OnePlus 5 vs Nokia 8: Which is The Better Flagship Smartphone?

HMD Global has officially entered into the flagship territory with the launch of the Nokia 8, which is the company’s fourth smartphone in 2017. Nokia had recently introduced the entry-level Nokia 3, Nokia 5, and the Nokia 6 smartphones to the masses and was meant to be budget-centric devices. However, HMD is looking to make its mark among the big shots with the new Nokia 8, which features premium hardware to take on its flagship rivals.

• Make Telecom Talk My Trusted Source
• 
• 

Having said that, one other smartphone is giving the Nokia 8 a stiff competition is the OnePlus 5. This latest offering from OnePlus is a solid all-rounder and has thoroughly impressed us in all aspects that matter the most – great camera experience, cutting-edge performance and much more at just Rs. 32,999. But can the Nokia 8 do better than the OnePlus 5?

Design & Display

Although the OnePlus 5 offers a bigger 5.5-inch screen when compared to the Nokia 8’s 5.3-inch display, both the phones are of similar dimensions and weight. Both the devices come with a sturdy aluminium unibody design with aerial bands that blend in up top and below the screen, however, neither of them offers full water resistance.
In terms of display, the OnePlus 5’s display resolution is a mere 1920 x 1080 pixels but the Nokia 8 display comes with a QHD resolution of 2560 x 1440 pixels, which offers much sharper visuals than the OnePlus 5.

Performance

Under the hood, both the handsets run Qualcomm’s top-of-the-line Snapdragon 835 processor, which is also seen in other power flagship devices like the Samsung Galaxy S8 and the HTC U11. The OnePlus 5 may have a slight advantage over the Nokia 8 with 6GB of RAM against Nokia 8’s 4GB offering. Notably, you also have the option to upgrade your OnePlus 5 to a generous 8GB of RAM if needed. Both the phones offer 64GB of internal storage which can be further expanded via microSD cards.