OnePlus 7 Pro or Samsung Galaxy S10 - which one should you buy? 5 reasons

From a QHD+ resolution display operating at 90Hz refresh rate to triple camera module on the back, the OnePlus 7 Pro seems to be a well-packaged proposition in its segment.

Business Standard : OnePlus on Tuesday unveiled the OnePlus 7 Pro in India, along with with the OnePlus 7 and OnePlus Bullet Wireless 2 earphones. With the launch of this premium smartphone, the Chinese smartphone manufacturer makes a move into the premium smartphone segment, currently dominated by South Korean electronics giant Samsung and Cupertino-based technology giant Apple.

From a QHD+ resolution display operating at 90Hz refresh rate to triple camera module on the back, the OnePlus 7 Pro seems to be a well-packaged proposition in its segment. Here are five reasons to (or not to) consider this premium smartphone over the Samsung Galaxy S10 and Apple iPhone XS.

Price

Priced at Rs 48,999 for the base model with 6GB of RAM and 128GB of internal storage, the OnePlus 7 Pro is the cheapest flagship smartphone. It's top-end variant, priced at Rs 57,999, also undercuts the price of the Samsung Galaxy S10 (Rs 66,900) and the Apple iPhone XS (Rs 99,900) base storage variant by a fair margin.

However, Samsung is currently offering Rs 5,000 instant cashback and Rs 6,000 cashback to HDFC card holders on the 128GB variant, bringing down the effective cost to Rs 55,900. At this price, it seems to be a close match between the OnePlus and Samsung.

Storage

The OnePlus 7 Pro comes in two storage variants – 128GB and 256GB – with no provision to expand it via microSD card. In comparison, the Samsung Galaxy S10 also comes in two storage options with double the storage space in premium edition (512GB). Moreover, the S10 also has a dedicated microSD card slot for storage expansion. The iPhone XS, on the other hand, comes in three storage models -- 64GB, 256GB, and 512GB. Like OnePlus, the Apple phone also does not support memory expansion.

Camera

The OnePlus 7 Pro boasts a triple camera module on the back, featuring a 48-megapixel primary sensor, 16MP ultra-wide sensor, and 8MP telephoto lens capable of 3x optical zoom. The Samsung Galaxy S10 also boasts a triple camera module on the back, featuring 12MP primary sensor, 16MP ultra-wide, and 12MP telephoto capable of 2x optical zoom.Clearly, the OnePlus 7 Pro has an advantage in terms of megapixel count of the primary sensor and the zoom capability of the telephoto lens.