OnePlus has finally launched the OnePlus 7 in India, with the usual flagship specs, and the phone goes on sale June 4th across online retailers, and OnePlus exclusive offline stores. However, earlier this month, the company also launched the OnePlus 7 Pro packed to the brim with flagship features. So, if you’re confused about which OnePlus phone you should buy this year, we’re here to help. This is our OnePlus 7 vs OnePlus 7 Pro quick comparison.
First things first, let’s compare both these phones on terms of on-paper specifications.
With that out of the way, let’s take a quick look at both the phones.
In terms of design, the OnePlus 7 comes with a very OnePlus 6T-like design, and yes there’s a waterdrop notch on the display here. In comparison, the OnePlus 7 Pro comes with a completely bezel-less design, trading the waterdrop notch for a pop-up selfie module. The OnePlus 7 Pro does look a lot better from the front than the OnePlus 7. OnePlus 7 Pro has a notch-less display
However, there’s one place where the OnePlus 7 actually beats the OnePlus 7 Pro. The OnePlus 7 comes with Gorilla Glass 5 on the back, and Gorilla Glass 6 on the front; however, the OnePlus 7 Pro comes with Gorilla Glass 5 on both the front and the back, which is definitely disappointing. In-display fingerprint scanner on OnePlus 7
The OnePlus 7 Pro comes with a stunning QHD+ Fluid AMOLED display with curved edges, along with a 90Hz refresh rate, and it’s a gorgeous looking display with great colors, brightness, and viewing angles. It’s just a very good display.
On the other hand, the OnePlus 7 comes with a FullHD+ Optic AMOLED display with a standard 60Hz refresh rate. There are also no curved edges here, and while some people prefer flat displays, I’m a sucker for curved displays. Anyway, while the OnePlus 7 clearly lags behind the OnePlus 7 Pro in terms of display, it’s still a great display. True, it’s not QHD+, but it’s crisp, and it brings stunning colors and viewing angles as well. OnePlus 7 display
In terms of cameras, the OnePlus 7 Pro brings a triple rear camera set up, with a 48MP f/1.6 primary lens, an 8MP f/2.4 telephoto lens, and a 16MP f/2.2 ultra-wide angle lens with a 117-degree field of view, whereas the OnePlus 7 brings a dual rear camera set up with a 48MP f/1.7 primary lens, and a 5MP f/2.4 depth sensor.
As far as general camera performance is concerned, both the phones perform almost equally well, for better or worse. The only point that I’m really concerned with, is that the OnePlus 7 Pro’s camera performance doesn’t seem to hold up for a phone that’s priced at Rs. 49,000. However, a similar performance at Rs. 33,000 is actually good enough.
Internally, both the OnePlus 7 and the OnePlus 7 Pro come with almost identical specs. They both feature the latest Snapdragon 855 processor, and up to 256GB of UFS 3.0 storage. The only place where they differ, really, is that the OnePlus 7 Pro offers a 12GB RAM variant, while the OnePlus 7 tops out at 8GB.
The OnePlus 7 Pro comes with a massive 4,000 mAh battery, while the OnePlus 7 comes with a relatively smaller 3,700 mAh battery. However, the OnePlus 7 Pro’s battery needs to power a bigger, higher-resolution QHD+ display with a 90Hz refresh rate, while the OnePlus 7’s battery needs to power a relatively smaller, FullHD+ display.
Both the phones’ battery life is decent enough though, and even with the bigger battery, the OnePlus 7 Pro doesn’t really last longer than the OnePlus 7 does with its 3,700 mAh battery unit.
All things considered, here’s what you need to think about if you’re confused between the OnePlus 7 and the OnePlus 7 Pro. Does a marginally bigger battery, a 90Hz QHD+ display, and an ultra-wide camera sound worth Rs.16,000 to you? If it does, go for the OnePlus 7 Pro. Other than that, the OnePlus 7 brings all of the same stuff as the OnePlus 7 Pro, and apart from the actually stunning Fluid AMOLED display, the OnePlus 7 Pro doesn’t really do anything better than its much more affordable sibling.
