Test Exclusive_2020_1180 (Multi, 3GB RAM, 8GB Storage)

So I got the Phone on March 30th and well let's get straight to the battery life, I get on average 6hrs to 7hrs screen on time but it's mostly 6hrs+ thats from 100% to 20%. My usage include alot of calls, YouTube, gaming like 1 to 2 hrs and some camera use. At 120hz refresh rate you'll get 6hrs but that's the max you will get. The performance is just great, it gets hot but that might be due to the climate here in south India, when it's cool the phone is also cool but when it's hot the phone naturally is hot as the ambient temp is 30°c so make of that what you will. The cameras are great and Google Camera from XDA's website just make everything way better. Amazing colours, contrast, shadows the works. Except for some reason the street lights show up as yellow when it clearly is an Amber colour. Sound and haptics are just amazing way better that my Redmi note 5 pro. The screen is just amazing nothing else to say. The auto brightness is a hit and miss but it gets the job done. Coming to the software and well it's running Oxygen OS 11 and it might be the last true oxygen OS out there unless oxygen OS 12 is able to bring the features of 11 to 12 that would be great. The ability to uninstall apps that you don't need and if that not possible the ability to disabled apps is a must have. Oxygen OS 12 does not have the ability to disable apps and the theme store which I thought was a great idea was a terrible mistake. Notification issues with apps and a lot more. I've used oxygen OS 12 on my cousin 9R as he received the OTA update and he hates it, and I could say the same but the new AOD features are good. Long story short it's an amazing all rounder especially for 38k which I got it at. Yes it's the 12gb model. If you buy any device and you get an OS update don't just jump on and update it wait for a week or 2. Edit:- it's been nearly 6 months now and I have gotten the oxygen OS 12 update. I backed up my phone and updated to oxygen OS 12 and I was speechless. Everything that made oxygen OS just disappeared, I used it for a day and it just felt so wrong and I just had to downgrade it to oxygen OS 11 and now it's just perfect again. Battery is still the same 6 to 7 hrs sot at 60hz and 6 to 6.5 hrs on 120hz.

I am writing down this after using for a couple of days. I got the carbon black one with 12GB RAM. Overall the device is good, and honestly is the reskin of one plus 8T with lower price 😁. I will list down the pros and cons - pros - 1. With Oxygen OS 11, the overall user experience is quite smooth. You will get an update as soon as you finish setup. 2. The Warp 65 fast charging is fine, takes around 35 mins for one full charge. 3. The screen to body ratio is good. 4. The matt finish on the back side is awesome. Cons - 1. Battery drains a little fast, not sure if some future updates will fix it. 2. Rear Camera is ok, can be better. 3. I would have preferred popup front camera, rather than the punch hole. 4. For dual apps, I would have loved to see the option for all apps. Right now it has support for few. 5. support for few more 5G bands will be good to have.

During Unboxing-To be honest the first impression about the 9R was totally on the Opposite side except for the design side. During the initial setup, I never experienced such a thriller as the phone was getting warmer by every minute. Thanks to the Oxygen OS update 11.2.3.3 which made a huge difference on the same day of unboxing. Seriously, The phone reached a peak temperature when the new update was getting downloaded and installed and during charging as well (Seriously, At some point, I had to leave the phone for a safer distance... funny but TRUE). Thanks to the 1+ teams effort to solve the "UnUsual" heating issue. Now after Two weeks of usage and even after many heavy usages the phone never got warmer so i think this will continue (fingers crossed). Pros : 1. Display - 120Hz - Now I am damn sure that I can never go back to the lower refresh rates screen phones. The phone's display is silky/Buttery smooth (Take whichever you like). The adaptive / Dynamic refresh rate option is a good one that actually saves battery by optimising it based on the usage. 2. Camera- Never had a complaint so far. Got a lot of options especially in PRO mode. The end result of a photo (Quad of Selfi) can directly relate to the amount of light that the camera sensor gets when you press the shutter. 3. Performance - 870 chipset is really good. No problem so far and it is highly efficient in managing the RAM especially when playing Games. 4. Oxygen OS - Got released (First 1+ phone for me) when started using this phone OS as it is free from Ads and other Bloatware especially the installed/suggested Apps. 5. Charging- Charging experience is named perfectly as "WARP CHARGING" really good option to have and it fills the battery from 0 to 100 well under 45 mins. No heat observed during charging. 6. Battery - So far so good 1.5 to 2 days of battery life between charging with moderate usage( 5 to 6 hours of screen usage). For me, this device didn't die within 1 day. I don't mind if the phone runs out of charge by end of the day as it has Warp Charging a must for all the devices. 7. Haptic motor-Very good touch and feel when the motor vibrates feels premium. Con: 1. Pricing - Price could have been much more competitive at the end of the day not only the corporate should feel good about profit but majorly the end customers should feel good about the purchase. Finally, as a one-liner I can say, An all-rounder device packed with all the Essentials/Expected points for this present trend but if you can afford it.

I have been using oneplus phones since ages. My past oneplus phones include 3,5,7t,9r & lastly 11 pro. Nearly all the phones had been used for 3-5 years (other than 9r and 11 pro). Never ever had any quality issues in oneplus devices in this long journey. My careful handling also helped me achieving a long & trouble free device life along with great quality that one plus makes at the first place. My reason for posting review of oneplus is the recent pleasent experience. I had bought 9r in January 2022. Last week, ie October 2nd week 2023, it suddenly started showing green vertical line. Phone never fell down, no rough use at all, yet this green line made me worried. Googled for the same, and here we are, found this problem with a lot many people, which was also recognized by oneplus themselves. Called toll free no on Monday morning, they informed me about oneplus exchange scheme for those who have green line problems. I was told to carry it to the service center, along with original box, charger and invoice.. Took it to dadar service center around 12pm the next day. Just within a half an hour in cue, a Calm and polite service guy checked the phone, immediately guided me about exchange program. I surrendered the phone, for exchange creditbl (nearly 55% of my purchase price) , which came right into my email in less than 24 hours of phone submission. Immediately registered and created oneplus account on their official website, added coupon of the exchange credit amount and ordered new phone, by paying balance amount. This has been the most pleasant and wonderful experience from oneplus. I had heard a lot many bitter experiences of friends and family members about other brands. But I am so happy to have chosen oneplus as my preferred brand, and I am loving my decision. The best and most admiring part of the experience is that, inspite of not having my phone under 1Year Warranty period (nearly 19 months old), they recognized their product defect and gave me a very fair and reasonable exchange value of the faulty phone. I have never heard of any company, recognizing such product defect and giving exchange value. That too being in a midrange segment of 30k-40k phone value range. I was also offered to get the screen replaced free of cost. But I chose to exchange with a new phone. Reason being, i am not comfortable with opening a smart phone for screen replacement, it wouldn't have been a good experience because it would not have been like a factory fitted phone. Overall I have been very expressive about oneplus quality and today they saved my nose and didn't let me down., and my conviction got even stronger.

Box contents are the phone, charging cable, good tpu case, and some paperworks. So I am a 1+7 Pro User and then this is my second OP phone because I like Oxygen OS and no bloatware unlike any other brands. I have used Xaomi, Motorola, Nokia, Samsung, Sony, Huawei and Redmi phones and I can say 1+ has the cleanest and simplest UI. It's fast and responsive and 1+ does provide updates which usually improves the phone gradually. The Build Quality is Fantastic. Feels Sturdy in Hand and very premium. I can say this glass finish on back is even better than my OP7 Pro. Loved it. Although It lacks the Symmetrical look from the OP7 Pro it still looks good. Battery drains fast but it's ok. Because u have 65w fast charger out of the box and believe me it's fast. My mom loves the fast charging feature because she is always in a hurry and this saves her time. Last moment charging and juice to run a day is superb. 100% better than my OP7 Pro. Now coming to Display, it's a really good Screen. I must say I got jealous of the brightness. Felt better than my OP7 Pro at times. However saturation or is not less as compared to the latter, let's say probably 1+ decided to go with more of natural colours even after display calibration. It's just a matter of preferance but I am sure no one will be disappointed by the screen. Sound is Amazing on all aspects be it speakers or headphones or even the earpiece. Crisp and clear. Speakers are fairly loud as well. Gaming is Epic The 120 Hertz screen does do its job well. All games can be played on high resolution and 90-120 Hertz. I tried COD and Asphalt. I can say it's better than my OP7 Pro. Now finally coming to the Camera. The picture of the Rose was taken from its main camera. Rest pics of the phone taken from my 1+7 Pro. I would let u be the judge of them. Finally I can say I am happy with the purchase. Just one Advise to all. Do Not Buy On EMI. Because bank charges more interests than discount given by Amazon listing which is very misleading.

The phone has been absolutely wonderful to use. I will list some pros and cons below. Camera(Con)- One thing this smartphone lacks is decent rear camera. In open areas with natural lighting it takes some wonderful shots, but in artificial or indoor lighting it is absolutely poor and blurry. The front camera is also not that good and if you are looking for a phone with good camera system, this might be a deal breaker for you. Another option is to use Gcam, works really well. Software(Pro)- This was one of the major reasons I went for this phone over the Iqoo cos of Oxygen OS, safe to say its one of the best OS I have ever used and for me, there were a little bugs here and there, however overall nothing major. Gaming(Con and Pro)- This was a phone designed for gamers with the SDG 870. Have had no issue of frame drops or stuttering while playing games. The problem is, it doesn't support playing games at 120Hz even with games which can run at 120fps. For some that might be a deal breaker. Heating- I have seen some reviews where people are complaining about heating issues. I did face about 42°C while playing some games. The thing is SDG 8XX series chipset have always had heating issues. The 888 has an even worse heating issue. So if 40+ degree temps scare u I suggest not buying a Snapdragon 8XX series phones. Display (Pro)- This display at this price point is really good. I have had no issues with it personally. Like the colours are definitely better than the last phone I used. The screen is just bright enough that you can see it in direct sunlight. Can't be a little more bright tho. Fingerprint reader(Pro) - The in-display fingerprint scanner is one of the fastest and unlike the OP 9 and 9 Pro is positioned in a much better spot. Sometimes has trouble detecting fingerprint, otherwise have had no problems. Speakers(Pro)- These are the best speakers you can get at this price, both the speakers are really loud. So much that I normally don't use them at a volume higher than 60 percent. Battery Life- I use 2 Sims and am a very heavy user, I tested it once and it gave me around 7.30 hrs of screen on time with 120Hz on, which is pretty decent for a phone with a powerful chipset. The 65W charger is also there to charge your phone in 15-20 mins from 40-100 percent. Some things I wanna add is that it has a really good haptic feedback, it's not buzzing like the Xiaomi phones, it's a much more firm vibration. Hopefully this review was helpful in your decision of purchasing this phone or not.

Review after 7 days of extensive usage. • I would say the performance you are going to get one oneplus and that OxygenOS touch you gonna get from knowhere. It's too smooth to handle after using this you'll find thise "IOS" devices are lagging cuz they aren't having 120 Hz display even the price for iphone 12 is almost double the price of oneplus 9R. Pros: • Snapdragon 870 which is smooth as hell either it be for video editing and redndering or it be for playing games. Even the "Call of Duty" runs like water buttery smooth at max fps. • Tested this device while playing games on it like COD/Free Fire with max Resolution and FOS and would say thermals are very good it won't heat up after almost an hor of gaming temp was still maintained to be as 40°C in a Non AC room. • Video Stability and recording best in the market if you turn night mode on even in the dark scenes it is well lit up no one can guess it was shooted in night. Video potrait is best for content creater the bokeh effect is mouth watering for the content creators the bokeh youll get is as similar as you'll get in a dslr camera but the surrounding should be well lit up. • Oxygen OS it is the best operating system I've seen on an Android device unlike other OS available for Android. • User interface is best thing of oneplus devices you can't get rid of it's addiction even you'll start hating IOS 😅 not actually but it's the best UI I've ever used • You'll get 5g support so you don't need to worry about future upgrades. This will work smooth. • Design and placement of Camera Module is the best the oneplus have done ever while it's completely subjective, but youll get 🦍 Glass 5 protection on front and back along with a aluminum chasis/side frame it's a well built device simply rigid and feels premium to hold. • Haptic is best in the price range. • Dua Dolby Stereo Speakers make it loud enough to consume your content at any place • Full day power just in few minutes this device comes with a 65W wrap charge which will charge your device in just the time span of 30/35 mins. You'll never fall short of power either it be powerful performance or the power interms of battery. • Oneplus's Fluid Amoled display is best screen I've ever seen smooth responsive and vivid best for Netflix, lovers xD. Cons: • There are some bugs oneplus need to solve it as it isn't justified for this kind of flagship devices. I'm mentioning few of them oneplus pls act accordingly. • While using YouTube the framerate drops I don't know it's a google fault or what but even the notification bar seem to be freezing while scrolling down as to like 90fps. There are few more applications like Google photos application which I've discovered uptil now. • Phone get warms outside it might be due to the electronic devices catch too much of heat radiations from Sun rays. • Oneplus pls provide One-Hand mode as soon as possible as the device is having a large form factor it's quite not possible for using the device single handedly even if I am having really large palms and long fingers indeed, I am just thinking anout those girls having small cute palms and fingers💅🤣😅. • Now jumping to camera section one plus needs to work on the picture capturing algorithm the problems faced were like... • 1) Sometime captures undersaturated photos in potrait and 2x Zoom mode. • Need to work on the algorithm of focusing as it hunts for focus sometimes in the darker. • Basically Camera needed to be well optimized by oneplus in few aspects rather say camera performance is awesome just few bugs are needed to be solved. I've attached few pictures you can refer to those. Conclusion: • If you want a well built phone with best processing speeds and Video Capabilities you can opt for it it's is the best device in my terms under 50k budget but few bugs and improvisation are required & I hope Oneplus will donit sooner or later. Thanks for reading my review.

Have used thus device for 4+ years now. Apart from Camera, Everything is A Grade in this phone. Green line came- Got free replacement of the screen in a month (as new display was out of stock). Battery- Changed it yesterday,Let's see how it goes.