OnePlus 8 Pro first impressions: OnePlus bites the apple, finally builds an all out flagship

OnePlus resisted it for a long time, but finally with the OnePlus 8 Pro, it has given in to the temptation of making an all out flagship. The OnePlus 8 Pro, ladies and gentlemen, is no flagship killer, but the flagship to beat in 2020. There is a vanilla OnePlus 8 for those who still fancy a relatively more toned-down (and lower priced) OnePlus phone, and there’s also an even leaner OnePlus Z (or whatever OnePlus decides to call it) that’s coming soon possibly sometime in July, but the OnePlus 8 Pro, well, that’s the real deal.

OnePlus phones have always offered terrific value for money. Like clockwork, these phones have served as viable alternatives to the high-end Samsung Galaxys and even the Apple iPhones, year on year since their inception. Their secret sauce being the knack for high-end specs and premium design, comparable to the legacy phones I just mentioned, but at a more mass-market pricing.