It's time for the OnePlus phone review. This spring there are two new models. This is the OnePlus 9 Pro and it is the version that I will focus on. And there's also the regular OnePlus 9 which is $ 240 cheaper. I'll come in later and talk about it. So OnePlus, you could think of this brand as the emerging challenger that costs much less than the competition in the old days.
Or maybe you're familiar with the newer OnePlus phones aimed squarely at rivaling Samsung. OnePlus has done a lot over the years to establish its brand. It's not a household name yet, but it's not a niche either. In the US, Only TMobiles sells these phones directly. So it's still kind of a phone as you know, but a lot of people now know. And one more thing you should know is that the price is higher this year.
This 9 Pro costs $ 960 for 128GB of storage, and $ 100 more to get to 256. When you add up the new prices and the fact that OnePlus really is an established brand, you see that it's time for the company to go next. step and become the establishment.
The OnePlus 9 Pro is not a scrapper that stands up to the big boys, it is a conventional alternative to the world's Galaxy S21s. It's a clear flagship, let's find out why. (upbeat music) Well, if you want to set flagship phones on Android, there is one thing you can't skip and that is the specs. OnePlus likes to throw out everything but the kitchen sink and it certainly has done so here. Let's see what we have.
Has 6.7 inch 1440 x 3216 OLED LTPO display with 120 Hertz refresh rate, optical fingerprint sensor, 360 Hertz touch response rate, Snapdragon 888 processor, all kinds of 5G, 4500 milliamp battery, Dual stereo speakers with WiFi 6 Bluetooth 5.2 and a new Sony IMX 789 camera sensor. It has 8K 30, 4K 120, 1080 slow motion at 240.4K 30 time lapse, 3.3x optical zoom on the telephoto camera, a device monochrome auxiliary, association with Hasselblad.
There is a 65-watt wired fast charging feature. This fast charger is available in optional 50 watt, wireless fast charging, etc., etc., etc. So yes, the specs are there, and really the only Android phone that can beat those specs is the Galaxy S21 Ultra with a better telephoto lens but also a higher price.
Watch it, wait for a laundry list with high-end specs. What matters is how well the phone uses them and whether they fit into an integrated whole.
And the answer is yes. Just look at the design here. I don't like the color of the morning fog itself, but I can't deny that this phone's build quality is top-notch. If you just look at the tolerances on the aluminum rail and display arc and even the lens arrangement on the camera hump, this Galaxy S20 is simply really well done.
That was a joke because this OnePlus 9 Pro really does look like a Galaxy S20. And I know there are a lot of ways to combine glass and aluminum, but yeah, wow, I guess the thing is, while the feel is well coordinated and not very lively, it isn't very strong either, I can barely feel this thing ringing in me. pocket.
One last thing before we get out of specs and this is kind of weird, both the 9 and 9 Pro don't support 5G on AT&T. And at the time of writing, OnePlus is still awaiting certification on Verizon's 5G network. I have more to say about how the specs translate into the use of this phone, but we should probably move on to the specs that generally differentiate flagship phones, the camera, because when it comes down to it, it's part of the Being Phones setup. badge. There aren't many more established camera brands than Hassel Blade.
We've seen partnerships with camera brands on smartphones before. I mean, Hasselblad made it with things like the motorcycle mount accessory. The real question is, what exactly does this logo mean? Let's talk about it. Let's start with the hardware. Like I said, there are three cameras on the rear, as well as an auxiliary monochrome camera. And you know how the Pixel phone has a high contrast and a blue look, and the iPhone looks very flat and even, and Samsung phones have a look, they increase the vibrancy to 11, I think with this new camera system and Hasselblad's. association, we can say that OnePlus phones also have their own look.
See Hasselblad apparently helped with the science of color here. And I think the result is a fusion of those three other styles of phone. I think the OnePlus color scheme tends to be more on the blue side of the colors than Samsung's anyway, but it's also more vibrant than what you get with an iPhone or a Pixel. One Plus also likes to highlight shadows.
But like most smartphone cameras, photos are great in good light. In the dark, I find the OnePlus Nightscape models to be a bit too bright for my liking, but they perform very well. As usual, you have to look at extreme cases and difficult situations to see where the real differences lie.
For example, I think OnePlus sometimes adds unnecessary noise by lightening those shadows. And overall, over-sharpening gives it a bit of a processed look, especially.