5 Reasons why OnePlus 8 Series is the best buy of 2020


The OnePlus 8 series is arguably one of the best smartphone line-ups in the market right now for a wide range of reasons. The latest outing from the OnePlus manages to leverage so much from its predecessors with some cutting-edge features.

Notably, the OnePlus 8 series not only features specifications that match the big competitions but also outperform other flagships in various departments.

No phone is perfect, but few come close to it. The OnePlus 8 Series is one such series and given that it starts for Rs. 41,999, there is no reason why this premium device should not be on your options if you are buying one. So here’re the 5 reasons!

Amazing displays!

The OnePlus 8 series – OnePlus 8 and OnePlus 8 Pro equips one of the best displays in the market right now with an A+ rating from screen testing firm DisplayMate. Talking about the numbers,

OnePlus 8: 6.55-inch (1080 x 2400 pixels) Full HD+ Fluid AMOLED display with 90Hz refresh rate and has 3D Corning Gorilla Glass protection.

OnePlus 8 Pro: 6.78-inch (3168 x 1440 pixels) Quad HD+ Fluid AMOLED display with 120Hz (up 1,300 nits brightness) and has 3D Corning Gorilla Glass protection.

Both the devices have HDR 10+ support, tuned color accuracy rating of JNCD around 0.4 for life-like quality.

Future proof chipset!

The OnePlus 8 series is powered by 2.84GHz Octa-Core Snapdragon 865 7nm Mobile Platform with Adreno 650 GPU under the hood. It also has an X55 5G modem that supports both NSA and SA 5G.

Both the smartphones support up to 12GB of RAM and run Android 10.0 with OxygenOS 10. It’s worth mentioning that the OnePlus 8 series has UFS 3.0 storage as well.

Entertainment factors!

To enhance media consumption, the OnePlus 8 Series has stereo speakers with Dolby Atmos support. Apart from high refresh rates, the Oneplus 8 Pro has a dedicated MEMC chip that transforms standard videos at 24fps up to 120 fps. The company says that it is ideal for watching sports and action-packed content since MEMC reduces motion blur, stuttering, and ghosting for unmatched clarity. On top of that, it also has Audio 3D, Audio Zoom, and OZO Audio as well.

Bigger battery and Warp charging 30T!

The OnePlus 8 series comes with huge batteries that can cruise you through one day easily be it casual or heavy usage. The OnePlus 8 has a 4300mAh battery, while the OnePlus 8 Pro comes with a 4510mAh battery. Both the smartphones support Warp Charging 30T. For the first time in OnePlus history, the 8 Pro has 30W Wireless fast charging and Wireless reverse charging as well.

Capable cameras!

The OnePlus 8 series comes with a powerful camera setup with different specifications based on the models.

OnePlus 8 Pro – It has a 48MP rear camera with Sony IMX689 sensor and OIS, features a 48MP 120° ultra-wide-angle camera with 3cm macro mode, 8MP 3X Telephoto Camera that also supports 30x digital zoom, OIS and a 5MP mono sensor.

OnePlus 8 – The phone has a 48MP rear camera with a Sony IMX586 sensor and OIS, same as the predecessor, features a 16MP 116° ultra-wide-angle camera and a 2MP macro sensor.

Both the device sports a 16MP front camera with Sony IMX471 sensor, f/2.45 aperture, and EIS support.

Coming to the pricing, the OnePlus 8 (Glacial Green) and OnePlus 8 Pro ( Onyx Black and Glacial Green) starts at Rs. 41,999 and Rs. 54,999.  Both the smartphones will be available on Amazon, OnePlus India site, and offline channels from May 11th. However, the base OnePlus 8 version is exclusive to Amazon.


Author: Team FoneArena

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