OnePlus 10 Pro | 5G Android Smartphone | 8GB+128GB | U.S. Unlocked | Triple Camera co-Developed with Hasselblad | Volcanic Black

BEFORE I GET INTO THE PROS AND CONS OF THIS PHONE I’LL LAY OUT THE BASICS OF WHAT THIS PHONE PROVIDES RIGHT OUT OF THE BOX WHEN YOU FIRST START USING IT

The phone comes with a 65-w supervuuc charger. It also comes with a screen protector pre-installed but no phone case. It has the SIM card tray key included as well with some nomenclature about the phone as well. I bought the American US version and use AT&t service on it. Other reviews mentioned not being able to use AT&t or 5G but that is all in the past as I have 5G on my AT&t service with this phone and it is very fast and works perfectly. Also some people complain about not being able to use Netflix or some other streaming services but they might have not had the US version as I set up all of my streaming services such as netflix, HBO max, hulu, Amazon prime video etc.

Also, the software they use for moving data from your old device to this one was the fastest I’ve ever moved my storage and data as well as phone settings to another phone ever. They did very well on that.

PROS:

*CAMERA:

The camera is not bad, pretty good in fact but compared to a Samsung or an iPhone it just barely comes up short. Again it is not bad just not as good as a iPhone or Samsung. No one could ever tell the difference when I send them pictures I’ve taken with this phone or show them. But they are always curious as to what phone I’m using because it is different.

*DESIGN AND BUILD:

Phone has a great design, maybe just because it’s different from many other phones? It is very slippery though unfortunately as I wish I didn’t have to put a case on it. I do like how the material on the back has a mat granite type of look. And I learned to like the camera bump. The build feels very sturdy and does not feel cheap at all. It has a flagship quality build I would say.

*PERFORMANCE:

The phone is very fast though, it operates fairly well with everything I threw at it including the most demanding games you can play on a smartphone. The 120 HZ refresh rate is incredibly smooth and can go from one to 120 HZ based on what you are doing and I have never noticed any hiccups. It always felt zippy and fast.

Your RAM increase options with the software are also great. I believe I was able to up my ram just using the software to 19 gigs.

*BATTERY:

The battery charges very fast and can hold on to that power pretty well throughout the day and halfway through the next. If you are a heavy user and are constantly playing power demanding phone games you will have to charge it at night most likely. I usually charge it in the morning around 20 to 35% while I brush my teeth and get ready and it’s done by the time I’m out of the shower. Pretty much 15 minutes will get you to 80 or 90%, which should definitely last you all day unless you ended up using it very heavy, which also you just need to charge it for a little bit again and you’ll have another full day. I was able to Outlast my girlfriend’s iPhone 13 Max. She always ends up with a low battery unexpectedly as well as me so it is nice not to have to charge it for an hour and a half to two hours to get a full battery. It takes 25 minutes for a full battery 0% – 100% which is nuts. (Although to get it to charge this fast you do have to enable and disable some settings as far as battery health settings go. They do this for people who are worried about the health of their battery as fast charging could supposedly have a negative impact on the battery’s long-term health but I find that is not the case and I’ve been fast charging phones for a couple years.) Let’s face it though, at the end of the day our battery levels are almost always between 20 and 30%, so 15 minutes charge and you are pretty much good to go has been a great perk using this phone. Never worried about having a dead phone or not enough battery before going out. It was about 4:00 p.m. and I didn’t charge my phone since the morning from the previous day and when my girlfriend told me we had to meet up some friends for a night out but had to leave pretty much right then, I threw my phone on the charger at 12% for a little over 5 minutes and I had 65%. I used it for GPS, video and photos that night and some tipsy phone calls when we got home and I didn’t have to charge it until the next day in the afternoon.

*SPEAKERS/ MEDIA CONSUMPTION:

The speakers work on both the top and bottom of the phone and sound great. They will definitely get loud enough and don’t ever get raspy or have a tinny sound.

*CALL QUALITY/ SERVICE/ HOTSPOT:

The call quality on this phone is extremely good. Both the earpiece when receiving calls as well as making calls worked perfectly as far as sound quality. Anyone who I called said it sounded great all the time. I even called my other phones as I have to numbers and it always sounds incredibly good. Hotspot is also easy to set up and I get service everywhere. This thing can get reception and data as best as your carrier can dish it out. 5G works just fine with my carrier AT&t. I saw some other reviews on here saying these phones will not work with at&t, or the 5G doesn’t work but AT&t fixed that and OnePlus is fully operational with AT&t’s service.

*OS AND SOFTWARE:

Because I am not coming from another one plus phone I can’t say it is as good, better or worse than the previous operating systems but I can say that they aren’t bad at all. Compared to Samsung though, the customization isn’t as great, just a little more limited but nothing nearly as restrained as iPhones iOS. Also Android 13 should be coming out in the next month to a few months on the American versions, But Android 12 still works perfectly fine.

I haven’t set up the face unlock on this as I never use it on any phones, except for the iPhone cuz it forces you to but even then I always end up using a code on the iPhone when face unlock doesn’t want to work at night or whatever other lame instance. This has a quick and reliable fingerprint reader which I’ve always loved on phones and honestly wish they at least kept it as another option rather than taking it away.

CONS:

*BRIGHTNESS:

The brightness is the main issue I have with this phone. It’s not terrible but I also use an iPhone 13, Samsung flip and fold 4 and those get very bright. Again it’s not terrible but I always have my brightness up to 100 on all my phones. You can still see it just fine during the daylight so it’s really not that big of a deal, brightness is just something I like personally when it comes to phones.

To be honest, this phone was incredibly easy to set up, use and work with on a daily basis. I would recommend it to anyone who enjoys a good Android phone and would like something different from what’s mostly out there. The main takeaway I got from this phone was having a flagship device and never having to worry about the battery or having to charge the battery.

I hope this review helped.

So far, I’m loving this new phone. I went from 64, to I think 256 in memory. It’s SUPER fast! And the pictures are amazing. I am impressed with what all came in the box. If I have one complaint, it would be, I wish a little more instruction came on different functions, but I guess that’s the fun of a new phone. So, in conclusion, I give this phone a 4.8 in stars. Enjoy