Background: I develop mobile apps for a living. Our test bench has every device you can think of, including the latest. I consider myself an expert in all things mobile. Excited to share my thoughts on this value 5G device from OnePlus.
Pros:
+ Headphone Jack/Expandable Memory(up to 1TB!!)/Fast Charge PowerBrick Included
+ HUGE Volume from the speakers at 200%
+ Clean Install out of the box, extremely limited junkware
+ Fast enough for pretty much everything, smooth transitions
+ Long battery life
+ Giant 6.72" Display
+ Screen protector pre-applied
Cons:
- Not waterproof
- 1080P Screen (It's very bright and more than adequate IMHO)
- 108MP Camera leaves a lot to be desired
- Back of the screen gets very fingerprinty
Other Thing:
-Hybrid Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by).
I was a little surprised to find it's a single sim tray when it's advertised as dual sim, but I suppose this is becoming the norm.
Performance:
Everything I threw at it was fluid and worked flawlessly. Easy to switch between Netflix and games. It does have a 'game focus' mode which is nice to help balance system resources and battery. 5G works great, and the fact you can expand memory to 1TB is pretty compelling. Oxygen is blazing fast with really nice transitions, makes for an overall excellent experience.
Security:
Fingerprint reader on side button, 2d Face recognition (party trick). Fingerprint reader works excellently.
In terms of the market segment, I think OnePlus hits most of the asks. My biggest complaint is the 108MP camera which falls super short in comparison to the Pixel lineup. Who's this phone for? I'm thinking the young professional right out of college this would be a more than adequate device that can do 99% of what you ask of it, and the 1% you probably won't miss that much. I cannot believe how affordable these powerful devices have become.
Tl;DR - Great value phone that's more than good enough for most people, not waterproof and a mediocre camera hinder it in my opinion. Perfect second phone, or phone for teens and young adults.
25 авг 2024
