PC Magazine - USA (2019-06)

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slightly cool whites, but the 7 Pro demonstrates particularly admirable, accurate
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frame most other phones do, resulting in
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Analyst Chris Stobing, a PC gamer who
uses high-refresh-rate gaming monitors,
noticed it instantly; it took me a lot longer
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battery power, but the OnePlus 7 deals
with this intelligently by reducing the
refresh rate when you’re watching lower-
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actually isn’t clear to me (and OnePlus
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GFXBenchmark graphics benchmark
topped out at displaying 60 frames per second, which may be a limit in the
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