OnePlus 9 Review After 2 months! By GadgetByte

Hey guys, I hope you have been doing well in this video, I'm going to be sharing our long-term review of the OnePlus 9, while I've been busy testing, so many mid-range phones that I've launched in 2021 so far, one of our team members whoare also an OnePlus enthusiast- was tasked with using the OnePlus 9 as his daily driver for how long exactly okay. So in all this time, it has received several updates from OnePlus. That's fixed a lot of issues, and I think this is a good time for us to share our experiences with you guys. So, let's get straight into it. Okay, let's start with the performance side of things and as expected, the company has not made any compromises here as compared to the more expensive OnePlus 9. Hence, it delivers as good a smartphone experience as relatively more expensive devices.

Yet it feels like OnePlus has cheaper out a little in terms of its vibration. Motor as its haptics is not as good as the 9 pro regardless. We are yet to encounter even the slightest hint of starter in the snapdragon.888 powered beasts, no matter what the intensity of the workload is, plus, it does not heat up as much as the 9 pro either. I don't mean to say that the OnePlus 9 stays cool in every condition, but I have experienced its cooling solution to be slightly more effective than the OnePlus 9 pro, while playing games or shooting 4k videos and such moving on as with other phones with this flagship chipset, the OnePlus 9 is able to handle even the most graphic intensive titles like gentian impact smoothly in the default settings, but cranking up the settings to 60 fps. The gameplay is still fairly smooth, although it introduces few jitters sometimes, however, the bigger caveat here is that the phone heats up beyond 42 to 43 degree, surface temperature.

Under this, so we recommend you stick with the default setting in general impact for a stable and more comfortable gaming experience. We've also played our fair share of PUBG mobile on this phone here. The OnePlus 9 maintained a stable 40fps in the highest of settings and thanks to the incredibly low touch latency of 240hz, the gameplay on this phone is further elevated. However, to differentiate it from its pro model, the company has skipped on the hyper touch feature here that bumps the screen's touch response all the way to 360 hertz. Well, such petty compromises from OnePlus have really become common in the past couple of years, so I can't say that I'm really surprised anyways before moving forward.

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All the links will be given in the description so be sure to check them out and now back to the review on top of the discounted dot sampling rate. OnePlus has also failed to bring 90 fps gameplay in PUBG mobile on this year's flagship phones. As a result, the OnePlus 9 can only hit a maximum of 60 fps in extreme frame rates and HDR graphics, which is strange because the older OnePlus 8 series could hit 90 fps plus, as I mentioned earlier, the OnePlus 9 does heat up while gaming. A couple of recent updates have minimized the issue to some extent, but it seems like the snapdragon 888 is the bigger culprit here: okay, gaming, aside normal day-to-day task on this 120 hertz refresh rate screen, has been a great experience. The company's oxygen OS is really well implemented, and we've had no issues concerning sluggishness or stutters by scrolling multitasking and the likes here.

The only thing that I'm slightly disappointed by is that OnePlus has been pretty slow, with monthly updates on its phones, since both the OnePlus, 9 and 9 pro are still running on maze security patch. While we're already halfway past June in comparison, Samsung has been doing incredibly well in this regard, and I desperately hope that OnePlus raises its software update game. Besides this, the company has also made other compromises here. For instance, the Indian variant of the OnePlus 9 only supports two 5g bands at a time when cheaper phones, like the Realme x7 max, bring seven 5g bands to note the global variant that we have with us supports well over 10 5g bands. I think this regional variation is most likely to keep the prices lower in India, since the global variant is 20 to 25 pricier than what OnePlus 9 costs in India and not to forget that it does not have an yip rating either.

Well, that's not entirely accurate. The frustratingly exclusive truth here is that the OnePlus 9 buyers in us who purchase it from T-Mobile are indeed privy to ip68 certification and no market else. On top of this, it comes with plastic frames, which I think is yet another letdown considering comparatively affordable phones like the iq7 legend and the mi 11x pro brag metal frames. Now don't get me wrong. The OnePlus 9 does have a really ergonomic design, it's handy and with the flat display, we've had no issues regarding accidental or ghost touches here either.

Also, it's quite lightweight too. So, unlike other bulkier phones, it's not a struggle using the OnePlus 9 for a longer duration. Despite all this, if I had to rate its looks, I would only give it a b plus that's because it does not look and feel like a premium device. Instead, it looks like any other mid-range phone out there, especially this arctic black color variant that we have OnePlus seriously could have done so much better in this regard, also, like the OnePlus 9 pro, the company has gone with the older gorilla glass 5 protection on both the front and back instead of the gorilla glass victors, which is corning's latest and greatest offering our unit has not suffered from scratches yet, but I think they could have at least settled for gorilla glass 6, if not the victim. Anyway, we have little to complain about the display, though, while it does not get as bright as that on the 9 pro.

It is bright enough under any kind of harsh lighting situation. Do note that this 6.5 inches AMOLED screen is not HD, yet its full HD resolution is still top quality, plus with the ever so optimized software. We have never faced lag, UI transition or jerky interface, which we have frequently encountered on Xiaomi and realm phones. This, I think, is one of the few things great about OnePlus phones. However, it misses out on DC dimming feature which was present on the OnePlus 8 series, regardless watching videos on this phone has been an enjoyable ride, plus its stereo speakers are as good as the ones on the OnePlus 9 pro, which further adds to the content consumption experience.

They are loud with really balanced, mid and highs. This AMOLED screen is also housed to an optical in-display, fingerprint sensor, which is expectedly fast and accurate. Still OnePlus could have placed the sensor a little higher, but over time I think you'll get used to it all right now. Let's talk about the cameras, I have already emphasized at length how OnePlus created unnecessary hype around its partnership with popular camera company Hasselblad. In my review of the OnePlus 9, so I am not going to do that again.

Anyhow, this phone borrows a 48 megapixel Sony imx689 primary sensor from the OnePlus 8 pro, but the good news is that it gets the same 50 megapixel ultra-wide angle, free form lens, like the 9 pro and completing the setup, is an underwhelming 2 megapixel monochrome sensor. Now, because the OnePlus 9 introduces the same Hasselblad color calibration compared to its pro sibling, normal daytime images look almost similar in some instances the OnePlus 9 has a slightly saturated output, but most of the time you'll have a difficult time pointing out the differences. The level of detail and dynamic range is pretty similar too. However, since this phone does not have is, there are certain instances when it does not behave as well as a point to shoot camera should so, if you're shooting a moving subject, the OnePlus 9 fails to lock focus quickly, thereby resulting in blurred artifacts, which is not the case with the OnePlus 9 pro. Likewise, during nighttime, due to the lack of is and a slightly inferior sensor, low light images, look muddy and grainy when zoomed in as evident from these photos, the OnePlus 9 pros normal nighttime shots, retain better details and less noise with the nights cape mode turned on details improved significantly, though, still most of the time the OnePlus 9 pro does a better job.

Okay, ultra-wide angle, nighttime images from both phones have similar performance, be it under normal or nights cape mode. The daytime ultra-wide angle photos are also pretty close, but just like the images from the primary camera, sometimes it leans a bit more on the saturated side. Okay, moving on to the portraits, well, we've liked what OnePlus has done here, the subject focus is nice and edge. Detection is good as well. The only difference lies in the skin tone, which is a little yellowish on the OnePlus 9 pro and pinkish on the OnePlus 9, but regardless of the color tone, both look pretty good in my eyes, okay selfies from both the phones turn out similar too courtesy of the same 16 megapixel sensor.

This is just us nitpicking, but the OnePlus 9 pro does maintain highlights slightly better still. There is nothing much distinguishable in most instances. However, there have been a few occasions when the OnePlus 9 was not able to manage exposure like in this picture here at the back. Its video capabilities are almost identical to the 9 pro, except for a 4k 120fps option, which is absent here. It still features 8k 30fps mode though, and the quality is almost similar on both the phones.

Surprisingly, the 4k 60fps videos also result in similar performance, so that's great, but sometimes the lack of is is dearly missed in dimly, lit or low lighting situations where it falls victim to slight shirts, while its pro sibling manages to deliver relatively stable output. Okay about the selfie video, just like the OnePlus 9 pro, you can either shoot at an ATP, 30 or 60 fps resolution. The footage look stable, and the quality is good enough, but I think for a premium phone like this, one OnePlus should have offered a higher resolution option as well. Um. Also, the field of view is not quite wide.

You need to stretch your hands in order to get a full view of yourself. Nonetheless, the audio pickup from the microphone is good enough for vlogging and such overall. I must say that the OnePlus 9 is a good camera phone. It is more or less similar to the more expensive OnePlus 9 pro, but still the problem here is that, despite the Hasselblad partnership aspects like inferior, color, shadow processing and inconsistency across lenses is still prevalent here. Even after more than two months of the release of these phones, OnePlus has failed to fix these issues.

So what did we miss? Yeah, the battery life uh well under a typical usage with the screen refresh rate set to 120 hertz and ambient display turned on, we managed to squeeze out just five hours of screen on time from the OnePlus 9's 4500 William battery. This translates to less than a days' endurance for me and that strictly average battery life in my books. One of the reasons for this could also be from the lack of LPO back plane technology. You see, unlike the pro variant, the OnePlus 9, can not dynamically toggle between the screen's refresh rate between 1 and 120 hertz. What this ultimately means is that the screen is unnecessarily taking up more power, even when you're interacting with static content as compared to the OnePlus 9 pro that can dial it down to one hertz for more optimum power consumption.

Also, you will notice quite a significant battery drain with the ambient display turned on during our usage. We noticed around seven to ten percent battery drain overnight. So, if you prioritize battery life more, you should consider turning it off, but since it supports 65 watt fast charging like the 9 pro, the OnePlus 9, dual 2250 William cell jumps from 0 to 100 in around 30 minutes. Only, however, I was quite annoyed to see the phone's Indian variant losing wireless charging capability altogether, while its global model features a mediocre, 15 watt wireless charging speed. I think they could have at least offered a 30 watt wireless charging support, though okay time to wrap things up and, as you might have guessed, our verdict on the OnePlus 9 is that it's a pretty good phone for the price, and I would probably pick it over the OnePlus 9 pro, because it's more value oriented and that's what OnePlus is all about.

Having said that, I feel, like OnePlus, has priced this phone 10 to 15 higher than what feels justifiable. For instance, this phone lacks is telephoto lens uh, LPO technology, IP rating, and it has got plastic frames so because of this buyers might be tempted to go with cheaper alternatives like the ICO, 7 legend and the mi 11x pro, which practically offers similar specs as the OnePlus 9. So guys, that's all for this video, if you liked it do not forget to give it a thumbs up, and I will also be coming up with a detailed comparison between the OnePlus 9 and the 11x pro so uh stay subscribed to our channel till then I'm ratio adhere, and thank you so much for watching and stay safe.

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