OnePlus 10 Pro review: Unmissable OPPO influence, in both good ways and bad

Business Standard OnePlus 10 Pro review: Unmissable OPPO influence, in both good ways and bad

OnePlus 10 Pro 5G is a maiden OnePlus premium flagship smartphone to launch after its integration with OPPO. With premium glass-metal construction and topnotch specifications, the OnePlus 10 Pro 5G has the classic OnePlus underpinnings. However, one can clearly see OPPO’s influence on the smartphone on the interface side. This is despite the phone running on the OxygenOS interface, which has been core to the OnePlus experience. So, how does the integration change the scheme of things for OnePlus. Importantly, how is the experience using the OnePlus 10 Pro? Let’s find out:

Design The OnePlus 10 Pro 5G looks similar to the OnePlus 9 Pro (review), except for the design of the rear camera module. It boasts a premium construction with glass on the front and the back, and an aluminium chassis. The glass on the front and back has a two-side curved profile with smooth contours that make the phone easy to handle and operate. The smartphone comes in two colourways – volcanic black and emerald forest. The emerald forest (review unit) colour sparkles despite featuring an anti-glare coating on the back glass cover and, therefore, looks novel.

The phone is neither heavy nor bulky, but appropriately built for comfortable use.

It is sturdy and boasts Gorilla Glass Victus protection on the front and Gorilla Glass 5 protection on the back. Moreover, the OnePlus 10 Pro 5G is IP68-rated for water and dust resistance. Therefore, the phone has a chance at surviving in the face of water and dust but it is strongly advised not to intentionally put its ingress protection capability to test by doing so.

The only thing odd about the design is the rather expanded rear camera module.

It does not look bad and boasts ceramic coating for resistance against everyday abuse, but the generously spaced triple-camera array seems like an afterthought in the overall design language.

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