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We get lost in new releases and having the biggest specs. It’s important to keep track of how we use these gadgets. Looking at my own behavior using the 7 Pro and the 7T, a few things surprised me. I didn’t PLAN it this way, but what might it say about my personal bias?
Continue reading “OnePlus 7 Pro vs 7T Long Term Comparison: When has a phone surprised you?”
OnePlus 7T vs OnePlus 7 Pro! FIGHT! The OnePlus 7T is a monster value. A hot rod phone with all the specs you need. Many believe that makes the 7 Pro an obsolete choice, but what happens when we look beyond specs on paper, and really test these phones against each other? How do we compare “value”? It’s time for a showdown! Continue reading “OnePlus 7T vs OnePlus 7Pro: What do you NEED?”
Android 10 is here! The finished update is heading out to Pixels, but what about desktop mode? Conneting our phone to an HDMI cable? Here’s a first look at Google’s Android 10 Desktop Mode, running on a BEAST of phone. Can the OnePlus 7 Pro replace your laptop? Continue reading “Android 10 Desktop Mode! First Look on the OnePlus 7 Pro! Can our phones replace laptops?”
OnePlus 7 Pro: The Camera Conclusion! This is a VERY different photography animal than what we got at launch, but after several updates, this is still an incomplete review. OnePlus promising to add more wide angle features. As it stands today though, here’s what we should expect from the cameras on the OnePlus 7 Pro!
Continue reading “OnePlus 7 Pro Camera Conclusion: Hardware Advantage, Software Gremlins”
OnePlus 7 Pro PROBLEMS! No phone is perfect. While the OP7 Pro is an absolute beast, there are always things we could critique. While using this phone for a couple weeks, here’s my biggest gripe with the premium OnePlus. Continue reading “OnePlus 7 Pro: My BIGGEST gripe with a GREAT phone”
Checking in on the OnePlus 7 Pro! Three weeks after launch, and a trip to Taipei for Computex, how has this move into the premium market held up? The phone is crazy powerful. It has a gorgeous screen. But, is anything holding it back? Did it live up to my “all-mobile” travel lifestyle, or did I need to lean on another phone for work? Let’s chat! Continue reading “OnePlus 7 Pro: 3 weeks and a trip to Taipei”
Looks like we needed something to be outraged about.
A flurry of stories have been published, claiming deceit on the part of OnePlus. The zoom on the OnePlus 7 Pro camera is a LIE! It’s NOT really a 3X zoom! PITCHFORKS! TORCHES!
Except it is. It’s exactly what OnePlus advertised it to be. In fact, it’s a little better than what they advertised. You get a little more than what they listed on the spec sheet. The main thing OnePlus is guilty of is a clumsy execution, which we shouldn’t be too surprised about. This company is regularly “charmingly clumsy”.
We’ve got a lot to unpack here.
I like to check in with my Wife as a barometer for where “general” consumers might be when it comes to new gadgets. She currently uses a work issued iPhone 8 (which she asked for specifically as she wanted a smaller phone with TouchID), and she still has not given back my LG G7 after breaking her previous phone.
Typically when she buys her own phones, she’s leaned towards the entry level. She was excited by her Alcatel Idol 3, where she got a small phone, with stereo speakers, for less than it cost to replace the screen on her cracked Galaxy S5.
After that she got a Moto G5, where she was stoked to have a metal backed phone for cheap. Both the Idol and the Moto succumbed to the destructive environment of her purse, so she’s “borrowing” my G7, in a rugged armor case.
It’s doing OK…
So, I was curious what she would think about the OnePlus 7 Pro. No prep. No coaching. Just put the phone in her hand, and see how she would react.
Unsurprisingly, she kept it pretty practical. Continue reading “Mrs. GadgetGuy’s First Reaction to the OnePlus 7 Pro, Written as a One-Act Play!”