ONE LOVE: OnePlus 8 Pro

Not only the best phone that OnePlus has ever made, but also one of the best Android phones period From £799 oneplus.com

SPECIFICATIONS

Processor Qualcomm Snapdragon 865 GPU Adreno 650 Screen 120Hz QHD+ 6.78-inch Fluid AMOLED Memory 12GB Storage 256GB Battery 4,510mAh Cameras 48MP + 48MP + 8MP + 5MP rear; 16MP front OS Android 10 Oxygen OS 10.5 Dimensions 165.3x74.35x8.5mm Weight 199g

Where OnePlus phones have, in the past, taken down rival flagships by delivering superb core functionality, the OnePlus 8 Pro does so while also delivering a well-rounded package of advanced features. It also has, without a shadow of doubt, the best screen that has ever been put on a smartphone. It is jaw-droppingly beautiful.

How special is it? How does a 120Hz refresh rate and a QHD+ resolution of 3168 x 1440 sound? And, what’s more, that 120Hz QHD+ screen is also HDR10+ certified. Yes, we’re talking a proper god-tier display here and one that smokes everything else on the market today.

Indeed, unless Huawei or Samsung pull something pretty darn special out of their hats with their Note 20 and Mate 40 ranges later in the year, right now we honestly can’t see this display being beaten in 2020.

Other phones have delivered 120Hz, QHD+, and HDR10+ in part but none to date has offered them all up at once. For example, even the mighty Samsung Galaxy S20 Ultra could only offer a 120Hz refresh rate with a FHD resolution, meaning if you wanted to run its screen at its most rapid you had to take a hit in visual quality.

That compromise is not necessary here with the OnePlus 8 Pro’s 6.78-inch Fluid AMOLED panel (which is also capable of a maximum brightness of 1,300 nits!) and the phone delivers this no-compromise experience without battery issues.