Switched from the S10+ to OP7T Pro 5G T-Mo

[Mr Segundus]

Wow, that’s a huge change. Other than the cameras, anything else bother you about the switch? I’m looking at doing something similar.

The lack of IP rating gives me pause, but everything else about the device is great!

 

[Wildo6882]

The lack of IP rating gives me pause, but everything else about the device is great!

Nice to hear! I'm so on the fence but very bored with iOS!

 

[mustang7757]

The lack of IP rating gives me pause, but everything else about the device is great!

Like the 1+7pro I have lacks water resistant rating but you take sim card tray out and see tear down video it has water resistant gaskets , I think they didn't want to pay for the water resistant certification keep cost down.

 

[Nikholas Pappas]

Like the 1+7pro I have lacks water resistant rating but you take sim card tray out and see tear down video it has water resistant gaskets , I think they didn't want to pay for the water resistant certification keep cost down.

This looks to be exactly the case. OnePlus released a video at the time dunking a 7 pro in a bucket of water, and pete lau said it would ad 35$ to each unit for the actual rating. Also a bunch of reviewers put the OP7 Pro in water for their reviews, and anecdotally, I dropped mine in a swimming pool and never had an issue.

 

[mustang7757]

This looks to be exactly the case. OnePlus released a video at the time dunking a 7 pro in a bucket of water, and pete lau said it would ad 35$ to each unit for the actual rating. Also a bunch of reviewers put the OP7 Pro in water for their reviews, and anecdotally, I dropped mine in a swimming pool and never had an issue.

Wow 35.00 each unit geez!

 

[Nikholas Pappas]

i remembered incorrectly, it was 30$ per, not 35&, but here is a story about it

https://www.trustedreviews.com/news/oneplus-7-waterproof-ip-rating-3714860

 

[mustang7757]

i remembered incorrectly, it was 30$ per, not 35&, but here is a story about it

https://www.trustedreviews.com/news/oneplus-7-waterproof-ip-rating-3714860

Thanks for the link

 

[Mr Segundus]

This looks to be exactly the case. OnePlus released a video at the time dunking a 7 pro in a bucket of water, and pete lau said it would ad 35$ to each unit for the actual rating. Also a bunch of reviewers put the OP7 Pro in water for their reviews, and anecdotally, I dropped mine in a swimming pool and never had an issue.

I'd gladly pay the extra $30 for the official rating.

 

[Mike Dee]

I just switched from iPhone 11 Pro Max to a OnePlus 7T Pro McLaren edition phone and holy cow, the 5G is fast! I am pulling in 132Mbps in St. Paul, MN. That's 2x's better than what I was pulling in on 4G LTE. Plus, everything but the phone is great except the cameras. The cameras are okay. And the tempered glass screen protectors you can buy for the phone at T-Mobile are crap. Don't buy them. The fingerprint sensor doesn't work with them. Buy a cheap TPU screen protector on Amazon.

We know 5G is faster than 4G but is part of the reason it's exceedingly fast because it's being underutilized at the moment?

 

[Nikholas Pappas]

We know 5G is faster than 4G but is part of the reason it's exceedingly fast because it's being underutilized at the moment?

Yes, but it is also under built. They should scale together, with the network and capacity improving as more people move to is, and while you will not see increasing 4G Speeds, as the 5g network is built out you should at least see more consistent speeds at 4G

 

[usguyver]

We know 5G is faster than 4G but is part of the reason it's exceedingly fast because it's being underutilized at the moment?

it's not fast because it's not being used that much as fast because it has a bigger pipeline. LTE just has a lower throughput. As more bandwidth it will have more speed and more capacity to build a hold more people and not slow down.

 

[Mike Dee]

it's not fast because it's not being used that much as fast because it has a bigger pipeline. LTE just has a lower throughput. As more bandwidth it will have more speed and more capacity to build a hold more people and not slow down.

It can become crowded like anything else. Of course it will still be faster than 4G

 

[Mr Segundus]

We know 5G is faster than 4G but is part of the reason it's exceedingly fast because it's being underutilized at the moment?

That's what I am thinking.

 

[usguyver]

It can become crowded like anything else. Of course it will still be faster than 4G

This is true, however again just like any other Wi-Fi kind of network or even mobile network the more bandwidth you have meaning the bigger pipeline the more people that can be on it while keeping the same speeds. Unlike LTE if you have more people on it and not a lot of airways are been with your speeds are going to be significantly reduced with a lot of people.

 

[Mike Dee]

This is true, however again just like any other Wi-Fi kind of network or even mobile network the more bandwidth you have meaning the bigger pipeline the more people that can be on it while keeping the same speeds. Unlike LTE if you have more people on it and not a lot of airways are been with your speeds are going to be significantly reduced with a lot of people.

We'll know for sure what we have when we have it. Right now we're not there yet.

 

[thunder18]

Still happy with it? Thinking about making the jump to the 7T Pro Mclaren now that Oneplus is selling the T-Mobile version directly.

 

[thunder18]

Still happy with it? Thinking about making the jump to the 7T Pro Mclaren now that Oneplus is selling the T-Mobile version directly.

And I got mine yesterday direct from Oneplus. Like it so far. Was surprised to learn the stock launcher does not allow home screen looping though. Had that for so long on LG phones, I just thought it was a standard feature.