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RICHARD LAI: When I reviewed the
OnePlus 6T earlier this year,

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I was left a little
disappointed.

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It turned out to be weaker
than its predecessor

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in a lot of ways.

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The in-display fingerprint
reader was slow,

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and the selfie cam performance
left a lot to be desired.

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Fortunately, these problems are
no more on the OnePlus 7 Pro.

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And it even comes with a few
unique features that make it

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an unlikely multimedia beast.

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It's easily my favorite
OnePlus phone to date,

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and perhaps even my favorite
smartphone of the year.

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For the first time, OnePlus
is releasing two flagship

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models at the same time.

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The 7 and the 7
Pro, both of which

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pack Qualcomm's Snapdragon
855 chipset, and speedy UFS

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3.0 memory chip.

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This is the higher end 7 Pro,
which has a larger, sharper

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and faster notchless
display, along with a bigger

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battery with faster charging.

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Meanwhile, the 7 is
almost identical to the 6T

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on the outside,
with the same 6.4"

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full HD plus display and the
same dewdrop notch at the top.

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I reckon folks who are using the
6T will want to jump straight

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to the 7 Pro, but
starting at $669 dollars,

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it's also OnePlus' most
expensive phone ever,

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which is a little odd,
given that the OnePlus

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brand used to be synonymous
with price performance.

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There is the cheaper OnePlus
7, which is effectively

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a new and improved 6T.

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But it will only be
available in Europe and Asia.

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For now, let's
focus on the 7 Pro.

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For the first time,
OnePlus is finally

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pushing into the quad HD plus
resolution with this 6.67"

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curved screen.

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It's also a fluid AMOLED
panel, which means it has

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a rare 90 Hertz refresh rate.

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That makes everything
you do look silky smooth.

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Sure, it's
particularly noticeable

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when I'm playing games.

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But even the system interface
and web browsing benefit

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from this boost as well.

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Once I got used to this,
I felt odd whenever I

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switched back to older phones.

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They definitely felt laggy.

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Another main upgrade here is the
in-display fingerprint reader.

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What ended up being
a letdown on 6T,

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has evolved into an
advantage on the 7 series,

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mainly thanks to
a larger sensor.

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The unlock speed on my 7
Pro is comparable to what

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I'm used to on my Vivo
NEX Dual Display Edition.

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And it's also noticeably
faster than what

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I get on the Huawei P30 Pro.

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So kudos to OnePlus for
finally cracking it.

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OnePlus has also
[INAUDIBLE] stereo speakers,

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along with Dolby Atmos
surround sound for this series.

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In the case of the
7 Pro, these go

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well with its fluid AMOLED
screen, which handles HDR 10

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plus, thus making my Netflix
experience the more enjoyable,

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especially with HDR
shows like "Altered

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Carbon" and "Stranger Things."

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As mentioned earlier,
the 7 Pro screen

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doesn't have a dewdrop notch.

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Instead, we get a pop-up
camera, which uses

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a newer 60 megapixel sensor.

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Now I'm happy to report that
my selfies here are much better

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than what I got on the 6T.

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But of course, if you
find this new camera

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to be showing too much detail,
there's always beautification

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mode to the rescue.

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The 7 Pro's pop-up camera
retracts automatically, as soon

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as the phone detects
a fall, thus lowering

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the chances of drop damage.

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The pop-up mechanism
has also been tested

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to withstand over 300,000
times of usage, which

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should last for many years.

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However, I do wonder
if dust and liquid

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will get inside the pop-up
camera's compartment.

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On the other side
of the 7 Pro, you

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find that OnePlus has
also joined this growing

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trend of triple cameras.

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Here we have a 48 megapixel main
camera, an 8 megapixel three

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times zoom telephoto camera,
and a 16 megapixel ultra

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wide camera.

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Compared to the 6T, the
main camera on my 7 Pro

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handles much better
HDR photography.

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And in general,
producing a more accurate

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white balance, while tightening
highlights and shadows.

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In particular, the 7 Pro did
well with greenery subjects,

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while the Huawei
P30 Pro's comparison

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shots looked washed out.

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And the iPhone XS
Max's photos were

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less authentic to what I saw.

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My night shots looked
clean and accurate too,

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partly thanks to the
pixel binning method

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applied to the main
48 megapixel sensor.

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And partly thanks to the
optical stabilization

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on both the main camera
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I was also able to
take some nice close-up

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shots of some busy bees
using the pro mode.

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As for video, my 4K 60
frames per second clips

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looked stunning when
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plus fluid AMOLED screen.

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That said, I did
notice a slight loss

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in detail compared to
my 6T daytime shots,

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especially the text
on distant billboards.

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This is likely the
downside of pixel binning.

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It should also
come as no surprise

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that the nightscape
mode on a 7 Pro

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is still no match to
Huawei's night mode

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and Google Pixel's Night Sight.

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But unless you're in
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the 7 Pro's normal camera
mode should do the job.

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In terms of look
and feel, the 7 Pro

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has the same excellent
build quality and design

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as its recent predecessors.

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But of course for
a $669 phone, I

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wouldn't expect anything less.

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I love this nebula blue
model with its frosted glass

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back over a gradient
blue paint job.

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And while it weighs a
little over 200 grams,

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I'm OK with that.

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The phone also comes with a
clear soft silicone case, which

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means I can still show
off my phone's fancy color

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while keeping it protected.

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As for everything
else, the phone

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offers up to 12
gigabytes of RAM and up

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to 256 gigabytes
of UFS 3.0 storage,

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maxing out at $749 and thus,
making it the most expensive

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smartphone from OnePlus.

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It comes with a
4,000 mAh battery,

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and so far, it has lasted me for
over 12 hours of normal usage.

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I'll elaborate further
my written review.

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The 30 watt wall
charge adapter gets

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me from zero to 100% in about
an hour, which is super fast.

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Haptic vibration was a
bugbear of mine with the 6T,

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but this time around, the 7
Pro doesn't have this issue.

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And I don't think I've missed
any phone calls so far.

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But what is it missing?

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As per usual, there's
no micro SD extension,

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but you do get dual
nano SIM slots.

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There's also no 3.5
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nor a USBC adapter in the box.

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But OnePlus does
want you to consider

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buying its new Bullets Wireless
two Bluetooth earphones.

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And they sound pretty great,
thanks to the dual drivers

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and aptX HD codec.

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It's hard to find major
faults on the OnePlus 7 Pro.

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The company took
a risky approach

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and sourced more
advanced components

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to give itself ammunition
to help it stand among,

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if not stand up against
all the other smartphones.

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While the 7 Pro
isn't the first phone

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to use a 90 Hertz AMOLED
panel, it is the first

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with such a high resolution.

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Likewise the only
other smartphone

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that has speedy USF 3.0
storage is the Galaxy S10 5G.

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Most importantly, the 7 Pro's
cameras are comparable to those

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on the other flagships.

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But it faces the
threat of Huawei's P30

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Pro, which offers
10X hybrid zoom,

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plus an AI enhanced night mood.

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There's also Google, with
its cheaper Pixel 3a devices,

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which offer almost the
same superb main camera

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as their flagship counterparts.

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For those who have the
money, OnePlus sure

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hopes they will bite at
that silky smooth screen.

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And it's a truly unique feature
that goes well with OnePlus'

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famously slick software.

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Even with a higher
price, the OnePlus 7 Pro

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is still hundreds of dollars
cheaper than the competition,

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so it's definitely
worth considering.

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