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etc is largely responsible for that. For
regular guys and girls who just want
to point and capture the world around
them, we think it is well pitched.
In terms of zoom, though, things
are very much par for the course here,
and the OnePlus 8 Pro is beaten quite
comfortably by rival flagships like the
Samsung Galaxy S20 Ultra and
Huawei P30 Pro.
At 0.6x, 1x and 3x, image quality
remains high. However, as soon as
you stray into the digital zoom levels,
culminating in the max-zoom 30x,
image quality nose-dives. What you
are shooting is discernible but there’s
no way anyone is printing out those
images to stick on their wall.
However, every other aspect you
might want from a smartphone
camera system is delivered, such as a
wide-variety of shooting modes
(time-lapse, panorama, portrait,
nightscape and pro), a suite of strong
lenses, and a fast and easily navigable
camera system UI.
Lastly, in terms of camera system,
the OnePlus 8 Pro supplies the ability
to capture video at 4K resolution and
with optical image stabilisation. It
also has a tri-mic setup for audio
zoom, meaning that you can now
better capture audio at distance when

shooting. Other video functions of

note include the phone’s Slow Motion

shooting modes, which allow footage

to be captured at 720p 480fps or

1080p 240FPS.

In terms of features, this OnePlus

phone now delivers wireless charging

and reverse wireless charging, which

were things not offered by the

maker’s past devices. Once again,

these are welcome additions and help

the Pro really stand out as a proper

flagship phone.

Where the OnePlus 8 Pro also joins

the true flagship top table is in its

battery, which makes a jump up from

the OnePlus 7’s 4,000 mAh battery to

a stacked 4,510 mAh unit. This stack

of cells grants the phone proper

use-all-day functionality with all its

bells and whistles turned on. The

phone can also be charged from 1% to

50% charge in just 23 minutes if you

buy OnePlus’s new WarpCharge 30

Wireless charger.

OnePlus has said many times over

the years that the thing that separates

it from other brands is that it actually

listens to the fan base and evolves

their phones in line with their input.

Well, the OnePlus 8 Pro feels like

the best example of this process to

date, and one where things that had

been levelled against the maker for

years have been well and truly fixed.

So, OnePlus finishes its journey to

the big leagues, to the proper flagship

phone table, offering not just its usual

fantastic mix of rapid hardware, slick

software and eye for design detail,

but also a full suite of advanced

smartphone features and a strong

camera system, too.

And it does all this while also

offering a genuine piece of razzmatazz:

a smartphone screen that will simply

leave your jaw on the floor.

WE’RE IMPRESSED Astonishing 120Hz,

QHD+ screen; rapid internal hardware;

buttery smooth OS.

WE’D IMPROVE Better cameras elsewhere.

THE LAST WORD Mind-blowing performance

with the best smartphone display ever.

VERDICT

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OnePlus 8 Pro

The phone delivers

wireless charging

and reverse

wireless charging

SOLID SNAPPER

The 48MP main, 48MP wide-

angle and 8MP telephoto

cameras don’t outshine

Samsung’s S20 Ultra – but

they’re decent nonetheless