{"id":459506,"date":"2022-06-08T16:00:45","date_gmt":"2022-06-08T13:00:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/the-third-flagship-review-geek\/"},"modified":"2022-06-08T16:00:45","modified_gmt":"2022-06-08T13:00:45","slug":"the-third-flagship-review-geek","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/the-third-flagship-review-geek\/","title":{"rendered":"#The Third Flagship? \u2013 Review Geek"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_84 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a2924a9a4795\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a2924a9a4795\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/the-third-flagship-review-geek\/#%E2%80%9CThe_Third_Flagship_%E2%80%93_Review_Geek%E2%80%9D\" >&#8220;The Third Flagship? \u2013 Review Geek&#8221;<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-3' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-3'><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-3' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/the-third-flagship-review-geek\/#Heres_What_We_Like\" >Here&#8217;s What We Like<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/the-third-flagship-review-geek\/#And_What_We_Dont\" >And What We Don&#8217;t<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/the-third-flagship-review-geek\/#Hardware_and_Design\" >Hardware and Design<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/the-third-flagship-review-geek\/#Display\" >Display<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-6\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/the-third-flagship-review-geek\/#Software_and_Performance\" >Software and Performance<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-7\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/the-third-flagship-review-geek\/#Cameras\" >Cameras<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-3' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-8\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/the-third-flagship-review-geek\/#Rear_Cameras\" >Rear Cameras<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-9\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/the-third-flagship-review-geek\/#Front-Facing_Camera\" >Front-Facing Camera<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-10\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/the-third-flagship-review-geek\/#Battery_Life\" >Battery Life<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-11\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/the-third-flagship-review-geek\/#Should_You_Buy_the_OnePlus_10_Pro\" >Should You Buy the OnePlus 10 Pro?<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-3' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-12\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/the-third-flagship-review-geek\/#Heres_What_We_Like-2\" >Here\u2019s What We Like<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-13\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/the-third-flagship-review-geek\/#And_What_We_Dont-2\" >And What We Don&#8217;t<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"%E2%80%9CThe_Third_Flagship_%E2%80%93_Review_Geek%E2%80%9D\"><\/span>&#8220;The Third Flagship? \u2013 Review Geek&#8221;<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<div id=\"article-content-area\">\n<div class=\"single-review-card\">\n<div class=\"review-card-heading\" style=\"\">\n<div class=\"rating\" style=\"\">Rating:<br \/>\n<strong>7\/10<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong class=\"more-info-hover\">?<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong class=\"rating-info\"><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>1 &#8211; Absolute Hot Garbage<\/li>\n<li>2 &#8211; Sorta Lukewarm Garbage<\/li>\n<li>3 &#8211; Strongly Flawed Design<\/li>\n<li>4 &#8211; Some Pros, Lots Of Cons<\/li>\n<li>5 &#8211; Acceptably Imperfect<\/li>\n<li>6 &#8211; Good Enough to Buy On Sale<\/li>\n<li>7 &#8211; Great, But Not Best-In-Class<\/li>\n<li>8 &#8211; Fantastic, with Some Footnotes<\/li>\n<li>9 &#8211; Shut Up And Take My Money<\/li>\n<li>10 &#8211; Absolute Design Nirvana<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><\/strong>\n<\/div>\n<p>Price: <strong>$898<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<figure style=\"width: 1920px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"type:primaryImage wp-image-120212 size-full\" data-pagespeed-lazy-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.reviewgeek.com\/p\/uploads\/2022\/06\/9d032d6d.jpg?width=400 400w, https:\/\/www.reviewgeek.com\/p\/uploads\/2022\/06\/9d032d6d.jpg?width=1200 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, 400w, 1200w\" data-pagespeed-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/www.reviewgeek.com\/p\/uploads\/2022\/06\/9d032d6d.jpg?width=1200\" alt=\"The OnePlus phone on a colorful blanket\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1080\" data-credittext=\"Josh Hendrickson\" src=\"\/pagespeed_static\/1.JiBnMqyl6S.gif\" onload=\"pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\" onerror=\"this.onerror=null;pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\"><span class=\"type:primaryImage imagecredit\">Josh Hendrickson<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>For years now, if you wanted a flagship smartphone, you had but two choices realistically: an <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">App<\/a>le device or a Samsung. OnePlus has slowly shifted from \u201caffordable near-flagship\u201d to \u201cactual flagship.\u201d The OnePlus 10 Pro represents its biggest swing for the fences yet. And it got so close.<\/p>\n<div class=\"review-card-body-inline\">\n<div class=\"text\">\n<div class=\"pros\">\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Heres_What_We_Like\"><\/span>Here&#8217;s What We Like<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Super fast charging<\/li>\n<li>Good battery life<\/li>\n<li>Great Display<\/li>\n<li>Decent Rear Cameras<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"cons\">\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"And_What_We_Dont\"><\/span>And What We Don&#8217;t<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Bad Selfie Camera<\/li>\n<li>No 5G on AT&amp;T<\/li>\n<li>Android Auto doesn&#8217;t work well<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>The OnePlus 10 Pro marks the second generation of phones that feature Hasselblad camera software. With those cameras come other \u201cpremium phone\u201d features that OnePlus used to skip. As with the last few phones, you\u2019ll find wireless charging (how fast depends on where you are), some 5G support (again), an LTPO display, and more. Spec for spec, it keeps up with the other big players in this space at a price just slightly less than the competition. But it\u2019s hard to call OnePlus \u201caffordable\u201d anymore, given how close the cost is to other flagships now.<\/p>\n<h2 role=\"heading\" aria-level=\"2\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Hardware_and_Design\"><\/span>Hardware and Design<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<figure style=\"width: 1920px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-120214 size-full\" data-pagespeed-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/www.reviewgeek.com\/p\/uploads\/2022\/06\/14d2c27c.jpg\" alt=\"A OnePlus 10 Pro phone leaning against a plant pot\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1080\" data-credittext=\"Josh Hendrickson\" src=\"\/pagespeed_static\/1.JiBnMqyl6S.gif\" onload=\"pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\" onerror=\"this.onerror=null;pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\"><span class=\"imagecredit\">Josh Hendrickson<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<ul>\n<li>163 x 73.9 x 8.6 mm, 201g<\/li>\n<li>USB-C Port, No Headphone Jack<\/li>\n<li>Aluminum Frame<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>It\u2019s pretty hard to differentiate phones these days, and most of them have the same basic \u201cslab of glass\u201d look, especially from the front. The back is where you\u2019ll find the real personality, and to me, what truly matters in design is how it feels in the hand.<\/p>\n<p>And when it comes to that aspect, OnePlus knocked this out of the park. I\u2019ve bemoaned (again and again) slippery smartphones that want to fly out of your hand, and the OnePlus 10 Pro isn\u2019t like that at all. While I still recommend a case for the first time in forever, I didn\u2019t feel sheer terror the moment I got the phone out of the box. The back frosted glass is slightly slippery, but not in a way that feels unmanageable.<\/p>\n<p>Around the edges, you\u2019ll find all the usual hits for a modern Android smartphone\u2014USB-C on the bottom, but no headphone jack, volume on the left, power button on the right. And on the right side, you\u2019ll also spot the extra that OnePlus always includes: an alert slider. It\u2019s a handy way to silence your phone, and I wish more manufacturers would add one.<\/p>\n<p>My main complaints with the hardware have to do with internals and the \u201cvariants\u201d of the OnePlus 10 Pro. Once again, OnePlus only snagged an <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.reviewgeek.com\/62529\/ip-ratings-explained-what-does-the-code-mean-for-your-devices\/\">IP68 water- and dust-resistance rating for T-Mobile branded phones. In the usual wink and nod, OnePlus will say that the other phones are built the same and to do with that information what you will. But frankly, at these prices, it\u2019s past time for OnePlus to get all versions of its phones the certification.<\/p>\n<p>Similarly, if you want a 5G connection, you need to pick your carrier wisely. You won\u2019t get 5G on AT&amp;T at all. And if you\u2019re hoping for\u00a0millimeter-wave (mmWave), the fastest 5G, that\u2019s a no-go here. I\u2019m on AT&amp;T towers, so I can\u2019t test 5G performance. It\u2019s annoying, to say the least.<\/p>\n<h2 role=\"heading\" aria-level=\"2\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Display\"><\/span>Display<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<figure style=\"width: 1920px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-120215 size-full\" data-pagespeed-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/www.reviewgeek.com\/p\/uploads\/2022\/06\/07265599.jpg\" alt=\"The OnePlus 10 pro leaning against a toy car\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1080\" data-credittext=\"Josh Hendrickson\" src=\"\/pagespeed_static\/1.JiBnMqyl6S.gif\" onload=\"pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\" onerror=\"this.onerror=null;pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\"\/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\"><span class=\"imagecredit\">Josh Hendrickson<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<ul>\n<li>6.7-inch AMOLED<\/li>\n<li>120Hz refresh rate (1-120Hz)<\/li>\n<li>1440 x 3216, 525\u00a0 PPI<\/li>\n<li>Corning Gorilla Glass Victus<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Samsung makes the best displays on the market, but as it turns out, OnePlus is no slouch in that department too. If you want the short answer on display quality, the OnePlus 10 Pro is pretty dang fantastic. It\u2019s beautiful, bright, and not oversaturated. It gets plenty bright enough to use outdoors on all but the sunniest of days.<\/p>\n<p>Out of the box, it already has a screen protector applied to it as well. You probably don\u2019t need one, but it doesn\u2019t hurt anything, so it\u2019s a nice perk. Of course, I will complain about the curved screen. Curved displays <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.reviewgeek.com\/20998\/curved-phone-displays-make-no-sense\/\">are the worst, and it\u2019s a trend I really hope dies. This is among the less offending examples, but it\u2019s still pointless.<\/p>\n<p>The phone sports a second-generation <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.howtogeek.com\/721063\/what-is-an-ltpo-display-and-is-it-better-than-oled\/\">LTPO screen<\/a>, which\u00a0can shift between 1Hz and 120. You can see the 120Hz when scrolling or playing content that supports it. It\u2019s buttery smooth, and nice to look at. As for the 1Hz, that should only show up on static screens and theoretically improves battery life (we\u2019ll answer that later). If you\u2019re wondering if that has a drawback visually, the answer is no. I honestly can\u2019t tell when the magical wizardry of the refresh rate shift happens, and that\u2019s a good thing.<\/p>\n<p>The one other thing I\u2019m going to mention is the in-display fingerprint reader. In-display fingerprint readers got a bad rap thanks to the Pixel 6 <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/watch-movies-tv-seriess\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"8\" title=\"Watch Movies &amp; TV Series\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">series<\/a>, where the <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/technology\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"4\" title=\"Technology\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">technology<\/a> is well and truly awful. There the reader is so slow and inaccurate that it\u2019s a constantly frustrating experience. I\u2019m glad to say that the OnePlus 10 Pro shows no such problems. I\u2019ve rarely had it not read my thumb, and it always does so quickly enough to not leave me annoyed. And thankfully, OnePlus learned from the 9 series and raised the fingerprint reader to a location that isn\u2019t dumb.<\/p>\n<h2 role=\"heading\" aria-level=\"2\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Software_and_Performance\"><\/span>Software and Performance<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Android 12, OxygenOS 12.1<\/li>\n<li>Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 CPU<\/li>\n<li>8GB RAM + 128GB or 8GB RAM + 256GB<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Unsurprisingly, the OnePlus 10 Pro runs Android 12, but if you\u2019re used to OnePlus phones, you may be surprised with this version. In the past, OnePlus\u2019 OxygenOS barely touched Android, making minimal changes to the stock software and what it did add was <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/general\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"3\" title=\"General\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">general<\/a>ly helpful. Now OnePlus is embracing ColorOS from Oppo (though you\u2019ll still see the OxygenOS name), and the changes are more noticeable (and less useful).<\/p>\n<p>The OnePlus Shelf, for instance, moved away from the \u201cleft side\u201d of the home screen to a drag-down position from the upper right corner\u2014basically the same location as iPhone\u2019s control center. I never once activated it on purpose, so I turned the feature off. If you\u2019re hoping for the extensive customizations found in most versions of Android 12, especially the Pixel 6 series, you\u2019re in for a disappointment. The OnePlus flavor does allow for a good bit of customization, but it\u2019s not to the extent of stock Android 12.<\/p>\n<p>But as for actually using the phone, I don\u2019t have any complaints about most day-to-day activities. Gaming works well, with only the occasional stutter that could be the <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/game\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"7\" title=\"Game\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">game<\/a> itself. And as I went about my day checking email, using slack, sending text messages, and making calls, I never found myself wishing I was on a different phone instead. It worked just fine, which isn\u2019t too surprising given the Snapdragon 8 Gen 1 processor and 8Gbs of RAM.<\/p>\n<p>But when I said \u201cmost day-to-day\u201d activities, I was carving out a significant exception. Android Auto is terrible on the OnePlus 10 Pro. This isn\u2019t even a new issue; I also saw the problems with the 9 series. But it\u2019s frustrating that this still hasn\u2019t been fixed. If I plug my phone into my car, it defaults to charging only. I used developer options to change the default to data transfer, but that doesn\u2019t always help.<\/p>\n<p>Usually, if I plug the phone in before turning my car on, Android Auto starts up correctly. If that doesn\u2019t work, disconnecting and reconnecting the cable often works. And if it doesn\u2019t, I need to drag down the notification and select the data transfer option.<\/p>\n<p>After all that, it still might not work, and one more attempt at forcing the phone into data transfer mode usually works. But sometimes, I never get the phone to connect to my car for Android Auto. It\u2019s frustrating, especially as no other phone gives me the same issue. I shouldn\u2019t have to do a song and dance every time I want to use Android Auto. But I do. It\u2019s a big miss, making me not want to use the phone.<\/p>\n<h2 role=\"heading\" aria-level=\"2\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Cameras\"><\/span><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" name=\"autotoc_anchor_3\">Cameras<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-120213\" data-pagespeed-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/www.reviewgeek.com\/p\/uploads\/2022\/06\/5dde3ad3.jpg\" alt=\"The back of the OnePlus phone showing the camera array\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1080\" src=\"\/pagespeed_static\/1.JiBnMqyl6S.gif\" onload=\"pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\" onerror=\"this.onerror=null;pagespeed.lazyLoadImages.loadIfVisibleAndMaybeBeacon(this);\"\/><\/p>\n<p>This is the second year of the OnePlus and Hasselblad partnership for a better camera system, and you\u2019d expect that would mean all-around improvements over the OnePlus 9 series. But while the images you\u2019ll get are \u201cgood enough,\u201d I\u2019m not sure I can say they\u2019re significantly improved.<\/p>\n<p>And in some cases, they may be worse than what OnePlus 9 Pro produced. That may be down to the step down in hardware\u2014this series drops the\u00a02-megapixel monochrome sensor (no big loss) and moves from a\u00a0Sony IMX766 ultra-wide to a less capable\u00a0Samsung JN1 that lacks autofocus. Hardware isn\u2019t everything, of course, so let\u2019s take a look.<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Rear_Cameras\"><\/span><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" name=\"autotoc_anchor_4\">Rear Cameras<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>50MP Ultra-Wide Camera, F2.2, 150-Degree Field-of-View<\/li>\n<li>48MP Wide Camera, F1.8, Laser AF, OIS<\/li>\n<li>8MP Telephoto Camera, 3.3x Optical Zoom, F2.4, PDAF,\u00a0OIS<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>At first blush, OnePlus at least has the right camera setup. You get an UltraWide, a Wide (main), and a telephoto camera. Don\u2019t expect much from that telephoto camera, though\u2014at just 3.3 Optical zoom, you\u2019ll quickly move into digital crop territory, and that\u2019s never pretty.<\/p>\n<p>During the day, the photos you\u2019ll get are competent enough. Thanks to Hasselblad\u2019s tuning, the colors of the photos themselves are excellent. Both iPhone and Samsung generated photos never look \u201ctrue to life,\u201d instead favoring cool or warm colors for a \u201cpleasing to the eye\u201d effect. What OnePlus manages here is \u201cmore accurate to what you see in real life.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Things fall apart, though, anytime you get into tricky lighting situations, like dusk or a night photo with alternative light sources. Try as I might, I couldn\u2019t get a great picture of the Eiffel Tower at Kings Island once the sun went down.<\/p>\n<p>Ultimately the ultra-wide camera isn\u2019t as good as last year\u2019s model. The edges feel more distorted; the focus isn\u2019t entirely on point. I also can\u2019t say that OnePlus is better or even quite as good as the competition.<\/p>\n<p>But it\u2019s a \u201cclose third,\u201d as it were. And chances are you won\u2019t be able to compare photos you take to another phone\u2019s attempt at the same picture. These photos are certainly more than good enough to share on Facebook and maybe even print. And that\u2019s all that matters. No one will shame you for them (unless you\u2019re just bad at photography).<\/p>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Front-Facing_Camera\"><\/span><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" name=\"autotoc_anchor_5\">Front-Facing Camera<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p>If the rear cameras are more than worthy of use, the selfie camera leaves me wanting. A lot. As a man approaching my 40s, I have come to accept that my hair is thinning, but somehow the OnePlus 10 Pro emphasizes that fact in a way no other phone I\u2019ve used has. Exposure is all over the place, haloing is a constant problem, and it\u2019s hard to find anything nice to say about the selfie camera.<\/p>\n<p>I\u2019m not a vain man, and I don\u2019t mind posting \u201cbad pictures\u201d of me for a review (just see any of my phone reviews for proof!). But I can usually find a mixture of \u201cthat didn\u2019t turn out well and \u201cthat turned out good\u201d photos to show.<\/p>\n<p>But when it comes to the OnePlus 10 Pro, I had to try a little harder to find photos I didn\u2019t totally dislike. What you see above comprises the very best of the selfies I could manage. And they aren\u2019t bad\u2014just not great either. And it took more effort than I\u2019d like.<\/p>\n<p>It doesn\u2019t help that there\u2019s a consistency issue at play. The last two photos are taken back to back, and yet notice the differences in color and skin tones. Perhaps I could learn to take great selfie photos with the OnePlus 10 Pro with enough time, but I\u2019d rather it be good out of the box.<\/p>\n<h2 role=\"heading\" aria-level=\"2\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Battery_Life\"><\/span><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" name=\"autotoc_anchor_6\">Battery Life<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>5,000 mAh Battery<\/li>\n<li>65W Wired Charging, 50W Wireless Charging (with OnePlus Wireless charger, sold separate)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Moving away from the selfie camera, I\u2019m happy to say that the OnePlus 10 Pro\u2019s battery life is pretty great. But that battery life, unfortunately, comes with a great big asterisk. In my experience, the OnePlus 10 Pro does an outstanding job of lasting all day. I\u2019m a heavy user of smartphones and am constantly (to the dismay of family) checking it for new slack messages, the latest news, and even some video use.<\/p>\n<p>I also play quite a bit of\u00a0<em>RL Sideswipe<\/em> whenever I have a few minutes of downtime, and I naturally took more photos \u201cthan usual\u201d for this review period. Despite that, I never ended the day worried about my battery. Typically I\u2019d have at least 40% to go when I plugged the phone in for the night. Even if I did have worries, I could have broken out the fast charger that OnePlus actually includes in the box (huzzah!). In the U.S., the OnePlus 10 Pro can fully charge in just over 30 minutes. That\u2019s pretty dang good for a 5,000 mAh Battery.<\/p>\n<p>And to be clear, I tried to drain the battery. I have pro gaming turned on, the optional higher resolution enabled, and just about any other battery-draining setting I could think of enabled. The OnePlus 10 Pro lasts all day for me. Except, did I mention an asterisk?<\/p>\n<p>I\u2019m on AT&amp;T towers, and that\u2019s the source of the asterisk. For whatever reason, OnePlus doesn\u2019t support AT&amp;T\u2019s flavor of 5G. You\u2019re good to go on T-Mobile and Verizon, but not my towers of choice. So I couldn\u2019t test what using 5G would do to the battery. That\u2019s annoying and prevents me from giving thorough results. This is an ongoing thing for OnePlus, and it\u2019s seriously past time they made a change.<\/p>\n<h2 role=\"heading\" aria-level=\"2\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Should_You_Buy_the_OnePlus_10_Pro\"><\/span><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" name=\"autotoc_anchor_7\">Should You Buy the OnePlus 10 Pro?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Right now, you have plenty of great options for a smartphone. Of course, you can always go with an iPhone, but if you prefer Android, things get more complicated. You have the Samsung series of phones, the Pixel series, and OnePlus. The Pixel 6 series can\u2019t really be called a flagship, though, and is <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/search?num=100&amp;q=site:www.reviewgeek.com%20pixel%206\">inundated with issues, so let\u2019s set that aside.<\/p>\n<p>That leaves you with three flagship options: the iPhone 13 Pro, the Samsung S22, and now the OnePlus 10 Pro. The pricing makes for another wrinkle. It\u2019s certainly better than the Pixel 6 Pro, but it also costs significantly more. But at $899, it\u2019s only $100 less than the <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/dp\/B09MVYM7CY\/?tag=reviewgeekreviews-20\">Samsung S22 Plus<\/a> (when that isn\u2019t on sale), and for that little bit of extra money, you get better cameras, better 5G support, and more.<\/p>\n<p>And whether you go with Samsung or Pixel, you\u2019ll get more updates as OnePlus only promises to provide three major OS updates and four years of security updates. That is an improvement over previous generations, but still less than the rest.<\/p>\n<p>If you just don\u2019t like Samsung\u2019s phones (and there are good reasons not to), and the Pixel 6 line\u2019s rocky history has put you off that choice, then the OnePlus 10 Pro is a serious contender. It\u2019s the third flagship we\u2019ve been wanting. But in my case, it doesn\u2019t quite meet the company\u2019s tagline\u2014Never Settle. No matter what phone you go with, you have to make some compromises. And there\u2019s too much \u201csettling\u201d for me to stick with this one.<\/p>\n<div class=\"single-review-card border\">\n<div class=\"review-card-body\">\n<div class=\"text\">\n<div class=\"pros\">\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Heres_What_We_Like-2\"><\/span>Here\u2019s What We Like<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Super fast charging<\/li>\n<li>Good battery life<\/li>\n<li>Great Display<\/li>\n<li>Decent Rear Cameras<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"cons\">\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"And_What_We_Dont-2\"><\/span>And What We Don&#8217;t<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Bad Selfie Camera<\/li>\n<li>No 5G on AT&amp;T<\/li>\n<li>Android Auto doesn&#8217;t work well<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><script>\nsetTimeout(function(){\n  !function(f,b,e,v,n,t,s)\n  {if(f.fbq)return;n=f.fbq=function(){n.callMethod?\n  n.callMethod.apply(n,arguments):n.queue.push(arguments)};\n  if(!f._fbq)f._fbq=n;n.push=n;n.loaded=!0;n.version='2.0';\n  n.queue=[];t=b.createElement(e);t.async=!0;\n  t.src=v;s=b.getElementsByTagName(e)[0];\n  s.parentNode.insertBefore(t,s)}(window, document,'script',\n  'https:\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_US\/fbevents.js');\n  fbq('init', '1137093656460433');\n  fbq('track', 'PageView');\n  },3000);\n<\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span style=\"color: #ff6600;\">If you liked the article, do not forget to share it with your friends. 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