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.

OnePlus 7-series India launch today: Watch livestream, know details, & more

Both phones, OnePlus 7 and the OnePlus 7 Pro, are expected to be the flagship breed with different features and specifications, targeting two different price segments.

Chinese smartphone maker OnePlus is gearing up to unveil the OnePlus 7-series on Tuesday (May 14) in a global event that would be hosted in three different countries simultaneously – India, US, and Europe. In India, the OnePlus 7-series unveiling event will be hosted at the Bangalore International Exhibition Centre that would start at 8:15 PM (IST). The event will also be live-streamed on the company’s official social media handles and YouTube channel.

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For the first time in the history of OnePlus, the company would unveil two smartphones together. Named the OnePlus 7 and the OnePlus 7 Pro, both the phones are expected to be of flagship breed with different features and specifications, targeting two different price segments.

OnePlus 7 Pro: Camera details, specifications, features, and more

As the name suggests, the OnePlus 7 Pro would be a premium offering with major upgrades over the ongoing model – the OnePlus 6T. According to a recent advertisement in the New York Times, the phone will boast an all-screen profile on the front with no bezels or notch. The ad also featured phone's schematics, confirming triple camera module on the back. The phone is also confirmed to have UFS 3.0 storage, meaning faster transfer rate (read/write).

No bells and whistles.

No bezel.

No notch.

Just a better phone.

Now that's newsworthy.@nytimes pic.twitter.com/85DgxLG7YN

— OnePlus USA (@OnePlus_USA) April 29, 2019

Other than the above-confirmed features, the phone is expected to be powered by Qualcomm Snapdragon 855 system-on-chip (SoC), paired with three different RAM options – 6GB, 8GB, and 10GB. The phone is expected to feature a curved OLED screen on the front of QHD+ resolution. The screen will boast a quick refresh rate of 90Hz, which is uncommon in most flagship smartphones, except some gaming-centric ones.

With no notch on the front, and a claim to have an all-screen profile, the OnePlus 7 Pro is expected to feature a motorised pop-up module on the top, accommodating the front camera for selfies and face unlocking mechanism.