Android Advisor - UK (2019-08)

ISSUE 65 • ANDROID ADVISOR 85

BUYING GUIDE

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, 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

has still managed to drop a device that is one of the

phones to beat in 2019. Dominic Preston

Specifications

• 6.67in (3,120x1,440; 516ppi) Fluid AMOLED capacitive
  touchscreen


• Android 9.0 (Pie); OxygenOS 9


• Qualcomm SDM855 Snapdragon 855 (7nm)
  processor


• Octa-core (1x 2.84GHz Kryo 485, 3x 2.42GHz Kryo
  485, 4x 1.8GHz Kryo 485) CPU


• Adreno 640 GPU


• 6GB, 8GB, 12GB RAM


• 128GB, 256GB storage


• Three rear-facing cameras: 48Mp, f/1.6, (wide),
  1/2in, 0.8μm, Laser/PDAF, OIS; 16Mp, f/2.2, 13mm
  (ultrawide); 8Mp, f/2.4, 78mm (telephoto), 3x zoom,
  Laser/PDAF, OIS


• Front-facing camera: Motorized pop-up 16Mp, f/2.0,
  25mm (wide), 1/3.0in, 1.0μm

ISSUE 65 • ANDROID ADVISOR 85

BUYING GUIDE

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, 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
has still managed to drop a device that is one of the
phones to beat in 2019. Dominic Preston

Specifications

• 6.67in (3,120x1,440; 516ppi) Fluid AMOLED capacitive
  touchscreen


• Android9.0(Pie);OxygenOS 9


• Qualcomm SDM855 Snapdragon 855 (7nm)
  processor


• Octa-core (1x 2.84GHz Kryo 485, 3x 2.42GHz Kryo
  485,4x1.8GHzKryo 485) CPU


• Adreno 640 GPU


• 6GB,8GB,12GBRAM


• 128GB,256GBstorage


• Three rear-facing cameras: 48Mp, f/1.6, (wide),
  1/2in, 0.8μm, Laser/PDAF, OIS; 16Mp, f/2.2, 13mm
  (ultrawide); 8Mp, f/2.4, 78mm (telephoto), 3x zoom,
  Laser/PDAF,OIS


• Front-facing camera: Motorized pop-up 16Mp, f/2.0,
  25mm (wide), 1/3.0in, 1.0μm