OnePlus 8T vs Google Pixel 5 - It's a Close Call By Android Police

October is almost at its end and two of the most popular android phones released so far, the OnePlus 8t and the Google Pixel 5. They have similar price ranges, aren't as expensive as their predecessors and have big shoes to fill in. I've been using both of them for the past couple of weeks, and I have to say each one provided me with an excellent experience, but they both still have their advantages and disadvantages. Choosing, which is the better phone, is a close call, but in this video I'll compare both, and you'll have a way better idea as to which is the best one. For you now, the most obvious difference between the two is the design with the pixel 5 being a lot smaller than the OnePlus 8t. I found it to be way easier to use with just one hand my thumb can easily reach each corner without any hand repositioning, while on the taller, OnePlus 8t 6.5-inch screen it's a bit of a struggle, still it's nice to have that extra screen real estate for when consuming content. I'm also more in love with the build material on the pixel 5.

It's got this recycled aluminum back with a bit of coating on top to give it a much smoother feel and the curved edges also make it more comfortable to hold than the OnePlus. On the other hand, the at lunar silver model uses a matte frosted glass back with an aluminum frame, a very typical OnePlus design. It's a lot heavier than the pixel and has a cold touch to it, so it feels a bit more premium, and I did enjoy that both devices don't really get any fingerprint smudges not going to lie, though in my opinion, both phones still have a boring industrial look and their color options are also not that great. I guess. If I had to choose one, the OnePlus 18 does look a bit better, since the back does slightly change colors under different types of lighting, but it's nothing as eye-catching as its predecessor with the interstellar glow model.

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It's a lot. Bigger has a better screen to body ratio. It gets a lot brighter and supports a higher refresh rate of 120 hertz. The pixel 5 still has an amazing screen which is easier to use with one hand, but I think most people will always prefer a larger screen with a higher refresh rate, especially if its competitor has a similar price range plus oxygen. Os 11 now makes the interface easier to use with one hand, since it drops every menu towards the lower bottom of the screen.

When it comes to the battery, I'm happy to say that they both provided me with excellent results. Even though the capacity of the ATS is a lot bigger, it offered the same battery results as the pixel 5, most likely, due to the bigger display and higher refresh rate still both phones easily. Last me, the entire day, leaving me at around 15 to 20 charge towards the end, and they each had a similar screen on time of around six to seven hours. Keep in mind that I'm an extremely heavy user, especially now with quarantine. I always have Wi-Fi Bluetooth and mobile data enabled plus I tend to scroll through a ton of social media, including tick, took or Instagram, and occasionally I'll play a few casual games to pass the time.

But when it comes to charging, the results are vastly different. OnePlus phones have always had a great reputation for charging way faster than most of their competitors and the 8t still crushes the pixel 5 when juicing up thanks to their new twin battery technology, the phone now comes with a new charger called warp charge, 65, it's basically a 65 watt charging, brick that can quickly juice up the device in just under 40 minutes. It's the fastest smartphone charger that I've ever used, and it's the fastest smartphone charger that you can get in the US. Without buying an import at these high speeds, the phone will get a bit warm, but OnePlus has equipped the charger with a couple of thermal monitors, so the phone won't explode on you. Also.

The great thing about the new OnePlus brick is that you can now charge other electronics at up to 45 watts. It's pretty convenient. The pixel 5, on the other hand, has an 18 watt, fast charger which takes around an hour and 30 minutes to fully charge. So it's not as fast, but it's not terrible. The advantage that you get with the pixel 5, though, is that it supports key wireless charging and reverse wireless charging.

Even though the back is made out of aluminum google carved a window into its backside, most likely made out of plastic to get a charging coil embedded in that window. It's a smart move. The OnePlus 8t doesn't include wireless charging so that 70 dollar fast wireless charger stand that one plus release with its previous OnePlus 8 pro flagships, won't work on the 8t kind of bummer. So again, if you prefer, the faster charging speeds get the OnePlus 8t, but if you prefer wireless charging get the pixel 5. The rear cameras are where it starts to get real interesting.

Both cameras haven't changed much in terms of camera hardware. The only real changes are that the pixel 5 has finally included an ultra-wide lens, even though it's not as wide as the ATS, and it's at the expense of removing the telephoto. The OnePlus 8t, on the other hand, changed up the physical design of the module on the back, but they're still pretty much. The same sensors found the OnePlus 8. I even still prefer the vertical design over this rectangular one.

It just looks a bit too cluttered and ugly, but it's still surprisingly, smaller than the rectangle module found the pixel 5. To clarify the pixel.5 has a 12 megapixel primary lens and a 16 megapixel ultra-wide, while the 8t has a 48 megapixel main lens, a 16 megapixel ultra-wide, a 5 megapixel macro and a 2 megapixel depth sensor for portraits in terms of quality. Both phones do really well in any bright. Setting. Pictures usually have fantastic detail, good shadowing and saturation, but the OnePlus 8t was way more inconsistent.

For example, the white balance would usually be off and other times the picture would overexpose plus side by side. It's not that hard to see that the colors shadows and contrast are a lot more accurate on the pixel 5 in any lighting. Every picture taken on the OnePlus always looked like it was running through a filter. The contrast is much more aggressive. Details are over sharpened and there's a lot more shadowing going on to make the picture look a bit more dramatic, and this is not just for any daytime shots, even though both cameras did a spectacular job and making most nighttime shots.

Look bright and detailed. The at once again changed up the colors and even crushed the shadows. Portraits also looked a lot better on the pixel 5, even with the OnePlus 8t having a dedicated depth sensor. Google's processing just did a much better job of capturing the edges of the subject, creating a natural both effect and even allowing you to modify the picture in greater detail after it was taken. For example, you can still adjust the strength of the blur change.

The depth of the subject, modify the color focus or even alter the lighting around the subject's face with a new feature called portrait light. The ATS portrait mode speaks a different story. The subject's skin is over smoothing the colors look, muted and the editing tool within the OnePlus gallery app is extremely basic. Finally, video recording is also a lot better on the pixel, not just in terms of quality, but also in terms of features. Recently, video stabilization has gotten a lot more powerful on the pixel 5, with various new options to switch between so to write it up with the cameras.

The OnePlus 8t is a solid shooter that will provide good-looking shots, even if the colors are not that accurate, but the cameras on the pixel 5 are just a lot better. In almost every aspect I mean it makes sense. Google focused most of their attention on the cameras and OnePlus is just a bit behind on the camera department. In return, though, a section where OnePlus really triumphs is the performance when compared to the pixel 5, the at has a better processor a lot more ram. If you get the 256 gigabyte us model a faster refresh rate, a faster GPU for gaming and faster storage speeds, I've noticed that opening apps, unlocking the phone, navigating the interface or just doing anything on the at just feels quicker trust me.

The difference in speed isn't magnificent but side by side. It's noticeable. Now the software is an area where the competitive experience is almost completely balanced. In other words, both pieces of software are so amazing and unique that it just comes down to personal preference. I love certain exclusive features found within oxygen.

Os 11, such as the menus being dropped for easier use with one hand, a customizable, always on display with new clocks, such as insight, which is centered around digital well-being or canvas to have the outline of my face, be on the lock screen. I also love game space, which is one of the most powerful gaming modes. I've ever used on any android device and the OnePlus launcher, which is way more customizable than the stock pixel launcher. However, there are also a ton of other goodies that I miss having when I switch away from the pixel things like call screen to have Google Assistant. Take your calls for you, a new feature called hold for me, which also lets Google Assistant.

Take your place when you're on hold and notifies you when a real person is back on the line. That's pretty insane an older exclusive feature called now playing in the block screen too immediately. Let you know the name of the song that is currently playing in the background and keep a history of it all the Google camera software features and, finally, the fact that you're first in line to receive every new major software android updates either way, no matter what phone you go with aside from these features mentioned, the software is very similar. After all, oxygen OS is just a scan layered on top of google software, which is not that much different. As I said, it really comes down to personal preference.

Now, jumping back to the pricing of both phones, they're cheaper than expected, Google's pixel 5 is even less expensive than last year's Pixel 4 XL, when it first got released and when we compared the price tags of the 80 and pixel 5 to big name competitors like the Samsung s20 series or Apple's iPhone 12 lineup, both the 80 and pixel 5 are hundreds of dollars cheaper. So it's evident that google and OnePlus are just trying to compete in the mid-range smartphone game. Of course, to get these low price tags corners had to be cut for the pixel google removed. All the radars and sensors found on the top of the previous pixel 4xl for things like bass, unlock or hand gestures to wake the device or skip songs. They also removed active edge to bring up Google Assistant by squeezing the size of the phone and the image processing chip for the camera would speed up the post-processing time.

However, they're not huge dealbreakers to me, they were just extra goodies that weren't vital for a great smartphone experience. However, what I was worried about was the downgrading chipset to the snapdragon 765 g and, as it turns out, the performance is okay, but it's noticeably slower than the pixel 4 and OnePlus 8t, and it's not a great look, especially since this phone is around 700 50 cheaper than the OnePlus 8t, which, by the way, has a better processor and more ram on the bright side, the pixel 5 still kept water resistance, while the OnePlus 8t does not have an IP rating unless you purchase the T-Mobile model. In the end, the question we've all been waiting for is, which is the better purchase. Obviously this is opinion based, but I'm going to have to go with the OnePlus 8t for just 50 extra you're, getting a bigger display with 120 hertz, better performance, a way faster charger. So you never need to worry about the battery life.

Amazing software, the alert slider and in display fingerprint sensor face unlock and a more premium build. That's a lot of advantages that you get for just the extra 50. However, what you get with the pixel is a way better set of cameras, water resistance, wireless charging, reverse charging a more comfortable hold and those pixel exclusive software features. So there are definitely a lot of things going for each device, but I still feel like the OnePlus.8T has the upper hand here either way. That's my comparison of the OnePlus, 8t and pixel 5 hope you guys enjoyed it.

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