The OnePlus 11R 5G is the brand new “worth flagship” from OnePlus, succeeding the OnePlus 10R 5G (Evaluate) with a greater design and higher specs, and with out a huge soar in costs. 11R 5G value is Rs. 39,999 for the variant with 8GB of RAM and 128GB of storage, and Rs. 44,999 for the variant with 16GB of RAM and 256GB of storage. It doesn't go on sale till February 28, however we managed to get a brief hands-on with the OnePlus 11R 5G on the firm's Cloud 11 launch occasion in New Delhi.
The OnePlus 11R 5G appears fairly just like the OnePlus 11 5G, and though it weighs just a bit much less, it in some way feels considerably lighter. There are not any seen antenna bands alongside the shiny body which suggests the chance that that is fabricated from plastic. In any case, I’m glad that OnePlus stored the Alert slider on this mannequin, and regardless of being inexpensive than the 11 5G, the show nonetheless has curved edges on all sides.
Talking of which, the OnePlus 11R 5G has a 6.74-inch AMOLED display with a refresh fee of 120 Hz and a decision of 1240 x 2772 pixels. The show helps HDR10+ video playback, however not Dolby Imaginative and prescient such as you get with the 11 5G. One of many highlights of the OnePlus 11R 5G is its Qualcomm Snapdragon 8+ Gen 1 SoC, which makes it one of the reasonably priced smartphones in India primarily based on this SoC. You need to count on superb gaming efficiency from this cellphone, which we are going to take a look at in our full assessment.
The OnePlus 11R 5G additionally borrows a number of options from the OnePlus 11 5G flagship, reminiscent of the identical 100W quick charging functionality and 5,000mAh battery capability. The OnePlus 10R and the OnePlus 10T supply 150W charging, however that's not gradual by any means. The primary digicam, which has a 50-megapixel Sony IMX890 sensor with optical stabilization (OIS), can also be widespread amongst these fashions. The extra reasonably priced OnePlus 11R 5G additionally has an 8-megapixel ultra-wide and a modest 2-megapixel macro digicam.
It's onerous to evaluate the real-world efficiency of any smartphone after utilizing it for just some minutes, however going by OxygenOS 13's fluidity and specs alone, this could possibly be an excellent gaming smartphone in its phase. India. An fascinating function that I used to be shocked to see was an infrared (IR) emitter on the highest of the 11R 5G to regulate IR gadgets reminiscent of televisions and ACs. An IR Distant app additionally comes with the cellphone.
We'll convey you extra protection of the OnePlus 11R 5G as soon as we get our assessment unit. Till then, don't neglect to take a look at all our critiques of the OnePlus 11 5G (Evaluate) and the OnePlus Buds Professional 2 (Evaluate).
Disclosure: OnePlus sponsored flights and inns in New Delhi for its occasion.