The OnePlus 9 Pro is a cheaper alternative to rival flagship smartphones and makes a decent case to be the big-screen phone for your pocket Good HDR handling Strong gaming performance Impressive camera array Uninspiring audio Video short on subtlety

The OnePlus 9 Pro is yet another great-performing, well-made smartphone from the Chinese brand. At £829 it still undercuts the competition on RRP, but not significantly with the frequent discounts for Samsung’s Galaxy S21 series and others available online.

Pros: Slick performance, good software, good battery life, speedy charging, great screen, solid camera, water resistance.

Cons: Only three years of software support, camera can over-sharpen images, screen glass not the toughest available.

The OnePlus 9 Pro is every inch the flagship smartphone at a price that's a bit more reasonable than the likes of Apple and Samsung offer. With each release, OnePlus smartphones seem to get better and the OnePlus certainly has the best camera to date.

Image quality is impressive, Decent zoom up to around 8X, Excellent monochrome images with good contrast, Good battery with fast charging, Decent screen, IP68-rated, Looks great

Zoom above 10X isn't great, Most expensive OnePlus to date

OnePlus 9 Pro: OnePlus undercuts the opposition again but the price keeps creeping up

Hasselblad cameras are good, Snapdragon 888 SoC, Rapid 65W wired charging and 50W wireless charging

Glossy finish picks up fingerprints, Middling battery life, No microSD card slot or 3.5mm headset jack

The OnePlus 9 Pro is a legitimate flagship phone that is genuinely competitive with the best Android phones on the market — at least from a features and quality perspective. Yet in terms of market and mind share, it’s still destined to be a niche device for a small group of enthusiasts looking for a...

Great screen, Elegant software, Fast charging

Camera can overprocess images, Digital zoom is weak, No 5G on AT&T, awaiting Verizon 5G certification

The standard programs are a bit awkward. Like the way the phone rings...it doesn't pop up on the display, you have to unlock the phone to go to it. Very Bad.... annoying! And the management of the RAM memory is poor at best. For a 12 gb ram phone it still gets jammed up for lack of memory.

The OnePlus 9 Pro is a good phone, but it’s certainly not a great one, with a compromised camera and clunky design. Strong specs and fast charging help make the case for the 9 Pro, but for the first time rival flagships deliver consistently better value.

Strong specs; Great display; Fast charging; OxygenOS;

Disappointing camera; Clunky design; Out-priced by rivals;

OnePlus just can't catch a break these days — and it's pretty much the company's own fault. Right on the heels of a praiseworthy update commitment extension that had us excited to increase our review score, news drops that OnePlus has been throttling some of the most popular apps to better manage...

Screen Smooth, bright, accurate colors, and generally uniform — it's a good display., Updates OnePlus extended its update promise to three years of OS upgrades and four years of security patches, making it one of the category-leading options., Speed Among the fastest phones you can buy right now.

Update quality The company has a dubious record for prompt OS updates with a history of buggy releases and an inconsistent release cycle at times. And sometimes those updates reduce...

To the top with a cult camera? The OnePlus 9 Pro is comparatively inexpensive for a high-end phone in 2021, but it still aims to impress with a lot of features and a great screen. Does the new cooperation with Hasselblad also improve the camera quality?

The Chinese manufacturer offers the OnePlus 9 Pro at a very competitive price of 899 Euros (~$1,055)...

up-to-date and smooth software; stylish and stable case; accurate positioning; good battery life; very fast charging; 4K videos at 120 fps possible; high performance;

usually a maximum of 60 fps in games; noticeable throttling under prolonged load; microphone tends to drone with loud voices; display with slow response times and low contrast; no eSIM;

The OnePlus 9 Pro is a great phone overall, and you should definitely consider it if you’re eyeing up a new Android flagship. As far as display quality and performance goes, it’s simply one of the very best around.