OnePlus 9 Pro review

23 March 2021


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Replicant , 25 Mar 2021Find X3 is better than OnePlus 9 and Galaxy S21. Find X3 is a good phone, it has Snapdragon 870 though.
But I don't think it should be a problem in day to day usage.
Plus it provides better stability compared to Snapdragon 888 devices during stress tests.

That €700-€900 segment is jam packed with great offerings.
People shouldn't look past last year's flagships as it has all the bells and whistles one can ask for, minus the heavy power consumption and thermal throttling issues.

Where are those guys who were complaining about Snapdragon 865 flagships being too expensive last year?? Now that they are cheap, these guys have suddenly started considering it as an inferior processor.

    Replicant , 25 Mar 2021People kept telling me to wait for the OnePlus 9 Pro as it ... moreI think these cons in terms of camera can be corrected with a software update. But that would mean going back on the Hasselblad processing look.
    Gcam should do rest of the job. OnePlus has great developer community support.

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      • Anonymous
      • 7kd
      • 25 Mar 2021

      Companies like Hasselblad are living on past glory and companies like Oneplus, Oppo, Huawei are just milking this past glory.

      Real advancements in camera tech, sensor tech and ISP are being done by companies like Sony, Google, Apple and Samsung. I don't understand how a cameras that relied on excellence in pure optics in the 70s could still be relevant today when the role of electronics in image processing and color science (the new buzz word for Youtubers) etc is far more important.

      I mean you could dig up a 100 year old company that used to make those old bellow cameras and say I now have a legendary camera name on my glass back.

      Plain stupidity.

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        • Replicant
        • x7t
        • 25 Mar 2021

        Whackcar, 24 Mar 2021The Pros/Cons section is a bit biased though. Take a look a... moreFind X3 pro better than Galaxy S21 and OnePlus 9 Pro.

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          • Replicant
          • x7t
          • 25 Mar 2021

          Whackcar, 24 Mar 2021The Pros/Cons section is a bit biased though. Take a look a... morePeople kept telling me to wait for the OnePlus 9 Pro as it would be equally good but 200€ cheaper.
          I refused to listen to them, went with my instinct and got the Oppo Find X3 pro 12gb/256gb white variant.
          OnePlus 9 Pro starts at €829, ends up being €929 for 12gb/256gb variant.

          The Find X3 pro ended up costing me around €920.
          Happy that the Find X3 pro doesn't have the same cons in camera and other things.

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            • Replicant
            • x7t
            • 25 Mar 2021

            VectorR, 24 Mar 2021True. I think vanilla Galaxy S21 is better and more importa... moreFind X3 is better than OnePlus 9 and Galaxy S21.

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              • Chris
              • v3F
              • 25 Mar 2021

              The camera collaboration is great and all, but I would have personally like to see an improvement in battery life. 5k mAh is already common in many phones, so 4.5k mAh is a bit underwhelming.

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                • Anonymous
                • 7va
                • 24 Mar 2021

                Sane, 24 Mar 2021Used oneplus 5 (599€), jumped 7T pro (899€) and now bought ... morePhones by other brands don't lag either, unless it's the pixel series. Oneplus is just overpriced at this point with little to show for it.

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                  • Anonymous
                  • 8Kf
                  • 24 Mar 2021

                  Does retail unit come with accessories?

                  Local youtuber here bought vivo x60 pro+ and box has charger and earphones.

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                    • Sane
                    • 6uK
                    • 24 Mar 2021

                    Used oneplus 5 (599€), jumped 7T pro (899€) and now bought 9 Pro (999€). I will never go back to other brands. Oneplus have clearly best overall user friendly phone, more or equal power, less rubbish in new phone than others.

                    1K is not so much if you get phone, camera and computer in same packet. Nothing is not so annoyig than lag in games/softwares. Was hope wireless charger to packet but need buy itseparately (70€).

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                      • Anonymous
                      • pWD
                      • 24 Mar 2021

                      Anonymous, 24 Mar 2021With 1,000 EUR price tag, I don't think many people wo... moreYeah, way overpriced for what it is. If it was like 650 euros for the top-of-the-line variant, I would probably buy one. But for 1k? Yeah, nope.

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                        • Anonymous
                        • M84
                        • 24 Mar 2021

                        OP already released an update which corrects the noise and white balance in photos, supposedly it was bugged

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                          • Anonymous
                          • d%$
                          • 24 Mar 2021

                          With 1,000 EUR price tag, I don't think many people would go for it. Besides GSM Arena and some other critics are not that good. I wish I could go for Huawei if it didn't have Google ban.

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                            • Anonymous
                            • Kih
                            • 24 Mar 2021

                            So, with all the hype, oneplus still SETTLE for average then. I wonder why gsmarena doesnt put mi 10 ultra in any of the table for comparison, because the feature on those phone will literally make oneplus 9 pro looks like last year phone. From display, charging and camera, it's practically all there on mi 10 ultra.

                              i0S.-.Never.-.Again, 24 Mar 2021Camera performance is worse than last year only in daytime.... morebut Hasselblad's cameras takes great stills photos, i have seen them myself and they are fantastic... how could they have messed this up?

                                IpsDisplay, 24 Mar 2021One point of data is called an outlier For their to be a... moreYou are still not answering my question... Why does the S21 Ultra have better battery life than other Snapdragon 888 devices despite a modest 500mah increase in capacity?
                                What is Samsung employing for better battery life? Just labeling it as an outlier is not an answer.

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                                  • ferwxc
                                  • LII
                                  • 24 Mar 2021

                                  That back design, where is the taste of this people.

                                    Anonymous, 24 Mar 2021it doesn't look oneplus even trying . Yes I agree with u, I was extremely shocked by the specs for the 9pro. Surely the battery should've been 4800maH or 5000. Apparently the LTPO is supposed to compensate why it isn't however, a lot of what I've read is that its worse.

                                    Where is the eye opening feature from the specs they put out. 6.7 inch is not smaller than mi11 and s21 ultra. Camera apparently is still not great. Good fast charging, yh OK. Price too high from where the company started from.

                                    Just a major downer for me for onePlus to be honest.

                                      I've had the one plus 8 pro which I think is a great phone due to the QHD+, 120hz, 4500maH and Oxygen OS. My only few gripes with the phone is that updates aren't rolled out like Samsung or apple. I absolutely love the 6.78 inch screen which makes gaming and watching videos for me much better. This was my first oneplus phone and I love it so much I consider it my best friend.

                                      Anyways, I was obviously very curious for what the one plus 9 pro had to offer. Straight to the point, I am extremely disappointed. 4500 maH battery. How r u gonna offer the same size battery or should I say lower than the one plus 8 pro. Yes they have LTPO but I've read some reviews that say the battery life is worse than 8pro. QHD+ and a little bit better res meh. 6.7 inch screen is a downer as I wanted 6.8 as I've fallen in love with massive screens and 6.7 is smaller than the 6.78 on the 8pro. I would have probably preferred a flat screen as I get many accidental touches on my 8pro. 120hz which is the same as 8pro.

                                      Finally their camera which is supposed be the reason why the jacked up the price from what I've seen and read is still worse than iPhone 12 pro and s21 ultra cameras and maybe the mi 11.

                                      After all this I will not go and pick up a 9 pro even if I could do trade in as in my view there is nothing really compelling me to get the phone as the price has been bumped up again. If mi 11 had Google services and a good ui I would collect it.

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                                        • luvdebyn
                                        • hI2
                                        • 24 Mar 2021

                                        Why rate high? Should be 4 star. Dont know why gsmarena rates high cost waste 4 and above. Even s21 doesnt deserve a good rating