JULY 2019 PCWorld 67The OnePlus 7 Pro (left) handled the colors and the light in the shot almost as well as the Pixel 3 (right),
while the 6T struggled with focus.
lenses without pinching or diving into
menus, and if you want more granular
control, you need only tap again. It’s a
fantastic interface and easily one of my
favorite camera apps on Android.
The OnePlus 7 Pro definitely takes better
pics than the 6T. In all kinds of light, I captured
richer colors, more details, and crisper edges
than on any other OnePlus phone. Low-light
photos also improved noticeably. Autofocus
was super fast and there was very little post-
shutter lag, even when using the
“nightscape” optimization. In a nutshell: The
6T took mainly OK pics, but the 7 Pro’s shots
were good and sometimes great.
Funky mechanism aside, the pop-up front
camera is basically the same as it is on the 6T,
which is to say portraits have blurry edges and
some elements are lost to the bokeh effect.THREE CAMERAS MAKE A
DIFFERENCE
The OnePlus 7 Pro introduces an entirely new
camera system that adds a third ultra-wide-
angle lens to the dual-camera array
introduced with the OnePlus 5. However, it’s
not just the third lens that’s new, if you look at
the camera specs:
Main: 48MP, f/1.6, 1.6 μm, OIS/EIS
Telephoto: 8MP, f/2.4, 1.0 μm, OIS
Ultra wide: 16MP, f/2.2, 117 degree FOV
That’s a major bump over the 16MP +
20MP setup in the 6T, and you can see the
differences before you even snap your first
photo. When you launch the Camera app,
you’ll see two options to the left and right
of the “1x” indicator for easy 3x optical
zoom and 0.6x ultra-wide shots. That makes
it easy to switch quickly among the three