

Low light performance and the dedicated Nightscape mode are good but not quite class-leading.

It won’t match the Google Pixel 3 or 3A for image quality, but most will be very pleased.
#ONEPLUS 7 SOFTWARE#
Both smartphones have seen a barrage of recent software updates that have improved the cameras – something that’s very good to see. The main camera is just as good as the 7 Pro, capturing some really detailed and well-exposed shots. The OnePlus 7 has the same main camera as the 7 Pro, but lacks the ultra-wide angle and telephoto cameras, instead having a 5MP depth assist camera for portrait mode shots. The OnePlus camera app is pretty good, with all the features you need a swipe away. There’s also no real one-handed mode, though, which others such as Huawei include, which would have been helpful. Oxygen OS also comes with Zen Mode (a time out for your phone), a gaming mode and RAM boost, which learns the apps you use frequently and pre-caches them into RAM.
#ONEPLUS 7 FOR ANDROID#
The back gesture, up from the left or right bottom edge, isn’t as easy to use as Huawei’s swipe in from the left or right side of the screen, which is also being adopted by Google for Android Q. OnePlus gives you the choice of choice standard three-button Android navigation keys, Google’s “pill” navigation button or gestures, which are smooth – swipe up from the centre to go home, up and hold for recently-used apps, or up and over to the right for the previously-used app. As such, it is one of the best versions of Android you can get, and you can look forward to three years of software updates from release, including bi-monthly security updates. OxygenOS is a refined version of standard Android, with a focus on speed and fluidity, and a few more customisation options than you’d find on a Google Pixel or similar. Oxygen OS 9.5 is the company’s latest customised version of Android 9 Pie and is nearly identical on both the OnePlus 7 and OnePlus 7 Pro, with only a few small changes since version 9 on the OnePlus 6T. Oxygen OS is one of the most polished and well-optimised versions of Android available, with plenty of customisation options including a choice of navigation system.
#ONEPLUS 7 FULL#
There’s no wireless charging, but OnePlus’s included fast charging tech will hit 80% in 50 minutes and a full battery in 90 minutes.

That meant the OnePlus 7 would make it from 7am on day one until 4pm on day two, or longer with lighter use or one of the power-saving modes active.
#ONEPLUS 7 PRO#
It doesn’t feel quite as fast as the OnePlus 7 Pro because it lacks the 90Hz screen, but it’s really not that far off.īattery life is also good, lasting 34 hours between charges with medium to heavy usage: 200 or so emails, messages and push notifications, a couple of hours of browsing in Chrome, five hours of Spotify via Bluetooth headphones, 90 minutes of Futurama from Google Play, a 20-minute phone call and about 15 photos. Day-to-day tasks are super-fast and slick, and gaming is great. The OnePlus 7 has the same potent combination of Qualcomm’s range-topping Snapdragon 855 processor, 6GB or 8GB of RAM and 128GB or 256GB of UFS3.0 storage, which is significantly faster than the older UFS2.1 storage commonly used by others.Īs such, the phone flies. Operating system: OxygenOS 9.5 based on Android 9 PieĬamera: 48MP rear camera + 5MP depth sensor, 16MP selfie cameraĬonnectivity: USB-C (3.1) LTE, dual sim, wifi ac, NFC, Bluetooth 5 and GPSĬable is the only available charging method on the OnePlus 7, but at least it’s fast. Screen: 6.41in FHD+ Optic AMOLED (402ppi) The rest of the dimensions compare favourably to the competition. The rear glass isn’t as slippery as other phones, which combined with its curved back and relatively narrow 74.8mm width makes the OnePlus 7 one of the easiest of the large metal-and-glass sandwiches to hold.įor comparison, the OnePlus 7 is 24g lighter, 1.1mm narrower and 4.9mm shorter than the larger OnePlus 7 Pro, but 7g heavier than the similarly sized Samsung Galaxy S10+. A mirror blue version is available in India, while a red version is available in India and China. It looks sleek but is a bit of a fingerprint magnet.

The phone is only available in mirror grey in the UK, which is super-shiny with a slight purple tint to it. The mirror grey glass back reflects shades of purple.
