Hey guys, it’s Kevin,
and this is my long term review of the OnePlus 11.
This phone launched about 3 months,
and I wanted to give you my updated thoughts,
what I like, and what I dislike about using this phone.
I’ll also compare it to my preferred Android phone,
the Galaxy S23 Ultra.
The OnePlus 11 has end high specs but starts at $699.
Is this the return of the flagship killer?
Let’s find out.
So, most of us know the story of OnePlus.
They started out as a new company,
and they created smartphones based around user comments and feedback.
OnePlus offered the most bang for your buck,
and was labeled as a “flagship killer”.
But over time, OnePlus increased their prices,
released a few models,
and became just like any other smartphone company.
Now, they’re kind of returning back to their roots with only one phone,
the OnePlus 11.
It’s suppose to compete with the Pluses, Pros, and Ultras of the world.
Ok, I’m going to start off with the specs.
For $699, the OnePlus 11 will have a Snapdragon 8 Gen 2,
128 GB of UFS 3.1 storage, and 8 GB of LPDDR5X memory.
And for $100 more, you can get double the storage and memory
(and it’ll be the faster UFS 4.0).
No matter which spec you get, the OnePlus 11 is a really snappy phone.
Just navigating around the UI and opening apps is buttery smooth.
And hardcore multitaskers will be glad to know that you can do
split screen, floating window, and picture in picture without any issues.
The S23 Ultra is using an optimized chip with a slightly higher clock speeds,
but I don’t notice a big difference in speed,
and this costs $500 less.
Even in 3 or 4 years, I expect OnePlus 11 to still perform great.
Alright, having all this power means nothing if a phone can’t last a whole day.
The OnePlus 11 has a 5000 mAh battery,
which is great on paper and everyday use.
I charged it to 100%, and I made to day 2 with 40% battery left.
It was two light days of videos, socials, and gaming at 1440p and 120 Hz.
If I’m ever in a hurry and run out of battery,
this phone supports 80W charging, and it’s ultra fast charging.
And I mean, ultra fast.
It takes about 10 minutes to go from 0 to 50% or about 25 minutes from 0 to 100.
You can actually watch the battery percentage increase
with the included 80W SUPERVOOC Power Adapter.
For comparison, with a 45W power adapter that’s not included,
the S23 Ultra takes about 25 minutes from 0 to 50 and about 60 minutes from 0 to 100.
The only downside is that there is no wireless charging,
which is a bummer,
but the crazy charging speeds make up for it.
Almost.
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On the back, there’s a triple camera system,
a 50 MP main camera, 48 MP ultra wide, and a 32 MP telephoto.
The main camera takes really good photos.
It’s color accurate and very sharp,
and I prefer these photos over the S23 Ultra’s, which are more saturated.
I’m not sure if the color accuracy is due to their partnership with Hasselblad.
Focus is pretty fast, and I don’t need to worry about moving subjects.
The ultra wide camera takes good photos too.
It also does macro, and it’s not bad, but not good either.
You can’t get really close like other phones without it being out of focus.
The telephoto camera only has a 2x optical zoom and a 20x digital zoom.
And for videos, the OnePlus 11 can shoot in 8K 24 fps or 4K 60 fps.
Again, it’s not bad.
Overall, photos and videos are good, but not as good as flagships.
The OnePlus 11 is a typical glass sandwich,
Gorilla Glass Victus on the front, aluminum sides, and Gorilla Glass 5 on the back.
The back is this textured, matte black finish that glistens in the light.
It looks cool.
But the camera bump is kind of weird.
At least I can use it as a spot to rest my finger.
The front is a 6.7”, 120 Hz, 1440p OLED display
that can go up to 1300 nits.
It’s a very nice screen with accurate colors,
but it curves over the edges a lot more than
the S23 Ultra.
There’s a hole punch selfie camera in the corner and a fingerprint reader under the display.
The phone is only IP64, so you don’t want to drop it in water.
And let’s not forget about the alert slider.
You can switch from Ring, Vibrate, or Silent all without unlocking the phone.
Now, if I stop right here, then I would daily this phone,
but there are a some little software quirks that I don’t like.
In Notifications, if I have several from the same app,
I can’t swipe down to view them all.
It will bring up the settings tiles instead.
I need to tap the bar or arrow to expand it.
And seeing a preview of a specific one needs an additional tap.
Another quirk is if you want to clear a notification.
You need to do a small swipe to the right.
A small swipe to the left will bring up quick actions,
and a long swipe will dismiss it.
The default display size is a little too big for me.
When I compare it to the S23 Ultra,
you lose quite bit of content.
A few small quirks are the slow animations,
YouTube and YouTube Studio app only support 60 fps,
and the arrow to hide the keyboard is on the left side.
And that’s it for my long term review of the OnePlus 11.
Would you choose this over the other flagship phones?
Let me know in the comments down below.
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