OnePlus 11
Announced February 7, 2023
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Reviewer Consensus
Strong
The OnePlus 11 is a powerful and well-built smartphone that offers flagship-level performance and rapid wired charging for a competitive price. That said, the device lacks premium features found on rivals, such as wireless charging and full IP68 water resistance.
Weighted from 47 reviewer scores
Pros
- Fast wired charging and long battery life
- High-end processor and smooth performance
- Bright and vibrant 120Hz display
- Competitive pricing
- Premium design with useful alert slider
Cons
- Absence of wireless charging
- Limited IP64 water resistance
- Software quirks and inconsistencies
- Slippery design prone to fingerprints
- Camera performance falls short of top-tier competition
- Launch price $699–$799 (USD)
- Main camera 50MP f/1.8 + 48MP Ultrawide + 32MP 2x Telephoto
- Video 8K 24p
- Display 6.7-inch LTPO AMOLED 120Hz
- Chipset Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 8GB, 16GB
What the Reviewers Say
All 47 expert reviews, weighted into the PixelMeter score.
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- PetaPixel 7.5/10
While the lack of an IP protection rating and wireless charging is vexing, it’s a quality phone at a competitive price that can shoot great photos.
- The Verge 7/10
The OnePlus 11 5G is a fast, smooth performer, with a $699 price that’s in line with its feature set. The company has also fixed some of the shortcomings of previous devices.
- WIRED 7/10
The new handset is pretty darn good.
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The OnePlus 11 is a solid phone offering a lot of performance, battery life and very fast charging for the money but otherwise struggles to stand out in the crowd.
- Android Authority 7/10
The OnePlus 11 is a powerful performer at a great price, and it runs circles around most phones when it comes to charging. However, it skips mainstays like wireless charging, has limited water resistance, and suffers from 'Old OnePlus' camera pitfalls.
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Despite its flaws and quirks, it’s a phone I keep picking back up. I keep wanting to use this device more often, and keep finding areas in my day-to-day where it actually makes sense to carry it.
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The OnePlus 11 is a great all-rounder, hitting most criteria for what a flagship smartphone should offer. It looks premium, boasts a gorgeous display, high-end performance, all-day battery life and, crucially, impressive camera chops with no immediate pitfalls.
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If we could use one word to describe the OnePlus 11 5G, it would be "balanced". The phone balances a very fair price with a rich feature set and a powerful camera system, and importantly – doesn't pull up any real red flags.
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With a dazzling display, speedy performance, and rapid recharging, the OnePlus 11 5G offers most of the features found on $1,000 flagship phones for hundreds less.
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The OnePlus 11 is a unique phone that offers an amazing amount of smartphone performance and value, if you’re willing to accept some significant trade-offs.
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Aside from an odd lack of wireless charging, the OnePlus 11 is a true return to form for the phone maker. This is a beautiful and well-built device that sets the bar high with extremely good battery life and a jaw-droppingly low starting price of $699.
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The OnePlus 11 has a great screen (again), incredibly fast-charging (again) and cameras that are better than its predecessors. However, the supercharge speeds seem to be the only unique thing that the OnePlus 11 brings to the table.
- Digital Trends 9/10
The OnePlus 11 is a real OnePlus phone. It’s polished, expertly made, ergonomic, and very pretty.
- CNET 8.2/10
If you’re looking for a high-performance phone to tackle gaming, video streaming and all of life’s essentials, the OnePlus 11 is an excellent phone to consider.
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I have no issues recommending the OnePlus 11. It has an interesting design, feels great to hold and use, the screen is among the best you'll find on a phone today, and the hardware is absolutely incredible.
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The OnePlus 11 isn’t a perfect device, but it’s another big step in the right direction for the company.
- PhoneArena 6.7/10
At its $700 price, it undercuts most other phones on the market. It is actually the most affordable flagship phone with the powerful Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 chip inside.
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The OnePlus 11 is both a well-priced high-end phone and a bit of a tough sell. This phone does a lot right (display, performance, and battery life), but has its issues (weird software choices, no wireless charging, and questionable camera).
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We see the OnePlus 11 as a strange mixture between the OnePlus 10 Pro and the OnePlus 10T from last year. Compared to the Pro, it has a couple of notable downgrades, but in the context of the 10T, it offers a substantial upgrade.
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The OnePlus 11 is in quite a unique position in the smartphone market. The phone offers flagship level performance, a premium build, smooth software and rapid charging capabilities.
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The OnePlus 11 offers plenty in the way of features and picture appeal, but it can’t quite surpass its flagship rivals, especially in the sound department.
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Elegant design, powerful specs, fast charging, and excellent battery life are married together for under $700. The cameras keep improving but aren’t quite at Samsung or iPhone levels, and still, the 11 is a huge win for OnePlus.
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In a nutshell, the OnePlus 11 is a very polished and fast smartphone that offers a flagship level performance in all the core areas of a smartphone, like processor, display and main camera.
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In an everyday performance sense, the OnePlus 11 5G is the most complete flagship OnePlus phone experience the company has delivered so far.
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The OnePlus 11 is every bit the flagship smartphone but it doesn't cost quite as much as some of the other top players. You can expect a stunning screen, a stylish design, a seriously good snapper and speedy performance.
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Make no mistake about it, this is an outstandingly good smartphone at a very tempting price.
- SlashGear 8/10
This is a great flagship phone in 2023.
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Powerful, long-lasting and good looking, plus it takes great (if not class-leading) photos. The OnePlus 11 is almost everything you could ask for from a flagship phone, at a sensible price.
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If you want an Android smartphone with top specs in 2023 that’s designed to stay fast and will have software support till 2028, the OnePlus 11 is a great choice. It’s also one of the cheapest high-end phones to offer this.
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OnePlus's latest flagship device is a deal for Android lovers. It lasts nearly a day, features up to five years of security updates, and offers a bit more at its starting price than the Pixel 7.
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The OnePlus 11 is the company’s return to form, offering a balance of speed and power at the expense of utility. For a starting price of $699, you’d be hard-pressed to find another device with this combination of hardware, processing power, charging speed, and cameras.
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At $699 for pre-order through OnePlus, Best Buy and Amazon today, and officially releasing on Thursday, February 16, the OnePlus 11 is a compelling choice for people who favor value over having everything a phone can possibly offer.
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OnePlus didn't fully knock it out of the park with the OnePlus 11, but it's good enough to be among the better Android phones of 2023.
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The OnePlus 11 is an excellent device. It has a great design, an amazing display, powerful performance, and good battery life.
- IGN 9/10
In practice, the OnePlus 11 is a great device overall and a real return to form for the recently languishing Android phone maker.
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OnePlus has made another great entry into the upper-midrange Android market. The OnePlus 11 5G checks all the boxes.
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If you want a better screen, a superior chip, fast wired charging, and you can live without wireless charging, I highly recommend the OnePlus 11.
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Sat between the ‘premium' mid-range market and the likes of the Galaxy S23/S23+, the OnePlus 11 5G has found the sweet spot by offering high-end specs at a great price with no real compromises to worry about, other than the items mentioned below.
- Pocket Tactics 8/10
The OnePlus 11 is an undersung powerhouse, providing mostly impressive cameras, an incredible display, and top-tier smartphone performance. However, some features I expect in a modern handset are missing, including IP68 waterproofing and wireless charging.
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The back panel itself consists of Corning Gorilla Glass 5 to protect from being scratched and gives some impact protection. However, in the colour, I have (Eternal Green) the phone is a slippy customer so some sort of case would be a wise investment.
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The combination of top-of-the-line specs, a solid camera system and excellent battery life is almost unbeatable at this price range.
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The OnePlus 11 is a hell of a value.
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It is certainly a smartphone to buy if you want to enjoy the improvements of the latest technologies in case you have an older smartphone but the leap forward compared to the previous generation does not justify a change.
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The OnePlus 11 is another fine phone from the brand, offering a top-notch gaming experience for a price that’s slightly below flagship level.
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It has a pleasant design, wonderful camera, and battery that can take you through the day.
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Even better is that for the first time ever, OnePlus’s camera can hold its own against other flagship cameras.
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The OnePlus 11 5G is a good, and in some ways, great phone. Its fast charging is something that other smartphone vendors should strive for.
