Hands-on with the OnePlus 7 Pro
Impressions of the latest OnePlus flagship handset from an Apple iPhone user
OnePlus has just unveiled their newest flagship handset — and we’ve already got our hands on the OnePlus 7 Pro. I have to confess: I’m an iPhone guy. Even so, my early impressions of this Android phone are mostly positive.
At first glance, there aren’t many surprises here. Virtually everything about the phone has been leaked over the last few months, from the (almost) bezel-free front and pop-up selfie camera, to the in-screen fingerprint sensor and triple-camera array on the back.
On the other hand, the smoothness of the back only highlights how odd the front feels. OnePlus, like many Android handset makers, puts a screen protector on the front by default. I hate it. Your finger just doesn’t slide as smoothly across the screen as it should because you’re touching plastic, not glass. It just feels “off”.
Still, the screen itself looks great. OnePlus says it runs at a 90Hz refresh rate, but it was hard to see a dramatic difference in our quick hands-on. It’s an AMOLED screen, which means it really pops when the brightness is cranked up. And going almost bezel-free (there’s a small chin on the bottom) allows OnePlus to pack a 6.7” screen into a handset that isn’t too big.
