even famous ceos mocked apple for
launching the first iphone at
500 was a two-year contract and they had
a point it was a crazy amount of money
to ask for a phone at the time
though cupertino did respond even with
the success of the first iphone the next
generation launched a 200
plus a two-year contract or 650 if he
went unlocked
and that sort of set the pace for the
industry for a bit
then google decided to challenge that
with the nexus 4 and 5
but it really wasn't until oneplus came
to town that things became aggressive
their us launches have become a new fan
favorite
so much so that i'd like to believe that
they moved the needle enough for apple
to wake up
the result this is iphone 11 apple's
current best-selling iphone and only the
second time the company
iterates on a lineup with a drop in the
price tag
then this is the oneplus 7t an example
of how
even the new pacemaker can take a step
back
and nail essentials for a more
affordable price
right now the oneplus 7t is a hundred
dollars less expensive than the iphone
11 so the biggest question is
are you really getting a hundred dollars
more of a phone here than here
i'm rivera with pocket now and this is
iphone 11 versus oneplus 7t
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there's a world of budget phones in a
world of budget flagships on one corner
we have a veteran in this department and
in the other we have a company that
learned the hard way that
consumers are mostly focused on getting
value than
flashy materials and great marketing
when comparing size it's interesting to
see that both devices are substantial in
different ways
the oneplus 7t is 10 millimeters taller
but that's it
the iphone 11 on the other hand is one
millimeter wider a hair thicker and four
grams heavier
now from a field perspective the taller
weight distribution of the 7t will make
it feel lighter and thinner
even if the difference is technically
negligible both are made of aluminum and
glass but with different
finishes some will be fans of the extra
color options on the iphone 11
others on the color choices for oneplus
and the added matte glass
both devices even share small things
that we love like the mute slider
approach
or things that we hate like the lack of
a headphone jack so
i wouldn't really call a winner here now
where the oneplus 7t just demolishes the
iphone as when we move into their
displays
sure apple is famous for knowing how to
calibrate a screen but you can't compare
an lcd versus an amoled you can compare
1080p versus
some weird form of a 28p you also
can compare support for dc ip3 and hdr10
plus
along with a 90hz refresh rate versus
none of that
and don't even get me started about the
6.55 inches versus 6.1
or the smaller bezels on the 7t or the
significantly smaller
notch versus the iphone 11. the oneplus
7t just wins this one by a long shot
and even if their biometrics are
different in their approaches
i'll give them equal points for their
speed and reliability
but then the spec sheet is one of those
fields where oneplus wins again
we're not gonna argue over the
differences between the a13 bionic and
the qualcomm snapdragon 855 plus
these are both great ships in their own
way and sure i know that the 7t
has twice the ram thing is the 70
retails for 100
less and gives you double the storage 20
more battery and one of the fastest
chargers in the industry in the box
versus the slowest one and i mean the
slowest
really the only spot where the iphone
wins is because it has an ip
rating and where oneplus only claims
that it's splash proof
and also because of its more modern wifi
and because it has qi wireless charging
now don't think that the added specs
mean any substantial
improvements in performance if we were
to compare the 7t versus the iphone 11.
see this is one thing that apple gets
right ios 13 may
not be everyone's cup of tea but if you
did the math of how many iphones apple
sells nearly every year
you'll know that a good amount of people
like it the way it is
some people really do prefer the
simplicity of a practical grid of icons
and
it really doesn't matter what you do
with this phone it's clear that apple
does a good job at making less
power-hungry software
and let's face it this is also the king
of timely software updates even for
older phones
and if you own any other apple products
the whole topic of its ecosystem is also
a major reason why people
buy into it and prefer to stay put now
oxygen os
is by far the user interface i'd
recommend most for android users
if there's one company that takes
performance seriously it's oneplus
this phone is fast and i mean blazing
fast i mean you can move around the ui
launch whatever game there's just so
much thought into the placement of the
icons after you open a folder to the
perks like using your fingerprint to
unlock applications
to the gaming mode to the reading mode
and even to the zen mode
and sure you're not getting an ecosystem
as complete as what you get from
cupertino
but if we were to focus on the added
software benefits of this phone alone
and i think oneplus is doing a better
job and you also have to hand it to them
for being one of the first company
shipping android 10 on this phone
even if we do know that the track record
for older phones and getting software
updates is not necessarily the best
i'd give them the win if it were up to
me but really software is more a matter
of taste
now when it comes to using these phones
on a daily basis that becomes more of a
tie phone calls for example are great on
both
i can't really tell you that one
performs better than the other and also
network performance is very comparable
even if we were to jump into the case of
battery life these are some of the two
best battery performers of late 2019
if you're in the market for a phone that
can last all day and then some
these are some of the champs for the
respective operating systems you can't
go wrong
but let's just cut to the chase and
discuss the topic that can seriously
make or break comparisons in this
category let's talk about what these
cameras can do
see the only thing that the iphone 11
doesn't have that the top of the line 1
000
pro brings is the telephoto lens that a
lot of people
rarely use anyways and sure the oneplus
7t does
offer that versatility along with their
larger megapixel count in most scenarios
but you and i know that in this
department the results are what really
cause the shots
like any pair of phones you'd compare
both devices do well in daylight
colors and saturation are quite
comparable i do notice a bit more
saturation coming out of the iphone but
you'll barely notice it
the iphone was just doing better with
the shutter as moving flowers were
captured almost perfectly where the 7t
struggled a bit
the 7t has the added versatility of that
telephoto a standard and a wide but
notice the differences in the shades of
green produced by each focal length
the iphone 11 lacks that versatility but
the colors are uniform across both the
wide and the regular
sure i do wish we had that telephoto for
street photography but the ultrawide is
more useful for my needs both devices
have a night mode but oneplus is more
explicit about giving you a camera
selection for it
with the iphone you depend on the
shutter variation popping up
so i had a few cases where i just didn't
get the option
now here i will tell you that i'm
shocked at oneplus as it's clearly
gotten better
both devices produced photos that are
quite similar with the oneplus favoring
more eye-pleasing
sharpened results now talking about
standard portrait photos there are some
pros and cons for both
the iphone provides far better skin
tones detail and color but
struggles with hair where the 7t gets
the hair
right but fumbles with the detail and i
noticed the same problem if we were to
look at selfies where the 7t has
more megapixels and yet i prefer the
results from the iphone
colors are just more accurate to what i
remember and now you get a wider
shot though selfie portraits are cropped
the 7t has cooler colors for those that
prefer them but the results are too
soft for my taste and then selfie video
is a definite win for the iphone 11.
sure the 7t has a better stabilization
but that's because it maxes at 1080p
even with the added megapixels obviously
at 4k
the iphone 11 has far less of a canvas
to juggle stabilization
but the color and the detail is just
unmatched
now standard video was a very
interesting test as the capabilities are
pretty much similar
and you'd even say that oneplus wins
this one because of the added saturation
versus the iphone
but the thing about it is i was there
the place was crazy gloomy
and the phone delivering the accurate
colors and depiction of the moment was
really the iphone 11
and that's really what i have to favor
in this comparison
to conclude let me just say that this
comparison was actually more difficult
than i thought
if you watch any of my previous
comparisons oneplus devices would always
beat iphones but it was mainly because
of the substantial differences in price
tag
here we're just talking about a hundred
dollars in price difference which proves
the reason why the iphone 11 is so hard
to resist
the only question now is which one gives
you more for that money
the iphone 11 gives you enough elements
for you to feel that you're not getting
cheaped
out in not buying the pro variant you
get most of the camera elements and
the overall experience that'll make you
feel like if you're not getting
shortchanged
you're still buying a 2019 iphone
regardless
my problem is mainly the things where
apple cheaps out on and where
oneplus doesn't see the 7t brings a far
better display
double the storage faster charging and a
user interface that even makes
google's own stock android look like if
it needs work
the camera may not be better than the
iphone 11 in some scenarios
but you're not buying a bad camera
either it's good enough to compete in
many essentials
and offers more versatility if you're in
the market for a budget flagship i
honestly think that the oneplus 7t is a
better buy i mean who doesn't want to
get
double the storage and more perks for
your money
even in this category i really don't
mind oneplus disrupting the market yet
again
it proves that companies can do better
charge less money and give you the best
hardware and software
what about you which one would you pick
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