The OnePlus 7 the forgotten one, my first look and hands on after my intro
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the description below for money off accessories, now I was lucky enough to attend the OnePlus
7 series launch and got to try out The OnePlus 7 and answer the question who is it for? Well
lets take a look at the specs first starting with the screen, a 6.41 inch Optic Amoled
sounds fantastic especially at a starting point of only £499 but it pales in comparison
to the 90hz QHD behemoth of the 7 Pro, plus there’s a tear drop notch which slightly
obscures the viewing experience. Very similar to the OnePlus 6T in fact, however it does
have a newer snapdragon 855 chipset with up to 256gb of built in storage and 8gb of RAM
meaning the Oneplus 7 is no slouch and will perform like a beast especially with Oxygen
OS.
Another major change from the OnePlus 6T is finally finally dual speakers, an omission
that OnePlus fans have been craving for a very long time and now OnePlus has made good
but in all honesty do these changes really justify upgrading from your OnePlus 6T and
I would have to say no. Hear me out for a minute, yes the OnePlus 7 is using LPDDR4X
RAM and UFS 3.0 2-Lane storage, the same 3700mah battery, a very similar screen with an in
display fingerprint sensor and dual rear cameras one being a 48mp Sony IMX 586 with an aperture
of f1.7 and the secondary camera is a 5mp autofocus f 2.4 sensor, as opposed to the
6T’s 16 and 20mp cameras. But at least the 48mp front camera is an improvement over the
16mp front shooter of the 6T.
The build is first rate and feels premium with the glass back and aluminium frame sandwiched
between the screen and back panel, the dimensions and weight are almost identical to the 6T,
It will come in the mirror Gray which you can see in this video but also a red version
specifically aimed at the Chinese and Indian market which gives a substantial hint at who
the OnePlus 7 is aimed towards.
To be honest the OnePlus 7 feels super smooth and lightening fast, but then every device
from OnePlus does, running android 9 out the box adds to the experience and should help
gain some extra battery savings.
So the question is who is the OnePlus 7 aimed at? Ok well if you live in North America clearly
not you as it is not being released there, It is however being released in the UK sometime
in June. Which is an interesting choice not to launch it alongside the pro variant but
my guess would be this decision is to start pushing the pro which lets be honest can no
longer be called a flagship killer as it is a flagship. If you have a 6T then this is
not really a viable upgrade for you as I feel the OnePlus 7 is really a OnePlus 6TS, If
you are coming from an older OnePlus device or are on a tight budget then I conclude this
is probably aimed at you. Great device overall but not ground breaking, what do you think?
Are you interested in buying the OnePlus 7 over the Pro? Let me know in the comments
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