60 PCWorld JUNE 2020REVIEWS ONEPLUS 8 PRO
OnePlus can claim the 8 Pro costs $300 less
than the closest apples-to-apples comparison
Galaxy phone, a four-figure sticker price is still
much more shocking on a OnePlus phone
than a Samsung one.
While the 8 Pro is a fantastic phone that
continues to shine a light on just how
expensive premium Android phones have
become, the light is less illuminative this time
around. By throwing out its own playbook to
give die-hard fans everything they wanted,
the OnePlus 8 Pro has joined the ranks of the
phones it was supposed to undercut.DESIGN: BIG AND
BEAUTIFUL
The design of the OnePlus 8 Pro doesn’t
deviate much from that of its predecessor, the
OnePlus 7 Pro. Its dimensions are a touchbigger, and it’s a bit lighter (199 grams vs. 210
grams) and thinner (8.5mm vs. 8.8mm).
There’s one noticeable deviation: The curved
display now has a hole in the upper left corner
for the selfie cam, rather than the delightful
pop-up cam introduced on the 7 Pro.
It’s probably for the best that OnePlus
removed the moving and inherently
breakable parts, but I’d be lying if I didn’t say I
missed it. The pop-up selfie cam might have
been a little gimmicky, but it gave the 7 Pro a
unique feature that set it apart from other
premium Android phones. The hole-punch
camera gives it a sameness that makes it feel
less special, amplified by the fact that the
bezels haven’t really shrunk much either.
But while the overall look may be a little
on the safe side, the OnePlus 8 Pro is still a
very nice phone. My chief complaint is the
rather bulbous camera
bump, which is once again
centered and vertical but
noticeably thicker, making
the OnePlus 8 Pro all but
impossible to use on a flat
surface. It’s better with one
of OnePlus’s bumper
cases, but with such a
beautiful, fingerprint-
repelling frosted glass
finish in Ultramarine Blue
or Glacial Green, you
won’t want to cover it with
a slab of silicone.The OnePlus 8 Pro Ultramarine Blue color doesn’t reflect light like the 8’s
Interstellar Glow, but it’s a beauty in its own right.