OnePlus 7 Pro Boasts a 90Hz Screen, Three Cameras, and Costs $669 (venturebeat.com) 65
Chinese smartphone maker OnePlus has revealed two flagship smartphones: the OnePlus 7, and the OnePlus 7 Pro. From a report: The OnePlus 7 Pro's headlining features include a 6.67-inch AMOLED display (resolution: 3120 x 1440 pixels) with a 90Hz refresh rate, upgraded fast charging, and a telephoto lens -- and they don't come cheap. At $669, the 7 Pro's sticker price is far higher than that of previous OnePlus devices. The OnePlus 7 Pro's edge-to-edge waterproof design is very "of the moment," and that's not a knock against it. Much like the displays on Samsung's Galaxy S10 series and Huawei's P30 Pro, the OnePlus 7 Pro's is rounded at each corner along the contours of the frame and slightly tapered at either edge, slightly curving toward the rear cover. Other features of the OnePlus 7 Pro include a Snapdragon 855 SoC; 6GB or 8GB, or 12GB RAM; 128GB or 256GB UFS 3.0 storage; 4,000mAh battery; "Warp charge" fast charging (no wireless charging). For its camera system, the OnePlus 7 Pro has three different cameras on the back, with a 48-megapixel main sensor, a 16-megapixel ultra-wide camera, and an 8-megapixel telephoto camera. There is a 16-megapixel on front in a motorized module that pops up out of the top of the phone -- meaning the display has notch, or any other cut out. The phone runs Android 9 with OxygenOS skin. Now, about the OnePlus 7: So the OnePlus 7 won't hit U.S. stores. It makes do without a retractable selfie cam (it's got a notch instead) and it omits the 7 Pro's curved screen edges in favor of a thicker border between the display's left and right side and the frame. The ultra-wide angle sensor is missing in action, but as something of a consolation, the OnePlus 7 features a slightly larger battery -- 4,150mAh -- that's compatible with Warp Charge. The OnePlus 7's price has yet to be announced, but it's expected to be a good deal cheaper than the OnePlus 7 Pro.
Throwing Apple's pricing into sharp relief (Score:2)
Such immense value for money compared to anything from Apple.
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Re:Throwing Apple's pricing into sharp relief (Score:5, Informative)
The thing about the Pixel phones and the OnePlus series is that their android installs are basically stock, and very slightly less than stock.
I have a OnePlus5T which is current and will continue to have support for quite a while, and if they decided to stop supporting it now I could just drop LegacyOS on it without really any headache and everything would work. It only gets dicey with Samsung/Moto/etc phones.
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Nokia's new Android One phones get monthly security updates from Google guaranteed for 3 years. Unlockable bootloader for after. The android is basically bone stock, too.
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I currently have a Moto Z Play, and previously used the original Moto X. Both are pretty close to stock Android, with minimal customization (mostly to enable things like shake-to-shoot) and no shovelware.
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And I've seen almost nothing but value-add for Oxygen OS, unlike the other Android distros I've seen. The OS update flow works very well, even for rooted phones, and the firmware is harder to brick than a typical Android system (which would only contain one bootloader and one recovery partition). The tools for managing app data usage are excellent. I've forgotten most of the Oxygen OS additions since they are subtle and I've been using it for a few years, but I would definitely take it ahead of stock Androi
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Unlike this Android POS, with and iPhone you won't be locked into an ancient version of the OS because your carrier or manufacturer can't be assed to update the firmware
My Android phone gets regular updates. If yours doesn't then you can't blame "Android" for that.
(Xiaomi Mix 2, 128Gb, that I paid $500 for...)
"Chinese Government Monitoring" package optional? (Score:3)
There doesn't seem to be any way to check that off in the available options list.
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Hey, at least the NSA Monitoring Package comes with free wifi at participating Target stores and a medical alert feature if you've fallen and can't get up.
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Google hits me because he loves me. If I wasn't always pissing him off so much, he wouldn't have to. It's really my fault.
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But it's at least 0.4 better than your old phone!
"OnePlus 7"? (Score:5, Funny)
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So, "8" for short?
No - OnePlus' names are strongly typed.
The usual preposterous size (Score:2)
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Actually, my favorite was this one [cloudfront.net] from Zenith Data Systems. It was funny because a couple of years later, they changed the computers to small laptops and it didn't work as well...
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nonsense, those of us who are older like large displays and I can get my hands around one of those fine and only being average height of 179 cm (5' 10.5")
at least we live in a kinder gentler age and probably no one is going to kick sand in your face and call you "runt"
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sure, most my relatives and friends have smaller phones, but to say there is no need for a phone with 6+ inch screen is silly, enough people like them there will be market. And we won't care if someone thinks we look silly those times we make phone calls
Needs to be much higher! (Score:2)
If people aren't annoyed by the sound of my screen refershing then the refresh rate is too low! #500HzOrBust [youtube.com] ;)
Budget phone (Score:2)
$669 and no headphone jack (Score:1)
No headphone jack, so we can free up space for all important... yet another camera as a pop-up that will scratch and break. You couldn't pay me $669 to take this piece of trash.
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The 6t came with a dongle that hooked to the charging jack that allows headphones. Not that I use it, I use my Bluetooth headset, which sounds so much better than my plug-in earbuds.
Giganto Phone. (Score:3)
Might as well go all the way to Nexus 7 size.
What we really nee is a modern 4-5 inch phones with replaceable batteries and a headphone jack.
There goes the "Flagship Killer". (Score:2)
No way am I even considering a "Flagship Killer" Phone for north of 600 Euros. With that price, it's not a such a thing anymore IMHO.
Just updated my Moto G5 Plus to a Moto G7 Power. 210 Euros. Mini-bezel and a notch I got used to in less than an hour. 6.2" Screen, 65GB internal storage, 4GB RAM. 12 Megapixel camera. I really don't need more. 650 Euros for a touchscreen smartphone these days is nonsense.
My 2 eurocents.
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OnePlus hates headphone jacks and REALLY hates SD cards. So no, it won't have those. I also want those, and a reasonably easy to replace battery. Ideally one I can upgrade to a larger one. Not sure what I'm going to do when my V20 finally bites the dust.
Bootloader unlock is usually reasonable with them, and they generally work well with the OSS Android distros. They also generally seem to release security updates promptly, compared to other Android makers anyway.
Nice value but I just bought a Pixel 3a for $100 (Score:2)
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$0 - the Pixel 3a has a headphone jack.
I bought the OnePlus 6T when it came out (Score:2)
I'm seriously considering taking advantage of the trade-in program and getting the 7 Pro. I've owned Samsung Galaxies and iPhones exclusively before I got the 6T and I've loved it. No... it doesn't have a headphone jack per se, but it included an adapter to plug a headphone jack into the phone. Everywhere I use it, I use bluetooth except the work truck, so I leave the headphone adapter in there.
It's fast...responsive... the whole experience is nice. Granted, the camera isn't AS good as the Pixel or iPhone,
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