OnePlus 9 Pro review

OnePlus 9 Pro with Hasselblad tuned camera delivers across the board

5 Star Rating
OnePlus 9 Pro
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Digital Camera World Verdict

The OnePlus 9 Pro is one of the best camera phones around, and given the fact it starts from £829 (approximately $1,150), it’s fending off pricier competition from Apple and Samsung with gusto. Add to the mix sensational specs across the board, as well as the fastest wireless charging available on any mainstream smartphone, and OnePlus has finally created a true world-class camera phone.

Pros

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    Beautiful color science in images

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    Spec-beast in every respect

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    Premium design

Cons

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    Mediocre telephoto camera

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    Pricier than OnePlus 8 Pro

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    No Pro Mode for ultra-wide camera

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The OnePlus 9 Pro marks a landmark partnership between the Chinese smartphone brand and Hasselblad. The (at times) off-the-wall super-premium camera maker with an almost cult-like following might seem like an odd choice for budget-beating OnePlus to team up with, but at the same time, given OnePlus’s at times zealous online community, they have devoted fanbases in common. 

Generally speaking, camera partnerships between phone and camera makers have been successful, resulting in devices like the Nokia 808 Pureview (with Zeiss) and the Huawei P and Mate series (with Leica). That said, Nokia’s recent smartphones have missed the mark despite Zeiss co-branding. Even if the camera’s terrible, though, the phone’s specs look stellar across the board. 

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Basil Kronfli

Basil Kronfli is a freelance technology journalist and content creator with a number of specialisms. He started his career at Canon Europe, before joining Phone Arena and Recombu as a tech writer and editor. From there, he headed up and runs Tech[edit], a technology YouTube channel, and has worked alongside this role at Future as a Senior Producer, sharpening his considerable video production skills. 


His technical expertise has been called on numerous times by mainstream media, with appearances and interviews on outlets like Sky News, and he provides Digital Camera World with insight and reviews on camera phones, video editing software and laptops, on-camera monitors, camera sliders, microphones and much more.