The OnePlus 10 Pro is no doubt the perfect telephone the corporate has ever made. From its highly effective processor and its stunning show, to its stable digicam and sensible design, it ticks just about each field it’s best to count on from a high-end flagship Android telephone in 2022. And at $899 (£799, roughly AU$1,400), the telephone is competitively priced towards high-end rivals just like the Galaxy S22 Ultra ($1,200) and that iPhone 13 Pro ($999). It provides comparable efficiency, 5G and a clean, approachable interface. However it is let down barely by mediocre low-light digicam efficiency, a scarcity of an official IP water resistance ranking on most variations of the telephone and some omissions with regards to the US fashions.
LikeClassy designPowerful performanceAll-day battery lifeVibrant display
Don’t LikeSlightly disappointing digicam performanceWaterproof ranking restricted to T-Mobile unique fashionsNo 80W quick charging within the US
But even with these comparatively minor points, the OnePlus 10 Pro provides quite a bit for the cash and is properly price contemplating in case you’re in search of a high-performance Android telephone that leaves a little bit money left in your pocket.Classy design, wonderful show, problematic waterproofingI love the look of the 10 Pro. It’s obtained a frosted glass again, with a horny digicam unit and a stunning inexperienced coloration that I believe is smarter and extra trendy than the shiny fingerprint-prone backs of the earlier OnePlus 9 and 9 Pro. It has a glance that I believe stands out properly towards the likes of the iPhone or S22 Ultra.From left to proper, the Pixel 6 Pro, the iPhone 13 Pro, the OnePlus 10 Pro and the Galaxy S22 Ultra.
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It ought to put up with some abuse too, because the again is produced from toughened Gorilla Glass 5 and there is much more hardcore Gorilla Glass Victus protecting the entrance. There’s no official waterproofing although, until you purchase the T-Mobile unique model within the US which does have an IP68 ranking. The remainder of you — together with everybody exterior of the US — will merely should maintain it additional secure from spilled drinks. OnePlus is partnering immediately with T-Mobile for the US launch of the telephone, which apparently will not assist 5G when used on AT&T. OnePlus is working with Verizon to get the 10 Pro licensed for its 5G networks.Waterproofing being a T-Mobile unique is a disgrace, because it’s fairly normal on a lot of its rivals, together with the iPhone 13 Pro, S22 Ultra and Pixel 6 Pro. The earlier OnePlus 9 Pro was additionally IP68-rated, so it feels particularly disappointing that this handy security characteristic has been restricted solely as a part of an exclusivity settlement with one US provider.The 6.7-inch show has a 3,216 by 1,440-pixel most decision, making even tiny little particulars look pin sharp. It’s brilliant, too, with punchy colours that do justice to colourful video games like Candy Crush and Alto’s Odyssey or vibrant TV exhibits like Squid Game and even Bluey.
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The display has a 120Hz refresh fee which makes it appear buttery clean when scrolling round, however it might probably robotically swap to decrease charges in much less demanding duties with a purpose to preserve battery. You’ll additionally discover a fingerprint scanner invisibly hidden beneath the show which works rapidly and precisely more often than not. Three nice cameras that must attempt tougher The again of the telephone is house to a few cameras; a 48-megapixel essential digicam, a 50-megapixel ultra-wide digicam and an 8-megapixel telephoto digicam providing 3.3x optical zoom. I’ve spent a while already utilizing the principle digicam in an earlier take a look at and I’m happy to report that outcomes are usually wonderful, with correct colours, a terrific steadiness of publicity and loads of element. There’s a brand new RAW file choice too — known as RAW Plus — hidden within the Pro digicam mode which makes use of computational strategies together with HDR mixing however nonetheless outputs a DNG RAW file for simpler modifying. It’s much like what Apple does with its ProRAW mode and it really works properly right here in case you’re the type of one who likes modifying your pictures afterward.OnePlus 10 Pro essential lens.
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OnePlus 10 Pro essential lens.
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OnePlus 10 Pro essential lens.
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It has a portrait mode which does an excellent job of separating your topic from the blurred background, together with neat options like a panoramic-style mode known as XPAN (paying homage to previous Hasselblad cameras) for huge and slim pictures and a movement blur mode for creating blurred water results or automotive headlights streaking via a night-time road scene. OnePlus 10 Pro, portrait mode.
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OnePlus 10 Pro, XPAN mode.
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OnePlus 10 Pro, lengthy publicity mode.
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The tremendous huge lens is vibrant and sharp too, though there’s typically a noticeable coloration shift between the traditional and huge modes, whereas the optical zoom lens offers sufficient zoom that can assist you discover extra fascinating compositions in your environment. It too within reason sharp, though I’ve discovered the iPhone’s zoom produces clearer outcomes. Of course if zoom is a precedence for you, no telephone comes near the whopping 10x optical zoom provided by the Galaxy S22 Ultra.OnePlus 10 Pro essential lens.
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OnePlus 10 Pro ultra-wide lens. Note the numerous coloration shift over the picture from the principle lens.
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OnePlus 10 Pro, telephoto lens.
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OnePlus 10 Pro, telephoto lens.
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Then there’s the 32-megapixel front-facing digicam, which persistently produces vibrant and sharp pictures that is good for the selfie obsessed amongst you.OnePlus 10 Pro, front-facing digicam take a look at.
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OnePlus 10 Pro, front-facing digicam take a look at.
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When the solar goes down, the evening mode does an honest job of making brilliant and sharp pictures from the principle lens however outcomes nonetheless aren’t fairly up there with the iPhone. Especially not if you swap to the zoom lens, which struggled at evening, leading to a loud, blurry shot that was world’s aside from the iPhone’s effort in the identical scene. OnePlus 10 Pro, essential lens, evening mode.
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OnePlus 10 Pro, essential lens, evening mode.
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OnePlus 10 Pro, telephoto lens, evening mode.
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iPhone 13 Pro, telephoto lens, evening mode.
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OnePlus 10 Pro, telephoto lens, evening mode, 100% crop. Up shut it is clear to see the mushy particulars within the shot from the telephoto lens.
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iPhone 13 Pro, telephoto lens, evening mode, 100% crop. The iPhone’s shot is darker, however these superb particulars are a lot clearer.
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OnePlus cameras have all the time been respectable, however they’ve usually not carried out sufficient to compete with the perfect telephones round. And whereas the 10 Pro packs the perfect digicam OnePlus has ever put right into a telephone, it lets itself down a little bit with each its evening mode and zoom abilities. Its essential digicam is great for many daytime scenes nonetheless and it will serve you properly if pictures is essential however perhaps not the only purpose you are shopping for a telephone.Supercharged processor, highly effective batteryPowering the telephone is Qualcomm’s newest Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 processor, together with 12GB of RAM on my UK overview mannequin, though US variations may have a most of 8GB. This combo put in some nice scores in our varied benchmark checks. It’s definitely up there amongst its rivals and there is not any doubt that it is able to dealing with any of the on a regular basis duties you’d need to throw at it.
OnePlus 10 Pro efficiency chart
Legend:
Geekbench 5 (multi-core)
3DMark Slingshot Unlimited
Note:
Longer bars equals higher efficiency
It breezed via issues like RAW picture modifying and video streaming and demanding video games like Asphalt 9 or PUBG performed superbly easily even with the settings cranked to the max. OnePlus has apparently carried out a wide range of tweaks to make sure that gaming efficiency is optimized for clean body charges together with decreasing the latency between you tapping the display and an motion happening. Mobile players are properly catered for right here. Gaming on the OnePlus 10 Pro is improbable.
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Interestingly there’s an choice within the settings to broaden the obtainable RAM as much as a whopping 19GB (as reviewed) through the use of a number of the common storage. However I did not discover any actual enchancment in efficiency when doing this (and no change in benchmark outcomes). Whether you may discover this genuinely helpful when utilizing a lot of apps directly stays to be seen.The Android 12-based software program, operating the newest model of Oxygen OS, is neat and freed from common muddle making it an excellent choice for each skilled Android customers or these taking their first steps into the Android world. Providing the juice is a capacious 5,000mAh battery, which due to the assorted efficiency enhancements will comfortably permit for a full day of blended use. During my testing, I discovered that after an hour of YouTube streaming with the display on max brightness it had dropped from full to solely 99%, dropping to 94% after a second hour which is best than I’d discovered from each the Pixel 6 Pro and that iPhone 13 Pro. The OnePlus 10 Pro can cost as quick as 80W internationally, and a nonetheless quick 65W within the US.
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It helps quick charging too; my UK overview mannequin with the ability to suck down the juice at 80W, though within the US its peak quick charging is finished at 65W which OnePlus says will take it from empty to full in a little bit over 30 minutes. That’s nonetheless extremely quick and means that you can give it a fast increase if wanted earlier than you head out for the night, secure within the data you may have sufficient battery to name a cab house after a number of beers. A Pixel 6 Pro RivalThe OnePlus 10 Pro might have the S22 Ultra and the iPhone 13 Pro in its sights, however the closest competitor the telephone has stands out as the Pixel 6 Pro that is additionally at $899 within the US. The OnePlus 10 Pro makes use of the latest Qualcomm chip, whereas the 6 Pro is powered by Google’s in-house Tensor chip. Both present quick speeds and showcase the perfect of Android 12.Yet attributable to options which might be unique to T-Mobile, particularly water resistance and 5G assist for now, many individuals is likely to be higher off with the Pixel merely for its wider compatibility. Internationally nonetheless, the OnePlus 10 Pro stands on barely extra even floor and might surpass due to its ludicrously quick wired charging speeds and, for the UK, the 10 Pro is cheaper at £799 than the 6 Pro at £849.
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OnePlus 10 Pro specs comparability
OnePlus 10 Pro
Galaxy S22 Ultra
iPhone 13 Pro
Google Pixel 6 Pro
Display measurement, decision
6.7-inch; 3,216×1,440 pixels
6.8″ AMOLED (1440×3088 pixels)
6.1-inch LTPO OLED; 2,532×1,170 pixels, 10-120Hz refresh fee
6.7-inch LTPO OLED; 3,120×1,440 pixels; 10-120Hz
Pixel density
525ppi
TBC
460 ppi
512 ppi
Dimensions (Millimeters)
163 x 73.9 x 8.55 mm
77.9 x 163.3 x 8.9 mm
147 x 72 x 7.65 mm
163.9 x 75.9 x 8.9 mm
Weight (Ounces, Grams)
201g
229 g
7.19 oz; 204g
7.41 oz; 210g
Mobile software program
Android 12
Android 12
iOS 15
Android 12
Camera
48-megapixel (huge), 50-megapixel (ultra-wide), 8-megapixel (telephoto)
108-megapixel (huge), 12-megapixel (ultra-wide) 10-megapixel (telephoto) 10-megapixel (telephoto)
12-megapixel (huge), 12-megapixel (ultrawide), 12-megapixel (telephoto)
50-megapixel (huge), 12-megapixel 9ultrawide), 48-megapixel (telephoto)
Front-facing digicam
32-megapixel
40-megapixel
12-megapixel
11-megpixel
Video seize
4K at 60 fps
4K
HDR video recording with Dolby Vision as much as 4K at 60 fps; ProRes video recording as much as 4K at 30 fps (1080p at 30 fps for 128GB storage)*
4K 30, 60fps (rear), 4K 30fps (entrance)
Processor
Snapdragon 8 gen 1
Snapdragon 8 gen 1
Apple A15 Bionic
Google Tensor
RAM/Storage
8/128GB (US) 12/256GB (UK)
8GB + 128GB ; 12GB + 256GB; 12GB+512GB; 12GB+ 1TB
128GB, 256GB, 512GB, 1TB
128GB, 256GB, 512GB
Expandable storage
None
None
No
No
Battery/Charger
5,000mAh (65W bundled charger)
5,000 mAH (45W wired charger)
Undisclosed; Apple lists 22 hours of video playback
5,003mAh
Fingerprint sensor
In-display
In-display
No (Face ID)
Under show
Connector
USB-C
USB-C
Lightning
USB-C
Headphone jack
None
No
No
No
Special options
5G, 120Hz show, 65W quick charging (80W within the UK), IP68 water resistance (on T-Mobile variants solely)
5G (mmw/Sub6), bundled S Pen, 100x Space Zoom (digital), 10x optical zoom, 47 W charging assist
ProMotion expertise with adaptive refresh charges as much as 120Hz; lidar scanner; 5G enabled; MagSafe; water-resistant (IP68); wi-fi charging; dual-SIM capabilities (nano-SIM and e-SIM)
5G sub 6 and mmWave assist, Wi-Fi 6E, Ultra-wideband, 30W quick charging, Magic Eraser, Motion mode, Real Tone, Face Unblur, Cinematic Pan, 5 years OS and safety updates, IP68 ranking for mud and water resistance, Gorrila Glass Victus (back and front)
Price off-contract (USD)
$899
$1,199.99
$999 (128GB), $1,099 (256GB), $1,299 (512GB), $1,499 (1TB)
$899 (128GB)
Price (GBP)
£799
£949 (128GB), £1,049 (256GB), £1,249 (512GB), £1,449 (1TB)
£849
Price (AUD)
TBA
AU$1,699 (128GB), AU$1,869 (256GB), AU$2,219 (512GB), AU$2,569 (1TB)