9R
n/a
OnePlus 8
21:04
Web Browsingn/a09:11 h
Video Playbackn/a13:12 h
Gamesn/a04:52 h
Standby Moden/a93 h

Main camera

Matrix 48 MP 48 MP
Photo resolution 8000x6000 pixels 8000x6000 pixels
Zoom Digital Digital
Flash Dual LED Dual 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) 960 fps (720p)
Wide-angle lens 123 ° 120 °
Lenses count Standard: 48 MP
Ultra-wide: 16 MP
Macro: 5 MP
Monochrome: 2 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
Matrix48 MP48 MP
Aperturef/1.7f/1.8
Focal length26 mm25 mm
SensorSony IMX586Sony IMX586
Sensor size1/2.01/2.25
Pixel size0.8 μm1.12 μm
AutofocusPhase autofocusPhase autofocus
StabilizationOpticalOptical
Ultra-wide lens
Matrix16 MP16 MP
Aperturef/2.2f/2.2
Focal length14 mm13 mm
SensorSony IMX481n/a
Sensor size1/3.091/2.0
Pixel size1 μm0.8 μm
StabilizationDigitalDigital

Front camera

Matrix 16 MP 16 MP
Photo resolution 4920x3264 pixels 4920x3264 pixels
Aperture f/2.0 f/2.0
Sensor Sony IMX471 Sony IMX471
Sensor size 1/3.06 1/3
Pixel size 1 μm 1 μm
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

Connectivity

Wi-Fi version Wi-Fi 6 (802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/ax) 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 5.1 5.1
Bluetooth features LE, A2DP LE, A2DP
USB type USB Type-C USB Type-C
USB version 3.1 3.1
USB features - Charging
- USB Storage Mode
- OTG		 - Charging
- USB Storage Mode
- OTG
DisplayPort n/a Yes
GPS - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- SBAS		 - GPS
- GLONASS
- Beidou
- Galileo
- SBAS
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 BandsGSM B2, 3, 5, 8GSM850, GSM900, GSM1800, GSM1900
3G BandsWCDMA B1, 2, 4, 5, 8, 9, 19WCDMA B1, B2, B4、B5, B8, B9, B19
LTE Bands*LTE (B1/B2/B3/B4/B5/B7/B8/B12/B17/B18/B19/B20/B26/B34/B38/B39/B40/B41/B46)LTE (B2/B3/B4/B5/B7/B8/B12/B13/B17/B18/B19/B20/B25/B26/B28/B32/B66)
LTE category1820
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 9R
n/a
OnePlus 8
89.4 dB

Other

Class Flagship Flagship
Announced March, 2021 yr April, 2020 yr
Release Date April, 2021 yr April, 2020 yr
Launch Price ($) 500 699
Sensors - 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.

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