OnePlus 7 review: Small improvements lead to a worthy upgrade

The OnePlus 7 is an interesting device. OnePlus is essentially reusing the same design as last year’s OnePlus 6T and upgrading the internal hardware for 2019. It’s a clever move by the company: the likes of POCO F1 and ASUS ZenFone 5z have challenged OnePlus’ dominance in the value flagship space last year, and with the company aiming higher with the OnePlus 7 Pro, it needed a device that can take on Xiaomi, ASUS, and Honor.

That’s where the OnePlus 7 slots in. It doesn’t matter that the device is using the same design and most of the same internal components as the 6T, because it delivers the upgrades that users actually care about. There’s a Snapdragon 855 under the hood, and it has the same 478MP Sony IMX 586 camera sensor as most devices in this category.

To that effect, I’m not going to focus on what you miss out from the OnePlus 7 Pro, but what you gain with the new additions. Here’s why you should care about the OnePlus 7.