OnePlus has a lot riding on the success of its latest flagship phone, the OnePlus 7 Pro. The new handset is aimed at taking on premium flagship phones by manufacturers like Apple, Google, Samsung and others. The new OnePlus 7 Pro features a nearly bezel-less display design with a pop-up camera. It’s 90Hz refresh rate is its USP, along with the triple-rear camera setup, which consists of a 48MP sensor. The phone was announced to go on sale tomorrow, May 17, however, Amazon Prime members will get a one day exclusive early access to buy it. OnePlus is also hosting a flash sale on its India website where anyone can buy the phone. Click here to buy.
The OnePlus 7 Pro sports a 6.67-inch fluid AMOLED display with a QHD+ resolution. The handset’s display is HDR10+ certified and features a 90Hz refresh rate, which makes for smoother transition animations, navigation and supported video playback. There’s also Night Mode 2.0, which is touted to lower screen brightness to 0.27 nits for less eye strain at night. The phone sports a metal frame that is surrounded by an all-glass design on both the front and rear.
Powered by the Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 SoC, the OnePlus 7 Pro comes with up to 12GB RAM and 256GB of storage. It is the first phone to launch running on the latest Qualcomm chip since there aren’t any other phones that are powered by it. As we noted in our performance comparison test results, the OnePlus 7 Pro is ahead of its closest competitors in most of the tests by a slight margin. Even in Gamebench tests, the smartphone managed to maintain the lead over Honor View 20, Huawei P30 Pro and the Galaxy S10E. You can read our performance review of the phone here.
The OnePlus 7 Pro is powered by a triple rear camera setup that is said to cover the focal range from 17mm to 78mm. It consists of a 48MP Sony IMX 586 sensor , which is paired with an f/1.6 aperture lens with a custom-made 7-element plastic lens. This sensor gets OIS and EIS supports, and is supplemented by an 8MP telephoto lens that offers 3X zoom. There’s also a third 16MP ultra-wide lens. The 8MP sensor is coupled with an f/2.4 aperture lens and it also gets OIS. On the other hand, the 16MP ultra-wide lens is paired with an f/2.2 aperture lens with a 117-degree field of view. Read our camera review and comparison of the smartphone here.
Additional features of the OnePlus 7 Pro include stereo speakers, which the company says were tuned by working closely with Dolby. It sports an improved in-display fingerprint sensor and is backed by a 4000mAh battery that supports Warp Charge 30 at 5V/6A. The new Warp Charge tech is touted to deliver 38 percent faster charging speeds than the previous version. The improved charging tech is said to not be the cause of excess heat when charging the phone while gaming or recording videos. The phone also features improved haptic feedback, thanks to a new vibration motor, and runs on OxygenOS 9 on top of Android 9 Pie.
The OnePlus Pro will go on sale at 12PM today via Amazon.in and as mentioned above, will be available only for Amazon Prime consumers. Non-Prime members can try their luck at the flash sale being held on OnePlus.in.
The OnePlus 7 Pro comes in three variants. The 6GB RAM + 128GB storage variant of the phone is priced at Rs 48,999, while its 8GB RAM + 256GB storage model costs Rs 52,999. The top-of-the-line 12GB RAM + 256GB storage variant is priced at Rs 57,999. The handset comes in Nebula Blue, Mirror Gray, and Almond colour models.
It seems like only the 6GB and 8GB RAM models, and only Mirror Gray colour model of the phone will be up for sale today via Amazon and OnePlus.in. the Nebula Blue colour model is slated to go on sale on May 28.
Coming to launch offers, one can avail a Rs 2,000 cashback when purchasing the phones using SBI debit and credit cards. There’s also an assured buyback value of 70 percent on exchange through Servify, along with a no-cost EMI option of six months.
Jio ‘Beyond Speed Offer' that was earlier announced will also be available, under which OnePlus 7 Pro users will receive benefits of up to Rs 9,300. This benefit is divided in two parts. Users will first receive an instant cashback of Rs 5,400 on the first prepaid recharge of Rs 299. The cashback will be credited in the form of 36 vouchers, each worth Rs 150, to the user’s MyJio account. One will be able to redeem these vouchers on subsequent recharges of Rs 299.
The second part of the offer is additional partner benefits worth Rs 3,900. This includes up to Rs 2,000 or 20 percent off, whichever is lower, on Zoomcar bookings. Users will also get Rs 1,550 off on flight tickets and Hotel Bookings on EaseMyTrip as well as 15 percent off on bus-bookings. If users spend a minimum of Rs 1699 on Chumbak, they will get Rs 350 off. The offer can be redeemed from Jio's official website, Reliance Digital stores, Jio retailers or the MyJio app.