62 PCWorld JULY 2019REVIEWS ONEPLUS 7 PRO
7 Pro, OnePlus has made a phone that
Samsung and Apple should fear.
It’s so good, in fact, that its
deficiencies—namely the lack of wireless
charging and IP-rated water resistance, and
a camera that doesn’t quite measure up to
the Pixel 3 XL’s—seem that much more
glaring than they did on previous handsets.
But even with those missing features and a
few imperfections here and there, the
OnePlus 7 is still a worthy entry to premium
space. And we may never look at OnePlus
the same way again.STUNNING CURVES AND
SMOOTH EDGES
OnePlus introduces a completely new design
for the 7 Pro that’s clearly inspired by the
Galaxy S10+ and Huawei P30
Pro. Fans of those phones will
note the obvious similarities with
the “infinity” look, but the curved
screen model here doesn’t feel
like a mere imitation.
We hear the term “all-
screen” a lot, but the OnePlus 7
nearly lives up to it. The chin and
forehead on the 7 Pro are
barely-there slivers of black that
give the 7 Pro a balanced and
luxurious feel, though it bothers
my eyes that they’re not quite
symmetrical. The aggressively
rounded corners of the screenmatch the body of the phone perfectly.
Compared to the 6T’s flat-screen design, the
7 has a luxuriousness that rivals that of the
Galaxy S10+ and iPhone XS. Once you run
you fingers along its sloped edges, you won’t
want to put it down.
The cherry on top: There’s no notch or
hole to be found. OnePlus pulls off the 7 Pro’s
greatest trick with a pop-up selfie camera that
magically rises from the top edge when
summoned. The mechanism is smooth, fast,
and whisper-quiet, and it gives the phone a
real futuristic feel. You probably shouldn’t
overdo it, due to the natural tendency for
moving parts to break, but you’ll certainly be
tempted to.
The rear camera isn’t quite as inventive,
but there are three of them this time around.The OnePlus 7 Pro’s curved Fluid AMOLED screen (left) looks even
more gorgeous next to the flat-screen 6T.