ISSUE 63 • ANDROID ADVISOR 39REVIEWGaming mode has had an upgrade to give more
granular notification controls, and there’s even an
enhanced version – branded by the e-sports team
Fnatic – that not only blocks any and all notifications
but also reroutes almost all of the phone’s processing
power and network signal towards your game.
If that all sounds a bit intense, Zen Mode is its
chilled out counterpart. This also shuts down every
notification, but goes even further: it basically locks
you out of the phone entirely, leaving you able only
to receive calls, phone emergency services, or use the
camera. This lasts for 20 minutes – no more, no less
- and once activated it’s impossible to turn off. Yup,
even if you turn the phone off and on again – this is
the nuclear solution to terminal procrastination.
Verdict
I went looking for reasons not to give the OnePlus 7
Pro full marks, but I’ve struggled to find much to fault.
The display, camera, and core specs are essentially
all best-in-class – or close enough to count – while
the few shortcuts (wireless charging, an IP rating)
are easily explained away by a price point that still
undercuts the closest comparable rivals by some way.
Yes, this costs a bit more than you’re probably
used to from OnePlus, but it delivers on enough of
its promises to justify that price hike – and if you’re
not convinced, the regular OnePlus 7 is always there
(outside the US at least), at the same old price OnePlus
has been hitting for the last year or two.
In a year that’s already seen both Samsung and
Huawei drop pretty phenomenal flagships, OnePlus