106 TECH ADVISOR • APRIL 2020COMPARISON
Speaking of big, the OnePlus 7T’s Warp Charge 30T
is easily the biggest of the bunch, taking up the better
of two outlets when plugged in – and you’ll be using it
every day, because the OnePlus 7T is the only phone
here that lacks wireless charging. The other three
phones all offer it, though the top speeds vary slightly:Samsung Galaxy S10+: 12 watts
Google Pixel 4 XL: 11 watts
Apple iPhone 11: 7.5 wattsIronically, the iPhone 11 wirelessly charges faster
than it does with its bundled charger. Some people
might scoff at wireless charging as a reason to buy
a phone, but I’d have a hard time without it. So the
OnePlus7Tlosesmajorconveniencepoints,even
withthe stellar Warp Charge.
Winner: Samsung Galaxy S10+.Performance
All of the phones include very fast and very efficient
processors. Obviously the iPhone uses Apple’s silicon,
while the Android phones are powered by Qualcomm’s
Snapdragon chipset.
Both the Galaxy S10+ and the Pixel 4 XL use the
Snapdragon 855 processor, while the OnePlus 7T sports
the newer Snapdragon 855+. It would take a serious
user with equally serious benchmarks to discern any
difference, but OnePlus buyers can boast that they have
the technically faster Android phone.
Something’s not quite right with the Pixel 4. It
should be the fastest of the bunch, with the purest