oneOne Plus 9 Pro — Full Review — YOUTECHRIVE
OnePlus continues to find its place in the smartphone industry. The OnePlus 9 Pro is a culmination of the company’s efforts over the past couple of years, and it’s the first time a smartphone from the company has felt like the complete package. With a gorgeous design, a beautiful screen and tons of power, the OnePlus 9 Pro is a solid Android flagship.
It looks beautiful, Mix in a powerful processor, a great screen and an immensely fast charging ability and you’ve got yourself a great all-round.
Specs At Glance — One Plus 9 Pro
Body & Display
6.67" AMOLED and resolution of 1440 x 3216
Front and Back Gorilla Glass with Aluminum Frame
Dual SIM, No memory card Slot
Platform & Network
Android OS 11, Oxygen OS 11
Qualcomm SM8350 Snapdragon 888
128 GB / 8 GB, 256 GB / 12 GB
5G / LTE / HSPA / GSM / CDMA
Features
Main Quad Camera 50MP, 48MP, 8MP, 2MP
Selfie Camera 16MP
Stereo loudspeakers, no headphone jack, Fingerprint Sensor,
Li-Po 4500 mAh battery
Unboxing
OnePlus 9 Pro: What’s in the box?
- Device with pre-applied screen protector.
- Free case.
- USB-C to USB-C cable.
- 65W Warp Charge power adapter.
- Welcome pack.
- SIM eject tool.
- OnePlus sticker.
Design & Display
The OnePlus 9 Pro comes with a large and high-resolution display befitting its Pro status. It looks premium, and when you handle the device it feels premium, The phone has metal edges. On the right edge is the power button, and above this is a silence slider that enables you to quickly mute your phone when you want to. The volume rocker is on the left edge.
The bottom edge of the phone is home to the USB-C charging slot, along with the SIM card drawer and a speaker grille. The glossy surface is a bit of a fingerprint magnet, so expect to give it a good polish before showing it off. It feels comfortable and reassuringly solid to hold and that glossy back is made from toughened Gorilla Glass 5,
The OnePlus 9 Pro comes with a large and high-resolution display befitting its Pro status. It’s 6.7 inches from corner to corner, with a QHD resolution of 1440 x 3216 — that equals 525 pixels per inch. That resolution on this AMOLED display is noticeable from the moment you first turn on the display with images jumping out of the screen and text appearing razor-sharp.
Colors are superb, too, being vibrant and punchy but not to the level of looking unnatural or overly saturated. That’s always a fine balance to tread, and I think OnePlus has done well to find a happy medium that will please those of you wanting to enjoy colorful games or videos, while also ensuring that the photographers among you appreciate the realism in your images.
Performance
The OnePlus 9 Pro is powered by the latest Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 chipset, and as has been the case with other Android phones using this chip, we’ve been impressed with the top-end performance it enables, with the phone loading apps almost instantaneously.
You get either 8GB or 12GB of RAM depending on which variant of the phone you opt for, and while an extra 4GB won’t make a huge difference to most users, it’s worth noting that the amount of RAM you choose dictates how much storage you get. The 8GB model of the OnePlus 9 Pro comes with 128GB of storage, while if you opt for the 12GB phone you get 256GB.
One new feature debuting with Oxygen OS on the 9 Pro takes place in the background. Turbo Boost 3.0 combines both RAM compression and Virtual RAM to let you keep up to 25% more apps open in the background. Virtual RAM reserves a small chunk of storage to temporarily be used as RAM when the main modules are at capacity.
The OnePlus 9 Pro is also a 5G-ready handset, so you’ll be equipped to take advantage of next-gen internet connectivity even if you don’t expect to be using it in the near future.
Camera
OnePlus 9 Pro has the best camera we’ve seen on a handset from the company. The OnePlus 9 Pro can take some really gorgeous images and it’s definitely a step forward for OnePlus in the camera game. But rivals like Apple and Samsung have taken even bigger steps forward with their photography recently, and OnePlus is again playing catch-up.
The main camera is a 48MP rear shooter, and it uses a Sony IMX789 sensor that was made in collaboration with Sony. There are three other cameras on the rear, including a 50MP ultra-wide camera that uses a Sony IMX766 sensor.
There’s also an 8MP telephoto shooter that can shoot at up to 3x optical zoom, while the final element is a 2MP monochrome shooter that essentially allows you to get higher quality black and white imagery.
Battery & power
The OnePlus 9 Pro isn’t going to offer game-changing battery life, but it’ll reliably see you through a full day on a full charge with typical use. The 4,500mAh battery is large, and the OnePlus 9 Pro can hold its own against most of our best smartphones right now in this department, but it won’t last you two days if you’re using the phone regularly. On full rundown tests the OnePlus 9 Pro lasted around 15 hours
You can help battery life by reducing the screen resolution in the settings and setting the refresh rate to 60Hz.
You will need a OnePlus 65W charger to get the best charging speeds you’ll be pleased to know that it supports 65-watt fast charging, which will take the phone from 1% to full in just 29 minutes.
Conclusion
The OnePlus 9 Pro offers phenomenal performance, a vastly superior camera to the brand’s previous smartphones, and a variety of top-end features that make this a serious contender for anyone who’s in the market for a premium Android handset. It won’t be for everyone though as the price is high for this smartphone.
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Originally published at https://youtechrive.com on March 25, 2021.
