OnePlus 7 Pro Review: Bigger And Brighter, But Is It Better?

OnePlus is all grown now.

After years of walking in the shadows of Apple and Samsung, the Chinese phone maker is stepping into the light and forging a new path with its new Android smartphone, the OnePlus 7 Pro—The OnePlus 7 Pro is finally here, ready to take your portrait with its novel pop-up selfie camera and then dazzle you with its silky-smooth, truly unblemished all-screen display, two features Apple and Samsung can’t match with their market-leading flagship phones.

It’s the latest Android phone from the Chinese brand to outmanoeuvre its top-shelf competition by offering similarly high-end power and features, but at a consumer-friendly lower price point. OnePlus has done it again. But brace yourselves, long-time fans: this new model is more expensive than last year’s OnePlus 6T.

Before getting into the details of just how nice gaming on the OnePlus 7 Pro is, it’s important to draw attention to how big of an impact the display has on the overall gaming experience. While OnePlus has never really focused on creating a gaming phone as such, speed and performance has always been their prerogative. The OnePlus 7 Prxo aids the overall gaming experience with a beautiful 1440p 90Hz AMOLED display, the first of its exact kind to hit the market. Most games can’t utilize the 90Hz display yet, but 1440p gaming on a device that can handle it is blissful. It’s a full display without any interruptions, and the lack of a notch is very noticeable in full-screen applications, such as even just watching YouTube. Couple that with UFS 3.0 and you get incredibly fast loading speeds to boot.

OnePlus 7 Pro Specifications

• 67-inch screen, 6.46 usable area
• 3120 x 1440 pixels, 516 ppi, 19.5:9 aspect ratio
• “Fluid AMOLED” 90Hz refresh rate
• Snapdragon 855
• 6GB, 8GB, or 12GB RAM
• 128GB or 256GB UFS 3.0 storage
• 4,000mAh battery
• ”Warp Charge” fast charging; no wireless charging
• No IP rating for water or dust resistance
• In-display optical fingerprint sensor
• 2 x 2 MIMO Wi-Fi, Bluetooth 5.0
• 6 x 75.9 x 8.8 mm
• 206 grams
• Android 9 Pie with OxygenOS

Other upgrades include a new stereo speaker system, a first for OnePlus phones, and a large 4,000mAh battery. The 7 Pro has the same Warp Charge charging system as the special McLaren Edition of the OnePlus 6T, and it can reach “almost half” of its capacity in just 20 minutes of charging. Like prior models, however, the 7 Pro is not compatible with the USB-C Power Delivery standard, nor does it offer any wireless charging.

OnePlus 7 Pro, which is launching on T-Mobile for $699 and will also be available unlocked in three different configurations ranging from $669 to $749 on OnePlus store—It will initially be available in either a glossy black finish or a matte blue color, while a gold-toned model will be available at a later date.