Phone Comparison - Samsung Galaxy S9 vs OnePlus Nord vs OnePlus 8T

general General Info

Manufacturer Samsung OnePlus OnePlus
Announced February 2018 2020, July 21 2020, October 14
Status Coming Soon, March 2018 Coming soon. Exp. release 2020, August 04 Coming soon. Exp. release 2020, October 16
Price Rs. 52,999 ($750.00) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 24,999 ($0.00) [Similarly Priced] Rs. 42,999 ($0.00) [Similarly Priced]
Colors Various Blue Marble, Gray Onyx, Gray Ash Aquamarine Green, Lunar Silver
Form Factor Candybar Candybar Candybar
Dimension 147.7 x 68.7 x 8.5 mm
(5.81 x 2.7 x 0.33 in)
158.3 x 73.3 x 8.2 mm
(6.23 x 2.89 x 0.32 in)
160.7 x 74.1 x 8.4 mm
(6.33 x 2.92 x 0.33 in)
Weight 163 g (5.75 oz) 184 g (6.49 oz) 188 g (6.63 oz)
SIM Type Single SIM (Nano-SIM), Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by) Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)
2G Network GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 (dual-SIM model only) GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2 GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900 - SIM 1 & SIM 2
CDMA 800 / 1900 & TD-SCDMA
3G Network HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100 HSDPA 850 / 900 / 2100 HSDPA 800 / 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1800 / 1900 / 2100
4G Network LTE LTE band 1(2100), 2(1900), 3(1800), 4(1700/2100), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 12(700), 13(700), 17(700), 18(800), 19(800), 20(800), 25(1900), 26(850), 28(700), 32(1500), 38(2600), 39(1900), 40(2300), 41(2500), 66(1700/2100) 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 32, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 46, 66 - EU
1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 17, 18, 19, 20, 26, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 46 - IN
5G Network - 5G SA/NSA 1, 3, 7, 28, 78 SA/NSA - EU
78 SA/NSA - IN
Messaging SMS, MMS, EMail, IM
Build Features - Fingerprint Sensor
- Samsung Pay (Visa, MasterCard certified)
- IP68 certified - dust/water proof over 1.5 meter and 30 minutes
- Fingerprint Sensor (under display, optical)
- Fingerprint Sensor (under display, optical)
Notification LED Yes - -

hardware Hardware and OS

OS Android 8.0 (Oreo) Android 10 Android 11
User Interface Samsung Experience OxygenOS 10.0 OxygenOS 11
Processor Octa-core (4x2.8 GHz Mongoose M3 & 4x1.7 GHz Cortex-A55) - EMEA
Octa-core (4x2.7 GHz Kryo 385 Gold & 4x1.7 GHz Kryo 385 Silver) - USA & China, Exynos 9810 Octa - EMEA
Qualcomm Snapdragon 845
Octa-core (1x2.4 GHz Kryo 475 Prime & 1x2.2 GHz Kryo 475 Gold & 6x1.8 GHz Kryo 475 Silver), Qualcomm SDM765 Snapdragon 765G (7 nm) Octa-core (1x2.84 GHz Kryo 585 & 3x2.42 GHz Kryo 585 & 4x1.8 GHz Kryo 585), Qualcomm SM8250 Snapdragon 865 (7 nm+)
GPU Mali-G72 MP18 - EMEA
Adreno 630 - USA & China
Adreno 620 Adreno 650
RAM 4 GB 12 GB 12 GB
Internal Memory 64 GB 256 GB 256 GB
External Memory microSD, up to 256 GB (uses SIM 2 slot) - dual SIM model only No No

display Display

Type Super AMOLED Capacitive Touchscreen, Corning Gorilla Glass 5 FHD+ Fluid AMOLED Capacitive Touchscreen
Corning Gorilla Glass 5
90Hz refresh rate
Fluid AMOLED capacitive touchscreen
Corning Gorilla Glass 5
HDR10+
Support sRGB, Display P3
120Hz refresh rate
Always-on display
Colors 16M colors 16M colors 16M Colour
Size 5.8 inches 6.44 inches 6.55 inches
Resolution 1440 x 2960 pixels (568 ppi) 1080 x 2400 pixels (409 ppi) 1080 x 2400 pixels (402 ppi)
Screen-to-Body Ratio 84.00% 86.15% 86.90%
Multi-Touch yes yes yes

multimedia Multimedia

3.5mm Jack yes yes no
Radio No Unspecified No
Games Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable Yes + Downloadable
Loud Speaker yes yes

camera Camera

Rear Camera 12 MP 48 MP + 8 MP + 5 MP + 2 MP 48 MP + 16 MP + 5 MP + 2 MP
Flash LED Flash LED flash Dual-LED flash
Features Phase Detection Autofocus, f/1.5 - f/2.4 variable aperture lens, 26mm, 1/2.5", 1.4 µm, Dual Pixel PDAF, OIS, Geo-tagging, Simultaneous 4K Video And 9MP Image Recording, Touch Focus, Face/smile Detection, Auto HDR, Panorama 64 MP, f/1.75, Sony IMX 586, 25mm (wide), 1/1.43", 1.12µm, OIS, EIS
8 MP, f/2.3, 14mm, 119° ultrawide
5 MP, f/2.4, depth sensor
2 MP, f/2.4, (macro)
HDR, Panorama
48 MP, f/1.7, 26mm (wide), 1/1.43", 1.12µm, omnidirectional PDAF, Laser AF, OIS
16 MP, f/2.2, 14mm, 116˚ (ultrawide)
5 MP, f/2.4, (macro)
2 MP, f/2.4, (depth)
HDR, panorama
Video 2160p@30fps, 1080p@60fps, HDR, dual-video rec. 4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30fps, gyro-EIS 4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30/60/240fps, Auto HDR, gyro-EIS
Front Camera 8 MP, f/1.6, autofocus, 1440p, dual video call, Auto HDR [Similar] 32 MP, f/2.5, 26mm (wide), 1/2.8", 0.8µm
8 MP, f/2.5, (ultrawide)
HDR
2160p, 1080p [Similar]
16 MP, f/2.4, (wide), 1/3.06", 1.0µm
Auto-HDR
1080p@30fps, gyro-EIS [Similar]

connectivity Connectivity and Data Rate

GPRS Yes Yes Yes
Edge Yes Yes Yes
3G HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (4CA) Cat16 1024/150 Mbps HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps, LTE-A (5CA) Cat18 1200/150 Mbps, 5G 7.5 Gbps DL
Bluetooth 5.0, A2DP, LE, aptX 5.1, A2DP, LE, aptX HD 5.1, A2DP, LE, aptX HD
Wi-Fi Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac/6, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, hotspot
USB 3.1, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector 2.0, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector, USB On-The-Go 3.1, Type-C 1.0 reversible connector, USB On-The-Go
GPS Yes, with A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO Yes, A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS, NavIC Yes, with dual-band A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO, SBAS
Browser HTML5 Yes Yes

memory User Memory

Internal 64 GB, 4 GB RAM 256 GB, 12 GB RAM or 128 GB, 8 GB RAM or 64 GB, 6 GB RAM (UFS 2.1) 256 GB, 12 GB RAM or 128 GB, 8 GB RAM UFS 3.1
Expandable Storage microSD, up to 256 GB (uses SIM 2 slot) - dual SIM model only No No
USB OTG Not Supported Supported Supported

Apps Sensors

Fingerprint fingerprint supported fingerprint supported fingerprint supported
Proximity Sensor proximity sensor present proximity sensor present proximity sensor present
Accelerometer Sensor accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present accelerometer sensor present
Magnetic-Field Sensor (Compass) magnetic field sensor present magnetic field sensor present magnetic field sensor present
Gyroscope Sensor gyroscope sensor present gyroscope sensor present gyroscope sensor present
Barometer Sensor barometer sensor present barometer sensor not present barometer sensor not present
Heart-rate Sensor heart rate sensor present heart rate sensor not present heart rate sensor not present
NFC NFC supported NFC not supported NFC supported

battery Battery

Type Non-removable Li-Ion battery Non-removable Li-Po Battery
Fast battery charging 30W
Non-removable Li-Po Battery
Fast charging 65W, 100% in 39 min (advertised)
Capacity 3000 mAh 4115 mAh 4500 mAh
Stand by - - -
Talk Time - - -