OnePlus 9

OnePlus has recently launched OnePlus 9 series and we have already reviewed the OnePlus 9 Pro. And after fighting over the early bugs and issues and four to five updates later, we are here with our OnePlus 9 review. Other than the normal review about the specs and user performance of primary features of the smartphone, we will also try and answer questions like ‘Is Hasselblad truly worth it or is it just a marketing strategy?’, ‘Is it worth spending, or no?’ and many more. If you are questioning what’s different in this new phone as compared to the its previous version or any other smartphone, you can read this before you go ahead.

- SANCHIT MISHRA

Hasselblad

When OnePlus started teasing the 9 series with the image of the Moon, many people from technology industry already had an idea that they are tying up with Hasselblad for the cameras in the 9 series. Now this partnership with Hasselblad is for 3 years in which OnePlus will invest $150 million through its duration. But for this series, their statement says that, Hasselblad has helped OnePlus 9 series with only colour toning in the cameras. But in many ways, this was a very important moment for OnePlus because a lot of the brands have already tied up with other camera/lens brands and sometimes such collaborations attract more customer.

If you’ve been using many OnePlus phones over the years, then you would know that the performance of their cameras was probably the weakest part of their phones. They’ve always had amazing phone specs and performance, but as good as the other things about the smartphone were, for some reason that same level of outcome would never get translated to their cameras.

OnePlus 9 key specifications

• Qualcomm Snapdragon 888 SoC

• Adreno 660 GPU

• 8 GB or 12 GB RAM options

• 128 GB or 256 GB UFS 3.1 internal storage

• 6.55-inch Full HD+ (2400 x 1080) Fluid AMOLED display with 120 Hz refresh rate, HDR10+ and Corning Gorilla Glass

• Cameras: 48MP with PDAF (wide) + 50MP (ultrawide) + 2 MP (Monochrome), 16MP (wide) selfie camera

• 4,500 mAh battery with 65W fast charger

• Android 11 with OxygenOS 11

• 5G-compliant, Bluetooth 5.2, Dual band WiFi a/b/g/n/ac/6