OnePlus 8 Pro smartphone review with key features

Many years have passed since Chinese developments were subjected to negative reviews from critics and consumers, and the Chinese were able to gain a significant market share in technology products by producing high-quality goods. Oneplus is undoubtedly one of the best smartphone manufacturers in China. The company over the past few years has attracted a lot of attention to the gadgets it produces, models of which are in great demand and popularity, especially in terms of hardware performance. The latest novelty is OnePlus 8 Pro. Whether the device will lead the rating of high-quality gadgets or the model of which company is better to buy, it will become known after it goes on sale. Below is an overview of the OnePlus 8 Pro smartphone with the main features, advantages and disadvantages.

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Overview of key features

Display

The smartphone comes with a 6.65-inch 1440 x 3120 pixel Fluid AMOLED capacitive touchscreen, Corning Gorilla Glass 6 protection, 19.5:9 aspect ratio, 517 ppi, DCI-P3, HDR10+, which provides images with high resolution. In the sun, the quality of the flowers is bright, which will not cause inconvenience to use the device on the street.

Refresh rate: 90 Hz. The fields are narrow.

Frame

The dimensions of the smartphone are 165.3 * 74.4 * 8.8 mm, aluminum body (Gorilla Glass 6), back glass (Gorilla Glass 5) and frame.

The thickness of the model is about 8.8 mm.

ON

The device is equipped with a Qualcomm SDM855 Snapdragon 855+ chip and an octa-core processor with 1 2.96 GHz Kryo 485 core, 3 2.42 GHz Kryo 485 cores and 4 1.78 GHz Kryo 485 cores. MHz. 128GB internal with 8GB RAM can be used to store user files and data.

OnePlus 8 Pro runs on Android 10.0 with OxygenOS 10.0 interface.

This is one of the fastest phones available today.Thanks to the Snapdragon 855 chip, it can run all current games without the slightest lag. On the other hand, affordability and options like changing the resolution of the phone as well as changing the refresh rate from 1Hz to 2Hz have led to higher expectations, especially for this flagship. The device provides features such as turning off notifications. However, there are improvements and more options for users. Receiving notifications is now available to users with three display modes at the top of the display, a text display, and block notifications that can be customized for the user.

One of the highlights of the OnePlus 8 Pro's Gaming feature is the ability to enhance lighting details. This feature is available as an enhancement to the gaming display, although it doesn't offer many options.

Price

How much does the gadget cost and where is it profitable to buy? Since the gadget has not yet entered mass production, the exact price information is not known. Approximate delivery dates are April-May 2020.

Reviews

Since the phone is not yet on sale, there are no user reviews. According to the main characteristics, we can assume that the device will be productive and nimble, it will be easy to cope with any games. Powerful cameras and multiple editing modes allow you to immediately upload photos and videos to social networks.

Camera

The model is equipped with three cameras:

First rear camera: 48MP, f/1.6 aperture, pixel size: 1.6μm/12M (quad core) and 0.8μm/48M, with OIS/EIS stabilizer.

The second is telephoto: 8 megapixels, f/2.4 aperture, pixel size: 1.0µm, up to 3x optical zoom, OIS stabilizer.

Third wide-angle: 16 megapixels, f/2.2 aperture, 117-degree field of view with dual flash.

How to take a photo, example photo

How to take pictures at night, an example photo

At night, the main lens works well. The images are quite detailed, high quality.

The smartphone camera is equipped with a Time-Flight sensor, which helps to create more themes based on augmented reality technology, as well as more powerful portrait images. With this quad-core camera, performance is expected to be comparable to the powerful Galaxy Note 10 Plus and P30 Pro. The quad-core sensors will be more powerful than before and also have a laser autofocus system.

Video

The OnePlus 8 Pro has the ability to capture 4K video at 30 or 60fps, 1080 at 30, 60, or 240fps, and 720 at 480fps.

Other features: slow motion, movie editor, nightscape, portrait, panorama, HDR.

One of the innovations is the Night Scape 2.0 mode. Thanks to him, images become brighter by shooting at different angles and different lighting methods and combining them.

Light levels are satisfactory, photo transparency is as good as it gets, and image sharpness is top notch. When shooting, the flagship makes colors more saturated, improves lighting, and ultimately meets all expectations.

Sound

With dual speakers and Dolby Atmos, the phone delivers crystal clear audio for an immersive listening experience.
Speakers are one of the most significant changes made to the new flagship compared to the previous generation.Each performs a separate task of improving sound clarity, which is a very good result for a combination of high and low output levels.

Battery

The smartphone uses a 4085mAh Li-Po removable battery that powers the device and supports 30W fast charging. The technology that used to be called Dash Charge is now called Warp Charge, which greatly increases the charging speed of Chinese products. In standby mode, the phone will last for two days.

Connection

This smartphone is compatible with Wi-Fi 802.11 a / b / g / n / ac Wi-Fi, dual band, Wi-Fi Direct, DLNA, hotspot, Bluetooth 5.0, A2DP, LE, aptX HD, GPS technology. Supports dual-band A-GPS, GLONASS, BDS, GALILEO, USB 3.1, reversible Type-C 1.0, USB On-The-Go and NFC.

Similar to other models, the device may also have 5G connectivity, but this has yet to be confirmed. The company usually releases its phones every year in May, officially the model is announced in the spring of 2020.

Safety

The smartphone uses a fingerprint scanner sensor inside the optical display, so when the sensor wants to detect a fingerprint, the screen lights up a little to recognize the lines on it. One touch and the screen is unlocked. Sometimes the gadget may not recognize the fingerprint, which will result in the need to place it three or four times on the sensor to unlock the display.

In addition to the touch fingerprint scanner, you can also use face recognition technology. An important point: face recognition does not work properly when there is not enough light.

Pros and cons

• beautiful display and 4Hz frequency ideal for gamers;
• the camera's night mode works well;
• the fastest Android phone to date;
• fast charging;
• high quality speaker

• lack of wireless charging;
• relatively large size;
• the inability to increase the amount of memory using a card;
• not supported 3.5mm headphone jack.

Equipment

In the Oneplus 8 Pro box, users will see:

• smartphone;
• transparent silicone case;
• 30W main charger;
• USB cable (cord length 1 m);
• a tool for extracting and inserting a SIM card;
• user's manual;

Conclusion

How to choose a good popular model and not make a mistake? It all depends on the taste criteria of the user and the functionality that is expected from the gadget. 8 Pro can not be attributed to inexpensive budget smartphones. If you consider that the previous version of 7 Pro is sold at an average price of $ 700, then the next one will be even more expensive by 100 or even 200 units. What will the user get for their money? The gadget has the technical characteristics of a flagship and, as a professional device, it can compete with the best smartphones on the market. Middle class camera. Exposure is great, colors are well balanced, portrait mode works great, and video quality doesn't disappoint either. The device is beautiful and at the same time reliable, powerful, which can meet the needs of users in any field, especially in games. The heart of this flagship is the Snapdragon 855, which, along with the 700MHz Adreno 640 graphics chip, will help you play a wide variety of games. Due to the high brightness and high color accuracy, it will allow you to use the device and play games in direct sunlight.