Two flagship duel-camera smartphones from two Chinese players — one from Huawei under its sub-brand Honor and another from OnePlus — have arrived in India.
Claiming to rip apart the premium mid-segment market — after a successful Honor 8 run — Huawei has brought the Honor 8 Pro with fourth generation 12MP dual-lens camera system at Rs 29,999 (6GB/128GB variant),Let’s see what makes it different from OnePlus 5, which is available for Rs 32,999 (6GB/64GB variant) and Rs 37,999 (8GB/128GB variant).
Designwise, both the devices flaunt unibody chassis with metal finish. But Honor 8 Pro comes with 6.97mm thin body while OnePlus 5 sports 7.25mm thinness.With 5.7-inch IPS 2K display, Honor 8 Pro features a high resolution of 515ppi and 79 per cent screen-to-body ratio.
On the other hand, OnePlus 5 has 5.5-inch, Full-HD display that, according to some users, shows a weird jelly-like effect while scrolling through an app.In a statement regarding the issue, OnePlus said, “We’ve received feedback from a small number of users saying that at times they notice a subtle visual effect when scrolling. This is natural and there’s no variance in screens between devices.”
While Honor 8 Pro has followed the trend of placing Fingertouch ID on the back (Samsung S8, Google Pixel devices has it there and upcoming iPhone 8 is also reported to have that at the rear), OnePlus 5 has it below the display.The duel-SIM Honor 8 Pro houses 12MP duel-lens camera system with a neat flat back and no protrusion.
One other reason why Honor 8 Pro outclasses OnePlus 5 is that it can shoot videos in 4K quality. The phone also has several shooting modes, including 3D creator and a dedicated feature “Night Shot” for low-light photography.
To shutterbugs’ delight, in its dual-camera system (“Pro Camera” mode), you can adjust the aperture from f0.95 to f16 (OnePlus 5 has a f/1.7 aperture) to give an artistic touch to images.We also found a built-in 3D creator (nubia phones have this feature) that lets you create 3D images with animated effects.The 8MP selfie camera returned quality images in both day and low-light conditions.
When it comes to the processor’s performance, OnePlus 5 outshines Honor 8 Pro. In terms of being the latest, the Kirin 950 processor in Honor 8 Pro cannot beat Qualcomm’s Snapdragon 835 in OnePlus 5.But that does not mean Honor 8 Pro is slow. There was nothing to complain as the device handled multi-tasking like surfing and gaming easily.
Paired up with a 6GB RAM and 128GB onboard memory (can be expanded up to 256GB), the new EMUI 5.1, on top of Android 7.0 Nougat, is very smooth.When it comes to battery, Honor 8 Pro tops with a 4,000mAh pack (3,300mAh for OnePlus 5).
Apart from offering a large battery, the Honor device has “Smart Power 5.0” technology that helped us maximise battery life by minimising power consumed by background apps — a respite for those who do not want to carry power banks.
On a single charge, the battery lasted for more than a day on heavy usage like social media, gaming and both online and offline content consumption.Huawei has also partnered with Gameloft and GoPro for in-built apps. On top of it, the smartphone comes bundled in a box that can also be used as a virtual reality (VR) headset.The camera’s wide aperture range delivers DSLR-like depth of field effects for both photo and video shooting.
What does not work?Try to spot one when you go for this device.
Conclusion: Honor 8 Pro has the best camera in sub-Rs 30,000 category and outsmarts OnePlus 5 in every department. Period.
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