OnePlus 7 8GB 256GB

OnePlus 7 review: The champion of cheap and cheerful

So, you won't get a special camera that pops out of the top like the OnePlus 7 Pro, or one with a privacy invading super-zoom like the P30 Pro, but if you buy the OnePlus 7 (for the bargain price of £499 exc VAT at time of review), you'll have almost everything else that other top brands have.

OnePlus has been a disruptor in the smartphone market right since the launch of the OnePlus One . The company has consistently launched powerful smartphones with top-of-the-line hardware at relatively affordable prices.

OnePlus 7 review: Value for money, and still a power performer

Now to answer the question, should you buy this This is an excellent value for money proposition and the phone does not disappoint. It delivers on performance, has a good design and camera that works well.

OnePlus 7 review: designed to make you want the OnePlus 7 Pro

OnePlus pulled some sleight of hand with its naming of the OnePlus 7 series. It announced the 7 Pro like it's the new addition to the lineup - and that is indeed a phone full of new things - but the novelty for OnePlus' strategy is that the company is now doing an Apple-esque upcycling of older...

What happens when you take a really good phone, improve the specifications and reduce the price You get the OnePlus 7 . The OnePlus 7 is, for better or worse, a faster OnePlus 6T .

OnePlus 7 review: A fast 7 Pro alternative that’s cheaper but with less features

While the Oneplus 7 lacks the excitement of the 7 Pro, it's the sensible choice if you're shopping on a budget. Get this phone over the older 6T. The OnePlus 7 is either a more affordable, less exciting OnePlus 7 Pro ($499 at Amazon), or a souped-up OnePlus 6T ($720 at Amazon), depending on how you look at it. At £549 in the UK (with 8GB RAM and 256GB of storage, as reviewed), it sits below the £699-equivalent 7 Pro, and a touch under the £579-equivalent 6T. You do lose some of the pizzazz of the Pro with that extra money you're saving, but the additional power makes it a better option over the older 6T.

OnePlus 7 review: A superb update to the 6T and still the best value smartphone around

In a long-expected move, OnePlus launched a more premium device earlier this month with a more premium price tag to boot. US consumers were presented the OnePlus 7 Pro as the only option for a brand-new OnePlus phone, but other markets have also been treated a with a cheaper alternative.

, but the company hasn't forgotten its roots in providing high-end phones at mid-range prices. Case in point, the new OnePlus 7. Coming in at the same price as its predecessor, some £499, the OnePlus 7 is basically a refresh of the Pop a OnePlus 7 next to a 6T and you'll struggle to notice any...

OnePlus 7

The OnePlus 7 Pro might be getting all the hype, but it's not the only phone the Chinese company has announced today. The regular OnePlus 7 is also now official and it's looking to entice buyers who are still rocking a OnePlus 3, 3T or 5.

OnePlus 7 review: Evolution, not revolution

By launching at the same time as the impressive OnePlus 7 Pro, the standard OnePlus 7 has been seen as a sort-of "lite" phone. It's the device that barely got any mention at the launch and hasn't been talked about much since. But don't let that fool you into thinking it's a bad phone.