OnePlus 11 Review | Turned Up To 11?

Reviewing the OnePlus 11, a 2023 flagship phone sporting upgraded camera tech, serious gaming performance and strong battery life. If you're after a do-it-all smartphone to rival the Pixel 7 Pro and for less cash than Samsung's S23 Ultra, the OnePlus 11 is definitely worth considering.

I've used this handset as my full-time phone for just over a week, so here's my final verdict. Check out my other reviews of the biggest and best mobiles right now!

This 6.7-inch Android 13 blower serves up premium specs including an LTPO 3.0 display, Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 and 5000mAh battery with 100W charging. While the OnePlus 11 may not be as quick as the 10T at powering back up, the performance is beefier and the camera is upgraded to Sony's IMX890. I certainly got some good photos and video out of this phone during my week with it.

And while OxygenOS 13 isn't too different from ColorOS, it's still an enjoyable launcher that adds some nifty features to the OnePlus 11. So are you tempted? Let us know below!

OnePlus 11 Review Chapters:
0:00 - A perfect pocket pal?
0:34 - Design
1:37 - OxygenOS 13 & features
2:56 - Display & audio
4:24 - Performance & gaming test
5:23 - Battery life
6:54 - Cameras
9:15 - Verdict

[westernkypika]

Freaking love my OP11! Stunning device. Blazing speed and gaming, fluid OS, crazy long battery life and stupid fast charging, and camera takes gorgeous photos. Can't praise OnePlus enough for this device. Great review as always!

[djwarren]

I'm really pleased with mine. As you say, great battery life. Generally a big improvement on my old Oneplus 8t. The buds that were included as a freebie are good too.

[GenAndrei]

Got mine last week, a Chinese version. My god, it's FANTASTIC! Went from a Galaxy S21+ and the difference is insane! Especially for that price.

[tjey]

40% after a day of heavy use now that's impressive and am also glad to see that the Spurt review cast is doing well and still giving us great reviews so keep on keeping on👍👍👍👍

[lohitkumar]

In love with my OP11 after updating from OP6T. Great battery, screen, OS, camera.

[dustinperry]

Really happy with mine. Had to upgrade from my OnePlus 6 which was playing up. Not bad for 5 years use.

[dr.fitprofessor]

I received my United States variant about a week ago and I absolutely love it. I am also pleased that they return the dual-sim card ability in the United States variance with the 11. It has been missing since the eighth series.

[SeanTheSnipa]

This is the only phone I've ever preordered, and it's fantastic! Excellent value given the hardware specs for the price. Performance, screen quality, and battery life + charging speed are top notch. There are a few features missing like wireless charging, IP68, and some camera options that competitors offer, but I'm willing to sacrifice those for the lower price point.

[aBlackShp]

Love your videos. I watch them even when I'm not in the market for a new phone. I currently have Samsung Galaxy S22 Ultra. But I love the OnePlus phones. I had the 9. So it's fun to watch it evolve. Thanks for the thorough review as always.

[Adam-nxwx]

Upgraded from the OnePlus 8 Pro - which by the way is a phenomenal device. But I am so far so happy with the phone, feels buttery smooth, display is gorgeous, battery is excellent and the charging speed is illegal. Also, I've never ever used haptics on a phone, but the haptics on this are great so I've kept them on. My only issue is the slight hassle of the notification management.

[StephenEllwood]

Tech Spurt is definitely my new favourite YouTube channel. Been trying to decide which snapdragon 8 gen 2 platform to buy and this review sealed the deal. Oneplus 11 is so much cheaper than the Xiaomi and Samsung efforts and though I will miss the wireless charging I wont miss spending the extra 400 Euros I saved. As a fellow Brit, love your sense of humour. Keep the reviews coming!

BTW you mentioned in another review that their charger was called GaN. Actually this refers to Gallium Nitride (as opposed to Silicon), the new semiconductor technology used in power supplies to make them ultra-efficient. Sometimes hard to keep up with all that jargon 😉.

[pauluk]

This phone has come at the right time for me. I've had a 7t since mid 2019 and have been really happy with it after having bad experi(a)nces with sony and samsung phones but the battery and screen are starting to go. I wanted to stick with oneplus but the reviews of the 10 weren't that great. Now they seem to be back on track. I've yet to receive mine but fortunately I got in just in time to get the buds included. They're the expensive ones as well. Thanks for a great review. Also just bought a Nord 2t for my wife which is also a good phone.

[HerrmannBurger]

Mine arrived today along with the free OnePlus Buds Pro 2 and it's beautiful so far only let down by no wireless charging which admittedly I hardly use.

I'm upgrading from the Pixel 7 Pro, and yes I said upgrading, I've been through 3 pixel 7 Pro devices all suffer terrible touch screen issues where it doesn't always respond to touch. This is a known software issue that Google still has not fixed.

Glad to be back with OnePlus, the device is amazing, incredible haptics (best I've ever experienced), the charging is super fast and I've heard the battery life is very good which I'll test. Incredible specs and love the design.

[Elephantintheroom]

I thought for a long time that the only right choice for me after switching from s10+ would be only s23+ this year. Later I thought that the only thing that is noticeably better in the s23+ is the processor because the rest in the s10+ is fantastic, and the smartphone ages like fine wine - the older the better. So far, I have not experienced something so generally uncompromising and I can consider it simply addictively good. From the design to every element of this phone, it just fits together perfectly. There's something appealing about it and now I get the same feeling when I watch a video of one +11. Is it right to call OP11 - S23++??. Because it impresses me more than the design that attracts attention to the top ... everything!. How did they do it at this price?? I don't know, but it worked.

[cesarvarela]

Still got my OnePlus 10t and I truly love this phone, specially fast charging(20 minutes to 100% is a life saver)

[wtfmrb]

Only thing missing is the blooming hp jack. Otherwise perfect. Really tempted. The nord 2t didn’t put me off 1+ phones let me tell you that for nothing

[madgpol]

I think this will be my next phone. Been using a realme x2pro for the last 3years and whilst it still does what it needs to it must be time for a change

[foguinho_br]

Just replaced the screen on my OP 7 (after dropping it a million times it finally decided to teach me a lesson), I've had it since mid 2019 so I'll stick to it for a little while longer, but glad to know OnePlus is still making great phones

[volteriaz]

The fact that this phone even competes with flagships double its price is just crazy

[ilijadjujic]

My last 3 phones were from OnePlus, I had the 3, 6 and 8t. The 3 run like a dream but on the other 2 the flashlight kept switching itself on randomly without me touching the phone and they both developed a fault with the proximity sensor as the screen would stay lit during phone calls and I would get accidental touches by my ears and activate airplane mode which cut off the call. Also on the 8t the screen was a bit hit and miss on the right hand side edge, typically this started just after the warranty run out
Because of those issues and the way the software changed to be in line with colour os I decided to jump ship and get myself a pixel 7
The only 2 things I miss from the 8t are the fast charging and the notification switch