OnePlus 8T vs OnePlus Nord: Which should you buy? By Pocket-lint

OnePlus leaned into the world of mid-range smartphones this year with the word offering very few compromises, but a top-notch performance from a phone that costs a lot less than its flagship offerings. So the thing we were keen to find out when the next flagship did come along was just how much difference there was between them and whether maybe you should consider saving your money and getting the word or whether you should pay a bit extra and get the 8t. So we've got the 8t here, and we have the word. So we figured why not try and help you decide which one suits you the best I'm cam button from pocket lint, and this is our OnePlus 8t versus word comparison. So here's the thing when looking at the two phones, they look fairly similar, at least in terms of color and overall design, language both feature a flat surface on the front and relatively skinny bezels around the display. In fact, the bezels look, virtually identical the overall size and shape of the phone feels really close to being the same as well.

There's really only a millimeter or two difference between them. In terms of width and the height, they even practically weigh the same. Both have that curved glass on the back, but you will feel subtle differences in texture because of its plastic frame. You don't get that cold metallic feel on the edges of the word, but when you press the buttons you do feel like the quality of the click isn't as solid you wouldn't care or notice. If you didn't have them side by side, though, neither phone has an IP rated certification against water damage, but both should survive a drop in a puddle or being caught in the rain.

The biggest visual difference is the camera housing on the back, where the 8t has a much blocker rectangle protrusion for its quad camera system, now moving on to displays and both have that fluid AMOLED flat panel, but as you can see in the top corner, the word has more of an intrusion from the selfie camera cutout, thanks to having a dual camera system there. The word's display is ever so slightly smaller too. Both are the same resolution when you flick through galleries or photos with the two side by side. It's really difficult to tell the difference between them, at least when comparing color reproduction and brightness and contrast they're so similar. One thing that is different is refresh rate, but again, unless you have a really keen eye you'll struggle to notice much difference between the 90 hertz on the word, because that is actually quite excellent and 120 hertz on the 8t.

A lot of that visual difference will really come down to software. OnePlus word currently runs oxygen. Os 10.5, based on android 10. , OnePlus 8t, is running android 11, with the redesigned oxygen OS 11 on it, and this new software helps add to the feel of smoothness in animation, thanks to some optimizations done in the software when you're moving around various layers of the interface. If you're watching this video a few weeks after we published it or a few months after we've published it, you may find that the word already has oxygen OS 11.

Now it's in performance, where the biggest difference between these two occur. The 80 has a more powerful chip. So when you're loading games, you might notice it's a teensy bit quicker to load, and they render the full sharpness of the graphics quicker too, but once you get gaming, you really don't see much between them at all. The 765g processor in the word is still powerful and fast and keeps the phone feeling smooth and quick all the time. Battery sizes are quite different, with four and a half thousand William hours on the 8t versus 4115 on the word, but here's the kicker.

I never really had to think about battery life with the 80 at all. While I was using it because it has much faster charging, it has a system called warp charge, 65 that can fill up an empty battery and under 40 minutes or, if you plug it in for 15 you'll get just under 70 percent. OnePlus word takes about 30 minutes to get to that same level. Now the camera systems are similar on both with a regular 48 megapixel primary camera, with optical image. Stabilization as the main camera on the two phones, both have ultra rides and also a macro and depth lenses, but we can ignore those last two they're, not really all that useful on either phone, so OnePlus improved low-light performance with the 80 enabling more advanced night modes that work even with video results, are a bits mushy but still draw in more light.

The 80 also has a higher resolution ultra-wide camera, so you might find overall pictures are a tiny bit better on the 8t, but we found the main camera is the only good one really on both phones. It's the one that consistently takes good photos in good daylight with nice, looking colors and good depth, and if there is any real difference between the two of them, it's really hard to see. Both phones tend to add a bit too much contrast when you're taking photos too. So it's clear in the end that when you pay extra for the 80 you're, paying mostly for that faster charging and the more powerful chip inside the faster charging is really, really good and could completely change your charging habits, so you're only plugging in when your phone is completely empty. You also get a faster refresh rate screen and a slightly more premium design, but I still feel like the word is punching above its weight way above its weight.

The camera experience isn't really that much worse, it's still fast and smooth and offers enough performance to keep pretty much anyone happy. So what I'd say is if you absolutely must have the fastest and latest phone available from OnePlus get the 8t, it's still a great phone, but for most people I think the word is more than good enough, and you can save yourself some money too. By buying one I've been cam, I'm at cam Bunsen on pretty much any social media network going. You can follow me on there. Ask me questions if you want to or use the comments down below.

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