I'll just begin by saying this is the best device on the planet. Obviously, it's bro is due very soon. However, it will remain at the top of any list this year and beyond. I do not purchase devices based on cameras or camera performance. So, my review pertains to its strength based on its purpose, and performance, as a phone. I understand that may not be a popular position, and it doesn't mean that I won't mention camera functionality. Here's my short. Its display is brilliant. Colors are excellently saturated, and it produces a three dimensional picture. Sometimes, I think it's more entertaining watching videos, and movies, on my devices. I can't say that it's a result of its 120-hertz refresh rate. Honestly, many 60-hertz displays can easily challenge the 8 Pro. I believe that the One Plus engineers are invaluable in this industry. It does have a new motion processor that is fun to use. This is different from the refresh rate. I appreciate it, and I'm not aware of any other phone that exists with that technology. I may be wrong. A few apps support this processing, such as Netflix, Prime and YouTube. It definitely sets itself apart from other devices on the market. Dolby Atmos audio speaker performance is great. I wish that manufacturers would revert back to front firing speakers. Thinking about those Pixel 2XL days. However, stereo separation is great from it's ear and downfiring speakers. Phone performance is great. I have no issues with calls or its 5G performance. I have to say that their Oxygen OS software is a step above stock Droid. Its Snapdragon chip is very good. Gaming is also good with very little video or audio lag. I Iike it's gaming processing. What I mean is it shuts down many other functions while it processes your choice of games. At times, it may get warm when gaming or watching videos. As with any other device, you can take proper steps to allow to cool, or not.
Camera and video performance are good to excellent for those of you that appreciate camera capabilities. In my opinion, there aren't many devices on the market that are bad camera performers. Unless, you're a cameraphile, the average consumer will be just fine. If you've never owned a One Plus device, you will be pleasantly surprised with their performance. It's been fun. I highly recommend this device.

This is my first Oneplus phone, I opted for the non-pro version because of the slightly smaller screen, and the fact that the hardware specs I care about were identical on both (90hz is more than enough for me, and going from 60hz to 90hz is much more important than 90hz to 120hz). It's definitely fast and powerful, and in terms of running apps smoothy, is as good as any flagship Samsung or iPhone right now.

The main con for me is that there's no external storage options, which is the one thing I miss the most from the S10e I replaced this with. The 256GB version certainly comes with enough storage, but I definitely miss the convenience of being able to pop the card out from one phone and put it in the other and keep all my music and pictures on it without having to sync to anything.

My other main issue has to do with the OS. There's a volume slider on the side, which is fine, but you can't actually put the phone on vibrate or silent in the software itself, which really sucks since most of the cases for this phone so far require you to dig your finger in there and basically claw at your phone to silence it.

My other gripes are more with the industry as a whole right now which this phone copied, so they are problems with pretty much any good phone right now. Curved screens might look cool but they are actually a spectacular pain to use, especially if you are using apps that require touches at the very edges of the screen, not to mention putting screen protectors on them is also a huge pain. Also I'm a guy with big hands and I can barely use this thing one handed, most apps don't even support the ridiculously long 6.5 inch screen anyway, so it's not like things even look better on it. This might be mitigated if the OS offered a good one handed mode options, but you are stuck with whatever is on the play store if you want to attempt that with this OS.

I like the phone enough that I'll definitely consider Oneplus phones in another couple of years when I might upgrade again though (I like it overall better than Samsung that I have my own gripes with), I just hope OP offers a version with a smaller, flat screen, and adds external storage options, and it would be almost a completely perfect phone.

I had an One Plus 8 phone that was two years old but recently had a bloated battery and I needed a phone to use while I am waiting for the time to get the battery replaced on the One Plus 8 that I had. This phone is quite a nice upgrade in speed and storage over the One Plus 8. I love the color. I also got this at a price that was nearly $300 off the regular price which made it easy to select this. I've read the 9 and 10 models aren't as good as the 8 and I was not going to pay full price for a newer phone. This will work until I see the 11th generation is worth purchasing at a discounted rate. Very pleased with the phone and speed.

I've been a Pixel person for many years now, but didn't have many options for an unlocked phone with near stockish Android and decent battery life.

I will start by saying the phone doesn't have Alexa installed and it isn't required. Anyone giving it a poor review for that is misinformed.

This phone seemed to be a better fit than a newer Pixel, but I was concerned with camera quality. The photos I've taken look really great and the camera app is very similar to the others I've used. I've taken several hundred pics since owning the phone and they have turned out almost as good (in some cases even better) than the ones taken with my Pixel 2 XL.

I've installed all of my apps and been using it heavily and it gets significantly better battery life than my other phones. This was a big complaint and one of my primary reasons to upgrade. The screen on the 8 is really bright in Auto and adjusts well to surrounding light. Leaving the phone to adjust automatically has been fine most of the time and I rarely change it myself.

The Warp Charging is absolutely amazing. Plugging it in for a short amount of time charges the battery up enough to use for hours. This wasn't really a huge selling point for me, but it did make me quite happy when I used it.

The build quality and looks are impressive too. It just feels like a premium phone. The Interstellar Glow is an interesting color choice and it looks so
good in person. Any clear case will show off it's iridescent shine.

Software has been a big win here. The simplicity of stock Android has always been appealing to me and getting away from that has been hard. You don't realize how much you were missing until you start using something like Oxygen OS on a OnePlus phone. You can change the icons on the entire phone with icon packs downloaded from Play Store. You can change the status bar, system icons, the color and shapes. So many things can be customized and it is so smooth.

I was worried that I would spend the money to be let down, but this has been a great purchase. I'm happy with it and can't say enough good things about my new phone.

Pro:
Price good deal for the spec.
Fast processor, sharp amoled screen.
Fingerprint is good.
Oxygen OS is like stock android, pretty easy to use.
Camera software is good, like how it handle light source.
Dual sims, unlocked, compatible with AT&T, Tmobile and Verizon (yes IMEI checked out with verizon)
Fast charging, yes faster than Iphone 13. It has smart charge software control, can prolong charging for less heat. Battery life is good.

Con: Some cons are subjective as compared to my previous phone (Huawei Mate 20)
Fingerprint is on screen, less sensitive than my old phone which had dedicated finger print sensor behind the phone.
Battery life seems less than my old phone, this is strange since Oneplus 8 has high endurance rating than the Mate 20. Could also due to Kirin chipset throttling better at power management.
Oxygen OS has some quirks, just need to play with the settings e.g. default messaging app has MMS turned off for group texting. It would send individual sms to each recipient by default, or no way to close default music app locked in top notification bar without force stop.
Heat dissipation/distribution: During initial setup, notice Oneplus 8 heat felt in one region of the phone. My old phone distribute and dissipate heat better. This is only a concern under intense usage, no heat issue during normal usage.
No 3.5mm jack.
No memory card slot.
Speaker: playing music has tiny distortion from the vibration of the back plate. This effect is little, only affects certain type of music.

Overall is good deal for the price.