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thousands of times for durability’s sake. It works for
face unlock too, and is astonishingly quick there- thecameraretractsalmostassoonasit’sopened,
soit is stilla 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
lensis anentirelycustomdesign.
Sittingabovethemaincamerais a 16Mpultra‑wide
lens,withanf/2.2apertureanda 117‑degree field
of view. There’s a very slight fishbowl effect (which
actually looks worse than it is thanks to the curved
screen), but otherwise this does a good job.
Finally, and more excitingly, the bottom camera
is an 8Mp telephoto, with OIS and up to 3x optical
zoom – while you can go up to 10x hybrid optical and
digital zoom. This isn’t quite into the 5x optical zoom
territory of the Huawei P30 Pro (in fact this whole rear
camera setup is almost identical to the regular P30),
but it is capable of some sharp zoomed in shots.