OnePlus 11 5G — the successor to the OnePlus 10 Professional 5G that debuted final yr — made its debut in India on Tuesday. This handset might not have the phrase “Professional” in its identify, however it’s powered by the most recent Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 chipset and helps 100W quick charging. The corporate additionally launched the OnePlus Buds Professional 2, which is claimed to supply massive enhancements over its predecessor. In the meantime, the corporate additionally introduced a number of different units that will likely be accessible within the coming months, together with the OnePlus 11R 5G, a brand new OnePlus Pad, the OnePlus TV 65 Q2 Professional, and the OnePlus Keyboard 81 Professional.
This week on Orbital, the Devices 360 podcast, host Siddharth Suvarna talks to Opinions Editor Roydon Cerejo and Senior Reviewer Ali Pardiwala to debate the OnePlus 11 5G and OnePlus Buds Professional 2 TWS earphones that have been launched on Tuesday. We additionally focus on the opposite new OnePlus units that have been introduced throughout the Cloud 11 launch occasion that may arrive within the coming months.
The OnePlus 11 5G is the corporate’s strongest smartphone to this point and it did not must make many modifications from its predecessor, the OnePlus 10 Professional 5G. The corporate has additionally mounted a few of our complaints that have been current within the earlier technology smartphone. You get a Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 SoC at a lower cost than the iQoo 11 5G and the entry-level Samsung Galaxy S23. The corporate additionally launched one other handset with the same design, the OnePlus 11R, on the occasion.
Oddly sufficient, the OnePlus 11 5G would not help wi-fi charging, a characteristic that was current on final yr’s mannequin. All cameras have been upgraded by the corporate, although. Macro mode is again and the ultra-wide digicam is healthier, as we have famous in our assessment. Nonetheless, it solely has an (unofficial) IP64 ranking and the selfie digicam is significantly worse than the OnePlus 10 Professional. If issues like wi-fi charging and higher waterproofing are vital to you, must you nonetheless take into account final yr’s mannequin as a substitute?
OnePlus 11 5G Assessment: The One to Beat?
The OnePlus Buds Professional 2 has launched two years after the corporate launched its first high-end earbuds, and brings notable upgrades resembling a dual-driver setup and spatial audio with head monitoring. These TWS earphones are nice earbuds proper out-of-the-box, in contrast to the older mannequin which was up to date with help for extra codecs. In the interim, Hello-Res audio streaming is locked to telephones that help the LHDC audio codec, which incorporates telephones from Xiaomi, Oppo, or OnePlus.
We additionally noticed the OnePlus Pad, the corporate’s first pill, on the occasion. This gadget will arrive in April and seems to be aimed toward productiveness customers with its extra square-like (7:5) side ratio. We did not have a whole lot of time to make use of the gadget, however keep tuned to our web site and YouTube channel for a assessment within the coming months. There are some options that will likely be unique to OnePlus telephones resembling tethering your OnePlus telephone to share its 5G connection, or copy and paste between units.
OnePlus Buds Professional 2 Assessment: Making a Good Factor Higher
OnePlus additionally launched a brand new sensible TV, the OnePlus TV 65 Q2 Professional, which is offered in a single 65-inch show dimension. This TV is priced across the Rs. 1 lakh mark and would not characteristic a retractable soundbar like its predecessor. It contains a 70W speaker setup and a QLED show panel. It is going to additionally help Dolby Atmos, HDR content material, and we are going to hopefully have a assessment for this gadget within the coming months.
One other pair of extra inexpensive TWS earbuds have been additionally introduced by the corporate on the occasion — the OnePlus Buds Professional 2R. It would not help spatial audio with head monitoring just like the OnePlus Buds Professional 2, and so they additionally do not help wi-fi charging. OnePlus’ new mechanical keyboard and the wi-fi router have been additionally introduced, however we did not get any hands-on time with them on the launch occasion.
Lastly, OnePlus mentioned it will present a brand new OnePlus idea smartphone on the Cell World Congress (MWC 2023) and has teased, what seems to be, a foldable telephone that would arrive in Q3 2023, however we haven’t any extra particulars on these telephones at this level.
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