OnePlus 7 Pro smartphone - advantages and disadvantages

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 are joining - the flagship One Plus 7 and the older model One Plus 7 Pro.

OnePlus has established itself well in the market for quality smartphones, as evidenced by the popularity of its models.

This review will guide you by 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 China's largest consumer electronics manufacturers, 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 worldwide.

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

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

It is noteworthy that for promotion, the new brand did not even have to invest their money. After all, in order to purchase a new gadget, customers had to get a promo code by registering on the forum, and at the same time advertise the smartphone on social networks.

Another unusual advertising solution was the “Break the Past” campaign. Under the terms of this promotion, you had 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 customers, the OnePlus One smartphone became incredibly popular and the most discussed 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

One Plus 7 Pro design

The device is available in dark grey, blue and almond. Three types of protective covers are also provided, in red and black colors: medium, high rigidity and with a pattern reminiscent of carbon fiber.

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

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

Waterproof

Manufacturers note that each model produced is equipped with water protection. However, consumers will not find official confirmation of this statement. OnePlus strives to create not only a quality product, but also an affordable one. And the official IP certification entails the need to increase the cost of the device. To avoid this, OnePlus is refusing official confirmation for now.

But there are a lot of unofficial confirmations on the Internet. Starting from the posted video 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 placing the device in water on purpose, 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 IP 67 and IP 68 certification also do not provide 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 screen size is 6.67 inches, which 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 cost the company three times more than previous smartphone displays. The One Plus 7 Pro's beefy display with a 90Hz refresh rate is simply impressive at its refresh rate. A smart smartphone is suitable for games with high graphic requirements, as it is able to process a large number of frames.

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

Performance

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

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

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

Device autonomy and charging

The smartphone has a lithium-ion battery with a capacity of 4000 mAh. With an intensive load, the charge is enough for a whole day of work. With moderate use, autonomy reaches 2 days.

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

Camera

The display-integrated pop-up selfie camera has a 16MP, f/2.0, 1/3.1 aperture and a 1.0µm pixel size.

The main camera has 3 modules:

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

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

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

Sample photo taken by One Plus 7 Pro

How the smartphone takes pictures and how high quality it is can be seen in the photos below.

Communications 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, dual-band Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, and a hotspot.

Memory and Unlock

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

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

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

Software and sound

The One Plus 7 Pro runs Android 9.0 Pie running 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 Gaming mode 3.0, in the form of notifications about messages and calls.

Dirac HD sound technology creates clear and crisp sound. The built-in digital controller processes and optimizes the sound, creating high-quality sound both through headphones and speakers.

Manufacturers took into account the negative customer reviews and improved the vibration motor of the smartphone. Now the vibration will be 200% stronger than previous models. There are 3 vibration strength levels and 6 vibration types 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 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 8 GB of RAM and 256 GB of built-in memory.
• For a modification with 12 GB of RAM and built-in 256, you will need to pay $ 819.

• Beautiful design;
• water resistance;
• frameless, high-quality Super AMOLED display, with protective glass Corning Gorilla Glass 6;
• high frequency of updates;
• HDR10+ display certification;
• high level of performance;
• high-capacity battery, with fast charging function;
• triple camera with wide-angle lens, 3x zoom, laser autofocus, flash, face detection and high dynamic range;
• high-quality OxygenOS 9 firmware on Android 9.0 Pie;
• high-quality and clear sound;
• 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

OnePlus 7 Pro has a long list of positive qualities. Undoubtedly, the novelty will take one of the first places in the ranking of high-quality smartphones in 2019.