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SpecEagle review · OnePlus

OnePlus 8 Pro review: 2020 QHD+ 120 Hz flagship — last great pre-Oppo OnePlus.

SpecEagle Editorial·Apr 2020·$899
Overall
78/100
Class rank
#86 of 182
Tier
Flagship
Buy?
At the right price
The verdict, up front

The last classic OnePlus.

OnePlus 8 Pro brought QHD+ 120 Hz and IP68 to the brand before the Oppo merger reshaped OxygenOS. Beloved for that reason.

01Display

86/100

86/100 puts it above the 83-point average for flagship phones of 2020.

TypeFluid AMOLED, 120 Hz
Size6.78 inches
Resolution3,168 × 1,440 px

02Camera

78/100

78/100 — right at the average for flagship phones of 2020.

Main48 MP Sony IMX689, f/1.78, OIS
Ultrawide48 MP
Telephoto8 MP, 3× hybrid
Color filter5 MP (controversial)

03Performance

76/100

76/100 trails the 81-point cohort average for flagship phones of 2020.

ChipsetSnapdragon 865 (7 nm+)
RAM8 / 12 GB
Storage128 / 256 GB

04Battery

78/100

78/100 — right at the average for flagship phones of 2020.

Capacity4,510 mAh
Wired30 W
Wireless30 W

05Build

80/100

80/100 — right at the average for flagship phones of 2020.

06Value

74/100

74/100 puts it above the 72-point average for flagship phones of 2020.

What works
  • QHD+ 120 Hz at the time.
  • 30 W wireless rare in 2020.
  • IP68 finally on a OnePlus.
  • Alert slider.
What doesn't
  • Color-filter camera was gimmicky.
  • Updates ended.
  • Heavy 199 g.
  • OxygenOS started getting heavier.
Cross-shop it against
Galaxy Note 10+
$1099 · score 90/100

How this review is built: every section score, spec row and comparison on this page comes from SpecEagle's tracked catalogue — scores weight measured specs against the 182-phone cohort of flagship devices released around the same time. We don't publish invented lab anecdotes. Spot an error? .