OnePlus 10 Professional Assessment: Virtually There

Should you made me select from the present crop of flagship Android smartphones, the brand new OnePlus 10 Professional would not be my first or second alternative. It is not my last either. At $899, it sits in an ungainly spot of being fairly good for the cash, however not fairly as nice as a few of its friends. 

Earlier than diving into the small print, it is price noting that the OnePlus 10 Professional is the one flagship providing from OnePlus this 12 months. Often, the corporate places out a “non-Professional” variant that is a little bit cheaper, however the 10 Professional is flying solo (no less than for now). That makes my job simpler. However whereas the usual choice has had hassle maintaining with the midrange competitors, it does stink that you’ve got one much less cellphone to select from at a time when the variety of cellphone makers is dwindling. Should you’re actually craving choices, you’ll be able to no less than purchase final 12 months’s OnePlus 9 and 9 Pro at a reduced worth.

Excelling at Fundamentals

It is laborious to seek out a lot fault with the {hardware} on the OnePlus 10 Professional. I’ve the Volcanic Black shade, an apt identify because it does considerably resemble the glittery shine of lava rocks (it additionally is available in a reasonably Emerald Forest). You sort of need it to have that rougher, sandstone-esque really feel while you contact it, however as an alternative, this glass again is slippery. Fortunately, it is no fingerprint magnet.

Most cellphone makers appear to have settled on 6.7 inches as the popular dimension for a flagship smartphone, and that is the case with the brand new OnePlus. It is … massive! Positive, it is no Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra, however use it one-handed and you will be shimmying this cellphone up and down your palm as you attempt to attain the highest of the display screen. It is a tiny bit narrower and shorter than rivals just like the Motorola Edge+ 2022 and the Google Pixel 6 Pro, which makes the scale really feel extra manageable.

The AMOLED display screen is among the highlights right here. It is sharp, colourful, and will get very vivid in sunny situations (although it has been pretty cloudy of late in New York). There is a 120-Hz screen refresh rate, which makes transferring all through the working system and apps really feel very fluid. OnePlus says the display screen can shortly alter from 120 Hz to 1 Hz based mostly on the kind of content material on the display screen, which helps preserve battery life. 

Talking of which, I have never needed to assume a lot in regards to the battery. That is all the time an excellent factor. I by no means felt just like the 10 Professional’s 5,000-mAh cell was going to die on me, although you should not count on it to final rather more than a full day. Should you’re spending hours filming TikToks or gaming on it, you will doubtless must high up earlier than mattress. The excellent news is that charging is among the many quickest you will discover on a smartphone within the US. Should you use OnePlus’ included 65-watt charger and cable—in contrast to with different telephones, you don’t need to spend extra on a charging adapter—you’ll be able to juice this cellphone again as much as 100 p.c in roughly 30 minutes. Yowza. With the (not included) 50-watt wireless charger, you are able to do the identical in round 50 minutes. Velocity like that’s useful while you’re about to move out however notice the cellphone’s low on energy.