OnePlus 9 Lite Review: specs and features, camera quality test, gaming benchmark, user opinions and photos

OnePlus 9 Lite - more expensive, but easier?

The Chinese company Vanplas decided to expand the line of the ninth generation of its flagship smartphones with the Lite version. Perhaps this decision is due to an increase in prices for top-end products of the corporation, which is why a number of brand fans switched to alternatives from competitors. Unfortunately, the simplified version of the flagship turned out to be quite controversial and in several points even worse than the previously released 8T model.

The appearance of the novelty is stylish, modern, but devoid of any originality. Only the design of the block of three cameras differs slightly from the products of opponents, while the front panel with a 32-megapixel selfie camera in the left corner and the body made of glass and metal can be easily confused with those of other phablets. The 6.43-inch AMOLED FullHD + screen is already more pleasant. It has everything to please the discerning buyer, namely a high-quality oleophobic coating, a built-in fingerprint scanner, excellent brightness and contrast, as well as a refresh rate increased to 90 hertz . It is very difficult to find fault with the reproduced image.

Instead of the most productive chipset in the person of Qualcomm Snapdragon 888, the device has a processor with an index of 865 . But do not be upset, because this CPU, together with 8GB of RAM and an Adreno 650 video adapter, will cope with any resource-intensive games even next year. Support for 5G networks, decent energy efficiency are other factors of the chip's attractiveness. The 3900mAh battery guarantees about 8-9 hours of active screen time, fast charging at 33W will make you stay at the outlet for only an hour. The volume of internal storage is 128 / 256GB of UFS 3.1 format ROM , there is no microSD card slot.

The main 48-, 13- and 2-megapixel photo modules are headed by a Sony IMX586 sensor, there is optical stabilization. You won't have to complain about the poor detailing of pictures and videos even when shooting in the evening, and the color rendering of such frames will be realistic, but in such an expensive device I would like to see a telephoto lens. There is also no wireless way to charge the battery, protection from dust and moisture according to IP68 standards, but the developer has not forgotten about NFC contactless payments and stereo speakers . As a result, we got a balanced and technological, but still expensive device, which is better to prefer its predecessor.