SPECIFICATIONS
Display 6.7-inch 3216x1400 120Hz Fluid AMOLED
CPU Qualcomm Snapdragon 888
GPU Qualcomm Adreno 660
RAM 8/12GB
Storage 128/256GB
Cameras 48MP main, 8MP telephoto, 50MP ultrawide, 2MP monochrome rear; 16MP front
Dimensions 163.2x73.6x8.7mm
Weight 197g
The OnePlus 8 Pro was a phone we loved here at T3. It sat in our Best Phones guide for a whole year, kept there by its excellent screen and performance. The only weak link was the camera: it was fine, but there were better ones out there.
Now, with the OnePlus 9 Pro, the Chinese firm has really tried to rectify that weakness this year with a renewed focus on its flagship’s camera system, with a system co-developed and tuned by camera masters Hasselblad.
The camera is clearly this year’s star attraction, with quality Sony image sensors as well as the Hasselblad connection. Camera systems have traditionally been the weakest aspect of OnePlus phones, with both users and critics calling them out on it, so it’s good to see something being done to address that deficiency. The cameras on OnePlus phones haven’t been bad, exactly, but they’ve never been best in class.
The OnePlus 9 Pro’s camera system still isn’t the best on the market, but it is a marked step forward and puts the handset on par with the best available today, such as the beast of a setup included on the Samsung Galaxy S21 Ultra or Huawei Mate 40 Pro.
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