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ONEPLUS IS THROTTLING YOUR GAME!
Dang. Performance testing is hard enough, but it’s been REALLY challenging THIS year on premium smartphones. We definitely seem to be dealing with SOME kind of GPU limiter on the OnePlus 9 Pro. That makes comparing phones a LOT more complicated…
Sigh…
This one needs a bit of explaining… Continue reading “OnePlus 9 Pro THROTTLED Gaming! Premium Performance?”
Galaxy S21 vs OnePlus 9? S21+ vs 9 Pro?
It’s time for a showdown! Samsung cut hardware to reduce costs, while OnePlus is moving up to a more premium tier! Which phone is the better bang for buck? Let’s discuss! Continue reading “Samsung vs OnePlus: Who built the better phone this year?”
Sometimes it’s ok to NOT be first.
OnePlus is following the CRAZY early launches from Xiaomi and Samsung. This generation, we’ve seen some concerning tests using Qualcomm’s newest SOC, the Snapdragon 888.
After testing the Galaxy S21, we definitely needed to compare against other phones using this SOC. Were the performance issues the fault of Qualcomm? Samsung? App developers? There are a LOT of moving parts here to consider.
The OnePlus 9 Pro gives us another data point to compare, and OnePlus is making some important claims about their phone. Not only are they using the top of the line SOC, they’re also claiming to do a better job cooling that SOC.
A premium tier phone is an incredibly powerful mobile computer. Someone buying at this price tier might want to know they really can replace some of their laptop or desktop use with their phone.
Performance testing is more involved than running a synthetic bench and comparing who’s number is bigger. Let’s dig a little deeper than that. Here’s the OnePlus 9 Pro: By The Benchmarks! Continue reading “OnePlus 9 Pro By the Benchmarks: Better Performance for the Price!”
OnePlus 9 Pro 8K video samples!
Why show a couple little clips when we can try to shoot a whole video ALL from the phone! This is the best quality footage the phone can produce, so let’s do a little walk and talk vlog.
Sharing my first day impressions, show some samples, and we can take a listen to the mics on the OnePlus 9 Pro! Continue reading “OnePlus 9 Pro 8K Vlog! Let’s Really USE This Camera!”
OnePlus Nord N10 follow up!
It’s finally here for the United States, and it’s cheaper than I thought it was going to be! The sub $400 price tier is getting more and more competitive. OnePlus has a solution here ready to undercut the competition.
Will phones like this help improve 5G adoption? Continue reading “OnePlus Nord N10 for the USA! Truly Affordable 5G?”
It’s time for a showdown! FIGHT FOR BLOOD! Psh! Psh! Psh!
(Those were supposed to be the punching sounds from my old showdown videos.)
Budget hardware is brutally competitive these days. The daily driver experience found near $400 is formidable, and we’re getting more options for different features. Adding 5G to the mix, these are the phones that will help move 5G forward in the Android space. More reasonably priced, but not compromising too much from the upper mid-range tier.
OnePlus has represented the idea of low price and high performance since the brand started. 2020 was a strong year for TCL coming out of the shadows with their own label on phones.
These two phones are primed for a battle!
Let’s see how some subtle differences effect performance! Continue reading “By the Benchmarks Budget Showdown! OnePlus Nord N10 vs TCL 10 5G UW!”
OnePlus is a fascinating company to cover as a reviewer. Half year hardware refreshes and aggressive software updates keep you on your toes. Really using a OnePlus means following a conversation around refining a product after its launch.
As we close out the year, it’s worth taking a second look at a premium OnePlus, to see if these refinements improve performance over the phones launched earlier in the year. Especially looking at hardware scores from an older version of Android, as the 8T is one of the first phones to launch with Android 11 out of the box. Continue reading “OnePlus 8T By The Benchmarks: Does Android 11 Degrade Performance?”
This phone rocks.
The mission of a snappy, quick, high performance phone is alive and well at OnePlus. There are no tragic deal breakers here. There are no critical missteps.
The mid-season refresh for OnePlus this year delivers in all the areas we should expect from the brand. The only “issue” is more aggressive competition from other manufacturers.
Where does the 8T fit into this market? Is it the right fit for you? Let’s take a look! Continue reading “OnePlus 8T Review: The Right Compromises For You?”