The OnePlus Open was one of my favorite phones of 2023 and arguably still one of the best, even after the Google Pixel 9 Pro Fold and Samsung Galaxy Z Fold 6 were announced.
Currently, it is on sale for $1,299, which is $400 off. That is a pretty incredible deal. Because this is the 16GB/512GB variant – also the only variant of the Open, it’s far cheaper than the Galaxy Z Fold 6, which has a regular price of $2,019 for that RAM/Storage variant.
I’ve been using the OnePlus Open on and off since the device was announced last fall. It’s still my absolute favorite foldable available and perhaps my favorite phone available today. It’s just that good. OnePlus nailed the screen sizes and brightness here. It gives us an 18:9 aspect ratio on the front display, so you don’t need to open the phone every time you want to use it. That also means that you can use two apps side-by-side on the inner display at a regular app size. There’s also Open Canvas, which does a good job with multi-tasking and lets you use more screen real estate than you actually have.
The displays are also incredibly bright at 2,800 nits of peak brightness. So, the problem of not being able to see foldable displays in the sun is not a problem here.
On top of that, OnePlus included an incredible camera setup on this phone. It’s been the first time that I have routinely grabbed a phone that wasn’t a Pixel to take photos. That’s really saying a lot.
Finally, we can’t forget about the rest of the specs, which are pretty high-end for the end of 2023. This includes the Qualcomm Snapdragon 8 Gen 2 processor, 16GB of RAM, and 512GB of storage onboard, along with a 4,800mAh capacity battery, which is quite impressive for a foldable, especially one that is this light.
You can pick this up at Amazon.
2024-09-12 15:07:44