OnePlus 11 review

50MP main camera, new telephoto and ultrawide with AF

The camera hardware is a lot different from the OnePlus 11 Pro, and it's a substantial upgrade over last year's OnePlus 10T. The main camera uses the well-known 50MP Sony IMX890, 1/1.56" sensor paired with an optically-stabilized 24mm lens and wide f/1.8 aperture.

On the other hand, the telephoto camera is brand new. It has a 32MP Sony IMX709 RGBW, 1/1.56", 1.0µm sensor coupled with an f/2.0 aperture, 48mm lens with 2x optical zoom. OnePlus markets this as a portrait-centric camera with exceptional bokeh effect simulating Hasselblad's XCD 30mm and 65mm lenses.

The ultrawide shooter uses a 48MP, 1/2.0", f/2.2 camera with 115-degree FoV and support for autofocus. The latter allows for close-up and macro stills as well.

Of course, all cameras are Hasseblad Color-calibrated, and there is a 13-channel multi-spectral sensor for improved color and white balance.

The selfie cam is borrowed from the OnePlus 10T - 16MP, f/2.4, 24mm, 1/3.0", 1.0µm, so we already know what to expect.

All in all, the new camera hardware is a mixed bag, depending on how you look at it. Compared to the 10 Pro, it's a clear downgrade. The main sensor is smaller, the ultrawide camera is inferior with a smaller FoV, and the telephoto camera is now 2x instead of 3x, although the 11 has a bigger, more capable telephoto sensor overall. In the context of the OnePlus 10T, though, the 11 has a more versatile and potent camera setup.

Camera app

The camera app bears Hasselblad-inspired touches, too, most notably the orange shutter release button. It's essentially the same as the one found on the latest Realmes and Oppo phones.

Photo modes

Swiping on the viewfinder or the scroller below switches between modes, while the additional ones can be found under the "More" sub-menu. There's an option to rearrange the modes to your liking.

The general Settings menu is found under the three-dot button in the upper-right corner of the viewfinder. That's also where you can switch off the automatic Macro detection.

Camera settings

And although there's a dedicated Night mode, we found that even in Photo mode, there's Night mode processing at play if the lighting conditions are met. It doesn't take more than a second or two at most for the capture and stacking process. There's also a tripod mode within the Night mode that uses longer exposure for better results. The Night mode is supported on all three cameras.

OnePlus 11 also offers Pro mode support to all of its cameras with control over the usual stuff like ISO, exposure, white balance, manual focus and shutter speed. There are also focus peaking and histogram to help you out.

Some of those options are available in the so-called Movie mode for video capturing. There's a way to enable the advanced stabilization, HDR, a LOG option for wider dynamic range, ISO, shutter speed and histogram. it works with all three cameras, too.

Movie mode