The OnePlus Open’s two displays are stunning to look at and equally impressive as the flagship phone or tablet they will eventually replace in your collection. With LTPO 3.0 technology, the 6.3-inch cover display may slow down to 10Hz for an always-on, low-power mode. Compared to Samsung’s One UI interface, the OnePlus Oxygen OS interface on the OnePlus Open is sleek and simple, more akin to Google’s Pixel version of Android. If you find that insignificant, know that the Open is simple to set up and operate and that there are no unanticipated hiccups or inadvertent mistakes. A decent camera is difficult to fit into a foldable phone.
A foldable phone’s camera takes up less space in its design, and for a camera to capture excellent pictures, it needs depth. With its new Sony stacked sensor, OnePlus appears to be on par with or perhaps better than the OnePlus 11, a very good phone for producing creative and interesting pictures. I don’t see enough motion to use the motion mode, which is separate from the other camera types. I’m not sure what it does. Occasionally, a tiny circular button resembling a waning crescent moon would appear on the screen. Tapping it would enable or disable a feature, but I was never sure what the real function did. If I used the OnePlus Open wisely, it could last me the entire day.
[content-egg-block template=offers_logo hide=price]Of course, the battery would run out faster if I opened the huge screen and played a lot of battery-intensive mobile games. The OnePlus Open has a somewhat lesser battery than most premium smartphones of its size, with two cells totaling 4,805mAh instead of the typical 5,000mAh. Not only does having two batteries aid in the folding shape of the phone, but it also enables OnePlus’s faster SUPERVOOC charging, which can reach 67 watts.
Specifications
- Dimensions: 153.4 x 143.1 x 5.8mm (open); 153.4 x 73.3 x 11.7mm (closed)
- Weight: 239g (black); 245g (green)
- Screen (Internal/External): 7.82 inches / 6.31 inches
- Resolution (Internal/External): 2440 x 2268 / 2484 x 1116
- Refresh rate (Internal/External): 1-120Hz / 10-120Hz
- Chipset: Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2
- RAM 16GB LPDDR5X
Where to Get OnePlus Open?
The OnePlus Open is the final significant phone to be released this year with Qualcomm’s top Snapdragon, thanks to its usage of the Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 CPU. There is some truth to it, as the OnePlus 11 was the first phone to come out with this chipset—it was released even earlier this year than the Galaxy S23 series. OnePlus has used the same Snapdragon to close out the year.
Naturally, this means that its performance won’t be unchallenged for long, as Qualcomm is set to unveil a new chip at its Snapdragon summit. While the OnePlus Open is undoubtedly quick, there are now quicker phones on the market. Even when switching between the internal and external displays, the interface operated well. With the OnePlus Open, switching between views was always seamless, whether I was running an app that required screen shifting or simply wanted to take a better selfie by using the several viewfinders on the camera.