OnePlus 7T: Great Performance, Cameras Lacking

For years, OnePlus had a simple strategy: Release one phone, its best, at any given time.

- Sascha Segan

Often that was two phones a year, but that was fine; each phone was the best at the moment. But this year, the company has already released three versions of the OnePlus 7: the OnePlus 7, the 7 Pro, and the 7 Pro 5G. The OnePlus 7T is not actually a sequel to the 7 Pro, although it replaces the 7 Pro on T-Mobile’s shelves. It’s the sequel to the 7. (There’s also a 7T Pro, but it isn’t coming to the US.) Yes, this is confusing. And the confusion trickles over into the phone itself, which feels like a step back from the OnePlus 7 Pro.

A FLATTER SCREEN

The OnePlus 7T is roomy: It measures 6.33 by 2.93 by 0.32 inches (HWD) and weighs 6.70 ounces. The screen is flat, not curved; the extra edges make the difference between the 7T’s 6.55 inches and the 7 Pro’s 6.67 inches on the same size body. There’s a notch at the top of the screen for the front-facing camera.

I like a flat-screen better than a curved one. Curved screens have accidental touch problems and are harder to protect; my OnePlus 7 has a cracked screen corner even though it was in a case when I dropped it.

The phone’s solid metal body has all the usual OnePlus touches, most notably a physical mute slider, a USB-C port, and no headphone jack. The phone doesn’t come with headphones or an adapter dongle. It also doesn’t have a water-resistance rating, though OnePlus claims it’s splash-proof.