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holding the top edge of the phone up to your ear. But the speakerphone is rich
and clear. The phone supports HD calling with EVS for the best call quality, and
VOLTE showed up when I tested it on AT&T, T-Mobile, and Verizon.
CHARGING AND BATTERY LIFE
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it did, it was impressive: 47 percent charged in 20 minutes, 71 percent in 30
minutes, 89 percent in 40 minutes, and a full charge in slightly under an hour.
That matches up with OnePlus’ promises. The 7 Pro charges to 62 percent in
half an hour as compared with the 7T’s 71 percent.
Battery life on the 3,800mAh cell was 8 hours, 59 minutes on our video
rundown test, a little shorter than I like to see, and noticeably shorter than the
OnePlus 7 Pro’s 11 hours, 37 minutes.
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charging is a valuable feature, and none of the company’s phones have it.
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The OnePlus 7T has three cameras on the back: a 12MP f/1.6 main one, a 12MP
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is also 16MP.