UL's 3DMark Sling Shot is a newer benchmark module that's been added to the 3DMark mobile suite. We tested all of the smartphones featured here with Geekbench's single and multi-core workloads Geekbench is a cross-platform benchmark that simulates real world processing workloads in image processing and particle physics calculation scenarios. This octa-core chip shows a small but meaningful improvement in CPU speeds, but the GPU is better still. This latest release from Qualcomm will appear in a lot of high-end phones in 2023, and if the OP11 benchmarks are anything to go by, it's going to be a good year. This is the first retail phone we've been able to test with a Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 SoC. Whether or not the Atmos tuning makes any difference, we like the volume and clarity of the speakerphone. OnePlus says the dual "reality" speakers in this phone are Atmos-certified. We noted no issues with call clarity, over cellular or Wi-Fi connections, and the other parties had no trouble hearing us. It supports dual SIM cards, and both can be active on 5G at the same time. In fact, it managed consistently high speeds even in areas known to have poor coverage.Īs it's officially supported on all major carriers, you should have access to services like VoLTE and voice over Wi-Fi now matter what SIM you plug in. Download speeds consistently hit several hundred megabits, and uploads are much lower, which we blame entirely on T-Mobile-the OnePlus 11 is as fast as any device we've tested. We tested the OnePlus 11 5G on T-Mobile's 5G network in areas that use the older frequency bands as well as TMo's newer "Ultra Capacity" network. OnePlus did, and while it won't do you much good now, you're all set for the future. This new wireless standard is supported by the latest Snapdragon chips, but not all devices will implement it. Still, you're almost as likely to find Wi-Fi 7 as mmWave, but unlike mmWave, Wi-Fi 7 will eventually proliferate around the world. This new standard can theoretically support speeds as high as 40Gbps, but it's only available in a handful of routers. If you're missing mmWave, maybe the inclusion of Wi-Fi 7 will make you feel better. Again, OnePlus wanted to keep this phone's pricing competitive, and mmWave is an unnecessary add-on even in 2023. With mmWave, you can get multi-gigabit speeds, but the signals only travel a short distance, and the antennas add to the cost. There's no millimeter wave (mmWave) support, however, which isn't a major concern in our opinion. OnePlus is doing the legwork so you can get sub6 5G no matter your choice of carrier. Unfortunately, there are too many unlocked phones in 2023 that won't work on one or more of the new 5G networks rolling out across the country, even though the hardware supports the necessary bands. Expect more OnePlus 9 info to start trickling out as we get closer to the new year.We applaud OnePlus' decision to get its newest phone certified for 5G on all major US carriers. That leak suggests a larger display than what OnePlus included with the 6.55-inch 8T and that the screen will have a fast 120Hz refresh rate. But on that front, we'd expect to see gains in performance, graphics speed and energy efficiency over the Snapdragon 865 that will likely be reflected in future benchmarks.Īs for the OnePlus 9, these early Geekbench results follow closely behind leaked CAD renders of the new phone that recently appeared. When Qualcomm does show off its next generation chip, we'll likely hear about a number of improvements that aren't limited to just performance. And the Snapdragon 875 likely won't appear until the end of 2020 at the earliest. Assuming OnePlus sticks to its usual six-month pattern of rolling out new flagship phones, we're not going to see the OnePlus 9 until the March/April time frame. The Qualcomm chipset used in this early test may also not have been optimized to max out performance.Īnother reason to avoid drawing any conclusions from these numbers - both the chipset and the phone it's powering are still very much on the drawing board. This result came from a phone featuring 8GB of RAM, and it's a likelihood that OnePlus will pack in more memory if recent releases are any indication. Early tests that crop up on benchmarking sites often reflect early versions of both the phone and the components running it. Besides the fact that it's easy to post doctored numbers to the site, it's also early days for OnePlus' next phone. We'd caution against reading too much into this early benchmarking number.
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