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The real reason to like OnePlus phones is

not that they’re clever; it’s that they get

you gushing geysers of hardware for a

polite dribble of cash. But tech nerds love

them for the extra stuff – and this year,

that has to mean 5G. So the OnePlus 8 and

8 Pro both have it. Maybe your town isn’t

tooled up for 5G yet, but it probably will be

before your next phone upgrade (unless

the world ends first).

So, Pro or vanilla? The 8 Pro gets you a

larger 6.7in screen with an 120Hz refresh

rate instead of 90Hz. “The best display

you will see all year,” says OnePlus. Its

cameras are the biggest upgrade, though.

On the menu here are 48MP sensors for

your standard and ultra-wide shooters,

plus an 8MP option with 3x optical zoom,

while a fourth cam spits out specialised

photos that look as if they’ve been through

an Instagram filter already.

Buy the standard OnePlus 8 and you get

slightly lower-end cameras, no zoom and

a basic 2MP macro instead of that colour

filter. But both have the same Snapdragon

865 CPU and a 4mm punch-hole cam up

front. So long, OnePlus 7T Pro’s motorised

selfie-cam. We’ll miss you.

As hot as... self-isolation in Death Valley

£tbc / oneplus.com

THE GRATEFUL

EIGHTS

OnePlus 8 & 8 Pro

HOT

FIVE

It’s the end of

the world as we

know it and I feel pine

Go for either phone with 8GB
RAM and 128GB storage and
it’ll come in glossy black, or
step up to 12GB/256GB
and you get this satin
‘glacial green’.