The OnePlus 7 Pro has finally launched, and Twitter users have been keen to pass their verdict on the good, the bad and the ugly aspects of the new flagship.
OnePlus has a famously vocal fanbase, and while most were thrilled with the new launch, the company still had its critics — as much for what its event did include as for what it didn’t.
Related: OnePlus 7 Pro review
The OnePlus 7 Pro has a triple rear camera with a main 48-megapixel sensor, and OnePlus claim it’s so good that it managed to shoot the picture that was used for this incredible National Geographic magazine cover:
Photographer Andy Bardon takes the #OnePlus7Pro camera to new heights (literally) by capturing the beauty of the natural world for the first ever @NatGeo cover #ShotonOnePlus pic.twitter.com/O8yE1HSxS0
— OnePlus India (@OnePlus_IN) May 9, 2019
When it comes to selfies, it’s got a new popup camera unit. These can look a bit vulnerable when they slide up out of the phone — but OnePlus answered its critics with a stunt that involved hanging a 22.3kg block of cement from the snapper.
You can watch the video here.
As for the screen, the most impressive feature is the 90Hz refresh rate, which should run super smoothly. I hope someone had a glass of water on hand for poor Brandon:
If the OnePlus 7 has a high-refresh display (which seems likely given the leaks) I'm probably going to faint. Don't think I've been so excited for a phone in a while.
— Brandon Miniman (@BrandonMiniman) April 17, 2019
But its curved shape wasn’t necessarily a hit with all fans. The selfie camera might not break easily, but Usman’s cardiovascular system can’t say the same:
Curved screen broke my heart.
I left Samsung because of curved display not oneplus Adopted it?#OnePlus7Series— Usman Jagatpuri (@Ujagatpuri) May 15, 2019
Meanwhile this tweeter thought the design was a blatant rip-off rather than a game-changing innovation (no great shock when you learn that OnePlus, Vivo, and Oppo are all associated with BBK Electronics):
Hey look, it's the two phones BBK's other OEMs made that OnePlus borrowed for the 7 Pro!
So if you see any dumb fan boys talking about this "bold unique design", remember that those same people didn't give a shit several months ago when the tech actually came out. pic.twitter.com/4Y7IgVbxFE
— Joe Hindy (@ThatJoeHindy) May 14, 2019
Popular YouTuber Marques Brownlee was clearly excited about the flagship’s price:
OnePlus 7 Pro will be $669. Niceeeeee
— Marques Brownlee (@MKBHD) May 14, 2019
But many people were left less than satisfied by the lack of essential features, such as an IP rating and a headphone jack:
one plus: never settle also one plus : no headphone jack, no ip rating, no sd card support, no wireless charging, no dongle, almost $700 pic.twitter.com/lRt5pUGq0m
— Franky Alvarado (@frankyxalvarado) May 14, 2019
In particular, this cheeky user was dead disappointed by the lack of wireless charging:
Heart rate of the wireless charging
————————————————— Raider Batti ?☠️ (@RaiderBatti) May 14, 2019
Another criticised omission was the lack of a USB-C adaptor for earphones (OnePlus Bullets Wireless 2 are included in the box instead):
#OnePlus7Pro is a nice phone but I feel OnePlus should have at-least given a USB type C dongle or a USB type c headphone in the box of the OnePlus 7 Pro considering it's pricing.
A normal person who buys it would have to buy extra accessories, to even use earphones as of now.
— Ranjit (@geekyranjit) May 15, 2019
Despite all these cost-cutting measures, some users were put off by the launch price (the highest-ever for a OnePlus device), and fear the cost of later models in the series:
Oneplus 20- costs your house and 1 testicle
— shart hag (@Sarthak_asm) May 14, 2019
But at least OnePlus seems to be happy:
Most ? events of the week: #OnePlus7Series Launch Event ??? ?
King's Landing ??????????
— OnePlus (@oneplus) May 15, 2019
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