ISSUE 66 • ANDROID ADVISOR 43BUYING GUIDEif it wants to. And on the strength of the 7 Pro, the
company clearly can.
I’ve been using the 7 Pro for over a week, and I
have been seriously impressed. The core OnePlus
ethos is still present, but backed up by better specs
focused on two of the areas of the phone people
really use the most: the camera and the screen.
Display
Easily the first thing you’ll notice about the 7 Pro is
the display, which excels in just about every way it
is possible for a smartphone screen to excel.
Size? A whopping 6.67in. Refresh rate? A smooth
90Hz. Resolution? QHD+ – or 3,120x1,440 to be
precise. I could go on: colour range, pixel density,
curved edges, HDR, Gorilla Glass 5 – on paper this
is one of the best panels you’ll find in a smartphone
today, and it’s entirely uninterrupted by a notch.
The 90Hz refresh rate is perhaps the most
welcome new feature. Mostly limited to gaming
phones like the Razer Phone or Asus’s ROG Phone
before now, higher refresh rates smooth out
animations across the board, leaving every interaction
with the phone feeling faster and more fluid.
It’sa changethat’shardtoputyourfingeronat
first,butflickbetweenthe 60 ‑ and 90Hz options and
you’ll quickly realize that just about everything you
do with the phone feels smoother – not to mention
the benefits it brings when playing games or watching
content that can make the most of the refresh rate.
There’s a battery drain, of course, so if you prefer
you can drop down to 60Hz – and smartly, even while