OnePlus 5 outperforms Samsung Galaxy S8 Plus; 4-camera architecture leaked

There are reports that the OnePlus 5 smartphone will get a summer launch, end of June being highly possible. There is a good chance that the phone will come with a Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 processor.

However, a phone is not only known by the processor it houses. Latest reports suggest that the company has been able to put together a very powerful phone, at least that’s what the Geekbench score suggests. Surprisingly, the phone seems to have outperformed and outsmarted the Samsung Galaxy S8 Plus based on the scores. Obtained by GSMArena, the OnePlus smartphone has received a score of 1,963 points in the single-core test and 6,687 on the multi-core test.

The Samsung Galaxy S8 Plus, which is currently considered the best Android smartphone of 2017, scored 1,929 on the single-core test and 6,375 on the multi-core test on Geekbench. The margin of difference is pretty low but the fact that a handset such as OnePlus 5 can outdo the Galaxy S8 Plus is quite something. Yes, benchmark scores are not the be all and end all of smartphones. These scores do not reveal the whole story. There are numerous other factors to consider before reviewing a smartphone.

The Geekbench screenshot has also revealed that the smartphone will run on Android 7.1.1 Nougat operating system with Oxygen OS on the top. The screenshot, though, does not confirm the kind of software the phone will be running. Moreover, pre-production units have different scores than the final ones. However, provided that the OnePlus 5 score is broadly in line with other Snapdragon 835 devices, variations are expected to be much. Whatever be the case, this is definitely an early sign of the smartphone’s power and what it would be capable of.

Meanwhile, rumours suggest that the OnePlus 5 smartphone will sport four, not two cameras, two on the rear and two at the front. Smartphones have already started to include dual rear-facing cameras as this architecture takes better photos and emulates better depth-of-field generally found in mirror-less/DSLR cameras. A post on Weibo by Xiaokang shows a few sketches of the handset having four cameras. There is no way to verify this leak, hence the information should be taken with a pinch of salt.

If this leak proves to be true, OnePlus 5 will surely create quite a ripple in the smartphone industry. Any guesses what four cameras can do to a smartphone? Stay tuned on IBT AU for more information on the upcoming OnePlus flagship.