After surviving JerryRigEverything’s mistreatment with only a few grazes, and not broken bones like his predecessors, OnePlus 11 returns to the youtuber’s desk. The signs of the durability test are evident on her skin, but this round there is no need to “finish” the job, but rather to discover how is it inside, the latest top of the Chinese range. And what’s that curious slit on the top edge, too big to be a microphone and too small to be anything else.
Opening the device, Zack shows how the speaker sound box lower inside is full of small foam spheres, a solution widely used on top of the range as a way to increase the sound performance: OnePlus 11 also relies on this solution to have a greater volume for the same internal volume of the case. It’s not that hard to extract the 5,000mAh battery in two 2,500mAh cellswhich sends power to the motherboard through three push-fit connectors.
The copious amount of thermal paste to “calm down” the Snapdragon 8 Gen 2
Interesting for nerds to find out how much thermal paste used OnePlus to have the SoC, the Snapdragon 8 Gen 2, shed excess heat through the chassis of the OnePlus 11, essentially using it as if it were a car radiator. And once the motherboard is removed, that’s all solve the initial curiositythe purpose of that small slit in the upper part of the frame that you see at the beginning of the video.
It is neither a second system speaker nor does it hide a noise-cancelling microphone. Behind that slot and behind the ear capsule grille, curiously, there is the same component so compared to what we are usually used to seeing, the novelty of OnePlus 11 is that the ear capsule / second system speaker not only uses the holes in the ear capsule, between the frame and the screen, but also the slightly larger hole on top of the frame.
OnePlus designers may have inserted it to offer a larger outlet to the capsule/earphone, which translates into higher volume and better performance, enhancing the stereo effect and who knows, also to ensure that when the telephone rings for an incoming call and it is in your pocket, with the ear capsule in contact with the skin, the upper vent produces a louder, more audible ringtone. It is perhaps no coincidence that the company has reserved the Dual “Reality” Speakers label for the audio system: in our recent review it left us excellent impressions.
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ONEPLUS 11 – TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS
- display: 6.7″ Samsung AMOLED LTPO, QHD+ resolution (525 ppi), adaptive refresh rate up to 120 Hz, 20.1:9 aspect ratio, 92.7% screen-to-body ratio, 1300 nit peak brightness, Dolby Vision, eye protection Corning Gorilla Glass 7
- mobile platform: Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2
- memory:
- 12 or 16GB of LPDDR5X RAM
- 256 or 512GB of UFS 4.0 storage
- connectivity: Dual SIM, 5G, Wi-Fi 6, Bluetooth 5.3, NFC, USB-C, GPS
- audio: 2x microphones, 2x speakers, Dolby Atmos, Spatial Audio
- unlock: in-display fingerprint reader
- operating system: Android 13 with OxygenOS 13
- cameras:
- front: 16 MP, f/2.4, FOV 82°
- Hasselblad rear:
- 50MP primary Sony IMX890, f/1.8, FOV 84°, AF, OIS
- 48 MP ultra wide angle Sony IMX581, f/2.2, FOV 115°, AF, macro 3.5cm
- 32MP telephoto Sony IMX709, f/2.0, FOV 49°, AF, 2x optical zoom, 20x digital
- video up to 8K @24fps, LED flash
- dimensions and weight: 163.1 x 74.1 x 8.53 mm for 205 grams
- drums: 5,000 mAh with 100 watt wired charging.
OnePlus 11 is available online from eBay at 789 euros. To see the other 5 offers click here. (updated April 19, 2023, 4:45 pm)
