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for years samsung has dominated the Android phone industry with its latest galaxy sa it delivered another top-tier phone with gorgeous looks and a super-fast reliable performance but it's not the only top choice available oneplus has been clawing its way up the industry - and its recent 1+5 not only looks and works great but is hundreds of dollars less than its high end competition so how do they stack up against one another we compare the two and see with its barely there bezels and slim silhouette the SI is smaller than the oneplus but has a bigger display it's edge to edge screen and glossy bag adds to the sleek aesthetic but its biggest advantage is that it's water-resistant and you can submerge it in up to 4 feet of water for 30 minutes the oneplus can handle a few drops here and there but don't dunk it for any significant amount of time and expect it to keep ticking as for its design the oneplus does look similar to years past but it has a solid build and its fingerprint reader is not right next to the camera lens like it is on the s8 which is a good thing both our review units pack a Snapdragon 835 chipset from Qualcomm the phones are speed demons and day to day tasks work smoothly the benchmarks reran also reflect this as the phones are in similarly high marks but when it came to battery life the 1+5 surpassed the galaxy s 8 clocking in nearly 18 hours of continuous video playback against the s8 16 hours both phones take bright vibrant photos and crisp close-up shots but the oneplus takes better low-light pictures and the dual camera telephoto setup takes smoother and more dramatic portrait shots with a blurry background the s8 takes sharper pictures with more details at full resolution and we prefer the white balance on the SI 2 as the oneplus turns some pictures a little too warm for our tape if you're a no mess no fuss type of person you'll prefer the oneplus is cool minimalism it features no bloatware and a clean interface that comes pretty close to pure Android but while the s8 has a higher learning curve it can do a lot more stuff and TouchWiz is a lot easier to navigate now than years past you'll get expandable memory and Samsung's digital assistant bixby it still hasn't reached its full potential yet but when it does you can bet your essay will be capable of even more thing the oneplus starts out at 479 dollars while the s8 costs upwards from 700 dollars this one's a no-brainer at over $200 cheaper the oneplus is a better friend to your wallet so which one should you get the answer to that depends on your budget if you can afford to pay the $700 you'll be satisfied with the s8 sleek looks durable water-resistant design and feature pack software but if you want to save a lot more dough the oneplus is the way to go with features like a dual camera along your battery life and premium hardware you'll take a smaller hit on your wallet without feeling like you compromised