The encore of 8

Hot on the heels of the OP 8 which still hasn’t discharged from its initial power-up comes the 8T. Hoping to plug some holes...

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The screen, while it may look similar, now sports the higher 120Hz refresh rate that the OP 8 Pro has and you’ll appreciate the buttery smoothness if you’re a social media miner or gamer. The 6.55in display isn’t curved like on the Pro model though.

Even the battery sees an upgrade to keep up with the new screen refresh rate. It now sees a spec bump to 4500mAh from 4300mAh but more importantly, there’s an all-new version of fast charging now called Warp Charge 65, charging to full in just 40mins!

Fast is the theme followed in other areas such as storage too. RAM sees a bump from 8GB to 12GB as standard and even the flash storage has been upgraded to UFS 3.1 status that should throughput 4K video and gaming better than the OP 8.

The new 5MP macro lens is now much more detailed and faster to focus even at distances as close as 3cms from the subject. Nightscape comes to the ultra-wide lens now and together with its 123degree field-of-view, it can create some stunning low-light drama.

Asphalt 9, Photoshop Express or Netflix, nothing showed signs of sluggishness and the stereo speakers with the 6.55in HDR screen really made it fun to watch Triple Frontier without missing out on any visual drama.

Tech specs

Display 6.55in 120Hz

Processor Qualcomm Snapdragon 865 OS Android 11 w/OxygenOS