42 PCWorld JANUARY 2020REVIEWS iPHONE 11 VS ANDROID’S BEST
opted for a “hole-punch”
camera literally embedded in
the display, peering through
a black circle in the upper
right corner. Its off-center
placement and funky design
make it an eyesore.
The OnePlus 7T may lack
the pop-up selfie cam and
edge-to-edge screen of the
OnePlus 7 Pro, but its tiny
“teardrop” notch, slim
bezels, and thin body steal
the show. Like the iPhone, the
metal sides match your
chosen color (blue or silver),
setting off the all-black front nicely. The bezels
aren’t much thicker than those on the S10+,
and I prefer the flat look over the S10+’s
infinity screen.
If the new trend is to spotlight the camera
bump rather than try to hide it, the advantage
again goes to OnePlus. The 7T’s giant circular
camera array is unique, plus it’s the only
phone here that can lie on a table without
wobbling. I hope it remains a design element
on future OnePlus phones.
Winner: OnePlus 7TDISPLAY
With such skinny bezels on all except the Pixel
4 XL, the display commands all of your
attention. All of the OLEDs here are supplied
by Samsung, while the iPhone 11 uses an LGLCD. They all feature HDR10 and Dolby
Vision, and are impressively calibrated out of
the box.
But they’re not created equal, especially in
refresh rate. The standard is 60Hz, which is
the default for all four phones, but the
OnePlus 7T and Pixel 4 both feature 90Hz
options. The extra 30 frames per second
means scrolling and swiping feel faster,
especially on the 7T. Google hamstrings the
Pixel 4 XL somewhat by limiting this feature to
screen brightnesses above 75 percent,
though an upcoming software update will
allegedly fix it.
Screen speed isn’t the only area where
the 7T excels. The quad HD Galaxy S10+ may
win for crispness and vividness, but the 7T is
still bold, bright, and easy on the eyes. LikeThe OnePlus 7T (bottom) has the smallest camera cutout.