**OnePlus 10 Pro Review: A Solid but Uninspired Flagship**

The OnePlus 10 Pro is a solid flagship phone that provides a unique experience, thanks to its subtle vibration feedback. The audio quality on this device is also more balanced than last year's model, making it enjoyable for watching movies and CDs. However, there is still room for improvement in the audio department, particularly with regards to pace and treble.

One of the standout features of the OnePlus 10 Pro is its day-to-day interaction. Everything feels fluid, and the typing experience is precise. The curved display, while sleek and premium-looking, might be prone to accidental touches. However, I did not encounter this issue too frequently in my usage. One potential drawback is that the phone can get warm quickly, even with regular everyday tasks. This was particularly noticeable during a trip to Lumini, where the temperature exceeded 40 degrees Celsius, and while using the phone at full brightness.

The OnePlus 10 Pro's performance is also noteworthy, although it doesn't quite match the level of its competitors. Gaming performance is stable, but there is no 120Hz refresh rate option available, and the average frames per second (FPS) drops to around 35 FPS during heavy GPU-hungry games like "Engine Impact." In contrast, popular titles like "Call of Duty" and "Pubg" run smoothly at 60 FPS. The phone's thermals are also a concern, particularly when playing demanding games or using the camera module.

Another area where the OnePlus 10 Pro falls short is its battery life. With a QHD resolution display, the battery life is reduced to around five hours of screen-on time. Turning down the resolution to Full HD improved this number to around six and a half hours. This means that the phone's battery life is not exceptional and lags behind competitors like the Samsung S22 Ultra and iPhone 13 Pro Max.

**Camera Performance: A Step Back for OnePlus**

One of the most significant disappointments with the OnePlus 10 Pro is its camera performance. In comparison to the Galaxy S22 Plus, which consistently produces more pleasing and consistent images with better dynamic range and highlight management, the OnePlus phone falls short. The portraits and selfies are not bad, but they don't match Samsung's level of quality.

What's even more concerning is that other brands like Xiaomi and the BBK umbrella have been doing better with camera optimization in recent years. While OnePlus needs to improve its camera capabilities, it also requires better partnerships and acquisitions to stay competitive. One notable omission is the lack of 4K selfie video recording, which is a bare minimum feature for a flagship phone. The ultra-wide-angle videos are not great either, and there is no 4K 60fps option available.

**Conclusion: A Solid but Uninspired Flagship**

In conclusion, the OnePlus 10 Pro is a solid but uninspired flagship phone. While it provides a unique experience with its subtle vibration feedback and balanced audio quality, it lacks significant upgrades in other areas. The day-to-day interaction is fluid, and the typing experience is precise, but the phone's thermals can get warm quickly, especially during demanding tasks. The camera performance is a major letdown, and the battery life could be better.

If you're living in India, where the price is relatively aggressive, the OnePlus 10 Pro might be a good option. However, considering its competitors like the Samsung S22 Plus, which offers superior thermals, cameras, IP68 rating, and five years of software promises, I would recommend opting for that instead.

"WEBVTTKind: captionsLanguage: enhey what's up guys so today i am going to talk about the new oneplus 10 pro which we have been testing for a few weeks so far this time around i will not be comparing it against the best phones available in the market right now like samsung's galaxy s2 ultra or the iphone 13 pro max that is because this phone unfortunately is nowhere near the competition for me the oneplus 10 pro the xiaomi 12 pro or vivos x80 series are like chelsea arsenal and spurs who are fighting for that number three or number four sport while the s22 ultra and the iphone 13 pro max are like liverpool and man city and the gap between them is just getting bigger and bigger each year i believe that gap was not huge like say two or three years ago for instance the oneplus apro was very close to what samsung and apple flagships offered but after that i think oneplus has gone downhill real fast the 300 million dollar hasselblad partnership didn't work out quite as well as hoped their co-founder calpe left the company and the whole oppo oneplus merger has garnered a lot of hatred among fans as well so yeah there's nothing special about the oneplus 10 pro and i think oneplus knew this and therefore launched this phone 150 cheaper in the western market compared to last year's oneplus 9 pro anyway i think i've been a little too negative about the phone so far so let's look at it from a different perspective yes the oneplus 10 pro is not as good as the s292 ultra or the latest iphones but is it uh good enough for the price is what i think matters for most people and the answer is a surprising yes and i've had a pretty decent experience with it first off i am a big fan of this form factor it doesn't feel too big in the hands like my primary phone the s22 ultra um it's got a perfect weight and the oneplus 10 pro is incredibly slim too yeah it did fail jerryrig's pen test but you shouldn't be worried too much about it the only thing that i was worried about throughout my usage was the lack of an ip68 reading here it's summer right now and it's been raining for a few days in kathmandu so whenever i'm headed outside i've always had to be extra careful which i shouldn't have to be if i am spending on a flagship smartphone right so i think it's a terrible terrible decision from oneplus to exclude ip68 rating this time there's also a divided opinion of how this phone looks from the back but honestly i don't care that much because as i mentioned earlier the hands-on feel of this phone is top class its display is also superb and i am sure that you will absolutely love it although it is basically the same panel they use for the oneplus 9 pro i noticed it to be slightly better calibrated this one looks marginally better than the xiaomi 12 pro screen as well which retails for a similar price the location of the fingerprint sensor is also at the right spot but what has really really improved here is the haptics i think it's one of the best haptics that you can get on a smartphone right now period i love how oneplus has tuned it by paying small attention to detail for instance when you slide through the multitasking tiles there's this subtle vibration feedback that provides a somewhat different experience the audio quality here is also more balanced than last year and i have thoroughly enjoyed watching movies and cds on this one then again i think there is still some room for improvement in the audio department especially in terms of pace and treble but if you are not an audiophile like me you will probably not complain much about its speakers okay moving on the day-to-day interaction on the oneplus 10 pro is also remarkable everything feels fluid which is complemented by a precise typing experience yes the curved display might be prone to some accidental touches but i didn't face that much of an issue but what might be an issue especially if you're living in very hot region where the temperature goes above 40 degrees celsius during somewhere is that this phone could get warm really quickly even if you're just doing regular everyday tasks i live in kathmandu valley which enjoys fairly cooler temperatures so this one does not get warmed that frequently here but i recently traveled to lumini where the temperature was above 40 degrees celsius and while i was using this phone in a rickshaw at full brightness it got unbearably hot and the same thing happens if you play heavy gpu hungry games like engine impact for instance after 20 minutes of gameplay the phone gets quite hot and the average fps would dip from 45 to around 35 fps only that being said popular titles like call of duty and pubg runs smoothly at 60 fps where the temperature does not get that high either of course it does get warm near the camera module a bit but the fps throughput is more than stable enough meaning that there is no throttling of any sort sadly oneplus has not bought 120fps gaming yet in any of the 120fps games that i tried like make arena grim valor and odmar another thing i found out is that by default the display is set to qhd resolution which you know takes a big toll on the battery life as well as the thermal since the chipset is under high stress to push that mini pixel at all times i was not aware of it at first which is why i was getting only around five hours of screen on time out of it but that number improved to 6.5 hours after i turned it down to full hd resolution still the battery life on the oneplus 10 pro is not exceptional and certainly not in the same league as the s22 ultra and the iphone 30 pro max okay let's talk about its cameras now and this is one area where i have a big problem with oneplus since they haven't improved by a lot since the oneplus 8 pro days instead the company has been taking baby steps if i'm being honest whereas samsung and apple have made big leaps in those two years especially in terms of computational photography i compared oneplus 10 pro's cameras with the galaxy s22 plus where almost all the time samsung's images came out more pleasing and consistent with better dynamic range and highlight management it's the same with the portraits or the selfies where oneplus does not necessarily deliver bad images per se but it's nowhere near samsung's level and what's even worse is that in those two or three years brands like xiaomi and the whole bbk umbrella are doing really well with camera optimization and even offering better camera tick than oneplus itself so what i can tell is that oneplus definitely needs to do a lot more work alongside better partnership and acquisition if it wants to stay camera competitive and i am not just talking about the photography aspect but the videography side of things too here you cannot shoot 4k uh selfie videos which is a bare minimum on a flagship phone the ultra wide angle videos are not that great either and there is no 4k 60fps option on board which is again a very strange thing for a premium device so with everything i have discussed in this video it's easy to conclude that the oneplus 10 pro surely does not feel as special as previous oneplus phones used to i could say that this is a good phone if you're living in india where the price is really aggressive and you should also probably get it over the xiaomi 12 pro or the icon 9 pro for a better software experience but to be very honest with you guys i would still recommend you go with slightly more expensive galaxy s22 plus which is my current favorite flagship phone right now and yes um it has much better thermals than the oneplus 10 pro a superior set of cameras ip68 rating and five years of software promises too so guys that was all for my quick thoughts on the oneplus 10 pro if you like this video don't forget to give it a thumbs up and while you're there don't forget to subscribe to our channel till then i'm practically and i will see you in my next videohey what's up guys so today i am going to talk about the new oneplus 10 pro which we have been testing for a few weeks so far this time around i will not be comparing it against the best phones available in the market right now like samsung's galaxy s2 ultra or the iphone 13 pro max that is because this phone unfortunately is nowhere near the competition for me the oneplus 10 pro the xiaomi 12 pro or vivos x80 series are like chelsea arsenal and spurs who are fighting for that number three or number four sport while the s22 ultra and the iphone 13 pro max are like liverpool and man city and the gap between them is just getting bigger and bigger each year i believe that gap was not huge like say two or three years ago for instance the oneplus apro was very close to what samsung and apple flagships offered but after that i think oneplus has gone downhill real fast the 300 million dollar hasselblad partnership didn't work out quite as well as hoped their co-founder calpe left the company and the whole oppo oneplus merger has garnered a lot of hatred among fans as well so yeah there's nothing special about the oneplus 10 pro and i think oneplus knew this and therefore launched this phone 150 cheaper in the western market compared to last year's oneplus 9 pro anyway i think i've been a little too negative about the phone so far so let's look at it from a different perspective yes the oneplus 10 pro is not as good as the s292 ultra or the latest iphones but is it uh good enough for the price is what i think matters for most people and the answer is a surprising yes and i've had a pretty decent experience with it first off i am a big fan of this form factor it doesn't feel too big in the hands like my primary phone the s22 ultra um it's got a perfect weight and the oneplus 10 pro is incredibly slim too yeah it did fail jerryrig's pen test but you shouldn't be worried too much about it the only thing that i was worried about throughout my usage was the lack of an ip68 reading here it's summer right now and it's been raining for a few days in kathmandu so whenever i'm headed outside i've always had to be extra careful which i shouldn't have to be if i am spending on a flagship smartphone right so i think it's a terrible terrible decision from oneplus to exclude ip68 rating this time there's also a divided opinion of how this phone looks from the back but honestly i don't care that much because as i mentioned earlier the hands-on feel of this phone is top class its display is also superb and i am sure that you will absolutely love it although it is basically the same panel they use for the oneplus 9 pro i noticed it to be slightly better calibrated this one looks marginally better than the xiaomi 12 pro screen as well which retails for a similar price the location of the fingerprint sensor is also at the right spot but what has really really improved here is the haptics i think it's one of the best haptics that you can get on a smartphone right now period i love how oneplus has tuned it by paying small attention to detail for instance when you slide through the multitasking tiles there's this subtle vibration feedback that provides a somewhat different experience the audio quality here is also more balanced than last year and i have thoroughly enjoyed watching movies and cds on this one then again i think there is still some room for improvement in the audio department especially in terms of pace and treble but if you are not an audiophile like me you will probably not complain much about its speakers okay moving on the day-to-day interaction on the oneplus 10 pro is also remarkable everything feels fluid which is complemented by a precise typing experience yes the curved display might be prone to some accidental touches but i didn't face that much of an issue but what might be an issue especially if you're living in very hot region where the temperature goes above 40 degrees celsius during somewhere is that this phone could get warm really quickly even if you're just doing regular everyday tasks i live in kathmandu valley which enjoys fairly cooler temperatures so this one does not get warmed that frequently here but i recently traveled to lumini where the temperature was above 40 degrees celsius and while i was using this phone in a rickshaw at full brightness it got unbearably hot and the same thing happens if you play heavy gpu hungry games like engine impact for instance after 20 minutes of gameplay the phone gets quite hot and the average fps would dip from 45 to around 35 fps only that being said popular titles like call of duty and pubg runs smoothly at 60 fps where the temperature does not get that high either of course it does get warm near the camera module a bit but the fps throughput is more than stable enough meaning that there is no throttling of any sort sadly oneplus has not bought 120fps gaming yet in any of the 120fps games that i tried like make arena grim valor and odmar another thing i found out is that by default the display is set to qhd resolution which you know takes a big toll on the battery life as well as the thermal since the chipset is under high stress to push that mini pixel at all times i was not aware of it at first which is why i was getting only around five hours of screen on time out of it but that number improved to 6.5 hours after i turned it down to full hd resolution still the battery life on the oneplus 10 pro is not exceptional and certainly not in the same league as the s22 ultra and the iphone 30 pro max okay let's talk about its cameras now and this is one area where i have a big problem with oneplus since they haven't improved by a lot since the oneplus 8 pro days instead the company has been taking baby steps if i'm being honest whereas samsung and apple have made big leaps in those two years especially in terms of computational photography i compared oneplus 10 pro's cameras with the galaxy s22 plus where almost all the time samsung's images came out more pleasing and consistent with better dynamic range and highlight management it's the same with the portraits or the selfies where oneplus does not necessarily deliver bad images per se but it's nowhere near samsung's level and what's even worse is that in those two or three years brands like xiaomi and the whole bbk umbrella are doing really well with camera optimization and even offering better camera tick than oneplus itself so what i can tell is that oneplus definitely needs to do a lot more work alongside better partnership and acquisition if it wants to stay camera competitive and i am not just talking about the photography aspect but the videography side of things too here you cannot shoot 4k uh selfie videos which is a bare minimum on a flagship phone the ultra wide angle videos are not that great either and there is no 4k 60fps option on board which is again a very strange thing for a premium device so with everything i have discussed in this video it's easy to conclude that the oneplus 10 pro surely does not feel as special as previous oneplus phones used to i could say that this is a good phone if you're living in india where the price is really aggressive and you should also probably get it over the xiaomi 12 pro or the icon 9 pro for a better software experience but to be very honest with you guys i would still recommend you go with slightly more expensive galaxy s22 plus which is my current favorite flagship phone right now and yes um it has much better thermals than the oneplus 10 pro a superior set of cameras ip68 rating and five years of software promises too so guys that was all for my quick thoughts on the oneplus 10 pro if you like this video don't forget to give it a thumbs up and while you're there don't forget to subscribe to our channel till then i'm practically and i will see you in my next video\n"