ISSUE 65 • ANDROID ADVISOR 75BUYING GUIDEwhile Almond is a creamier take on Apple’s Gold
iPhones. Of course, I can’t talk about the display or
the design without addressing the notch – or rather,
the lack thereof. The 7 Pro is one of the latest proper
full-screen phones to hit the stores, in this case by
shifting the selfie camera into a small slider that
pops up when needed, and retracts just as quickly.
Fall detection means it withdraws if you
accidentally drop the phone, and naturally OnePlus
assures us it’s tested the mechanism hundreds of
thousands of times for durability’s sake. It works for
face unlock too, and is astonishingly quick there
– the camera retracts almost as soon as it’s opened,
so it is still a split-second process.Cameras
The selfie shooter isn’t the only exciting camera here,
though. Beyond the novel design, that one isn’t all
that exciting otherwise: it’s a similar 16Mp camera to
the one found in the 6T, just in a new spot.
More interesting are the cameras you’ll find when
you flip the phone over (after briefly pausing to admire
that blue gradient for the umpteenth time, of course).
For the first time OnePlus is offering a triple camera
setup, and one that could rival the best around.
Let’s take it one lens at a time. The main camera
is 48Mp, f/1.6 with optical image stabilization (OIS).
It’s powered by the same Sony IMX586 sensor you’ll
find in a few other similar smartphones, but the
actual lens is an entirely custom design.
Sitting above the main camera is a 16Mp ultra-wide
lens, with an f/2.2 aperture and a 117-degree fieldISSUE 65 • ANDROID ADVISOR 75BUYING GUIDEwhile Almond is a creamier take on Apple’s Gold
iPhones. Of course, I can’t talk about the display or
the design without addressing the notch – or rather,
thelackthereof.The7 Prois oneofthelatestproper
full-screen phones to hit the stores, in this case by
shifting the selfie camera into a small slider that
pops up when needed, and retracts just as quickly.
Fall detection means it withdraws if you
accidentally drop the phone, and naturally OnePlus
assures us it’s tested the mechanism hundreds of
thousands of times for durability’s sake. It works for
face unlock too, and is astonishingly quick there
– the camera retracts almost as soon as it’s opened,
so it is still a split-second process.
Cameras
The selfie shooter isn’t the only exciting camera here,
though. Beyond the novel design, that one isn’t all
that exciting otherwise: it’s a similar 16Mp camera to
the one found in the 6T, just in a new spot.
More interesting are the cameras you’ll find when
you flip the phone over (after briefly pausing to admire
that blue gradient for the umpteenth time, of course).
For the first time OnePlus is offering a triple camera
setup, and one that could rival the best around.
Let’s take it one lens at a time. The main camera
is 48Mp, f/1.6 with optical image stabilization (OIS).
It’s powered by the same Sony IMX586 sensor you’ll
find in a few other similar smartphones, but the
actual lens is an entirely custom design.
Sitting above the main camera is a 16Mp ultra-wide
lens, with an f/2.2 aperture and a 117-degree field