Everything about the OnePlus 8
Pro is just so slick it’s almost surreal.
The phone is eye-bleedingly quick and,
in terms of performance, blew us away.
And that is saying nothing of the
fact that the OnePlus 8 Pro delivers
full 5G network connectivity
(Qualcomm X55 modem) too,
meaning that your data downloading
and streaming can now be as
blisteringly fast as your handset’s
hardware. Best phone screen ever +
smoking hot, flagship-grade internal
hardware + 5G = [drooling noises]...
While hardware and performance
have always been strong points for
OnePlus, though, camera systems
have, traditionally, been an area
where it has been beaten by rivals.Grand cam
In terms of tech, OnePlus serves up a
rear camera array loaded with a 48MP
main snapper (Sony IMX 689), 48MP
wide-angle (Sony IMX 586), 8MP
telephoto, and 5MP photo chromatic
colour filter. In terms of zoom you get
a rather standard 3x zoom and 30x
digital zoom. In terms of those two
48MP shooters, you get some really
nice results. Image crispness and
colour reproduction is good, whilenoise is also minimal; focus time was
also very fast.
Macro photography was also a
pleasure, with the OnePlus 8 Pro
accurately capturing fine details up
close. Vibrancy and low-light
functionality is still beaten by a few
top-tier rivals in our opinion, but
overall the results it delivers are
really strong.
This handset offers the best
photography OnePlus has managed to
date, and the phone’s UltraShot HDR
function, which smartly merges
multiple shot frames into one image
for optimal colour, light, sharpnessONEPLUS BUMPER CASE KARBON
With a Kevlar body, this will keep an 8 Pro safe
from knocks and scratches while not obscuring
its svelte form. And, as a bonus, it’s compatible
with OnePlus’s Warp Charge Wireless charger,
so you can still quickly juice up your phone.
£36.95, oneplus.com
RHA TRUECONNECT
Want a similar mix of premium specs and
reasonable price in the headphones you pair
with your 8 Pro? Then you could do worse
than RHA’s TrueConnect headphones, which
offer affordable audiophile quality sound.
£149.95, rha-audio.comONEPLUS WARP CHARGE 30
WIRELESS CHARGER
Batteries are very much included with the 8
Pro but pick this up to take full advantage of
them. Providing 30W wireless charging, it will
charge half the battery in 30 minutes.
£69.95, oneplus.com60 T3 JUNE 2020
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PRO ADD-ONS
The two 48MP
shooters offer crisp
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colour
reproductionSUPER CHARGE
Not only does it have a
whopping 4,510 mAh
battery but OnePlus’s
new WarpCharge 30
Wireless charger can
charge it 50% in just 23
minutesDIVINE DISPLAY
This screen speaks for itself- with a 120Hz refresh rate,
QHD+ resolution and HDR10+,
it’s the finest we’ve seen in a
smartphone to date