OnePlus 9 Review! (Real World Review) By Real World Review

The OnePlus 9 or, as I like to call it the 10. This phone has become an awkwardly placed phone at 729. This is no longer that far from the 800 Samsung s21 or the 830 dollar iPhone 12, and it cost even more than the sub 700 before 8, all coming in at either the same or better processing units. But at the same time none of these offer the same user experience as the OnePlus 9. Yet the OnePlus 9 isn't the best phone in the bunch either way, there's a lot to talk about when dealing with this cheap flagship phone. So let's talk hello, everyone.

This is Matt from real world review check out the social media listed above and let's get started on my review of the OnePlus 9. The screen is really nice, but also isn't I'm coming from the six inch 1080p 90hz refresh rate OLED from the pixel 5. Yet I'm not too impressed with the OnePlus 9. This is a 6.55 inch, 1080p AMOLED. That is flat to a point and on paper sounds amazing.

With that 20 by 9 screen ratio and 120 hertz refresh rate. There are some software features that actually make this screen look even nicer with this ultra-high video resolution mode and overall video and photos look good, but for some reason the screen is just ok. In my eyes the screen is capable of hitting 700 nits, possibly even more so. The brightness isn't bad for some reason, normal app usage just doesn't look as good, as I would expect, still looks really nice for the price, but doesn't beat something like a Samsung s21 landing in the mid-range flagship section for the display. This really does remind me of the OnePlus 6t, which makes sense seeing that it's not a flagship device like the OnePlus 9 pro is still most.

People have issues with the screen. With most of the people, I would show being impressed by the screen. There are a few extras like the hole punch for the aging camera and a very low fingerprint scanner. It's honestly strange how low it is, but it works pretty. Well with that said, you do get face unlock, so I like using that better because it's faster.

Lastly, we have double tapped, awake and sleep, and we also have the always on display, but here's the weird thing. So when the phone is on always on display, it seems to always hit 120hz refresh rate unlock the phone to the home screen, and it drops to 60hz. This happens in most apps when you aren't scrolling, but some apps like YouTube run at 60hz fixed, but the 120hz on the always-on display definitely doesn't help the battery life either way. The refresh rate looks nice in most apps, but does drop frames somewhat frequently. Hopefully, a software fix can remedy this, seeing that OnePlus got caught, throttling non-benchmark apps for battery savings, also, because this processor is too overpowered, apparently overall amazing screen for most, but for the super picky like me, maybe the OnePlus 9 pro is a better option.

Now. This is the part where there's a lot of impressive techs, but also a lot of disappointments. Well, maybe a few disappointments. First, the front camera works being a fixed focus, 16 megapixel sensor, but the weirdest thing is that this is almost the same camera as an OnePlus, 7 pro being the same sensor just with a different aperture. This wouldn't be too weird, or even that bad, but the OnePlus word has a 32 megapixel sensor and is capable of 4k video at 60 frames per second, while the OnePlus 9 and the OnePlus 9 pro can only shoot at 1080p at 30 frames per second, it's just a very weird setup for phones that cost two to three times as much as the word either way shots look good, but they do need some help.

As for the rear, camera different story, but with some flaws, the main camera is a stunning 48 megapixel sensor that works really well at f 1.8 aperture, but lacks optical image, stabilization, something that OnePlus introduced and has kept since the OnePlus 6. It's weird that it's missing here. I highly doubt that they saved a lot of money with this submission regardless you get some amazing shots out of this camera, but it's not as detailed as I would like. Overall, shots look nice, but you do notice a drop in quality when zooming in when compared to even phones with 12 megapixel cameras. The color can be slightly off too thanks to the Hasselblad integration.

But honestly, I still think that the shots look amazing with the depth shots feeling deeper than most phones again, no optical image. Stabilization so make sure you have a steady hand. The other lens is a large 50 megapixel ultrawide camera, which features a free form lens, just like the Samsung s21 ultra. Did I'm a fan of this, because this alone gives you much nicer shots, because now your image is in focus, not a fixed focus? Lastly, there is a monochrome camera with 2 megapixels. That's how I will explain the camera, because that's exactly how OnePlus does, while this phone lacks laser autofocus like the 9 pro, does and actually makes the back camera area look a little nicer than the 9 pro.

The phase. Detection and continuous autofocus is spot on and was never an issue for me. As for video, you do get 8k video at 30 frames per second, it's more usable than the 8k 24 frames per second from the s20 and s21s, but I will leave a link in the description, so you can check out the video. So then this one can stay at 4k 60 frames per. Second speaking of here's, some 4k 60 frames per second video and yes, you can toggle from the ultrawide sensor to the standard sensor, while recording something that I couldn't do on any iPhone with this said, HDR is limited to 30 frames per second and won't work on 4k at 60.

Frames per second still doesn't look that bad, there's a bunch of features that OnePlus throws in this phone like nights cape, but honestly, normal shots, look better in my eyes when it is dark outside. It's funny to see how Hasselblad was so involved with this camera, but it looks like it's just in the processing of the photos, seeing that pro mode is pretty much the same thing you get on the 7 pro just now. We get focus peaking funny enough. The settings are pretty much the same as what we're given on the OnePlus 5. However, the ISO does go a little higher overall, just like the screen, you won't be disappointed, but picky people like myself will- or maybe I just like to complain- a lot as for hardware.

There is a lot to talk about. First, this wouldn't be an OnePlus number device. Without top of the line specs to power. This phone we get a Qualcomm snapdragon 888 chips, which is paired with 8 gigabytes of ram, as well as 128, gigabytes of UFS, 3.1 storage, there are options for more ram and storage, but in the US that doesn't seem easy to get just like how the OnePlus 9 pro is only 12 gigabytes of ram, while the 8 gigabyte version exists pretty much in China and that's about it, then, to power this phone, we get a 4 500 William battery, which works. It isn't the best while running at 120 hertz, but it will last a day for most people.

This is thanks to the oxygen OS that runs on top of android 11, with the beta for android 12 already out. The software is one of the best when you want a clean and customizable operating system. On the bottom, we get 65 watt warp charging through the USB 3.1 port, which supports 45 watt charging on non-oneplus chargers. This is paired with wireless charging at 15 watts, as well as reverse wireless charging, at some rate, that OnePlus chooses its good for little devices, but the strange thing is how hidden this feature is with OnePlus saying nothing about this feature anywhere, really just on the phone either way, it's probably five watts, or something like that, which is good for little devices or phones but slow for the latter, as for audio no headset jack, of course, but we do get dual stereo speakers, which sounds nice, but could be a little louder. The phone clearly comes with 5g but lacks ultra-wideband 5g.

However, this phone has more 5g bands in the OnePlus 9 pro adding 5g standalone bands, 5 and 48 and non-standalone gets band 20. The remaining LTE and 5g bands are exactly the same, so this is better for 5g. Unless you need that ultra-wide band support strange, then we get the expected a bunch of Wi-Fi, including Wi-Fi 6, Bluetooth, 5.2, NFC and all types of GPS and cellular support. An interesting choice is that the 9 series, at least in the US, only supports one sim card. No dual sim nor e-sim support in the United States.

Then we know that the front glass is gorilla, glass 5, but the back is as well with a slight curve that makes the phone feel nice in the hand and beyond slippery everywhere else. Then the trim is strange. OnePlus went with a plastic mid-frame which doesn't really seem to be a big issue, seeing that there weren't many complaints when they did this on the original word, we have the volume buttons and then the power button, and then also the alert slider one that seems to be a little smaller and a little weaker than the one that I found on my 7 pro, not to mention the vibrations actually don't feel as polished as the OnePlus 7 pro. Maybe it's because of the plastic frame for the price of 730 dollars. While this may seem like some corners were cut, this phone feels pretty good.

Personally, it feels like the iPhone 12 mini is a better choice for the price, but the size and endless amount of extras that the OnePlus 9 comes with, makes this a much better option on the android side. Seeing that the processor in this phone is so overpowered that OnePlus literally slows down the phone in certain apps. Speaking of as for the overheating issues that these phones come with, it seems to not really be true. Having used the Samsung s21 ultra, the heat that the OnePlus 9 produces is pretty normal for the hardware that's in here and heat from phones is normal, but even when it was 100 degrees outside Fahrenheit, this phone never slowed down or popped up. Any message telling me that the phone was heating up too much, and it especially was never uncomfortable for me to hold when the phone did get warm.

I wonder why OnePlus made this phone, but it also makes sense. It is kind of strange to see that the screen size, metal frame slightly different camera setup, 50 watt, wireless charging, official ip68 water resistance and ultra-wideband 5g support are the main reasons why the OnePlus 9 pro costs 240 dollars more than the OnePlus 9. Of course, in the US, the low end, nine in the high end, nine pro are sold, so the price difference is actually three hundred and forty dollars. Now it makes sense. OnePlus can't sell a 1069 dollar phone and that's it.

They have to sell both. But in this sense the OnePlus 9 is actually a good choice. Giving customers low end with the OnePlus word options and a cheap flagship being the OnePlus 9, while the true flagship, the OnePlus 9 pro, is sold as well, not to mention that the OnePlus 7t 8 series and 8t are still being sold with this. Full lineup OnePlus actually tackles every price point, and this 730 dollar price point is the main focus right now, seeing that people are still reluctant to spend a thousand dollars on a phone unless they truly need it with the OnePlus 9, it isn't the best phone out there because it's not supposed to be, but for the average person that wants a phone that just works and has the works. This is an amazing and smart choice.

Just remember that winter mist is super purple and not like a shiny hint of purple, like I thought and that's my review of the OnePlus 9, the phone that is at 10, but also isn't. I will see you all next week and as always, thanks for watching.

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