Smartphone OnePlus 7 - advantages and disadvantages

The formal presentation of the OnePlus 7 smartphone, the advantages and disadvantages of which are discussed in this article, will not take place soon, but most of the technological parameters of the phone are already available, as well as its estimated cost and release date. Not so long ago, the media published pictures of covers for this new product, which gives you the right to boldly talk about the appearance of the future flagship model.

Positioning

From the release date of OnePlus 6T (more here) a little time passed, and some information about the upcoming OnePlus 7 smartphone immediately began to appear on the Internet. It is worth noting that the previous model is equipped with an innovative fingerprint sensor technology that has been well integrated into the screen. So what to expect from the novelty and how OnePlus phone manufacturers are going to win the hearts of users?

The network already has data that the company has signed a contract with Samsung to supply innovative Infinity-O screens, which were demonstrated not so long ago. This fact already indicates that the leader will be equipped with a great display and will have the proper picture quality. In addition, OnePlus has decided to act wisely, and they make the new product extremely affordable, and for this reason, we should expect incredible demand for it.

In fact, 2019 will be a fruitful year for all manufacturers of mobile devices, which means that tremendous rivalry will begin, of course, you need to somehow reduce the cost so that the demand is higher.

Review

Let's consider the novelty in more detail.

Appearance and display

It will be advisable to start considering the phone from the appearance. The design of the OnePlus 7 is striking and eye-catching. The shell is made of two glass strips and a frame made of metallic materials. Frame thickness is small. The display is overall, the diagonal is 6.5 inches, and the aspect ratio is 19.5:9. The display is protected by a special Gorilla Glass. Unfortunately, there is no information about the color of the shell.

The screen format, which is made on an AMOLED type matrix, is 2340x1080 px. The dot saturation is 394 ppi. This is not entirely important, but it helps to conserve the charge. The pixels on the display should not be visible, nor should the glow typical of AMOLED displays.

The maximum sharpness of the display is 650 cd/m2. In this regard, while viewing content in the sun, there will be no difficulties. The contrast is great. On the back of the OnePlus 7 is a triple camera setup, an LED flash, and a fingerprint sensor.

The phone is quite fragile, the glass coating on both sides needs to be protected. It is for this reason that, ideally, it is necessary to immediately put a special cover on the shell and stick a film on the glass. In this situation, the attractive shell panel will be hard to see, but the glass will be protected.

The touch screen accepts no more than 10 simultaneous clicks. At the bottom on the end side is a "C" type slot and a multimedia speaker grid. On the right side, by tradition, there is an ON / OFF key and a volume rocker, on the left - a connector for dual sim.

The OnePlus 7 lacks IP68 dust and water resistance. It is too pretty to be decorated with rubber overlays or metal inserts. The previous smartphone is able to withstand water splashes on the shell or display of the phone. It seems that the novelty will also be able to withstand water in small quantities, but for a very short time. In this regard, it is not recommended to take it with you to the pool.

Performance and memory

New OnePlus 2019 will operate on an 8-core Snapdragon 855 chip. This is the first chip from Qualcomm, developed using a 7-nm process technology. The innovative architecture has received increased energy efficiency and improved multitasking.

The Snapdragon 855 runs on a single high-performance Kryo 485 core clocked at 2.84GHz, 3 Kryo cores clocked at 2.42GHz or less, and 4 cores clocked at 1.8GHz or less. The Adreno 640 chip became responsible for the graphics. This powerful graphics chip will enable users to play the latest smartphone games at the highest settings.

The OnePlus 7 comes in two storage options: 8GB RAM and 128GB storage, or 12GB RAM and 256GB storage respectively. The phone is not endowed with the ability to expand the ROM using a flash drive. One way or another, in the reviews, users say that 128 GB of ROM is enough for an impressive amount of music tracks and heavy applications.

Not surprisingly, the OnePlus 7 will run on the latest Android 9.0 Pie with a custom Oxygen OS 9 skin. In addition, it should be noted that the phone is equipped with an NFC block.

Learn more about what NFC is here!

cameras

The rear camera is made of three blocks. It is not clear what block 3 will do and which manufacturers' sensors will be in the phone. It is clear that the parameters of the main sensor are 48 MP, the auxiliary ones are 20 and 5 MP, respectively.

The camera of the OnePlus 7 phone is capable of taking pictures at a size of 4616 x 3464 px. Digital zoom, LED type dual flash will help users to take high-quality photos. Detailing of the picture is good, natural color reproduction. In any case, there are no examples of pictures and videos taken with this phone. In this regard, it is too early to talk about their quality.

It is clear that users will be able to personally adjust the shutter speed, there are continuous shooting modes, HDR (high dynamic range). There is a face identification option.

The size of the selfie camera is 16 MP, the aperture is 2.0. According to experts, the camera should perform its own functions perfectly at night and in poor lighting conditions. Pictures in the sun should also be of high quality. The optical control system will enable users to make videos in the size of 3840x2160 px with 60 FPS.

autonomy

The OnePlus 7 phone is powered by a 4,000 mAh lithium polymer battery. The battery does not get out of the shell, and therefore it will not work to change it with your own hands. For the operation of about 3 days, one 100% charge is enough; in standby mode, it is able to store a charge for no more than 6 days. This is what energy-saving systems are for. If the user uses his own phone all the time, then the charge will be enough for him to work for 7 hours. Users will be able to talk for about 25 hours.

Users will be able to recharge the phone using the fast charging option. The OnePlus 7 phone does not support wireless charging technology, but this is not so significant that it can be considered a disadvantage of the device.

Communication and interfaces

The OnePlus 7 phone is supposed to be the company's first smartphone to support 5G networks being built and deployed by US researchers. For this reason, the demonstration of the phone may be delayed until another time, as the firm wants to enter the US market.

But still, at the beginning of the functioning of 5G networks, the transmission speed will be low. Achieving 5 Gbps can be achieved in about 5 years. In this regard, the owners of new items will not be able to use this option in full.

Learn more about next generation networks here!

The OnePlus 7 supports dual nano SIM cards across 2G-5G networks.

The following wireless interfaces are installed:

• Wi-Fi11 a / ac / b / r / n operates in the 5 GHz frequency band, there is a mobile hotspot;
• Bluetooth 5.0;
• NFC module;
• GPS, A-GPS, GLONASS.

There is an integrated multimedia speaker, no 3.5 mm slot.

The OnePlus 7 has the following scanners installed:

• The light scanner controls the degree of sharpness of the display depending on the lighting;
• The touch scanner deactivates the display during touching to the ear, which helps save battery power and prevents involuntary touches;
• Gyroscope and accelerograph assist games;
• The compass makes it possible to accurately indicate the geolocation of an object.

Barograph and infrared port are absent.

Characteristics

Advantages and disadvantages

• High-quality display on AMOLED matrix;
• Cute appearance, glass shell;
• Innovative stuffing;
• Sufficient amount of RAM and ROM;
• Good picture sharpness.

• No port for auxiliary flash card;
• There is no 3.5mm headphone jack.

Peculiarities

• A key feature of the Snapdragon 855 architecture is support for next-generation networks through the integrated X50 LTE modem.
• During the Qualcomm Tech Summit in Hawaii, the company announced that it will be the first to make a phone that supports next generation networks in 2019.
• In addition, the founder of the company, P. Lau, posted on Twitter an agreement with EE, which means that this will be the first device that supports fifth-generation networks in European countries.
• It is planned to be a high-end smartphone, however, given the limited coverage of fifth-generation networks and the premium price that will have to be paid for it, it is not certain that the phone will become very famous.
• You can also think that the OnePlus 7 will have an in-display fingerprint scanner like its predecessor, only with a faster and more efficient operation.

Cost and release date

Below are the dates when past key OnePlus phones were announced (not counting the X or T line):

• OnePlus One came out in April 2014;
• OnePlus 2 - in July 2015;
• OnePlus 3 - in June 2016;
• OnePlus 5 in June 2017 (more about the phone here);
• OnePlus 6 - in May 2018 (more about the phone here).

As you can see, there is a clear logic - all smartphones were produced around the middle of the year. Interestingly, the OnePlus 6 announcement is similar to the OnePlus One release in 2014.

Experts suggest that the company will announce OnePlus 7 in late spring or early summer. At a recent Qualcomm technical meeting in Hawaii, OnePlus CEO P. Lau formally announced that the company's next flagship will be released in 2019.

The average price also varies from 29 to 32 thousand rubles. Prior to this, the company kept the price within an adequate framework, so in this case it is quite possible that the cost will be appropriate.

Based on the above information, it is worth noting that the OnePlus 7 is a good device for the price declared by the manufacturer, which is equipped with a pop-up selfie camera, an excellent sensor, and an attractive value for money ratio. In general, experts advise the phone for more detailed information.

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