OnePlus 11 5G (UK) 16GB RAM 256GB Storage SIM-Free Smartphone with 3rd Gen Hasselblad Camera for Mobile - Eternal Green [UK version]

The one plus 11 is a great upgrade to the one plus 7 pro. It has an amazing battery life, screen, responsiveness and charging speeds that still amaze me.Being able to charge my phone at an absurd rate to 100% and then also getting at least six hours of screen on use despite the most suboptimal scenario (5g, High refresh rate and display settings maxed) is a game changer and quickly dispels any concerns about the lack of wireless charging.I can't fault the phone for it's beefed up and tactile vibration feedback, sound quality and display quality. But now for the downsides.The software is snappy out of the box but then does feel a little clunky or unresponsiveness randomly. This, I believe, is down to how the phone starts to learn which apps you use frequently, which ones it needs to not keep in memory and general system optimisations.Remedying this is simple enough, do some research into settings to turn off like ram boost, animation timing and other things to keep it feeling snappy.Comign from an older oxygen os version I feel they have lost a lot of the efficiency. So much so that there isn't a huge amount of responsiveness difference between this and my old one plus 7 pro. I however, welcome the amazing battery life that the 8 gen 2 offers and yes it will handle pretty much everything without slow down.For longevity I went with the larger ram and storage version. Just because 12 gb of ram is ideal to keep pretty much any reasonable amount of apps in memory (no power user can really multitask that much on a phone).The other major major downside is how uneasy you feel holding this phone without a case. Soemthing about the ergonomics and glass back make this so slippery. Just resting in your hand it slips, I had to scavenge some grip tape for the few days I didn't have a case just because of this.So definitely get a case and that's then completely resolved.Cameras. Another one that one plus haven't made huge leaps in. They've instead delegated much of the quality to in built filters and ai processing. Which maybe fine but the raw ability of the camera has to stand alone to produce reliably good, share worthy images. Something that they actually had done really well on op7.The overall verdict. It's a buy at this price and represents unbeatable value without compromise. Overall I am very happy with it. It's short comings for me could be fixed is subsequent software updates. But as we all know we can't rely on one plus to deliver efficiencies but thank fully can rely on them to support android updates - however well or badly they are implemented.

October 2023 update:After using this phone for 3 months, I have to admit that photo and video quality is so mediocre, specially in low light conditions. Battery also has not been as good as expected and I feel it is degraded over time.------------------------------------------I just had to share my thoughts on this amazing phone! First off, the battery life is just mind-blowing. I can go through my entire day without worrying about charging it constantly. It's a game-changer for sure!I've heard some people comparing it to Color OS, but honestly, it's Oxygen OS and is packed with awesome features. The split-screen functionality using the side bar is just so intuitive and easy to use, much like Samsung's One UI.It doesn't break the bank like the Galaxy S23 Ultra does! Why pay more when the OnePlus 11 offers almost everything you need at a fraction of the cost?Also with a promise of 4 years of updates, OnePlus has really won me over. It's even longer than what Google Pixel offers, and that's saying something (if you ever keep the phone for 4 years!)There's no wireless charging or IP68 rating, but that's not a big deal for me. The 100W charging (UK) is insanely fast, so I never worry about running out of juice. As for the IP68 rating, who really takes their phone fully submerged?!All in all, the OnePlus 11 has been an absolute delight to use. It ticks all the right boxes for me - long-lasting battery, impressive OS features, and a reliable camera. Plus, it saves me some serious money compared to other flagship phones. It's definitely a choice you won't regret.

OnePlus' advertising slogan for this phone should be "never worry about battery life again." The battery life on this phone is very, very good and the charging speed is even better. As such this thing is hardly ever on charge.That's mainly due to the processor. The Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 is very fast but more importantly very efficient - moreso than Android flagship processors have been in a few years. Combine that with the UFS 4.0 storage (on the 256GB model), 16GB of LPDDR5 RAM, a commitment to update four versions of Android (up to Android 17) and five years of security updates, and this phone should be good for the next five years. If you want a phone to match the longevity of an iPhone, this is it.The build quality is up there with an iPhone or Samsung too. The fit and finish is immaculate and you can tell it is made out of high-quality materials. It feels solid and cold to the touch and has a fair bit of weight to it, although it's not too heavy like the latest iPhone 14 Pro Max. The circular camera sets the phone apart and as ever the Alert Slider is very useful (and should be included on all phones).I also find the software to be a pleasure to use. I have read so many comments and reviews bemoaning the move away from the old Oxygen OS to the new version based on Color OS, and there have been some teething issues in the transition, but now it's stable and mature. It's a great version of Android with more customisation options than before.Finally, I have been blown away by the camera. Having used Google Pixel's for smartphone photography for a while, I can happily say the Oneplus 11 is right up there with the Pixel 7. Oneplus uses Hasselblad colour science which is very much on the warm and saturated side of things. It's an acquired taste and differs wildly from the Pixel's cooler tones but I love the look of the photos. When zooming in on my monitor, side by side, I can see more detail in the Oneplus photos. This carries over to the wide angle lenses too, where the Oneplus packs in more detail and matches the colour science of the main lens.There are three main gripes I have with the Oneplus 11. There first is the telephoto lens only being 2x. It's useful for portraits, and it actually surprised me with how much detail is provides all the way up to 4x, but it's not in the same league as the periscope telephotos on the Pixel 7 Pro and S23 Ultra. At £800 I would have expected better. I would also have expected wireless charging and an IP68 water resistance rating, but neither of those are present. To be fair, I would never use wireless charging anyway given how rapid the 100 watt wired charging (which they include in the box by the way) is here but it would have been nice to have the option.In conclusion, I would highly recommend the Oneplus 11. I think it deserves to be mentioned in the same breath as the iPhone 14 Pro, the S23+ and the Pixel 7 Pro and I can't see anyone being disappointed in it.