OnePlus 7T Pro 5G McLaren Review - REAL 5G?!

The quest for a phone that has everything you'll want keeps getting interesting. Earlier this year we talked about the Google Pixel 3a and how that device gave you everything you needed, and then we crowned the OnePlus 7 Pro as the phone that turned the needs to wants, as you were getting a ton of bang for your buck.

Then came the OnePlus 7T, a device that was nearly as good as the Pro, but that shaved the price, killed some curves, and focused on nailing a sweet spot of essentials that even competitors had a hard time matching for the value.

For a bit, I did call on that as my favorite OnePlus, but it turns out that it isn't the best one, or should I say, it isn't the most future proof of the bunch.

Meet the OnePlus 7T Pro 5G McLaren, clearly a mouth-full of a name, but with a relevance that's almost as imposing. See, the promise of 5G has been quite the topic for 2019, and yet if you want to jump on board now, this limited edition smartphone is one of the most powerful, and least expensive ways to get there. I'm Jaime Rivera with Pocketnow, and this is our full review sponsored by Surfshark.

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[JAIMEGARCIA-gwre]

The main reason I love my Oneplus 7 Pro is the battery life and how fast the phone charges.

[johnc]

He says full review but it's a little bit less then that. I've been using it w/ 5G off and the battery life is leaps and bounds better. Oh well, the LTE is fast enough...haha.

[irinabest]

Just bought this phone yesterday and I'm loving it. Most beautiful phone I've ever seen and is lightning fast with a fantastic battery.

[darrylwoodbury]

I have this phone and I love it. This phone is a beast! T-Mobile's "Nationwide 5G" is not much faster than 4G LTE and sometimes, it's slower. The 5G coverage in my area is great though. I have a 5G signal in and out of buildings. The only time the signal dropped to 4G LTE was when I stepped in an elevator. The only negative for me is battery life on 5G. If you're streaming music or video over 5G, RIP long battery life. But then again, there's that Warp Charge technology that kind of balances out the meh battery life on 5G. You could just turn off 5G altogether for better battery life, but I didn't buy this phone just to turn off 5G. Overall, I'm glad I purchased this phone and have no regrets.

[yuxuanchen]

Watching this on my OnePlus 7T pro 5G. Loving this phone so far, software is the best I've used out of all the Androids. Battery life is...mehh...but the fast charging makes up for it.

[josiewelsy]

I ended up getting this phone instead of the Z Flip and I couldn't be more pleased!!! I wanted OUT of Samsung and this phone wins! Super Ultra Fast! Charges faster than any phone I've ever had. Refresh rate is amazing! This phone rocks!

[Headbangerr-encc]

9:07 - "Selfies probably a little too SAF" lol XDDD

[AeroBee]

I just got the 7 pro mirror gray 8 gig and I love it.

[sommasculpture]

Who else is here just to hear him say his name with gusto?

[morghino]

This is the most beautiful phone in 2019..., Desing, power, update, speed.
Good Job OnePlus...
In the future sure i try one of these... Mabye in 2020 with 2gen. of 5g hardware and software.

[GauravGupta]

I have the one plus 7t. Super fast and great battery life. I love it

[joeg]

I love it the only glitch I have found so far is that occasionally it will randomly toggle off Bluetooth by itself

[sallybutts]

If One+ had sold these at $600 at end of life, I may have purchased one. At T-Mobile, they never sold below $800.

Still real happy with my $450 T-Mobile One+ 7 Pro.

[charleshein]

I've owned this phone for a couple of months now. I came from Samsung s8+ . I like this One Plus but the one thing I'll warn anybody who is considering purchasing this phone is that the screen unlocking may not be to your liking. I was able to configure my Samsung exactly the way I wanted. But this one plus just won't let me do certain things. For example the feature that keeps your phone unlocked (smart unlock) doesn't work all of the time. And when it does, it still makes you clear the lock screen by swiping even when your phone has been unlocked with smart unlock. It's stuff like that makes me miss the Samsung security. But like I said, I do like the phone's many other features. Just look into the security if you're thinking of buying this. :)

[andykong]

1:06 - You said this was a limited edition yet no where on OnePlus's website does it say it is "limited"... Where did you get this info and how many will be available?

[sage_mode_]

Watching from my OnePlus 7T Pro McLaren Edition - EU. Thanks for sharing the video. I agree that 5G needs still time until it will reach the anticipated performance by the carriers.

[boburmurodullaev]

Watching it on my beautiful 1+ 7T Pro Mclaren edition!

[steveellsworth]

I do agree with many of your comments. There are a few that I do not. I received the phone on day one. First off, the battery. The battery is not a long lasting one. If you are even a moderate user, the battery will go fast. For one to even attempt to make the battery last, one needs to be put on the battery saver, constantly. Another area is to lower the mhz of the screen to 60 instead of the defaulted 90. Also, you can turn down the screen. Another area, that Jaime is wrong on, is the battery heat. Just yesterday, I was playing a game with the screen up to medium brightness. It caused the phone to alert me that its battery was overheating and to take action. The Warp 30 charger is amazing. I went to dinner the other evening and needed to charge my phone. I was around 35%. I charge it around 30 minutes and I was in the 70%+ range.


Jaime needs to venture over to the OnePlus forums and read up on issues. If he did so, he could have run the phone through its paces and attempted to reproduce the issues.


Even though the phone has its challenges, it is amazing. I love having the 5G. I grant you that it is the low band. Anyone who knows anything will tell you that low band and medium band are the way to go. The high band is super fast, but it cannot penetrate buildings.

[BootStrapTurnerVideography]

Just got this phone as well. This phone is amazing! And the latest update turns on additional 5G bands T-Mobile will be using. What's interesting is the use of the Qualcomm X55 modem, capable of much more 5G features.

[behystudio]

If only Oneplus at least included wireless charging into the limited Edition McLaren version and sell it even for 900$ or even 1000$ would have been a perfect 5G deal IMO.