OnePlus 9 Pro: Revolutionary display, evolutionary camera

These are the early days of the Hasselblad camera partnership with OnePlus—and it shows.

- ADAM PATRICK MURRAY

The OnePlus 9 Pro arrives with a major focus on camera performance, an improved display, and the newest Qualcomm processor, the Snapdragon 888 (go.pcworld. com/n888).

Over the years, OnePlus has been aiming at the flagship end of the market, hoping to gain a foothold in that exclusive smartphone tier. But do these latest improvements—and particularly those in the camera—put OnePlus in a position to challenge Samsung’s Galaxy S21 or Apple’s iPhone 12? Let’s dive in and take a look.

There are four different phone configurations for the OnePlus 9, each with its own color and combination of specifications. The lowest-end model comes with 8GB of RAM and 128GB of storage, and costs $729. The top-end configuration (which is the model that I review here) costs $1,069, and features 12GB of RAM and 256GB of storage. As such, the OnePlus 9 Pro hits basically the same price point as the Samsung Galaxy S21+ 5G (go. pcworld.com/215g), and it costs just a bit more than last year’s OnePlus 8 Pro (go.pcworld. com/on8p).

Here are the OnePlus 9 Pro’s key specs:

Dimensions: 163.2mmx73.6mmx8.7mm

OS: OxygenOS 11

Display: 6.7-inch AMOLED, 1440x3216 resolution, 1-120Hz refresh rate

Processor: Qualcomm Snapdragon 888

RAM: 12GB LPDDR5

Storage: 256GB UFS3.1

Battery: 4500 mAh, Warp Charge 65T (10V/6.5A)

Cameras: Main: 48MP, f/1.8 aperture, Sony IMX789 sensor, OIS/EIS Ultra-wide: 50MP, f/2.2, Sony IMX766 Telephoto: 8MP, f/2.4 Monochrome: 2MP

Front: 16MP, f/2.4, Sony IMX471, EIS