The OnePlus embargo has lifted, and I believe this is one of the best “performance per dollar” phones available in North America. I shot a round up of smaller videos to chat about the 11, and also compare it against some other top tier devices.
This is one of the first phones to move to a proper 1″ type sensor! This is a HUGE step for mobile photography and video. More important than adding more megapickles, a bigger sensor dramatically changes the look of your content. I’ve had it for ONE DAY, so here are some EARLY EARLY thoughts about the phone, the camera, and this new MediaTek Dimensity 9200 SOC.
I don’t do a ton of case reviewing, but I was in a bind.
The OnePlus 11 just arrived! Unsurprisingly, there aren’t any cases available to buy on OnePlus.com. Searching on Amazon, I was able to find ONE case available to purchase and ship here in the United States.
The new Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 is here! iQOO has one of the first phones out with this new SOC, and it’s a CRAZY performer! Let’s see how the iQOO 11 compares to the iQOO 9T and iQOO 9 Pro! It’s the 8 Gen 2 vs the 8 Gen 1! Spoiler alert, the 8 Gen 2 wins!
Almost a year after I wrote this editorial, I’m happy to report that Google Photos has been updated, and we see a HUGE improvement to processing times!
The rest of the app is still ugly and clumsy, but now it’s ugly, clumsy, and FASTER!!!
ORIGINAL ARTICLE
Not the SERVICE Google Photos. The SERVICE is great. I’m talking about the Google Photos app.
Google Photos (the app) kinda sucks. Allow me to explain.
I’ve been digging into the iQOO 11, and performance testing the Snapdragon 8 Gen 2. It’s really exciting to see the improvements coming to PREMIUM tier smartphones. These are much better behaved hot rod pocket computers.
I’ve added some new tests to my collection of benchmarks, and I’m tracking two different tests using Google Photos.
Not the “best” phones of the year. Certainly not the most popular phones of the year.
I believe Google and Sony have made the most distinctly different phones from each other, and these phones are the “bookends” of the Premium Android market.