OnePlus 7 Pro smartphone - pros and cons

2019 never ceases to delight consumers with the release of new smartphones. To the list of already presented smartphones, such as Huawei P30 Pro and Samsung Galaxy S10 Plus, new items join - flagship One plus 7 and the older model One Plus 7 Pro.

The OnePlus company has established itself well in the market of high-quality smartphones, as evidenced by the popularity of its models.

This review will guide you on the price and tell you what the One Plus 7 Pro is: its functionality, advantages and disadvantages.

About OnePlus

OnePlus is a division of one of the largest consumer electronics manufacturers in China - BBK Electronics, founded by Duan Yongping in 1995. At the moment, the company operates in several areas: video, audio, telecommunications and communications. BBK Electronics supplies its products to over 30 countries around the world.

OnePlus is a young company founded in 2013 by BBK Electronics employees Pete Lau and Karl Pei. The purpose of the new brand was to promote smartphones manufactured by BBK Electronics outside of China.

OnePlus, which entered the market, has set a goal - to produce high-quality flagship smartphones at affordable prices. And they did it. The world saw the first OnePlus One model in 2014. The smartphone had impressive specs and, most importantly, a low price. For example, the Samsung Galaxy S5 was priced at $ 700, while the OnePlus One with similar specs was $ 299 for the 16GB model and $ 349 for the 64GB model.

It is noteworthy that the new brand did not even have to invest its money for promotion. Indeed, in order to purchase a new gadget, buyers had to get a promo code by registering on the forum, and in parallel advertise the smartphone on social networks.

Another unusual advertising solution was the “Break the Past” campaign. Under the terms of this promotion, it was necessary to shoot a video with the destruction of your old phone, and subsequently purchase OnePlus One for only $ 1. The offer seemed tempting, but there was one big “but”: 140 thousand people participated in the action, and there were only 100 prizes. Despite the large number of phones destroyed in vain and upset buyers, the OnePlus One smartphone became incredibly popular and the most talked about in 2014. More than 1.5 million smartphones were purchased during the year. And the next model released by the company broke the record: 5 million were sold in 2 months.

At the moment, OnePlus continues to delight consumers with quality smartphones.

Smartphone overview

Main characteristics

Design One Plus 7 Pro

The device can be purchased in dark gray, blue and almond colors. There are also three types of protective covers, in red and black: medium, high hardness and with a pattern resembling carbon fiber.

The metal and rounded glass body houses a vertically aligned pill-shaped module consisting of 3 main chambers. There is also a manufacturer's logo.

The entire front panel area is occupied by a curved Full HD + display. And the retractable mechanism of the front camera is hidden in the body.

Water resistance

Manufacturers note that each model produced is equipped with a water protection. However, consumers will not find formal confirmation of this claim. OnePlus strives to create not only quality but also affordable product. And the official IP certification brings with it the need to increase the cost of the device. In order to avoid this, OnePlus has so far refused official confirmation.

But there are many unofficial confirmations on the Internet. Starting from the video posted by the company itself, which demonstrates the lowering of the smartphone into the water and its further performance, ending with numerous videos from the users of OnePlus smartphones themselves.

But, despite the presence of protection against water, the company strongly does not recommend specifically placing the device in water, since possible damage from water is not included in the list of warranty services. It is worth noting that this in no way means the information is untrue, since all brands that produce smartphones with official certification of the IP 67 and IP 68 level also do not perform warranty service in case of water damage.

Screen

The smartphone has a Super AMOLED display. The display is protected by Corning Gorilla Glass 6. The diagonal of the screen is 6.67 inches - this is an excellent balance between quality and power consumption.
The 108.8cm2 bezel-less screen has an 88% body-to-body ratio and a 19.5: 9 aspect ratio. The number of pixels per inch is 516, and the resolution is 1440x3120 pixels.

Fluid AMOLED has cost the company three times more than the displays of previous smartphones. The One Plus 7 Pro's beefed up display with a 90Hz refresh rate is impressive in its refresh rate. A smart smartphone is suitable for games with high graphics requirements, as it can handle a large number of frames.

The display pleases not only with a high refresh rate, but also with excellent picture quality. The One Plus 7 Pro is HDR10 + certified. The technology is capable of reproducing a wide dynamic range of color. With HDR10 +, contrast and brightness are tailored to the requirements of each scene and frame using dynamic metadata about each specific content. The certified display has a peak brightness of 4000 nits.

Performance

The powerful Qualcomm SDM855 Snapdragon 855 and the Adreno 640 GPU are responsible for high performance.

The three-cluster architecture consists of 8 cores: 4 cores with 1.7 GHz, 3 cores with 2.42 GHz and 1 main core with 2.84 GHz. A separate module with artificial intelligence provides 7 trillion operations per second, and the computing performance is 11000 points in multi-core mode and 3500 in the same type. The memory controller bandwidth is up to 24.13 GB per second.

Adreno 640 has 384 compute units. The chipset supports 120 Hz frame rates and 120 FPS.

Device autonomy and charging

The smartphone has a 4000 mAh lithium-ion battery. Under heavy load, the charge lasts for a whole day. With moderate use, the autonomy reaches 2 days.

A quick return to battery life is provided by a 44W charger.

Camera

The integrated selfie camera has a 16 megapixel display, with an aperture of f / 2.0, 1 / 3.1 and a pixel size of 1.0 microns.

The main camera has 3 modules:

1. 48MP Sony IMX586 lens, f / 1.6, ½, OIS + EIS and 0.8μm pixel size.
2. 16MP wide-angle lens with f / 2.2 aperture. The pixel size is 14 mm.
3. 8MP telephoto lens with f / 2.4 aperture, 3x zoom, laser and 78mm pixel size.

The camera features continuous shooting with high dynamic range, continuous laser autofocus, phase detection, digital zoom, automatic flash and focus on face detection.

As for how the camera takes pictures at night, the picture speed will be reduced to 2 seconds.

Sample photo taken by One Plus 7 Pro

How the smartphone takes pictures and how well it is, you can see in the photos below.

Communication and wireless connections

The gadget has a GPS system with built-in BDS, GALILEO, A-GPS and GLONASS programs. There is a USB 2.0 connector, USB On-The-Go, and a reversible Type-C 1.0 connector. There is also support for Bluetooth 5.0, aptX HD, LE and A2DP.

The device also supports WiFi Direct, 802.11 a / b / g / n / ac dual-band Wi-Fi and hotspot.

Memory and unlocking

Depending on the version, the smartphone can be purchased with 6, 8 or 12 GB of RAM and 128 or 256 GB of storage.

A special feature is the UFS 3.0 memory standard. The memory standard enables low power consumption, fast data transfer, download and installation of applications, fast image saving and many other operations.

Unlocking the device is performed using a fingerprint scanner, which is integrated into the phone display.

Software and sound

One Plus 7 Pro runs on Android 9.0 Pie operating system, with OxygenOS 9 firmware. The firmware has a new user interface and gesture-based navigation system, improved security system, support for the Google Len app, with object recognition. There are also updates in Not Disturb mode; in the game mode Gaming mode 3.0, in the form of message and call notifications.

Dirac HD sound technology creates clear and crisp sound. A built-in digital controller processes and optimizes sound to deliver high-quality sound from both headphones and speakers.

Manufacturers took into account negative customer reviews and improved the smartphone's vibration motor. The vibration is now 200% stronger than previous models. There are 3 levels of vibration strength and 6 types of vibration for calls and messages.

How much does the One Plus 7 Pro cost?

The cost of the gadget will depend on the amount of memory:

• If you want to buy inexpensive ones, you should pay attention to the One Plus 7 Pro with 6 GB of RAM and 128 GB of built-in memory. The smartphone will cost $ 699.
• The average price, at $ 749, will be for a device with 8GB of RAM and 256GB of built-in storage.
• For a modification with 12 GB of RAM and built-in 256, you will need to pay $ 819.

• Beautiful design;
• waterproofness;
• frameless, high-quality Super AMOLED display, with protective glass Corning Gorilla Glass 6;
• high frequency of updates;
• HDR10 + certification of the display;
• high level of productivity;
• high-capacity battery with fast charging function;
• 3-module camera with wide-angle lens, 3x zoom, laser autofocus, flash, face detection and high dynamic range;
• high-quality firmware OxygenOS 9 for Android 9.0 Pie;
• high quality and clear sound;
• an unusual solution with a retractable camera;
• UFS 3.0 memory standard.

• A retractable camera is an original solution that unconditionally adds sophistication to a smartphone. But it is not known how reliable and convenient this solution will be.

Conclusion

The OnePlus 7 Pro has a lot of positive qualities. Undoubtedly, the new product will take one of the first places in the rating of high-quality smartphones in 2019.