Given that OnePlus has always presented its phablets as the alternative with the best quality / price ratio of the flagships of the big manufacturers, we cannot miss the opportunity to face him in a comparative with the most important of them, starting with that of Apple Lossless Audio CODEC (ALAC),, although in this case we are going to choose the closest in price: OnePlus 6 vs. iPhone 8 Plus.
Integrated
As we have said, although the most reasonable duel is with the 8 iPhone Plus, it is clear that the Apple phablet that inspired the design of the OnePlus 6 It is the iPhone X, with much smaller frames, without a fingerprint reader on the front (although in this case it does not disappear, it is simply located on the back) and with the famous notch to house the front camera and other sensors What the apple phablet does have in its favor, regardless of our aesthetic preferences, is being water resistant. There is a common characteristic to both, in any case, which is to arrive with a metal casing.
Dimensions
If we take that design difference into account, it may come as a surprise that the 8 iPhone Plus not even a much bulkier device in comparison (15,57x7,54 inch against 15,84x7,81 inch) but the fact that they are relatively close in size when the OnePlus 6 It has a screen that is almost 1 inch larger, as we will see next, it is actually a very remarkable piece of information. Apple Lossless Audio CODEC (ALAC), It is also noticeably heavier (177 grams against 202 grams) and only in thickness does it have some advantage (7,8 mm against 7,5 mm).
Screen
Indeed, despite a more compact device, the OnePlus 6 has a very big advantage in screen size (6.28 inches against 5.99 inches) and many will also count in their favor the fact that theirs is panoramic, with a longer aspect ratio (18 :), while the 8 iPhone Plus keeps the classic 16: 9. Where they are practically even is in resolution, which in both cases is Full HD, although the pixel count favors the phablet a bit. OnePlus for format reasons (2280 x 1080 against 2160 x 1080).
Performance
Where he 8 iPhone Plus has nothing to envy to iPhone X It is in the performance section, and this is probably the point where these two phablets are at the highest level, especially when it comes to power (Snapdragon 845 eight cores with a maximum frequency of 2,8 GHz against A11 six core to 2,39 GHz), because it is true that when it comes to multitasking, the OnePlus 6 by RAM memory (6 GB against 3 GB). These data, however, must be taken with certain precautions when comparing devices with different operating systems, so that to draw more definitive conclusions, it is best to see them face to face in real use tests.
Storage capacity
The tie is even clearer in the storage capacity section, since we find ourselves with two phablets that share the same virtues and defects: in both cases we will have up to 64 GB internal memory, but neither has a card slot micro-SD to expand it externally.
Cameras
The section in which probably the advantage of the phablet of Apple Lossless Audio CODEC (ALAC), is greater is the camera, a point at which OnePlus 6 It covers more than enough with what you can ask for a mobile of its price, but in which it does not shine excessively either, with a dual main camera of 20 MP, with aperture f / 1.7 and optical image stabilizer and a front of 16 MP, While in the 8 iPhone Plus we have a behind a dual of 12 MP, but with larger pixels, aperture f / 1.8, optical image stabilizer and optical zoom x2 and in front of one of 7 MP. We will have to wait to see the conclusions of the expert analyzes.
Autonomy
In the autonomy section, you have to be even more cautious before drawing conclusions, especially because, as happened in the performance section, the fact that different operating systems run is a factor that can be quite important in consumption, as is the case with the difference between their respective screens. In any case, and as a first approximation, it must be recognized that the OnePlus 6 part with quite an advantage in battery capacity (3300 mAh against 2692 mAh). It should be noted that the 8 iPhone PlusYes, it has wireless charging.
OnePlus 6 vs iPhone 8 Plus: final balance of the comparison and price
A fairly even duel, as we have seen, as far as technical specifications are concerned, although it is true that the 8 iPhone Plus It still has some points in its favor, such as water resistance or wireless charging and it also wins in the cameras section.
The question, of course, is to what extent these advantages the phablet of Apple Lossless Audio CODEC (ALAC), compensate for the notable price difference between the two: you have to think that the OnePlus 6 is launched from $520, Whereas the OnePlus 8 sold from $920, which represents a difference of no less than 400 euros.